Red Note

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS - Good Company Tour, Aberdeen concert
2022-06-29 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London)
Announcement: Due to unforeseen circumstances, it’s with deep regret that we have to announce the cancellation or the rest of our Good Company tour. We were very excited to meet you all and come to you with an amazing programme of music and we are all very upset by this turn of events.

We are very sorry that we won’t be able to continue the tour but rest assured that we will be back in the future!

We thank you for your understanding.

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Join us for our concert at Cowdray Hall (Aberdeen Art Gallery) on Wednesday 29th June 2022 at 7.30pm.
If you are interested to take part in this event, please contact Flore at admin@rednoteensemble.com.
As well as the concert, participants will be needed for a focus group 45 minutes before the concert and 30 minutes after the concert.
Deadline to submit interest: 27th June 2022, 12pm.
Should you have any further questions, please contact Sarah at sarah@rednoteensemble.com
More details about the event:
Red Note return in June to the highlands and isles of Scotland to celebrate the simple pleasures of making and listening to music with you, on their Good Company Tour.
Come and join us as we perform some of our favourite music, from Aileen Sweeney to Philip Glass, from John Taverner to Shostakovich. A varied programme for all tastes, from the well-known to the very new, brought to you in warm and sparkling style on a summer’s day by Red Note’s very fine musicians.
The ensemble will tour the Highlands and Islands in Scotland from Wednesday 22nd to Wednesday 29th June 2022. Find out more about the Aberdeen concert here.
Witold Lutoslawski String Quartet
Thomas Adès ‘O Albion’ from Arcadiana
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No 7
Philip Glass String Quartet No 2 ‘Company’
Aileen Sweeney Ceilidh
Traditional Sønderho Bridal Trilogy
John Tavener The Lamb
Red Note Ensemble
Jackie Shave, Violin 1
Tom Hankey, Violin 2
Fiona Winning, Viola
Robert Irvine, Cello

13 Vices - New Music Biennial
2022-07-03 18:30 - 19:30 | Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London
For ensemble, improvisers, conductor & voice, 13 Vices melts boundaries between theatre, poetry & contemporary music. Exploring the weird, humorous, dark & exotic world of contemporary vices, it is the creation of pioneering compositional voices – Brian Irvine & Jennifer Walshe.
First performed in 2015, the seed was planted many years before when Brian chanced upon sculptures by Mihail Chemiakin in Moscow. The collection of slightly grotesque figures, each representing a particular adult vice that is damaging to children was the springboard to the project, which would eventually become, in Brian’s words, “a wonderfully messy, chopped up, beautiful, bewitching cocktail of the best people making the best sounds and is a project that myself, collaborator Jennifer (Walshe) and all the gang and very proud of!”.
13 Vices is truly some of the most imaginative and exhilarating music around and Red Note Ensemble is delighted to perform alongside Paul Dunmall, Paul Rogers, & Mark Sanders. This piece that will stick with you.
Red Note Ensemble
Jackie Shave, Violin
Tom Hankey, Viola
Robert Irvine, Cello
New Music Biennial is a PRS Foundation and Southbank Centre initiative.
For ages 11+
Image credit: Moving on Music

