Red Note

PLUG Festival - Plug 1: Opening Concert
2016-05-03 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Ledger Recital Room, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G2 3DB, United Kingdom
A multi-faceted opening to Plug@10, featuring the combined forces of Red Note and MusicLab, and including the winner of the prestigious Craig Armstrong Prize. Taking place at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, there will also be the first screening of a new opera for film by Henry McPherson, featuring students from the RCS Opera School and DFTV, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Martyn Brabbins. What a way to start!
New works by: Gregor Forbes, Martin Keary, Shona Mackay, Henry McPherson.
Red Note Ensemble
RCS MusicLab
Garry Walker Conductor

Reels to Ragas 3
2016-04-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Glenfinnan Church, Glenfinnan, Highland, PH37 4LT
Scottish-Indian fusion as Red Note is joined by the superb tabla player Kuljit Bhamra and piper-and-multi-instrumentalist Fraser Fifield 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. This concert is part of the annual Loch Shiel Music Festival.
Join internationally-renowned tabla player Kuljit Bhamra at 5pm Princes House Hotel, Glennfinnan 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
Viola Simon Tandree
Pipes Fraser Fifield

Reels to Ragas 3
2016-04-14 19:30 - 21:30 | SEALL, Ostaig House, Sleat, Isle of Skye, IV44 8RQ
Scottish-Indian fusion as Red Note is joined by the superb tabla player Kuljit Bhamra and piper-and-multi-instrumentalist Fraser Fifield 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.
Join internationally-renowned tabla player Kuljit Bhamra from 4-5pm at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, TDC Main Hall 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
Viola Simon Tandree
Pipes Fraser Fifield

Reels to Ragas 3
2016-04-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Mission House, Harris, Finsbay, Isle of Harris, HS3 3JD, United Kingdom
Scottish-Indian fusion as Red Note is joined by the superb tabla player Kuljit Bhamra and piper-and-multi-instrumentalist Fraser Fifield 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.
Join internationally-renowned tabla player Kuljit Bhamra each day at 3pm 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
Viola Simon Tandree
Pipes Fraser Fifield

Reels to Ragas 3
2016-04-12 20:30 - 22:30 | The Ceilidh Place, 14 West Argyle Street, Ullapool, Highland, IV26 2TY, United Kingdom
Scottish-Indian fusion as Red Note is joined by the superb tabla player Kuljit Bhamra and piper-and-multi-instrumentalist Fraser Fifield 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.
Join internationally-renowned tabla player Kuljit Bhamra from 4-5pm 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
Viola Simon Tandree
Pipes Fraser Fifield

The Night With.....Glasgow’s newest music series, with a twist
2016-04-12 20:00 - 22:00 | The Hug and Pint, 171 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G4 9AW
Red Note perform music for solo brass, trio and electronics (trumpet – Mark O’Keeffe, trombone – Simon Johnson, horn – Chris Gogh, electronics – Timothy Cooper).
This concert will feature music by Handel, Messiaen, John Cage and Harvey. Supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland’s Open Project Fund, the concerts promise to be an intriguing evening of music.
Programme:
1st set….Chris Gough – French Horn
Oliver Messiaen: ‘Appelle Interstellaire’ (segue)
Chris Gough: Improv on above (with pedals and effects etc)
(Approx 10-12 minutes).
2nd set….Mark O’Keeffe – Trumpets
Matthew Whiteside: for Matt Mattera (unaccompanied solo)
Simon Johnson – Trombone
John Cage: Music for Sliding Trombone
Jonathan Harvey: Other Presences (electronics with Tim Cooper)
(Approx 10-12 minutes)
3rd set….Simon Johnson – Trombone
Jacob TV: ‘I Was Like Wow’
(Approx 11 minutes)
4th set…Brass trio…
Handel: Suite for Brass Trio
Muczynski: Voyage for brass trio
(Approx 12 minutes)
The Night With is a new concert series set up by composer Matthew Whiteside to perform music in a relaxed environment. The intention is to develop it into a monthly concert series running for six months of the year to include new commissions performed by the highest quality players both Scottish and international and promoting music from all eras but with a bias toward contemporary.

