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Digital Noisy Nights for young composers
2020-05-01
Noisy Nights are adapting to these social distancing times, going digital and providing an outlet to hear emerging new musical ideas and voices. We are planning not only 1 but 4 nights of brand new music with Red Note musicians that you can enjoy from your own home – but there’s more news: the last one of these is reserved for young composers who are still at school!

Ruth Morley – Flute,
Sasha Savaloni – Classical guitar,
Tom Hunter – Percussion,
Jackie Shave – Violin,
and Robert Irvine Cello.

Noisy Nights – 1 May, 3PM (BST)
Eliza Sinclair Kidd, To a Mouse
Fergus Butt, The Goldfish Are Relentless
Neo Korths, In The Shade Of Tangier
Isak Persson, Kvadratiska Vattenvågor
Louis Opit, Predatory Prelude
Join us from your home to ours and connect with other new music lovers online on our YouTube channel (click on the link or on BUY TICKETS and you will redirected to YouTube), as we hear some of the best examples of brand new music from the most emerging composers, the next generation in contemporary music.
Red Note is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Partner.

New Digital Noisy Nights - Call for Composers!
2020-05-22
Digital Noisy Nights provide an outlet to hear emerging new musical ideas and voices in our new social distanced reality. Every Friday at 3PM for the month of June, these five outstanding Red Note musicians will bring you the best examples of brand new music played from scratch from their homes to yours:

Ruth Morley – Flute,
Jo Nicholson – Bass Clarinet,
Tom Hunter – Percussion,
Jackie Shave – Violin,
and Duncan Strachan – Cello.

Call for Adult Composers (18+)
(18 or younger? Check out the call for younger composers)
If you are an emerging, student (18+) or amateur composer interested in writing a 5-min long piece for a solo instrument, send your name and contact email to admin [at] rednoteensemble.com by Friday 22 May (12:00PM).
That same day, we will get back in touch to inform you about the instrument you have been assigned to write for from the options above – this will be a random allocation. You will also receive the link to a brief instrument demo filmed by each player outlining capabilities, techniques, notation, etc.
Then the challenge is on! You have 1 week to write your piece for that specific instrument. Please submit in pdf format by 5pm on Friday 29th May to admin [at] rednoteensemble.com. Please note the scores should not include electronics or any pre-recorded parts, and consider that concerts are rehearsed and performed in a short timeframe.
The 15 compositions selected by the players will be performed on our YouTube channel on 3 separate concerts: 5th June, 12th June and 19th June.
Challenge accepted?
Please help us spread the word by sharing this call with your friends and contacts.
We are looking forward to keeping music alive and new music lovers connected online.

New Digital Noisy Nights - Call for Young Composers
2020-05-27
Digital Noisy Nights provide an outlet to hear emerging new musical ideas and voices in our new social distanced reality. Every Friday at 3PM for the month of June, these five outstanding Red Note musicians will bring you the best examples of brand new music played from scratch from their homes to yours:

Ruth Morley – Flute,
Jo Nicholson – Bass Clarinet,
Tom Hunter – Percussion,
Jackie Shave – Violin,
and Duncan Strachan – Cello.

Call for Young Composers
If you are a young composer, still at high school full time and interested in writing a 2 – 5min long piece for a solo instrument, send your name, high school and contact email to admin [at] rednoteensemble.com by Wednesday 27th May (12:00PM).
That same day we will get back in touch to inform you about the instrument you have been assigned to write for (no choice – that’s part of the challenge!). You will also receive the link to a brief instrument demo filmed by each player outlining capabilities, techniques, notation, etc.
Then the challenge is on! You have 3 weeks to write your piece for that specific instrument (if you’re in touch with your school music teacher online, you can ask them for advice and help). Please submit in pdf format by 5pm on Wednesday 17th June to admin [at] rednoteensemble.com. Please note the scores should not include electronics or any pre-recorded parts, and consider that concerts are rehearsed and performed in a short timeframe.
Our players will then select 5 compositions from those submitted, to be performed on our YouTube channel on our final Digital Noisy Nights concert, 26th June.
Challenge accepted?
Please help us spread the word by sharing this call with your friends and contacts.
We are looking forward to keeping music alive and new music lovers connected online.

Noisy Nights Hybrid - 2nd Edition
2020-12-18 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London)
To wrap up the year, Noisy Nights come back for another hybrid edition with these outstanding musicians:

Tom Hunter – Marimba,
Greg Lawson – Violin,
Robert Irvine – Cello.

