Music
Ten Wee Drams ready for distillery premiere
Raasay Distillery will be hosting a live performance of Ten Wee Drams tomorrow (Thursday). On April 11, a new set of works for solo bass and contrabass clarinet commissioned and performed by celebrated musician Sarah Watts, will be performed at the distillery. Sarah Watts has been hosting annual clarinet and bass clarinet courses on the…
Read MoreA summer of classical music comes to Paxton
A summer festival of glorious international chamber music takes place on the banks of the River Tweed this summer. Being held Paxton House, in the Scottish Borders, Music at Paxton will take place from 19-28 July. The daily concerts offer an intimate, friendly and relaxed experience and take place in Paxton House’s splendid Picture Gallery…
Read MoreAberdeen Jazz Festival 2019 sets attendance record
The 2019 Aberdeen Jazz Festival had a higher number of concert-goers than ever before. Organisers were delighted with attendances topping 8,000 with an incredible 420 individual musician engagements. Thanks to the support of main sponsor Aberdeen Inspired and funders Aberdeen City Council and Creative Scotland, the 2019 Festival presented over 80 bands, 42 concerts in…
Read MoreWe Are Family as Sister Sledge come to Scotland
Doune the Rabbit Hole has announced the final headliners for its summer festival bill this July. The ultimate party band Sister Sledge headline Saturday and Doune The Rabbit Hole is their only Scottish date this summer. The band, famous for worldwide hits such as We Are Family (produced by Chic’s Nile Rodgers), Lost in Music…
Read MoreOperatic duo team up for Tumbling Lassie appeal 2019
An Edinburgh operetta is set to raise funds to combat modern slavery and people trafficking. Two operettas by author Alexander McCall Smith and his musical collaborator Tom Cunningham are to be presented at St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church in Edinburgh on Sunday 14 April for an evening of splendid music and drama in…
Read MoreStreet artists to take part in Yardworks Festival
Scotland’s leading multi-discipline arts venue is preparing to welcome street artists from around the world to its third annual Yardworks Festival. This is a two-day, site-wide celebration of live and curated graffiti art at SWG3 in Glasgow. Using SWG3’s buildings, surrounding streets, walls and railway arches as their canvas, 120 world-class artists will take part,…
Read MoreDistillery gets ready to premiere Ten Wee Drams
Raasay Distillery will be hosting a live performance of Ten Wee Drams next month. On April 11, a new set of works for solo bass and contrabass clarinet commissioned and performed by celebrated musician Sarah Watts, will be performed. Sarah Watts has been hosting annual clarinet and bass clarinet courses on the Isle of Raasay…
Read MoreEuropean opera premiere being held in Scotland
The European premiere of Missy Mazzoli’s dark and daring opera, Breaking the Waves, takes place at this summer’s Edinburgh International Festival. It opens on August 21 at King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, for three performances. Based on Lars von Trier’s award-winning film, Breaking the Waves is directed by Tom Morris, the Tony Award-winning Artistic Director of Bristol…
Read MoreStroke survivor takes to stage to save vital service
Blues pianist and singer Alwyn James feared his music career would be over after a serious stroke changed his life forever. Fast forward over two decades and Perth’s Alwyn and his band, Roll Wyn James, have created seven amazing albums and are getting ready to hit the stage to help other stroke survivors in Tayside…
Read MoreA unique partnership with son et lumière launches
A new partnership between St Andrews Voices Festival and the award-winning light projection artists, Luxmuralis will be launched later this month. The launch will take place on Tuesday, 26 March, at 8pm in Holy Trinity Church, St Andrews, where a preview of the work which will be at the heart of the 2019 St Andrews Voices Festival in October will be shown.…
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