The Night With...
2016-04-12 20:00 - 22:00 | The Hug and Pint, 171 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G4 9AW
Red Note perform music for solo brass, trio and electronics featuring music by Handel, Messiaen, John Cage and Harvey. Taking place in The Hug and Pint, Glasgow’s west end bar, eatery & music venue, The Night With Red Note is a must-see event for fans of classical and contemporary music alike.
Taking place in The Hug and Pint, Glasgow’s west end is a bar, eatery & music venue, The Night With Red Note is a must-see event for fans of classical and contemporary music alike.
Programme:
Handel (arr. Arthur Frackenpohl); Suite for Brass Trio
Matthew Whiteside; for Matt Mattera (for solo trumpet)
Oliver Messiaen: ‘Appelle Interstellaire’
Chris Gough: Improv on Messaien
John Cage: Music for Sliding Trombone
Jonathan Harvey; Other Presences
Karlheinz Essl: Sequitur
Peter Longworth; Parade for brass trio
Timothy Cooper; Inner Resonance
Jonathan Harvey; Mortuos Plango Vivos Voco
Denis Smalley; Base Metals

Reels to Ragas 3
2016-04-11 20:00 - 22:00 | The Big Shed, Goshen Farm Steading, Musselburgh, EH21 8JL
Scottish-Indian fusion as Red Note is joined by the superb tabla player Kuljit Bhamra and piper-and-multi-instrumentalist Fraser Fifield 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.
Join internationally-renowned tabla player Kuljit Bhamra at 6pm 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
Viola Simon Tandree

Spring Gathering Touring Network - Reels to Ragas
2016-03-11 09:00 - 17:00
The Spring Gathering is an annual event in Ardfern, Scotland bringing together promoters from across the Highlands and Islands with performers, producers, funders and other creative professionals, to network, build key skills and showcase new work. We will be performing Reels to Ragas as part of the event. This is not a public performance.
The Touring Network exists to see rural touring be a central, celebrated and indispensable part of the cultural life of Scotland. They exist to enable live performances of the highest level, transforming people as promoters, performers and audiences to create vibrant places to live, work and visit. Venues cover over half the area of Scotland with promoters working in communities across Highland, Argyll & Bute, Moray, Orkney, Shetland and Perthshire.
For more info: http://www.thetouringnetwork.com

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

Noisy Nights, Byre Bar, St Andrews
2016-02-26 22:30 | Byre Bar, Abbey Street, St Andrews, KY16 9LA
Noisy Nights are a place to meet music-lovers, curious minds, musicians, composers and artists in an informal space and hear some of the best examples of brand new music while having a beer. They’re fun, free and your chance to listen to, and compose for, the musicians of Red Note Ensemble.
This time we are heading to St Andrews and the Byre Bar.
Red Note Ensemble Performers:
Violin tbc
Cello Robert Irvine
Clarinet Marie Lloyd
Tickets: Free

Noisy Nights Calls for Scores St Andrews
2016-02-12 08:00 - 17:00
A general call for scores is made, maximum length 5 minutes for our St Andrews Noisy Nights on 26th February at the Byre Bar. Maximum instrumentation Vl / Vc / Cl – Violin (tbc), Cello (Robert Irvine) and Clarinet (Marie Lloyd).
Full score and parts in pdf format to be submitted to John Harris (john@rednoteensemble.com) by close of business on Friday 12th February.
Late submissions will not be accepted.

