Soundfestival 2023 - Go Compose!
2023-10-27 15:30 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | The Big Sky Studio, Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB10 1QS, United Kingdom
Our players, Ruth, Fiona and Tom perform new works developed for them by young composers from North-East secondary schools as part of the Go Compose! course earlier in October.
The event is free but ticketed.
Go Compose! is a composition course for young composers aged 13-18 and in full time education and is a unique opportunity to work with professional composers and our musicians during a 3-day course ran in partnership with sound.

Over 3 days you the participants create their own, original piece of music with the help of professional contemporary composers Bekah Simms and Elise Haller-Shannon.

Ria Parmar Downfall Fury
Finn Moan à travers le brouillard
Dfa Aldaioub A Gardenia’s Lullaby
Solomon McMillan Brain Itch
Jonathan Turner Meander in Four

Ruby Kidd Emotions of the Sky
Violet Harus Enigma – Rondo Revolution
Murray Nicholl Fallen Leaves
Thomas Ramsay Allegro for Flute, Viola & Vibraphone

Red Note Ensemble
Ruth Morley, flute
Fiona Winning, viola
Tom Hunter, percussion

FLOCK in Methil
2023-11-04 11:30 - 14:45 | Wellesley Church Centre, Wellesley Rd, Methil, KY8 3PE, United Kingdom
We’re bringing our new show FLOCK to Methil!
Saturday 4 November at Wellesley Church Centre, Methil. The event is FREE and there will be free post-show snacks provided for the children.
FLOCK is a show created by Kathy Hinde for children aged 4 to 8.Opening with a sonically and visually captivating performance by the musicians, the children are then gently encouraged to become part of the piece until through their collective efforts, a chirruping, chattering musical flock comes into being.
Video Preview: https://youtu.be/h4-L7EYBacg?feature=shared

There will be 2 performances:
– 11:30-12:15
– 14:00-14:45

Booking: the event is free but seating is limited. To guarantee your place contact sarah@rednoteensemble.com or turn up on the day (limited seating – first come-first served).

Kathy Hinde, Artist

Red Note Ensemble
Ruth Morley, Flute
Duncan Strachan, Cello
Tom Hunter, Percussion

Red Note at RCS: Ligeti Piano Concerto
2024-01-26 13:00 - 14:00 | Stevenson Hall, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G2 3DB, United Kingdom
Following Ligeti’s centenary year in 2023, we will perform the composer’s extraordinary Piano Concerto with RCS Doctor of Performing Arts student, Marianna Abrahamyan. This performance will be the culmination of Marianna’s studies, exploring the work of one of the most innovative, influential, and distinctive composers of the 20th century.
György Ligeti, Piano Concerto
Students new works:
Kassia Bailey, Twice Upon
Kate Sagovsky, On G
Kaiwen Liu, Wind is tonight’s answer
Red Note Ensemble
Eliza Marshall, flute
Katherine Bryer, oboe
Tim Lines, clarinet
Cerys Ambrose, bassoon
Andy Saunders, horn
Simon Bird, trumpet
Simon Johnson, trombone
Tom Hunter, percussion 1
Patrick Nolan, percussion 2
Jackie Shave, violin 1
Tom Hankey, violin 2
Fiona Winning, viola
Lionel Handy, cello
Iain Crawford, double bass
Ryan McAdams, Conductor
Marianna Abrahamyan, Piano

RCS & Red Note present 5 new works performed by Mark O'Keeffe
2024-05-07 13:00 - 14:00 | Scottish Music Centre, 100 Candleriggs, Glasgow, G1 1NQ, United Kingdom
We’re happy to present our new partnership with RCS, combining a performance and recording of new works for solo trumpet created by 5 RCS students composers.
This project is a collaboration between Red Note and composers from the RCS, who have been working with Mark O’Keeffe over the last few months, to develop new pieces for solo trumpet. These new works will also be recorded as part of the project, allowing the composers to reflect on this creative process, as they develop their skills in writing for the instrument.
Join us on Tuesday 7 May at 1pm at the Scottish Music Centre in Glasgow for an informal sharing of these new works.
The concert is FREE and not ticketed.
Andrew Keddie Dawn
Ella Cookson Wandering
Hiro Kyo Sauce
Katy Babenko Trumpet Solo 01.02
Nancy Johnstone flibbertigibbet

Red Note Ensemble
Mark O’Keeffe, Trumpet
Please note that one of the piece includes food that will be distributed to the audience. For any questions regarding allergies please contact admin@rednoteensemble.com

Spring Community Tour
2024-06-12 - 2024-06-13
We’re always delighted to perform in communities part of our 5 Places programme and we’ll be back in Easterhouse and Methil in June for our annual spring community tour!
Red Note Ensemble
Ruth Morley, flute
Fiona Winning, viola
Allan Neave, guitar
*Please note: these performances are not on sale to the general public. If you happen to be part of the groups we are visiting, we would love to see you there!