In this second Noisy Nights Hybrid we are showcasing the talent of emerging, amateur and student composers:

Colin Johnson Juxtapositions

Yaz Lancaster Firn
Florence Anna Maunders Khashab Mahtam
Dan Nolan Unstable Cycles
Gabriel Stenborg Persistensia

Tune in to the concert on our YouTube channel on Friday 18th December at 6PM and join us in waving goodbye to 2020 with some of the best new examples of contemporary classical music.

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If you enjoy this and are in a position to do so, we hope you will consider making a donation to Help Musicians’ Coronavirus Financial Hardship Fund: https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/support-our-work/make-a-donation Thank you!

Red Note is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Partner.

Noisy Nights at Sound
2021-06-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Queen’s Cross Church, Albyn Pl, Aberdeen, AB10 1YN, United Kingdom
Noisy Nights is back! We are excited to play together again with these outstanding musicians:

Maximiliano Martin – Clarinet,
Tony Moffat – Violin,
Jessica Beeston – Viola,
Robert Irvine – Cello.

On this occasion we have partnered with sound, following the success and learnings from the Neurotribes conference, to showcase the talent of neurodiverse composers, supporting greater inclusion in contemporary classical music.
Click here to book your tickets now! Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance.
Following our call for scores, we are looking forward to presenting 5 new compositions alongside Hason Hodgson:
Jason Hodgson Dimensional Shift (Rubic Cubes)
Joe Stollery Seely Circles
Siôn Parkinson Phantosmia
Sera Wright Sunflowers
Zoe Cutler ✨🌟 👉The👈 ⚠️Contemporary⚠️ 🐝Music🐝 🍋Lick🍋 🌟✨
Rylan Gleave cold with him

Red Note Ensemble
John Harris Conductor
Red Note and sound are PRS Foundation Talent Development Partners.

Noisy Nights At Drygate Glasgow
2026-02-23 19:30 - 21:00 | Drygate Brewery, 85 Drygate, Glasgow, G4 0UT
Shake off your winter hibernation and come thaw your ears with 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.
Ruth (flute), Cerys (bassoon) and Sasha (classical guitar) perform eight brand-new five-minute works, selected from the open call:
Colin Riley ‘Rollick’
Jamie Mackenzie ‘gluasadan’
Darlene Zarabozo ‘you deserve good things’
Colin Donati ‘Reckless (fragment)’
Scott Wearing ’Three Responses’
Abbey Felton ‘running joke’
Daniel Abrahams ’The Road to Applecross’
Craig Morrison ’The Sound of Wood’
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.
Yes, it’s a Monday night in February but it’s FREE!
Drygate, Glasgow
Monday 23rd February
7:30pm
FREE entry – booking essential
Red Note Ensemble
Ruth Morley, Flute
Cerys Ambrose Evans, Bassoon
Sasha Savaloni, Classical Guitar
John Harris, Conductor
Red Note is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Network Partner supported by PPL.

Noisy Nights – Call For Scores
2026-08-26 08:00 - 23:59
Noisy Nights are informal new music nights that provide an outlet to hear emerging new musical ideas and voices. Three Red Note musicians will perform up to 8 short new 5-minute works selected from the open call.
The concert will take place on Tuesday 29th September, 19:30 at Drygate in Glasgow.
The deadline for submissions is Wednesday 26th August 2026, 23:59.
CALL FOR SCORES
• Maximum length: 5 minutes
• Instrumentation: Viola, Cello, Percussion (vibraphone plus small cymbal, floor Tom, triangle, shake)*
• Only new works composed for this call and including all three instruments will be accepted. *For percussion please write for vibraphone plus any of the other percussion listed above).
• Deadline: Wednesday 26th August 2026 (23:59 – UK time)
Please note the scores should not include electronics or any pre-recorded parts, and when writing please consider that these concerts are rehearsed in a short time frame. When submitting your score, please include parts for each instrument as well.
If you’ve got any questions regarding the instruments list, please email admin@rednoteensemble.com.

HOW TO APPLY
To apply please please fill in the form HERE
If you have any questions or encountering any issues with the form or uploading your score to the form please contact us on admin@rednoteensemble.com.
SUPPORT:
We encourage those local to the area to apply. There are limited options to apply for a travel bursary if you are selected and based outside of Glasgow, and reside within the UK.
Please note that our travel bursary funds are limited, so we may not be able to fully cover your travel expenses. We will strive to offer as much support as possible. However if travel is not possible, selected composers will have the option to join the rehearsal and concert online.
Unfortunately we are not able to offer travel support for composers based outside of the UK.
If you have any questions or access requirements, please contact Dawn Coulshed at admin@rednoteensemble.com

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