François Sarhan String Quartet Workshop
2016-02-08 08:00 - 2016-02-10 17:00
Red Note Ensemble are teaming up with internationally acclaimed composer, writer and visual artist François Sarhan to make a new work for string quartet with a difference – François will design and make a set of new, invented instruments for the performers to play on. How the instruments work, look and sound is entirely up to François; the performers of Red Note will need to learn to master these new instruments as they rehearse the work, planned for its first performance in Autumn 2016.

Noisy Nights, Summerhall Edinburgh
2016-02-01 20:00 - 22:00 | Summerhall, 1 Summerhall Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1QH
They’re a place to meet music-lovers, curious minds, musicians, composers and artists in an informal space and hear some of the best examples of brand new music while having a beer. They’re fun, free and your chance to listen to the musicians of Red Note. Tonight’s ensemble features Red Note’s Jackie Shave (Violin) and Ruth Morley (Flute) together with John Kenny (Trombone) in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre in Summerhall. Our 10 Minute Composer’s Challenge, gives you the chance to write your own piece to be played by the ensemble after the interval.
If you’re a composer, visit http://www.rednoteensemble.com/events/category/calls-for-scores/ to find out the instrumental line-up and how to submit your scores.”

Noisy Night Call for Scores Summerhall
2016-01-25
Submit your score to be performed at Summerhall, Edinburgh on 1st February 2016, as part of Red Note’s ‘Noisy Nights’ series.
A general call for scores is made, maximum length 5 minutes. Maximum instrumentation Violin, Flute (can double piccolo and alto flute as required) and Trombone. Full score and parts in pdf format to be submitted to John Harris (john@rednoteensemble.com) by close of business on Monday 25th January!

Noisy Nights
2015-11-30 20:00 - 22:30 | Summerhall, Summerhall Pl., Edinburgh, EH9 1QH, United Kingdom
They’re a place to meet music-lovers, curious minds, musicians, composers and artists in an informal space and hear some of the best examples of brand new music while having a beer. They’re fun, free and your chance to listen to the musicians of Red Note.
Scottish accordionist James Crabb joins the ensemble for an evening of virtuosity and versatile musicianship in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre in Summerhall. Our 10 Minute Composer’s Challenge, gives you the chance to write your own piece to be played by the ensemble after the interval.
If you’re a composer, visit http://www.rednoteensemble.com/events/category/calls-for-scores/ to find out the instrumental line-up and how to submit your scores.
Register for your free tickets here – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/red-note-noisy-nights-tickets-18933452466?

Noisy Nights Edinburgh - Call for Scores
2015-11-16 | Summerhall, Summerhall Pl., Edinburgh, EH9 1QH, United Kingdom
A general call for scores is made, maximum length 5 minutes. Maximum instrumentation Accordion (James Crabb), Vc (Robert Irvine), Tpt (Mark O Keefe) (no tape). Full score and parts in pdf format to be submitted to John Harris (john@rednoteensemble.com) by close of business on Monday 16th November. Late submissions will not be accepted.
A composer’s handbook (written by James Crabb) on writing for the accordion is attached HERE: HANDBOOK FOR CL.ACC-English

2015 sound Festival: 13 Vices
2015-11-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Woodend Barn, Burn O’ Bennie, Banchory, AB31 5QA, United Kingdom
13 Vices explores the weird, humorous, dark and exotic world of contemporary vices – the bad habits, the guilty pleasures, beloved deadly sins, the inane and profound proclivities we all share. Think Pierrot Lunaire meets ape-shit jazz – think re-imagined scenes from your favourite trash TV programme or the gentle hypnotic dialogue of beauty product ads as sung by Edith Piaf – think wild sonic explosions of Ornette Coleman mashed up with the frustrated sentimental lyricism of John McCormick as heard from a dodgy, stuttering CD player.
Food is served from 7pm, followed by the performance.
Part of Curious – a curated season contemporary music, dance and physical theatre. Presented In association with Woodend Barn, NEAT and Buchanan Food
13 Vices is supported through Beyond Borders from the PRS for Music Foundation, Creative Scotland, Arts Council of Ireland, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Arts Council of Wales.
Further information: www.sound-scotland.co.uk

