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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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A pioneer in the use of computers in music, he has held posts at the Open University, Glasgow University, University of Nottingham, and the University of Edinburgh where he established a research group in Music and Artificial Intelligence.

Peter was one of the founders of the Institute for Music in Human and Social Development (IMHSD), and served as Head of the Reid School of Music. Between 1986-1991 he was an associate of Les Ateliers UPIC, Paris, the computer music studio of the French/Greek composer Iannis Xenakis. He founded and co-directed the Arts Council-funded organisation ecat which presented programmes of new music in Scotland 1979-2013. He also devised and directed the International Festival Encounters programme for the Edinburgh International Festival with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 2014-2018, providing mentoring for early-career arts professionals. As well as his scholarly work, his creative output includes orchestral, instrumental, vocal and electronic music, with commissions and performances from many leading performers and ensembles including the Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, BBC, Radio France, Teatro La Fenice Venice, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Dunedin Consort, and the Edinburgh Quartet. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Music and Technology at the University of Edinburgh.

In 2023, Peter founded New String Collective, an improvising string orchestra.

As a passionate educator advocating for inclusion, Peter has extensive experience in music education, most recently serving as Director of Music at Sistema Scotland.

Mareike is currently completing a Master in Arts, Festival and Cultural Management at Queen Margaret University. Originally from Germany, she has been involved in the classical music scene in her younger years.

She was drawn to Red Note as she feels passionate about access to new music, especially fostering curiosity. Mareike joined as a trustee in training as she wanted to expand her knowledge and experience of this important role.

He was on the Institute Members in Scotland (IMS) committee between 2014 and 2019. In 2016 Luke set Ecometrica up as a training firm for Chartered Accountants under the ICAEW with the company’s first ACA graduating in 2020. He was CFO from 2022 and led the financial side of the sale of Ecometrica to EcoOnline in 2023. At EcoOnline his role was to rationalize the group structure after several years of acquisitions. I left EcoOnline in summer 2024.

She is passionate about improving accessibility and representation within classical music, and became interested in Red Note’s work due to their extensive work with communities. She is excited to join the board as Trustee in Training and learn more about Red Note’s work.

She then relocated northwards and to her current role as Head of Marketing at Liverpool Philharmonic where she works on a programme of over 400 events a year.

A self-titled ‘audience advocate’, Isla is excited to be joining the Red Note board in 2024 because of a shared passion for bringing new music to new audiences.

In her spare time she enjoys exploring new cities, going to concerts and the theatre, and is half-committed to learning to play squash.

David recently joined The National Lottery Community Fund as Head of Business Support in Scotland.  Immediately prior to that he spent 10 years with the music-based social change charity Sistema Scotland, latterly leading on fundraising, evaluation and governance.

David is a keen but very amateur musician and a believer in the power of music to change lives.  He is particularly interested in the work of Red Note Ensemble supporting performers and composers in the initial stages of their careers, and in Red Note’s access, engagement and participation programme.

He currently works for the collecting society PRS for Music, where he represents the interests of classical composers and publishers. Originally from Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales, Daniel is passionate about ensuring that all musicians are afforded opportunities regardless of their socioeconomic background.

Daniel loves Red Note’s unflinching commitment to new music, which stretches from grassroots work in schools to commissioning major new work from Scottish composers.

Danae’s musical career started as a professional horn player with ensembles such as the London Sinfonietta, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Sinfonia Cymru, Band of HM Coldstream Guards, RAF Central Band, and progressive rock group Big Big Train. She is also a member of Future Talent’s advisory board supporting young, gifted musicians from low income families all over the UK.