Red Note & Rogalski – Adams, Barber, Bingham & Vaughan Williams
2014-07-11 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | St Andrew’s Church, Holburn, 5 St Andrew St, London, EC4A 3AB, United Kingdom
Barber’s Adagio is regularly voted one of the most popular pieces of music ever written. Away from the concert platform, it has featured in many films including The Elephant Man (David Lynch) and Platoon (Oliver Stone).
John Adams’ shimmering, minimalist masterpiece, Shaker Loops, is a mainstay of Red Note, Scotland’s finest contemporary music ensemble. It mesmorises, even hypnotises its audience!
Two JAM commissions by Judith Bingham are included. The Hythe was premiered in 2012 by Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, live on Radio 3. They performed it in London and Hythe, before Red Note took it to Edinburgh, Glasgow and St Andrews last year. Her Oboe Concerto is written for the brilliant Polish oboist, Michal Rogalski. Its subject is the eerie tale of The Angel of Mons, when a group of angels allegedly protected members of the British Army at the outset of World War 1.
Performers
Red Note Ensemble
Michal Rogalski, oboe
Jacqueline Shave, leader
Programme

John Adams – Shaker Loops

Barber – Adagio for Strings

Judith Bingham – The Hythe

Judith Bingham – Oboe Concerto (first performances)

Vaughan Williams – Oboe Concerto

Red Note & Rogalski - Adams, Barber, Bingham & Vaughan Williams
2014-07-12 19:30 - 22:00 | All Saints’ Church, Lydd, Kent, TN29 9AY

Reels to Ragas at Classics Marathon Day
2014-07-26 13:00 - 15:00 | Glasgow Royal Concert Halls, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3NY
Scottish-Indian fusion as Red Note Ensemble is joined by the superb tabla player Kuljit Bhamra for new and traditional tunes. Expect love songs, dance music, a hint of Bollywood and plenty of tunes you’ll recognise immediately even in their new guise.

Free entry on a first come first served basis

PRSF New Music Biennial - ‘Three Fables’ by Stephen Montague
2014-08-02 12:30 - 13:15 | Glasgow Royal Concert Halls, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3NY
Part of the UK’s first New Music Biennial. Sound, Red Note Ensemble and Woodend Barn commissioned Stephen Montague to write a new children’s work for musicians and narrator. It is based on tales sent in by children from different countries across the Commonwealth with words written by award-winning playwright Zinnie Harris. Free entry on a first come first served basis

Sounding Brass
2014-09-15 15:00 - 17:00 | The Power House at Prestongrange Museum, Morrisons Haven, Prestonpans, East Lothian, EH32 9RX, United Kingdom
The site of Prestongrange’s museum has a fascinating industrial history going back to the 16th Century including glass, pottery and brick manufacture as well as mining. The impressive, high-roofed Power House is perfect for this exciting programme of music for brass. The Red Note Ensemble contrast sonorous pieces from the Renaissance with the amazing, spatial effects of contemporary music by composers such as Harvey and Birtwistle. The overwhelming, surround-sound beauty of Jonathan Harvey’s Ricercare played by trumpet virtuoso Mark O’Keeffe makes a fitting climax to a very special event.
“O’Keeffe’s playing was undemonstratively sensational. A stupendous performance” – The Herald

Red Note with Orchestre d’Auvergne - Aberdeen
2014-10-24 19:30 - 22:00 | The Big Sky Studio, Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB10 1QS, United Kingdom
Conductor – Roberto Forés Veses
Violin solo – Léonie Delaune
Laurent Cuniot Just Before (World premiere)
William Sweeney Absence for wind, percussion and strings (World premiere)
Thierry Pécou Ñawpa for violin and string orchestra (UK premiere)
Brian Irvine New work (World Premiere)
soundconversation @ 6.30pm
with the support of Aberdeen and Clermont-Ferrand City Councils, Creative Scotland, Clermont-Communauté, Diaphonique, a franco-british contemporary music fund supported by the Institut Français, the SACEM, the Bureau export de la musique, the British Council and Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, and Fondation d’entreprise Michelin.

