Posts Tagged ‘music’
Engaging people with dementia through music and art
Memory Spinners, Scottish Opera’s project designed to engage with people living with dementia through music and art, has begun. Sessions are taking place at Glasgow’s St Columba’s Church and Holy Trinity Church Hall in St Andrews. Having launched in 2012, the sessions were put on hold for two years during the pandemic and this is…
Read MoreVisitors encouraged to do the NC500 on two wheels
The North Coast 500 has geared up and launched a new cycling initiative encouraging people to explore the world-famous route on two wheels in 2022. Markus Stitz, founder of Bikepacking Scotland, has teamed up with NC500 to devise a new range of off and on-road cycling itineraries that use parts of the NC500 route, including…
Read MoreSoundtrack to Scots musical Orphans is released
National Theatre of Scotland has announced the launch of Orphans, the soundtrack of their brand-new Scottish musical. Orphans is a darkly comic musical about family, grief and forgiveness, based on the much-loved cult film written and directed by Peter Mullan and features raucous and heartfelt songs with music and lyrics by Glaswegian composing team Roddy…
Read MoreBenedetti Foundation returns with Global Violin Sessions
The Benedetti Foundation’s Virtual Sessions return with the Global Violin Sessions: A Cultural Exchange Part 2. Running between 18 April – 8 May, the Sessions will be a tale of discovery, globalism and cultural exchange as the Benedetti Foundation continues its trip around the world through the eyes of the violin. The Sessions will take…
Read MoreDandelion to bring two free festivals to Scotland
Two major free outdoor festivals will take place this summer in Glasgow and Inverness. They are part of Dandelion, an ambitious creative programme taking place across Scotland in 2022. Following the arc of the growing season, Dandelion will inspire people to ‘sow, grow and share’ food, music, knowledge and ideas. Taking place over three days,…
Read MorePaisley Opera’s brand new translation of Cavalleria Rustica
Professional soloists and the Amicus orchestra will join Paisley Opera’s full community chorus in a new production of Mascagni’s romantic masterpiece Cavalleria Rusticana, with a new, specially commissioned ‘Paisley’ translation. There will be four performances running from Friday 29 April to Monday 2 May, at a new outdoor covered venue in Paisley. Conducted by Alistair…
Read MoreMaking a big impression with Les Dawson tribute
Actor, comedian and impressionist Jon Culshaw is coming to Scotland this summer with a new show. Les Dawson: Flying High is an homage, and celebration of the beloved and much-missed comedy Legend, Les Dawson. Jon delivers a touching, funny and warm-hearted performance in this show that is set to premier at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe…
Read MoreScottish Opera coming to our television screens
On Easter Sunday (17 April), the new Scottish Opera production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Gondoliers, described by audiences as ‘wonderful and heartwarming’, is scheduled to be broadcast on BBC Four at 8pm. This co-production with D’Oyly Carte Opera and State Opera South Australia is directed by Stuart Maunder, artistic director at State Opera South…
Read MoreScottish trad group Kinnaris Quintet’s new album
This Too is the stunning second album from award-winning Scottish trad group Kinnaris Quintet. The highly-anticipated record builds on the group’s signature style of intricate traditional melodies underpinned by driving rhythm. The Glasgow-based act burst onto the scene in 2017, releasing their debut album Free One to critical acclaim. Since then, Kinnaris Quintet have gone…
Read MoreTeardrops – a Glencairn Glass crimewriting prize runner-up
The world’s favourite whisky glass – The Glencairn Glass – has been celebrating Scottish crime writing talent over the past two years as headline sponsor of the prestigious McIlvanney and Bloody Scotland Debut crime-writing prizes. To support this creative collaboration, The Glencairn Glass launched its first very own crime short story competition, inviting all budding…
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