Human Threads: Red Note with Artlink
2022-07-09 20:00 - 20:30 | Tramway, Glasgow Tramway, Glasgow, G41 2PE, United Kingdom
Reacting spontaneously to the exhibition and audience, Red Note’s musicians will move freely throughout the space and will invite the audience to experience the music and arts from a different perspective. On Saturday 9th July, Red Note Ensemble will perform with Indepen-dance dancers. Open to all.
This event is informed by the interests and insights of individuals with profound and multiple learning disabilities who have collaborated with Red Note over a number of years.
Free – Drop-in – no ticket required
When?
Saturday 28th May – 13:00
Saturday 9th July – 20:00
Sunday 28th August – 14:00 – CLOSING EVENT
Red Note Ensemble – Saturday 28th May
Ruth Morley, Flute
Robert Irvine, Cello
Red Note Ensemble – Saturday 9th July
Mark O’Keeffe, Trumpet
Jessica Beeston, Viola
More about the exhibition
Conceived as an accessible, creative experience informed by individuals with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), the exhibition takes the form of an interactive landscape which invites audiences on a journey of light, sound, touch and smell. From a huge silk sail which sways softly, to sculpture that translates audio into vibrating pulses, and a playful tower emitting light, smoke and bubbles – each artwork within this gentle fairground offers a new encounter.
Human Threads is the culmination of years of pioneering research by Artlink and the Cherry Road Learning Centre. Through a process of mutual learning via collaborative play. Each artwork has been developed with and informed by individuals with PMLD and invites audiences to interact through a variety of senses. The works expand our perceptions of what an artwork might be and break down barriers of access to contemporary art. Throughout Human Threads the physical experience of the artwork becomes a shared, communal language through which to explore new possibilities of human perception.
If you require additional info on access to this event please contact Artlink directly.

Development opportunity for Scotland-based composers
2022-07-15
The new works will be performed during soundfestival 2022.
This development opportunity for Scotland-based composers is part of the soundcreators programme, which focuses on nurturing creative talent.
soundcreators is funded by PRS for Music Foundation, Creative Scotland, Foyle Foundation, Hugh Fraser Foundation, Hope Scott Trust and Aberdeen City Council.
This opportunity is organised in partnership with sound. sound is a new music incubator based in north-east Scotland encouraging new music creation and discovery. They run the annual soundfestival, as well as year-round activity supporting a wide range of composers, engaging with local communities and providing educational opportunities.

Draft schedule:
Session 1: Introduction to voice and viola
When: Thursday 11th August, 11am-1pm
Where: Zoom
This first session will primarily be an introduction to writing for voice and viola and will be led by both musicians and Laura Bowler.
Session 2:
When: 29th and/or 30th August
Where: Zoom
1-to-1 mentoring sessions with Laura Bowler and/or musicians. The composers will submit short (approximately 30 second sketches) in advance.
Following this, the composers will work up full pieces for the third session.
Session 3:
When: Saturday 17th September
Where: TBC (Central Belt)
The composers will work alongside two musicians to develop new works. It is expected that composers will bring work in progress with them. The session will last a whole day.
The composers will then have until mid-October to make any last adjustments.
Rehearsal:
When: Monday 10th October
Where: TBC (Central Belt)
Half-day rehearsal of finished pieces with the composers in attendance.
Performance:
When: 30th October
Where: Aberdeen
A performance of the new works as part of the 2022 soundfestival. There will also be a rehearsal prior to the performance.

Candidates
The five successful candidates will be talented composers resident in Scotland. They can be at any stage in their career, however they should be able to demonstrate a number of years of compositional experience, and must be able to articulate their development needs and how the opportunity would benefit them.
Please note that we are committed to working with and supporting composers from under-represented groups. Female, trans, gender-diverse and ethnic minority composers as well as composers with a disability are encouraged to apply.
Financial support for the opportunity is limited to related expenses for travel/accommodation. There will also be a small commission fee of £200 per composer for a delivered piece to be performed at soundfestival.

How to apply
To apply for the opportunity please complete this Google form.
Deadline for applications: 15th July 2022
If further information is required, please contact Elza (info@sound-scotland.co.uk).
We will inform you whether you are successful or not by the 22nd July 2022.

Selection process
As mentioned above sound is committed to working with and supporting composers from under-represented sections of the population. To enable this, there is a two-stage application process: an initial selection is made, and then this is narrowed down in a second stage selection process. If you are a female, disabled and/or BAME composer, you can self-select to be put forward automatically to the second round if you want. The selection panel will be made up of the composer mentor, a representative of sound (either a staff member or the Chair) and of Red Note.