Associated artists: Orchestre d’Auvergne | Red Note Ensemble |

Red Note with Kuljit Bhamra and Fraser Fifield
2014-11-01 15:00 - 17:00
Expect love songs, dance music, a hint of Bollywood and plenty of tunes you’ll recognise immediately even in their new guise.
Suitable for the whole family.
Children’s drumming workshop @ 1.30pm

Supported by Astor of Hever Trust
Associated artists: Fraser Fifield | Kuljit Bhamra | Red Note Ensemble |

Red Note with Kuljit Bhamra and Fraser Fifield
2014-11-02 15:00 - 17:00 | Salmon Bothy, Links Road, Portsoy, AB45 2SS, United Kingdom
Expect love songs, dance music, a hint of Bollywood and plenty of tunes you’ll recognise immediately even in their new guise.
Suitable for the whole family.

Associated artists: Fraser Fifield | Kuljit Bhamra | Red Note Ensemble |

Red Note with Orchestre d’Auvergne - Clermont-Ferrand
2014-11-10 20:30 - 22:30 | Opéra-Théâtre, 22 Boulevard Desaix, Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
Conductor – Roberto Forés Veses
Violin solo – Léonie Delaune
Laurent Cuniot Just Before (World premiere)
William Sweeney Absence for wind, percussion and strings (World premiere)
Thierry Pécou Ñawpa for violin and string orchestra (UK premiere)
Brian Irvine New work (World Premiere)
with the support of Aberdeen and Clermont-Ferrand City Councils, Creative Scotland, Clermont-Communauté, Diaphonique, a franco-british contemporary music fund supported by the Institut Français, the SACEM, the Bureau export de la musique, the British Council and Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, and Fondation d’entreprise Michelin.

Associated artists: Orchestre d’Auvergne | Red Note Ensemble |

Reels to Ragas Two - Mission House, Harris
2015-03-06 19:30 - 22:00 | Mission House, Harris, Finsbay, Isle of Harris, HS3 3JD, United Kingdom
Expect love songs, dance music, a hint of Bollywood and plenty of tunes you’ll recognise immediately even in their new guise.
Join internationally-renowned tabla player Kuljit Bhamra during the day for a family-friendly hands-on Indian drumming workshop, introducing some of the rhythms and musical ideas that drive Reels to Ragas.

Red Note Ensemble Performers:
Tabla Kuljit Bhamra
Cello Robert Irvine
Violin Jackie Shave
Pipes Fraser Fifield

Tickets £10 (£6)
Box Office: 01859 530227

Reels to Ragas Two - Ceilidh Place, Ullapool
2015-03-07 19:30 - 22:00 | The Ceilidh Place, 14 West Argyle Street, Ullapool, Highland, IV26 2TY, United Kingdom
Expect love songs, dance music, a hint of Bollywood and plenty of tunes you’ll recognise immediately even in their new guise.
Join internationally-renowned tabla player Kuljit Bhamra during the day for a family-friendly hands-on Indian drumming workshop, introducing some of the rhythms and musical ideas that drive Reels to Ragas.

Red Note Ensemble Performers:
Tabla Kuljit Bhamra
Cello Robert Irvine
Violin Jackie Shave
Pipes Fraser Fifield

Tickets £10 (£6)

Reels to Ragas Two - Universal Arts Hall, Findhorn
2015-03-08 19:30 - 22:00 | Universal Hall Arts Centre, The Park, Forres, Findhorn, Highland, IV36 3TZ, United Kingdom

Reels to Ragas Two - Victoria and Albert Halls, Ballater
2015-03-09 19:30 - 22:00 | Victoria and Albert Halls, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5QB
Expect love songs, dance music, a hint of Bollywood and plenty of tunes you’ll recognise immediately even in their new guise.
Join internationally-renowned tabla player Kuljit Bhamra during the day for a family-friendly hands-on Indian drumming workshop, introducing some of the rhythms and musical ideas that drive Reels to Ragas.