Jane Stanley 'Cerulean Orbits' CD Launch & 'Coursera' Preview
2024-10-18 20:00 - 21:00 | Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
Released in July, Cerulean Orbits showcases pieces composed by Jane between 2013 and 2023 for different chamber combinations, and we will be performing some excerpts from her acclaimed work at the University of Glasgow Concert Hall on Friday 18th October.
As part of the evening, Jane will also be sharing a preview of a new self-paced online course to be hosted by Coursera. The 12-week course provides a range of skills and knowledge to learners who have some prior music training to develop their technique and individual identity as composers. It will cover the journey from starting a piece to developing material, through to preparing scores and parts for performance. Woven through the course will be regular appearances by Red Note Ensemble performing illustrative musical examples and sharing insights into topics including composer-performer collaboration, notation, playing techniques, and ensemble communication.
The event is free but you will need to register to attend via Eventbrite.
Jane Stanley

Helix Reflection
Suite (*selected excerpts)
Firefly Reflections
Tracing, Entangling
Oneiroi (*selected excerpts)
Red Note Ensemble
Ruth Morley, flute
Will White, clarinet
Jackie Shave, violin
Christian Elliott, cello
Rolf Hind, piano
Photo credit: foxbrush

SOUNDFESTIVAL 2024 - DECONSTRUCTING PIERROT (WORLD PREMIERE)
2024-10-25 18:00 - 19:00 | The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, AB24 5AT
A musical demolition and a dramaturgical interrogation, Laura Bowler’s Deconstructing Pierrot takes Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire and looks at the work through a contemporary queer lens. A new interpretation of Albert Giraud’s poems that repurposes musical material from Schoenberg’s work in a subversive act of defiance of the great master.
Laura Bowler Deconstructing Pierrot (World Premiere)*
Red Note Ensemble
Ruth Morley, Flute
Tim Lines, Clarinet
Jackie Shave, Violin
Robert Irvine, Cello
Siwan Rhys, Piano
Tom Hunter, Percussion
Laura Bowler, Voice
Matthew Swan, Electronics

Deconstructing Pierrot is co-commissioned by Red Note Ensemble, Music on Main
and Ensemble Offspring.

SOUNDFESTIVAL 2024 - SPOTLIGHT GIG
2024-10-26 12:00 - 12:45 | St Andrew’s Cathedral, Aberdeen, 28 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AX, United Kingdom
Join us for the world premiere of new works by Scottish-based composers Lucy Callen, Kristain Rasmussen, Craig Morrison, Naomi McGillivray and Vishak Ramaprasad, resulting from a three-month composer development opportunity supported by composer Deirdre McKay.
Red Note Ensemble
Fiona Winning, Viola
Tom Hunter, Percussion

This development opportunity is part of the soundcreators programme which focuses on nurturing creative talent, and is organised in partnership with sound and Red Note.

SOUNDFESTIVAL 2024 - NORTHERN CONNECTION
2024-10-26 18:00 - 19:00 | The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, AB24 5AT
We are delighted to perform Tine Surel Lange’s Flaskepost again at soundfestival after premiering it in 2023.
Flaskepost – meaning message in a bottle – is inspired by the ocean connecting Scotland and Norway. Based on field recordings made in the Lofoten archipelago in Northern Norway (where Tine is based), the piece is diving into the depths of the ocean, exploring the musical potential of the ocean itself as well as imagining the creatures and other things you can encounter in the depths. The piece also reflects on the ocean as pathway, both for human travel throughout the times but also for enormous amounts of plastic waste that with the Gulf Stream end up in Lofoten from all over the world.
We will be joined by defunensemble, Finland and Ensemble Temporum, Norway who will perform Lauri Supponen North and Lisa Robertson am fàsach.
Tine Surel Lange Flaskepost
Lauri Supponen North (UK Premiere)*
Lisa Robertson am fàsach (UK Premiere)*

Red Note Ensemble
Ruth Morley, Flute
Tim Lines, Clarinet
Siwan Rhys, Piano
Robert Irvine, Cello
Matthew Swan, Electronics

Northern Connection is a partnership project between Music Finland, Musica nova Helsinki and defunensemble (Finland), Music Norway, Ultima Festival and Ensemble Temporum (Norway), Scottish Music Centre, soundfestival and Red Note Ensemble (Scotland).