Notes to composers applying
Selection for new music opportunities is inherently subjective and the criteria used can differ from project to project. We are frequently over-subscribed and often the quality of applications is extremely high from a wide range of composers, which usually means making difficult decisions.
Reasons for selecting one composer over another are not always to do with skill level or experience. We may, for example, be looking for the right fit for us as an organisation at a particular point in time e.g., we may be looking to develop specific strands or activity or genres of music.
For development opportunities that happen in a group setting, it may be that we need to take into consideration the coherence of that group e.g., we may prefer to have composers of a similar experience-level. We thus sometimes end up turning down composers with more experience or skills, or giving opportunities to composers who we feel would benefit most from a particular opportunity at that stage in their career, and faced with difficult choices we may sometimes turn down composers who may have already benefitted from a number of opportunities in the past.
We would however encourage composers to apply for any opportunities that interest them and for which they fit the specification, and not be discouraged if they are not selected for a particular opportunity, as it does not mean that they are not “good” enough. Please do continue to apply for any opportunity that interests you!

Office closed 15th-19th August
2022-08-19
We will be back soon with a very busy Autumn season. We can’t wait to see you all soon!
With warmest wishes,
The Red Note Team

Human Threads: Red Note with Artlink - CLOSING EVENT
2022-08-28 14:00 - 14:40 | Tramway, Glasgow Tramway, Glasgow, G41 2PE, United Kingdom
Working to a soundscape specially created for the event by Martina Corsini and commissioned by Red Note Ensemble, Red Note’s musicians will move freely throughout the space and will invite the audience to experience the music and arts from a different perspective. Open to all.
This event is informed by the interests and insights of individuals with profound and multiple learning disabilities who have collaborated with Red Note over a number of years.
Please note, this performance will be filmed.
Free – Drop-in – no ticket required
Red Note Ensemble
Ruth Morley, Flute
Alex South, Clarinet
Jessica Beeston, Viola
Robert Irvine, Cello
More about the exhibition
Conceived as an accessible, creative experience informed by individuals with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), the exhibition takes the form of an interactive landscape which invites audiences on a journey of light, sound, touch and smell. From a huge silk sail which sways softly, to sculpture that translates audio into vibrating pulses, and a playful tower emitting light, smoke and bubbles – each artwork within this gentle fairground offers a new encounter.
Human Threads is the culmination of years of pioneering research by Artlink and the Cherry Road Learning Centre. Through a process of mutual learning via collaborative play. Each artwork has been developed with and informed by individuals with PMLD and invites audiences to interact through a variety of senses. The works expand our perceptions of what an artwork might be and break down barriers of access to contemporary art. Throughout Human Threads the physical experience of the artwork becomes a shared, communal language through which to explore new possibilities of human perception.
If you require additional info on access to this event please contact Artlink directly.

Make Your Own - Workshop Session
2022-09-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Join us on Wednesday 14th September at 19:00 for our first ever Make Your Own development workshop and learn more about instruments and music writing with three Red Note players (trumpet, viola, cello).
Make Your Own is a new workshop, created to help make the world of writing new music accessible to all.
This workshop is also designed as an introduction to Noisy Night, an opportunity to compose for a concert featuring the same players later in the year. The Noisy Night concert is in Glasgow on 7th November 2022.
If you are interested in learning more about the workings of an instrument and writing music for them then register for a place to attend this online workshop.
The workshop will be fun, informal, friendly and informative, and designed to help everyone – whether a seasoned composer or a curious newcomer with no musical training – to write their own new music.

Registration for the event: click here to book your place – please note that this workshop is free but limited to 20 people maximum. Registration is on a first come first served basis.
If you booked your ticket but can’t attend the workshop anymore, please let us know as soon as possible by email at admin@rednoteensemble.com.
Time and location: September 14th, 19:00-20:30 – the workshop will be held on zoom.
Accessibility: If you require any access needs on the day of the workshop, please let us know as soon as possible at admin@rednoteensemble.com
If you have any questions or would like more information about this workshop, please contact us at admin@rednoteensemble.com

