Red Note

Red Note at sound festival
2025-10-30 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | King’s Pavillion, High Street, Aberdeen, AB24 1SX
King’s Pavillion, Thursday 30th October 6:00pm
Journey beneath the Earth in Lost Science, dive into vibrant underwater worlds in Reef, and experience a string trio by Blasio Kavuma. Together, these works, including two world premiere, channel nature’s hidden voices – echoing deep time, fragile ecosystems, and new beginnings.
Programme
Ruth Morley Reef (World Première)
Blasio Kavuma String Trio
Tansy Davies Lost Science (World Première)
Red Note Ensemble
Ruth Morley, flute
Tim Lines, bass clarinet
Jackie Shave, violin
Fiona Winning, viola
Martin Storey, cello
Iain Crawford, double bass
Tom Hunter, percussion
Laura Bowler, voice
In association with the University of Aberdeen Music Department.
Lost Science is co-commissioned by Red Note Ensemble, sound,
Crash Ensemble and Ensemble Offspring.
Reef is commissioned by Red Note Ensemble.

Red Note at sound festival - Spotlight Gig
2025-11-01 12:00 - 13:00 | St Andrew’s Cathedral, Aberdeen, 28 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AX, United Kingdom
St Andrew’s Cathedral, Saturday 1st November 12:00pm
Katherine Bryer (oboe) and Cerys Ambrose-Evans (bassoon) perform new works by emerging Scottish-based composers Olivia McLean, Finn O’Hare, David Ford, Alison Beattie and Ewa Adamiec resulting from a 3-month composer development opportunity supported by composer Anna Appleby.
In association with Red Note Ensemble and St Andrew’s Cathedral at Noon series. Part of the soundcreators programme.

Red Note Ensemble and Laura Bowler: Deconstructing Pierrot
2026-02-07 19:30 - 20:30 | Joan Knight Studio, Perth Theatre, Perth Theatre, Perth, PH1 5HZ
What happens when you take a so-called classical masterpiece, smash it open, and rebuild it for the world we actually live in?
Laura Bowler dives head-first into Pierrot Lunaire, dragging Schoenberg’s iconic outsider into an age of clicks, feeds, and digital self-performance. Glitched, remixed, questioned and reclaimed, Deconstructing Pierrot dismantles the myth of the tortured clown and rebuilds it through contemporary sound, text and image.
Bold, unsettling and darkly playful, this visceral music-theatre work speaks directly to a new generation while sharply re-examining a canonical work.
Come get your expectations, and your attention span, rewired.
Deconstructing Pierrot
Red Note Ensemble with Laura Bowler (voice)
Joan Knight Studio, Perth Theatre
Saturday 7 February 2026, 7:30pm
Under 18s go free

Red Note Ensemble
Ruth Morley, Flute
Tim Lines, Clarinet
Tom Hunter, Percussion
Siwan Rhys, Piano
Jackie Shave, Violin
Naomi Pavri, Cello
Laura Bowler, Voice
Matthew Swan, Electronics

Co-commissioned by Red Note Ensemble, Music on Main, and Ensemble Offspring
Image: © Robin Clewley

Red Note Factory (Devising) Weekend Concert
2026-03-15 17:00 - 18:00 | The Pearce Institute, 840-860 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 3UU
Red Note Factory participants present solos and a new small-ensemble work devised with Laura Bowler and Ruth Morley.
Expect experiments, surprises and first-time performance.
FREE but booking required!
Sunday 15th March 2026, 5pm
McLeod Hall, Pearce Institute, Glasgow
Red Note is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Network Partner supported by PPL.

Five New Works For Classical Guitar Performed By Sasha Savaloni
2026-04-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Scottish Music Centre, 100 Candleriggs, Glasgow, G1 1NQ, United Kingdom
Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland & Red Note present:
Five New Works For Classical Guitar Performed By Sasha Savaloni
Continuing our partnership with RCS Composition, Red Note presents an informal sharing of five new solo works for classical guitar by student composers from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Developed over the past few months in collaboration with Sasha Savaloni, these new pieces explore the creative possibilities of the instrument and will also be recorded as part of the project.
Join us on Monday 20 April, 1pm at the Scottish Music Centre, Glasgow.
Free entry. No ticket required.
Red Note Ensemble
Sasha Savaloni, classical guitar