Red Note Ensemble Performers:
Tabla Kuljit Bhamra
Cello Robert Irvine
Violin Jackie Shave
Pipes Fraser Fifield

Tickets £10 (£6)
Box Office: 01975 641341

Reels to Ragas Two - The Big Shed, Killin
2015-03-10 19:30 - 22:00 | The Big Shed, Goshen Farm Steading, Musselburgh, EH21 8JL

Plug Festival Opening Concert: Simply Red Note
2015-05-05 19:30 - 22:00 | Ledger Recital Room, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G2 3DB, United Kingdom
Plug is back! The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s festival of new music is a celebration of potential. As Associate Contemporary Ensemble, we work alongside student composers and guest artists and soloists. Plug starts with intent, and we get our hands on the first new scores at Scotland’s festival. #Plug2015

Programme:
Nicholas Olsen New Work
Thomas Brown New Work
Donagh Marne New Work
Jay Richards New Work
Robert Allan New Work

Red Note Ensemble Performers:
Flute Ruth Morley
Clarinet Yann Ghiro
Percussion Tom Hunter
Violin Nicolas Miribel
Cello Robert Irvine
Piano Simon Smith

Tickets £9.50 / £7.50

Plug Festival Closing Concert with MusicLab
2015-05-08 19:30 - 22:00 | Stevenson Hall, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G2 3DB, United Kingdom
The programme features a large-scale composition from doctoral student Colin Broom, as well as last year’s winner of the prestigious Craig Armstrong Prize, Jay Capperauld. #Plug2015

Programme:
Colin Broom 7 Pictures of an Electronic Life
Jay Capperauld New Work
Jamie Wilson New Work

Red Note Ensemble Performers:
Flute Ruth Morley
Sax Gareth Brady
Percussion Tom Hunter
Piano Simon Smith
Cello Robert Irvine

Tickets £9.50 / £7.50

Leverhulme Fellows Concert - RCS, Glasgow
2015-05-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Ledger Recital Room, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G2 3DB, United Kingdom
Two pieces from Kagel’s Windrose series and two new student compositions using the same salon orchestra set the scene for this concert to head in almost any direction!

Red Note Ensemble Performers:
Flute Ruth Morley
Violin Nicolas Miribel
Viola Jessica Beeston
Cello Robert Irvine
Bass Rick Standley
Percussion Tom Hunter
Piano Simon Smith
Harmonium Julia Lynch

Tickets £8.50

Watching Over You with Karen Cargill - Glasgow
2015-05-19 19:30 - 22:30 | St Andrews in the Square, 1 Saint Andrews Square, Glasgow, G1 5pp, United Kingdom
The premiere of a new song cycle by Scottish composer Rory Boyle, setting a specially-written set of poems by Dilys Rose, for Scottish Mezzo Soprano Karen Cargill and the Red Note Ensemble. The seven songs tell, in honest first-person detail, of the joys and trials of early motherhood. The programme also includes Janacek’s deep and personal string quartet, Intimate Letters.
Red Note Ensemble conducted by Jean-Claude Picard

Tickets £15 / £10
Box Office: 0141 559 5902

Watching Over You with Karen Cargill - Edinburgh
2015-05-20 19:30 - 22:30 | The Queen’s Hall, 85-89 Clerk Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH8 9JG, United Kingdom
The premiere of a new song cycle by Scottish composer Rory Boyle, setting a specially-written set of poems by Dilys Rose, for Scottish Mezzo Soprano Karen Cargill and the Red Note Ensemble. The seven songs tell, in honest first-person detail, of the joys and trials of early motherhood. The programme also includes Janacek’s deep and personal string quartet, Intimate Letters.
Red Note Ensemble conducted by Jean-Claude Picard
Tickets £15 (£10 concession)
Box Office www.thequeenshall.net/about/the-box-office or call 0131 668 2019

Sounding Brass - Bath International Music Festival
2015-05-24 | Cleveland Pools, Hampton Row, Bath, Somerset, BA2 6QS, United Kingdom
An open air concert in the atmospheric setting of Cleveland Pools, the only remaining Georgian Lido in the UK, set by the River Avon close to the centre of the world heritage city of Bath.
Red Note Ensemble Performers to include:
Trumpet Mark O’Keeffe
Percussion Tom Hunter

Afternoon concert – Time TBC
Tickets £10
Bath Festival Box Office www.bathboxoffice.org.uk or call 01225 463362

Red Note Ensemble Improv Music Theatre
2015-06-12 20:30 - 22:00 | Cottier’s Theatre, 93-95 Hyndland St, Glasgow, G11 5PU
Composer, pianist and Belfast Music Laureate Brian Irvine joins the players of Red Note and our cast of actors for a night of improvised contemporary music theatre. Past years have seen trips to Mars, the French revolution, the banking crash and an unlikely romance in Paisley…who knows what 2015 will hold?!
Artists:
Brian Irvine Piano/director
Greg Lawson Violin
Robert Irvine Cello
Andy Saunders Horn
Ticket Price: £6.00 – £10.00 Box office call 0333 666 3366 or book online at
www.cottierchamberproject.com