Red Note at Lammermuir Festival 2022
2022-09-15 15:00 - 16:00 | The Big Shed, Goshen Farm Steading, Musselburgh, EH21 8JL
Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet is based on a recorded loop of a homeless man singing. For more than 50 years its emotional impact on audiences has been extraordinarily powerful.
We will perform this stunning work in a specially-arranged, intimate and moving chamber-scale version during the 2022 Lammermuir Festival at the Big Shed in Musselburgh, on Thursday 15th September, 3pm.
“…this contemporary music still resonates with diverse audiences after more than four decades.”
Limelight
The Lammermuir Festival was born of a conviction that historic architecture and beautiful landscape together can create an ideal environment in which to experience great music-making. The Festival was established to bring the finest musicians together with local people and visitors in celebration of music in towns and villages nestling between the Lammermuir Hills and the sea.
Red Note Ensemble
Mark O’Keeffe, Trumpet
Andy Saunders, Horn
Tom Hunter, Percussion
Donald Grant, Violin 1
George Smith, Violin 2
Helena Rose, Violin 3
Fiona Winning, Viola
Robert Irvine, Cello 1
Duncan Strachan, Cello 2
Iain Crawford, Double Bass

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS - Lammermuir Festival
2022-09-15 15:00 - 16:00 | The Big Shed, Goshen Farm Steading, Musselburgh, EH21 8JL
Join us for our concert at The Big Shed (Musselburgh) as part of the Lammermuir Festival, on Thursday 15th September at 3.00pm.
If you are interested to take part in this event or if you have any questions, please contact Flore at admin@rednoteensemble.com.
As well as the concert, participants will be needed for a focus group 01h00 before the concert and 30 minutes after the concert.
Deadline to submit interest: 14th September 2022, 12pm.
More details about the event:
Dr Charlotte Gilmore, an Athenaeum Leadership Fellow at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, is leading a research project to identify and analyse the audience attending arts events. She will lead her project during the concert with Red Note Ensemble as part of Lammermuir Festival 2022.
The Lammermuir Festival was born of a conviction that historic architecture and beautiful landscape together can create an ideal environment in which to experience great music-making. The Festival was established to bring the finest musicians together with local people and visitors in celebration of music in towns and villages nestling between the Lammermuir Hills and the sea.
Red Note return to Lammermuir Festival 2022 with Gavin Bryars’ hypnotic “Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet”.
Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet is based on a recorded loop of a homeless man singing. For more than 50 years its emotional impact on audiences has been extraordinarily powerful.
“…this contemporary music still resonates with diverse audiences after more than four decades.”
Limelight
Red Note Ensemble
Mark O’Keeffe, Trumpet
Andy Saunders, Horn
Tom Hunter, Percussion
Donald Grant, Violin 1
George Smith, Violin 2
Helena Rose, Violin 3
Fiona Winning, Viola
Robert Irvine, Cello 1
Duncan Strachan, Cello 2
Iain Crawford, Double Bass

GO COMPOSE! 2022
2022-09-27
Create your own original piece of music with support from composers Laura Bowler and Rylan Gleave who will guide you through the process of writing a piece from start to finish.You will write music for the flute, viola and cello and it will be played by Red Note musicians. We play lots of different styles and types of music and enjoy working with creative young people!Go Compose! is suitable for young people aged 11-18 and in secondary education who have an interest in creating and exploring sounds and music and would like to develop their skills and experiences in a fun and creative environment. No previous compositional experience is required.

TIMETABLE
Sunday 16 October | 2pm – 8pm | Phoenix Centre, Newton Dee Village, Aberdeen
Monday 17 October | 10am – 5pm | Phoenix Centre, Newton Dee Village, Aberdeen
Tuesday 18 October | 10am – 4pm with a sharing performance at 5pm

RESIDENTIAL OPTION
We will be able to organise supervised accommodation for you if you will be travelling from a distance and would like the option to stay overnight to attend the course. There will be an additional cost for this. For more information, please contact Naomi at sound by emailing: naomi@sound-scotland.co.uk.

APPLY
To apply for a place on Go Compose! please complete the online registration form here. The deadline for applying is Monday 27 September and we will confirm all places by Monday 3 October.