NORDIC MUSIC DAYS: J. DILLON 'TANZ/HAUS' and NORTHERN CONNECTION
2024-11-02 22:00 - 23:00 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
For Nordic Music Days 2024 Red Note brings a programme that celebrates the ensemble’s links with the Nordic countries alongside one of its most significant recent Scottish commissions – the award-winning Tanz/haus by James Dillon.
Tine Surel Lange’s Flaskepost was premiered at soundfestival 2023 in Aberdeen as part of Northern Connection, a new and innovative project to connect Nordic countries and Scotland by establishing and strengthening liaisons between composers, ensembles and festivals in contemporary music
James Dillon’s Tanz/haus opened Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival’s 40th edition as a world premiere – and to great acclaim. Dillon’s work was awarded the RPS composition prize and nominated for the BASCA British Composer Awards 2018, and a recording by Red Note is available on Delphian Records.
Tine Surel Lange Flaskepost (Northern Connection commission)
James Dillon Tanz/haus
Red Note Ensemble
Jackie Shave, Violin
Lionel Handy, Cello
Iain Crawford, Double Bass
Ruth Morley, Flute
Will White, Clarinet
Sjors van der Mark, Electric Guitar
Djordje Gajic, Accordion
Tom Hunter, Percussion
Simon Smith, Piano / Electronic Keyboard
Matthew Swan, Electronics
Simon Proust, Conductor
Nordic Music Days 2024 is a Council of Nordic Composers project, managed on their behalf by the Danish Composers Society in partnership with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

RCS & Red Note present 5 new works performed by Cerys Ambrose Evans
2025-04-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Scottish Music Centre, 100 Candleriggs, Glasgow, G1 1NQ, United Kingdom
Continuing our partnership with RCS Composition, we’re combining a performance and recording of new works for solo bassoon created by 5 RCS students composers.
This project is a collaboration between Red Note and composers from the RCS, who have been working with Cerys Ambrose Evans over the last few months, to develop new pieces for solo bassoon. These new works will also be recorded as part of the project, allowing the composers to reflect on this creative process, as they develop their skills in writing for the instrument.
Join us on Friday 25th April at 1pm at the Scottish Music Centre in Glasgow for an informal sharing of these new works.
The concert is FREE and not ticketed.
Red Note Ensemble
Cerys Ambrose Evans, Bassoon

FLOCK - Lammermuir Festival
2025-09-11 16:00 - 17:30 | St Peter’s Church, 1 High St, Musselburgh, EH21 7AD, United Kingdom
Family-friendly concert
Location: St Peter’s Church, Musselburgh
Times: 4 & 5.30pm
Duration: Approx 30mins
Tickets: £6 | Under 18 free
FLOCK is a 30 minute small ensemble piece with a strong visual element, created for children and families of all ages.
FLOCK is centred around a suite of newly invented playful instruments combined with flute, cello and percussion. Opening with a sonically and visually captivating performance by the musicians, the audience are gently encouraged to become more involved until, through their collective effort, a chirping flock comes into being.
FLOCK evolves from explorations of the songs and calls of birds, the sounds of a woodland and the weather. Origami birds slowly flap their paper wings overhead, music boxes tinkle, automated swanee whistles twitch and flutter, accordion reeds and pipes resonate… creating an evocative and intriguing setting that builds towards the impression of a lively flock of birds tweeting and chattering together.
Red Note Ensemble
Ruth Morley, Flute
Martin Storey, Cello
Tom Hunter, Percussion
Kathy Hinde, Artist
FLOCK was created by artist and composer Kathy Hinde and co-commissioned by Red Note Ensemble and sound.

