About Red Note

Red Note is...

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.

Continue reading
From Facebook

2 days ago

Ready to fly away? Feel the birds flapping and hear the music of the flock coming alive and taking off 🍃FLOCK is coming soon at Sound Festival and if you have young children this is the opportunity to get immersed with them in a sensory experience surrounded by our players and the delightful instruments of Kathy Hinde More information: https://www.rednoteensemble.com/event/soundfestival-2023-flock/ ... See MoreSee Less
View on Facebook

4 days ago

*DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 2 OCT* There is until Monday 2 Oct to register for the Go Compose! course with Sound Festival ⏳If you know young composers aged 13-18 that might be interested in participating please share!The course will be held at Woodend Barn in Banchory from Sunday 15 to Tuesday 17 October. The compositions will be performed at Sound Festival on Friday 27 Oct!To register: https://www.rednoteensemble.com/event/go-compose-2023/Go Compose! our composition course for young composers aged 13-18 is open for applications. We are looking for young people with creative potential and commitment to the course. If you are enthusiastic about writing your own, original music and keen to try out new musical ideas then this is the course for you!It’s a unique opportunity to work with professional composers and musicians from Red Note Ensemble who we run the course in partnership with. The course will take place at Woodend Barn, Banchory from 15 - 17 October. Find out more: bit.ly/GoComposeOctober2023 ... See MoreSee Less
View on Facebook

1 week ago

We’re preparing for the premiere of Northern Connection next month at Sound Festival! What is Northern Connection? Initiated by Music Finland, this innovative project aims to connect Nordic countries and Scotland by establishing new liaisons between composers, ensembles and festivals in contemporary music. Each country’s selected commission is then performed by one of the ensembles at a festival. We’re delighted to be working with Norwegian composer, Tine Surel Lange whose commissioned work, Flaskepost - message in a bottle - will be premiered at soundfestival on Wed 23 Oct! Save the date! 🎟 Book your ticket ➡️ https://www.rednoteensemble.com/event/northern-connection/ ... See MoreSee Less
View on Facebook

2 weeks ago

We can't wait to be back at Sound Festival next month with some exciting world premieres including Tine Surel Lange new piece for the Northern Connection project and a new show for children by Kathy Hinde 🙌We're delighted to unveil the official programme for soundfestival 2023! Running from 25 - 29 October, the festival includes a variety of new music events, workshops and exhibitions across the North East ✨🎹 Festival Highlights 🎹• 20+ World Premieres including a new work by Norwegian composer Tine Surel Lange as part of the Northern Connection project.• Live performances from artists including Christina McMaster, Elizabeth Hilliard, Red Note Ensemble, Rolf Hind, Robin Michael, Heather Roche, Eva Zöllner, Lucy Goddard, Siwan Rhys, Any Enemy and many more! • Choral concerts featuring Chamber Choir of Ireland, Con Anima chamber choir and a community singing day.• Spotlight gigs offering a platform for new and emerging composers• A Composers’ Day led by Colin Riley, Rolf Hind and Christopher Fox• Family-friendly events including the highly anticipated debut of FLOCK - Kathy Hinde’s interactive multimedia work for children.Check out the full programme & book tickets here: bit.ly/soundfestival2023#soundfest23A big thanks to our funders: Creative Scotland | PRS Foundation | Aberdeen City Council | Radcliffe Trust | Fenton Arts Trust | Hugh Fraser Foundation Witherby Publishing Group | Hinrichsen Foundation | Vaughan Williams Foundation | William Syson Foundation | Educational Institute of Scotland | Aberdeen Endowments Trust | David and June Gordon Memorial TrustA big thanks to our partners: Abdn ArtMuseums | Aberdeen Performing ArtAberdeen Science Centre | Chamber Choir Ireland | Citymoves Dance Agency | DanceLive Festival | Drake Music Scotland | GBSR | Jazz at The Blue Lamp | Newton Dee Community | Northern Connections ( Music Finland, Musica nova Helsinki & defunensemble (Finland) - Music Norway, Ultima festival & Ensemble Temporum (Norway) Scottish Music Centre , Sound Festival & Red Note Ensemble (Scotland)) | Pneuma | Red Note Ensemble | St Andrew’s Cathedral | TechFest | University of Aberdeen Music Department | Way WORD Festival ... See MoreSee Less
View on Facebook

2 weeks ago

We had such a great time last week with Jane Stanley and Delphian Records at Greyfriars Kirk!We recorded a few of Jane’s pieces, including a new one, and we now can’t wait to hear the results 👀👂 ... See MoreSee Less
View on Facebook
we are tweeting
Red-Note FOLLOW US@rednoteenemble