CONTACT
If you need any further information or have any questions, please contact Naomi at sound by emailing: naomi@sound-scotland.co.uk

Go Compose! is run in partnership with sound and is generously supported by Creative Scotland, Aberdeen City Council, Kintore Charitable Trust, Hugh Fraser Foundation, The EIS Education Committee, Aberdeen Endowments Trust, David and June Gordon Memorial Fund and the Gordon and Ena Baxter Foundation.

Noisy Nights 2022 at sound – Call for Scores
2022-10-10 09:00
Noisy Nights provide an outlet to hear emerging new musical ideas and voices.
After two years doing it online, we are finally back live and for our first event we have partnered with sound to perform at the 2022 sound festival. Three Red Note musicians will perform 8 short new 5-minute works selected from the open call (details below).
The concert will be held at the Belmont Filmhouse in Aberdeen, on Wednesday 26th October, 9pm (see www.sound-scotland.co.uk for full details).

Call for Scores
Are you interested in writing a piece of music 3-5min long for Scotland’s contemporary music ensemble? Then this call is for you.
– Maximum length 5 minutes
– Instrumentation is Viola, Double Bass and Vibraphone
– Only new works composed for this call will be accepted
– Deadline 10th October (9am – 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.
Full score and parts in PDF format to be submitted to Flore at admin@rednoteensemble.com by 9am (UK time) on Monday 10th October. Please include full name and contact in your submission email and use the subject “Noisy Nights Sound – Application”. Late submissions will not be accepted.
A maximum of 8 pieces will be selected by a panel of musicians and composers from Red Note and sound. North-east Scotland-based composers are especially encouraged to apply.
Selected composers will be notified on the 14th October and the rehearsals and concert will be held on the 26th October.
If you have any questions or access requirements, please contact Sarah at sarah@rednoteensemble.com. She will be your point of contact if you need help or advice.
Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
All applicants must also complete an anonymous Equal Opportunities Monitoring form. This
will help Red Note Ensemble to better understand the reach and fairness of our selection
process.
Please CLICK HERE to download the monitoring form. Once completed please send it by
email to sarah@rednoteensemble.com
Red Note and sound are PRS Foundation Talent Development Partners.

Noisy Nights 2022 in Glasgow – Call for Scores
2022-10-14 17:00
Noisy Nights provide an outlet to hear emerging new musical ideas and voices.
After two years online, we are finally back live and our second gig will be held in Glasgow! Three Red Note musicians will perform 10 short new 5 minute works selected from the open call (details below).
The concert will be held at the Glad Café in Glasgow, on Monday 7th November in the evening, time TBC.

Call for Scores
Are you interested in writing a piece of music 3-5min long for Scotland’s contemporary music ensemble? Then this call is for you.
– Maximum length 5 minutes
– Instrumentation is Trumpet, Viola and Cello
– Only new works composed for this call
– Deadline 14th October (5pm – 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.
Full score and parts in PDF format to be submitted to Flore at admin@rednoteensemble.com by 5pm (UK time) on Friday 14th October. Please include full name and contact in your submission email and use the subject “Noisy Nights Glasgow – Application”. Late submissions will not be accepted.
A maximum of 10 pieces will be selected by a panel of musicians and composers from Red Note. Selected composers will be notified on the 24th October and the rehearsal and concert will be held on the 7thNovember.
If you have any questions or access requirements, please contact Sarah at sarah@rednoteensemble.com. She will be your point of contact if you need help or advice.
Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
All applicants must also complete an anonymous Equal Opportunities Monitoring form. This
will help Red Note Ensemble to better understand the reach and fairness of our selection
process.
Please CLICK HERE to download the monitoring form. Once completed please send it by
email to sarah@rednoteensemble.com
Red Note is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Partner

Red Note at sound festival 2022 - Aber Dîn by Zad Moultaka
2022-10-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Cowdray Hall – Aberdeen Art Gallery, Schoolhill, Aberdeen, AB10 1FQ, United Kingdom
Written for and performed by the combined forces of Red Note and France’s Percussions Claviers de Lyon, Franco-Lebanese composer and visual artist Zad Moultaka’s new work, Aber Dîn, takes audiences on a delirious audio-visual journey inspired by Jules Verne’s novel Backwards to Britain.

