Team & Board

Our team brings together a wide range of backgrounds, skills and experience across music, creativity, production, communications and community engagement. United by a shared belief in the value of new music, and creating opportunities for artists, audiences and communities to connect, explore and discover together.

  • John Harris

    CEO and Artistic Director
    Composer John Harris is artistic director and chief executive of the Red Note Ensemble.

    John Harris

    CEO and Artistic Director

    John was appointed Festival Director of New Music Dublin in 2017; he was previously artistic director of the Paragon Ensemble and general manager of the Hebrides Ensemble. His work includes operas, chamber music, theater music and music for film, including work for Scottish Opera, the Sound Festival Aberdeen, Tapestry Opera Toronto, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Channel 4.

  • Louise Martin

    Director of Working with Communities
    Louise Martin is Director of Working with Communities responsible for the outreach and creative learning programme, finding underserved audiences and new ways of bringing Red Note’s music to them and engaging with them.

    Louise Martin

    Director of Working with Communities

    Louise worked as a high school music teacher before running away with the circus, where she branched out from classical cello and piano into rock, punk, ska, country, theremin, musical saw and stilt-walking.

    To contact Louise Martin louise[at]rednoteensemble.com

    Following postgraduate MMus study in Ethnomusicology, and Music in the Community, she settled back in Edinburgh. She now works as a freelance musician in a variety of contexts. Louise has led creative music projects for organisations such as East Lothian and Highland Councils, Royal Lyceum Theatre, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Scottish Ensemble; has taught Music in the Community at Edinburgh University and Napier University; has organised education work for the Scottish Chamber Orchestra; works with adult amateur musicians as Musical Director of the Merchant Sinfonia (Glasgow) and Stockbridge and New Town Community Orchestra (Edinburgh); and plays cello and musical saw with the pan-European band La Banda Europa.

  • Flore Ducasse

    General Manager
    Originally from France, Flore is Red Note’s General Manager.

    Flore Ducasse

    General Manager

    To contact Flore Ducasse flore[at]rednoteensemble.com

    Flore studied Economics and then completed a Master’s in Arts Management in Paris in 2020. After working as a Programme Coordinator at the Palace of Versailles she moved to Ireland to be the Coordinator of the Cork French Film festival and Programme Coordinator of the Alliance francaise de Cork. After these experiences Flore moved from France and is now living in Glasgow.

  • Natalie Dobbs

    Community Coordinator
    Natalie works closely with our …

    Natalie Dobbs

    Community Coordinator

    To contact Natalie Dobbs natalie[at]rednoteensemble.com

  • Dawn Coulshed

    Administrator
    Dawn is the Administrator at Red Note Ensemble, combining her skills as a musician, educator, and arts collaborator.

    Dawn Coulshed

    Administrator

    With over a decade’s experience performing and teaching, she has worked with arts organisations such as Paragon Music and Standing Tall Arts. Trained in classical piano and jazz voice, Dawn is passionate about creating inclusive musical experiences for people of all ages and abilities.

    To contact Dawn Coulshed admin[at]rednoteensemble.com

  • David Coyle

    Marketing Coordinator
    David is a creative communicator and designer with over 25 years’ experience across the arts, education, and design.

    David Coyle

    Marketing Coordinator

    He has worked with cultural institutions, grassroots organisations, and clients such as the BBC, The Glasgow School of Art and Greenpeace, always with a focus on meaningful, people-centred work. At Red Note, he leads on marketing and communications — connecting new audiences with new music.

    To contact David Coyle: marketing[at]rednoteensemble.com