FLOCK - Lammermuir Festival
2025-09-12 10:30 - 14:00 | St Peter’s Church, 1 High St, Musselburgh, EH21 7AD, United Kingdom
Family-friendly concert
Location: St Peter’s Church, Musselburgh
Times: 10.30am, 12pm & 2pm
Duration: Approx 30mins
Tickets: £6 | Under 18 free
FLOCK is a 30 minute small ensemble piece with a strong visual element, created for children and families of all ages.
FLOCK is centred around a suite of newly invented playful instruments combined with flute, cello and percussion. Opening with a sonically and visually captivating performance by the musicians, the audience are gently encouraged to become more involved until, through their collective effort, a chirping flock comes into being.
FLOCK evolves from explorations of the songs and calls of birds, the sounds of a woodland and the weather. Origami birds slowly flap their paper wings overhead, music boxes tinkle, automated swanee whistles twitch and flutter, accordion reeds and pipes resonate… creating an evocative and intriguing setting that builds towards the impression of a lively flock of birds tweeting and chattering together.
Red Note Ensemble
Ruth Morley, Flute
Martin Storey, Cello
Tom Hunter, Percussion
Kathy Hinde, Artist
FLOCK was created by artist and composer Kathy Hinde and co-commissioned by Red Note Ensemble and sound.

Noisy Nights at Drygate Glasgow
2025-09-24 19:30 - 21:00 | Drygate Brewery, 85 Drygate, Glasgow, G4 0UT
Join Red Note Ensemble for an evening of bold, unpredictable, and never-before-heard music. Noisy Nights champions fresh sounds and emerging voices, bringing together composers, performers, and curious listeners in an informal setting where anything can happen.
Our players, Ruth (flute), Fiona (viola) and Tom (percussion) will perform 8 short new 5-minute works selected from the open call — showcasing a wide range of styles, ideas, and sonic experiments:
Abbey Felton, flourish and flow
Caleb Reid, On Approach
Craig Morrison, On a single resonant chord
Huan Li, Wantonly
Jack Robinson, 7AM Dance Party
Mathis Saunier, lava_cycle.
Ming Yang, Cursive
Valerie Thibault, Untitled (Puzzles)
Got a musical idea of your own? Step up for the 10-Minute Composer Challenge. Create a quick sketch on the night, and our musicians might bring it to life before the evening’s out.
Drygate, Glasgow
Wednesday 24th September
7:30pm
FREE entry – booking essential
Red Note Ensemble
Ruth Morley, Flute
Fiona Winning, Viola
Tom Hunter, Percussion
John Harris, Conductor
Red Note is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Network Partner supported by PPL.

Red Note is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Network Partner supported by PPL.

Red Note at sound festival
2025-10-30 18:00 - 20:00 | 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

Almanac: Part 1 (Emergence)
2026-06-13 12:50 - 17:00 | Boat of Garten Community Hall, Boat of Garten Community Hall, Boat of Garten, PH24 3BL, United Kingdom
Almanac: Part 1 (Emergence)

Boat of Garten Community Hall, Saturday 13 June 2026
Almanac is a new large-scale project by composer Thomas Butler, commissioned by Red Note Ensemble, using contemporary musical performance to mark events in the natural world.
Across four seasonal, immersive works presented in locations throughout Scotland over 12 months, the project brings together ensemble, voice, electronics and field recording to explore ecological cycles, seasonal change, and the disruption of natural rhythms in a time of climate crisis.
Almanac: Part 1 (Emergence)
The first chapter of Almanac focuses on the emergence of dragonflies and damselflies as they transition from water to air. This new performance combines live music with flute, clarinet, viola and percussion, and field recordings to trace this moment of transformation, shaped by ecological research and the surrounding landscape.
Each ticket includes
• A guided site visit to a nearby bog with an RSPB guide to observe dragonflies and damselflies (transport provided by bus)
• A live performance of Emergence
• A Q&A with composer Thomas Butler

Important information
• Please note the site visit involves uneven terrain and is unfortunately not suitable for wheelchair users or those with limited mobility*
• Please arrive at least 10 minutes in advance as transport to the site will leave sharp
• Sturdy footwear and weather appropriate clothing is recommended
• Each performance is limited to 20 audience members
• Please be advised that in the event of severe weather, the site visit may be cancelled and we will offer an indoor alternative
*If you are unable to attend the site visit but wish to experience the performance and Q&A, or if you have any access questions, please contact us: admin@rednoteensemble.com
Performance schedule
Please select one of the following timed sessions when booking:
Concert 1
Site visit (including transport): 12:50–13:45
Performance + Q&A: 14:00–14:45
Concert 2
Site visit (including transport): 14:00–14:55
Performance + Q&A: 15:10–15:55
Concert 3
Site visit (including transport): 15:10–16:05
Performance + Q&A: 16:15–17:00
Tickets
£15 (£10 Concession for those under 26 years of age)
Advance booking required
The Almanac cycle is kindly supported by the Vaughan Williams Foundation.
For more information and tickets click HERE.