Percussions Claviers de Lyon

Red Note Ensemble
Ruth Morley, flute
Tim Lines, clarinet
Mark O’Keeffe, trumpet
Jackie Shave, violin
Robert Irvine, cello

Zad Moultaka Conductor

Co-commissioned by sound, Red Note Ensemble and Percussions Claviers de Lyon.
Supported by Diaphonique, Franco-British fund for classical contemporary music.

Noisy Nights at Sound
2022-10-26 21:00 - 22:30 | Anatomy Rooms, Shoe Lane, Aberdeen, AB10 1AL
After two years doing it online, we are finally back live and for our first event we have partnered with sound to perform at the 2022 sound festival. Three Red Note musicians will perform 8 short new 5-minute works selected from the open call.
The concert will be held at the Anatomy Rooms in Aberdeen, on Wednesday 26th October, 9pm.
Following our call for scores, we are looking forward to presenting 8 new compositions:
Naomi McGillivray We Grow Accustomed to the Dark
Candra Bangun Setyawan Uni-SOno
Kristain Rasmussen Polarisation
Máté Szigeti Her Absence will not Alter me: An Air Upon a Ground
Erin Thomson Flux
Harrison Reeves-Smith Reindeer Panel
Andrew Fowler along a brittle edge
Oliver Frost I arrived at the shore of a winding river
Red Note Ensemble
Fiona Winning, viola
Iain Crawford, double bass
Tom Hunter, vibraphone
John Harris Conductor
Red Note and sound are PRS Foundation Talent Development Partners.

Composer Development Concert - sound festival 2022
2022-10-30 11:00 - 12:00 | Anatomy Rooms, Shoe Lane, Aberdeen, AB10 1AL
We are delighted to announce that five Scotland-based composers have been selected to participate in a development opportunity where they will work alongside Fiona Winning (viola) and Stephanie Lamprea (voice) and a composer mentor to develop new works to be performed at this year’s soundfestival!The composers are Jessica MacIsaac, Thomas Metcalf and Semay Wu.

They will showcase their work during a concert on Sunday 30th October at 11am at the Anatomy Rooms in Aberdeen (no advance booking required).

Red Note Ensemble
Fiona Winning, viola
Stephanie Lamprea Voice

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.

Red Note at RCS Emerging Conductors Concert
2022-11-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Stevenson Hall, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G2 3DB, United Kingdom
After a week of masterclasses and workshops under the guidance of Visiting Professor Martyn Brabbins, Leverhulme Conducting Fellow Emilie Godden and five MMus conducting students present a performance of Julian Anderson’s ‘Van Gogh Blue’, premiered in 2015.
Each of the conductors will also direct the premiere of a short transcription or composition they have created especially for this occasion.
Julian Anderson Van Gogh Blue
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Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Michael Riley) Prelude No.4 in D Major, BWV 925
Magnus Plejdrup Dance Suite
Dmitri Shostakovich (arr. Emilie Godden) Prelude No.22 in G minor, Op.34
Claude Debussy (arr. Oliver Cope) Voiles
Claude Debussy (arr. Peggy Wu) General Lavine
Claude Debussy (arr. Vincent Wiguna) Hommage à S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C
Red Note Ensemble
Ruth Morley, flute / piccolo
Heather Roche, clarinet
Will White, bass clarinet
Paul Boyes, bassoon
Andy Saunders, horn
Gabriella Dall’Olio, harp
Tom Hankey, viola
Robert Irvine, cello
Iain Crawford, double bass

Noisy Nights at Glad Café Glasgow
2022-11-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Glad Café, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow, G41 2HG, United Kingdom
Noisy Nights provide an outlet to hear emerging new musical ideas and voices. Join us at the Glad Café for an informal night of new music. Three Red Note musicians will perform 10 short new works selected from an open call (details to apply here: https://www.rednoteensemble.com/event/noisy-nights-2022-in-glasgow-call-for-scores/)..