2015 sound Festival: Red Note Ensemble: Noisy Nights!
2015-10-23 22:00 - 23:55 | The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, AB24 5AT
They’re a place to meet music-lovers, curious minds, musicians, composers and artists in an informal space and hear some of the best examples of brand new music while having a beer. They’re fun, free and your chance to listen to (and compose for!) the musicians of Red Note. Event presented in association with New Music Scotland.
Further information: www.sound-scotland.co.uk

2015 sound Festival: Griffyn Ensemble and Red Note Ensemble
2015-10-22 19:30 - 21:00 | King’s College Chapel, Umiverstity of Aberdeen, 52 College Bounds , Aberdeen, aberdeenshire, AB24, United Kingdom
This concert, which marks the start of a new relationship between Australia’s The Griffyn Ensemble and Scotland’s Red Note Ensemble, brings Estonian composer, Urmas Sisask’s Southern Sky from Australia to Aberdeen, to be partnered with a new work by Norwegian-based composer James Clapperton co-commissioned by sound and Red Note Ensemble with the support of The Leche Trust. Concert presented in association with University of Aberdeen

Urmas Sisask Southern Sky (UKP)
James Clapperton Northern Sky (WP)*

Further information: www.sound-scotland.co.uk

Noisy Nights Aberdeen - Call for Scores
2015-10-16 | The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, AB24 5AT
A general call for scores is made, maximum length 5 minutes. Maximum instrumentation Fl / Afl / Picc (Ruth Morley), Vc (Robert Irvine), Vibraphone (Tom Hunter) + tape. Full score and parts in pdf format to be submitted to John Harris (john@rednoteensemble.com) by close of business on Friday 16th October. Late submissions will not be accepted.

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

Noisy Nights Junior
2015-09-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Kings Park Secondry School, Glasgow
Over a series of four sessions, each pupil will create their own new piece of music with support and guidance from the whole team, culminating in an informal performance, by Red Note Ensemble musicians and the Kings Park music team, of new music from these emerging composers.
For information only, not a public performance.

Artlink Edinburgh & Lothians
2015-09-16 08:00 - 2015-11-04 17:00
Robert and Ruth will work with individual service users to explore sound and music together in a series of creative sessions. Over the course of the sessions, we hope that all involved will gradually learn how to read and respond to each other, using music as a medium.
For more information on Artlink Edinburgh & Lothians please visit http://www.artlinkedinburgh.co.uk
To discuss this and our other Access, Engagement and Participation projects, please contact out Director of AEP, Louise Martin on louise@rednoteensemble.com

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

A celebration of our first two CDs with Delphian Records - Moments in Time and Entangled Fortunes
2015-08-14 14:00 - 15:00
Moments in Time and Entangled Fortunes have been extremely well reviewed in the national press and are enjoying significant success. We are thrilled that these Scottish composers are receiving such well-deserved attention and to celebrate, Red Note are hosting an informal event in the surroundings of the beautiful, Phoebe Anna Traquair-decorated Song School of St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh on Friday 14th August from 2pm – 3pm.
Red Note Ensemble will perform works from both CDs, and both John McLeod and Eddie McGuire will be present. Drinks will be served and we will have copies of the CDs available for purchase at the special price of £10 per copy.
Please note that admission is FREE but by invitation only: please RSVP by email to Katja Armknecht, Administrator, Red Note Ensemble Ltd (katja@rednoteensemble.com) by Tuesday 11th August if you wish to attend.
We look forward very much to seeing you there to celebrate with us!

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.

Bach to Bartok - Club Inégales, London
2015-06-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Club Inegales, 180 North Gower Street, London, NW1 2NB, 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 - Woodend Barn, Banchory
2015-06-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Woodend Barn, Burn O’ Bennie, Banchory, AB31 5QA, 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