Bach to Bartok - Lismore Hall, Isle of Lismore
2015-06-22 19:30 - 21:30 | Lismore Hall, Isle of Lismore, United Kingdom
Red Note String Quartet perform an exciting programme of 20th Century masterworks interspersed with quartet transcriptions of Bach’s iconic ‘Goldberg Variations’. The Bach fragments frame the sumptuous delicacy of Webern’s 5 Movements, Lutoslawski’s seminal Quartet and the virtuosic passion of one of the greatest works ever written for quartet; Bartok’s amazing second quartet.
Programme:
Bach ‘Goldberg Variations fragments’ arrangement for string quartet
Webern 5 Movements for String Quartet
Bach ‘Goldberg Variations fragments’ arrangement for string quartet
Lutoslawski String Quartet
Bach ‘Goldberg Variations fragments’ arrangement for string quartet
Bartok String Quartet No 2.
Red Note Ensemble Performers:
Jackie Shave violin
Tom Hankey violin
Rachel Roberts viola
Robert Irvine cello

Lismore Hall, Isle of Lismore – 22 June 7.30pm (£10/£5)
An Cridhe, Isle of Coll – 23 June 8.00pm (£10/£5)
Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow – 24 June 8.30pm (£12/£7)
Woodend Barn, Banchory – 25 June 8.00pm (£10/£5)
Club Inégales, London – 26 June 8.00pm (£12/£7)

Bach to Bartok - An Cridhe, Isle of Coll
2015-06-23 20:00 - 22:00 | An Cridhe, Isle of Coll, PA78 6SY, United Kingdom

Bach to Bartok - Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow
2015-06-24 20:30 - 22:30 | Cottier’s Theatre, 93-95 Hyndland St, Glasgow, G11 5PU

Bach to Bartok - Woodend Barn, Banchory
2015-06-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Woodend Barn, Burn O’ Bennie, Banchory, AB31 5QA, United Kingdom

Bach to Bartok - Club Inégales, London
2015-06-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Club Inegales, 180 North Gower Street, London, NW1 2NB, United Kingdom

Sounding Brass - BRASS Festival, Durham
2015-07-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Durham Town Hall, Market Place, Durham City, Durham, DH1 3NJ, United Kingdom
BRASS runs from Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 July 2015 across Durham county and Durham’s stunning city centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
For the first time Classical Music will be celebrated in a strand of concerts all over four packed days. Great musicians from around the UK and the world will come together to celebrate everything Brass – from traditional brass music and swing bands to brass street music from Romania to Portugal and the best in contemporary brass sounds.
Taking place in the historic surroundings of Durham Town Hall, Red Note’s Sounding Brass is an evening of established classics and new compositions spanning 500 years including works by Gabrieli, Dowland, Britten, Harvey and Birtwistle.

Red Note Autumn 2015 Brochure
2015-09-15 - 2015-11-30
Click HERE to view or download Red Note’s Autumn 2015 Brochure.

Go Compose at sound festival
2015-10-13 18:00 - 19:30 | Woodend Barn, Burn O’ Bennie, Banchory, AB31 5QA, United Kingdom
Over the 3 days, students create an original piece of music, working with professional composers Oliver Searle and Usui Shiori and the musicians from Red Note Ensemble, culminating in a live performance of their new works.
Red Note Ensemble Performers:
Flute Ruth Morley
Trumpet Mark O’Keefe
Cello Robert Irvine
Aberdeen Box Office: 01224 641122 / www.boxofficeaberdeen.com
For more information www.sound-scotland.co.uk

Vive Le Différence
2016-03-03 19:30 - 21:30 | Stevenson Hall, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G2 3DB, United Kingdom
Another exciting side-by-side project with new music ensemble MusicLab under the direction of the talented Leverhulme Conducting Fellows at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. The concert will explore great works from the last 50 years, alongside a new student commission. Conducting Fellows Andrey Rubtsov and Jiří Rožeň.
RCS MusicLab
Andrey Rubtsov / Jiří Rožeň Leverhulme Conducting Fellows
Taner Kemirtlek New Work
Sawer Cat’s Eye
Berio Différences