There is even a chance to take part in the gig with our 10 minutes composer challenge, where you’ll be able to create a quick sketch on the spot and have it played by our musicians.
The concert will be held at the Glad Café in Glasgow, on Monday 7th November, 7pm. Tickets are free but booking is required.
Barry Paul Horrell La Folia
David Roche The Church
Jacquelyn Hazle Hours
Luke ‘Luca’ Cockayne Optimistic Timekeeping
Rebecca Frances Stale Connections
Taner Kemirtlek Glad Cafe
Thomas Djønne Triplex
Tom Hawkins Chromatic Explosions
Tsz To Lo Hexagonal Buzzing

Red Note Ensemble
Paul Bosworth, trumpet
Fiona Winning, viola
Robert Irvine, cello

John Harris Conductor

Red Note at hcmf// 2022
2022-11-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Phipps Hall, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH
Úna Monaghan is a harper, composer, researcher and sound artist from Belfast, working with experimental and improvised sound, and with live electronics, from a traditional Irish music background. Her recent work has combined traditional music with bronze sculpture, sound art and movement sensors. She has been commissioned by hcmf// and Red Note Ensemble to create a new piece, Notwithstanding, that will be premiered at hcmf// 2022. It is for solo harp, electronics and ensemble.
In Ann Cleare’s Dysmorphia II, the three instruments adopt warped versions of each other as if they are different sides of the same brain, looking at and interpreting the same world but unable to form a consensus on their vision of it. This is an obsessive, distorted world in which every compositional parameter is saturated in the idea of dysmorphia – timbral, harmonic, formal, rhythmic, and dynamic dysmorphia with each parameter frantically searching for the difference between reality and perception.
Nick Roth’s Flocking III, meanwhile, explores the mechanisms of an emergent system in which individual components can be perceived to express themselves as a group. Nature offers many spectacular examples of this type of behaviour, of which perhaps the most beautiful is the flocking of birds in flight.

Úna Monaghan Notwithstanding (World Premiere)*
Ann Cleare Dysmorphia II (World Premiere of trio edition)
Nick Roth Flocking III (UK Premiere)
Red Note Ensemble
Ruth Morley, flute / piccolo
Will White, clarinet / bass clarinet
Jackie Shave, violin
Tom Hankey, viola
Robert Irvine, cello
Iain Crawford, double bass
Tom Hunter, percussion
Úna Monaghan harp
Nick Roth soprano / tenor saxophones
Geoffrey Paterson conductor
*co-commissioned by hcmf// & Red Note Ensemble

Christmas Holidays Office Closure
2022-12-19 00:00 - 2023-01-09 17:00
Red Note wish you, your family and friends a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We would like to thank you for all your support over the past year as we were back with a full and busy programme of events and concert throughout the year.
We’ve had a great Autumn Season, filled with workshops, concerts and AEP sessions and are now setting some time aside to rest before taking on 2023. The office will be closed from 19th December to the 6th January. We can’t wait to reconnect with you all then!
With warmest wishes,
John, Sarah, Louise, Flore and the Red Note Team

Methil Makes Music
2023-02-06 18:00 - 19:00
“Methil Makes Music” is a community sharing jointly organised by Levenmouth Academy, Methilhill Primary School and Red Note Ensemble, which will be held on Monday 6th February at 6pm at Levenmouth Academy School Hall.

The performance will feature new compositions from Levenmouth Academy pupils created as part of Red Note’s New Music Makers programme. Over the course of five sessions, three Red Note musicians and composer Oli Searle have worked with pupils at Levenmouth Academy to explore and create new music. The sharing will showcase the compositions from those pupils.

