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Since its formation in 2008, Red Note Ensemble has taken up a leadership position as Scotland’s contemporary music ensemble, performing and developing both an extensive, highly-varied and critically-acclaimed programme of new music.

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WE CANNOT WAIT FOR THE TUBAS.This Saturday, 100 tuba players descend on Amisfield Walled Garden for Anthony Braxton’s extraordinary Composition No. 19 (For 100 Tubas).We’ve been talking about this one for a while. Now it’s almost time to hear what happens when 100 individual players come together as one huge, shifting musical landscape.We’ll also be joined by four Red Note trumpeters, with the music unfolding across the garden as the evening moves towards dusk.John Harris, Red Note Artistic Director and founder, has written about the back story of the project for The @Guardian tracing how this extraordinary piece of music made its way from Anthony Braxton’s archive to Amisfield Walled Garden.Click the link in our bio to read. And yes, it’s SOLD OUT. But if you’re lucky to have a ticket, we’ll see you in the garden.#LammermuirFestival #AnthonyBraxton #TubaCommunity #ContemporaryMusic #Scotland ...
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4 hours ago

WE CANNOT WAIT FOR THE TUBAS.This Saturday, 100 tuba players descend on Amisfield Walled Garden for Anthony Braxton’s extraordinary Composition No. 19 (For 100 Tubas).We’ve been talking about this one for a while. Now it’s almost time to hear what happens when 100 individual players come together as one huge, shifting musical landscape.We’ll also be joined by four Red Note trumpeters, with the music unfolding across the garden as the evening moves towards dusk.John Harris, Red Note Artistic Director and founder, has written about the back story of the project for The @Guardian tracing how this extraordinary piece of music made its way from Anthony Braxton’s archive to Amisfield Walled Garden.Click the link in our bio to read. And yes, it’s SOLD OUT. But if you’re lucky to have a ticket, we’ll see you in the garden.#LammermuirFestival #AnthonyBraxton #TubaCommunity #ContemporaryMusic #Scotland ...
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Two weeks to go!In two weeks, Almanac: Part 2 (Songflight) comes to Logie Coldstone Hall.Here, composer Thomas Butler talks about the wider Almanac project, its connection to Scotland’s natural world, and the inspiration behind Songflight, the second work in this four-part journey through the seasons.Expect bats, field recordings, live music, electronics and a guided bat watch with NatureScot. Logie Coldstone HallSaturday 26 September, 6.45pm£15 / £10 (FREE Under 26) Tickets via link in bio#NewMusic #ContemporaryMusic #Scotland #Aberdeenshire #PipistrelleBats ...
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1 day ago

From pipistrelle bats and many, many tubas to new composers, open calls and premieres, our autumn season takes new music into gardens, halls, pubs and unexpected places across Scotland.Swipe through for the highlights, and come join us.Links for tickets in our bio.#NewMusic #ContemporaryMusic #Scotland #LiveMusic #NewMusicScotland ...
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2 days ago

From pipistrelle bats and many, many tubas to new composers, open calls and premieres, our autumn season takes new music into gardens, halls, pubs and unexpected places across Scotland.Swipe through for the highlights, and come join us.Links for tickets in our bio.#NewMusic #ContemporaryMusic #Scotland #LiveMusic #NewMusicScotland ...
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