The performance will also feature three songs performed by Methilhill Primary Schools P1 and P4 and Red Note Ensemble. Those songs are the result of a long term involvement of Red Note Ensemble with Methilhill Primary School. Composer Oli Searle has been working for the past months with the school and pupils on the songs that will be performed during the evening.

We are very proud to be able to share the work of all the pupils and communities involved in those projects!

Red Note Ensemble
Ruth Morley, Flute
Alex South, Clarinet
Robert Irvine, Cello
*Please note: this performance is not on sale to the general public.

Make Your Own - Workshop Session
2023-02-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Glad Café, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow, G41 2HG, United Kingdom
Join us on Friday 17th February at 7pm for our Make Your Own music writing workshop and learn more about instruments and composing with three Red Note players.
Make Your Own is a new workshop series, created to help make the world of writing new music accessible to all.
This is a hybrid online / live in-person session and will feature flute, cello and percussion. Join us in person at the Glad Cafe in Glasgow or online via Zoom.
This workshop is also designed as an introduction to Noisy Nights, an opportunity to compose for a concert featuring the same players later in the year.
The workshop will be fun, informal, friendly and informative, and designed to help everyone – whether a seasoned composer or a curious newcomer with no musical training – to write their own new music. You might even get the opportunity to write for our players during the evening.
If you are interested in learning more about the workings of these instruments and writing music for them, then register for a place to attend this workshop.
Registration for the event: if you would like to attend the event in person please click here to book your place – if you want to attend the event online than please click here.
When booking your ticket make sure to check that you are on the right event, either IN PERSON or ONLINE.
PLEASE NOTE that this event has very limited capacity (both online and in person) so if you are not able to attend the workshop we ask you to please let us know at least 24 hours prior to the event so we can release your place to someone else. You can contact us by email at admin@rednoteensemble.com.
If you have booked a ticket to attend online we will send you the zoom link a few days prior to the event.

Time and location: February 17th, 19:00-21:00 – the workshop will be held at the Glad Cafe in Glasgow and online on zoom.
Accessibility: If you require any access needs on the day of the workshop, please let us know as soon as possible at admin@rednoteensemble.com
The Glad Cafe is wheel-chair accessible. You can find out more on their accessibility here.
If you have any questions or would like more information about this workshop, please contact us at admin@rednotensemble.com

Noisy Nights 2023 – Call for Scores
2023-04-21 17:00 - 2023-06-04 17:00
The Noisy Nights gig will take place on Tuesday 16th May at the Glad Café in Glasgow – deadline for submissions Friday 21st April, 5pm.
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 (details below).
The concert will be held at the Glad Café in Glasgow, on Tuesday 16th May in the evening, time TBC.

Call for Scores
Are you interested in writing a piece of music 3-5min long for Red Note, Scotland’s contemporary music ensemble? Then this call is for you.

– Maximum length 5 minutes
– Instrumentation is Flute (doubling Alto Flute*), ‘Cello and Percussion (Vibraphone and up to 3 small hand-held percussion**)
– Only new works composed for this call will be accepted
– Deadline Friday 21st April (5pm – 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.
Notes:
* Alto Flute is an optional doubling instrument.
** Please email sarah@rednoteensemble.com before submission to check that any hand-held percussion you are including within your work is available to our percussionist).
Full score and parts in PDF format to be submitted to Flore Ducasse at admin@rednoteensemble.com by 5pm (UK time) on Friday 21st April. Please include full name and contact in your submission email and use the subject “Noisy Nights Glasgow – Application”. Late submissions will not be accepted.
A maximum of 8 pieces will be selected by a panel of musicians and composers from Red Note. Selected composers will be notified on Friday 28th April and the rehearsal and concert will be held on the Tuesday 16th May.
We encourage those local to the area to apply. There are options to apply for a travel bursary if you are selected and based outside of Glasgow and reside within the UK.

Support: We understand that these are difficult times for everyone, and we want to make sure everyone has the opportunity to take part in our call. If there are barriers to your participation which we can help to alleviate through one of our new limited support bursaries, please do get in touch with Red Note’s General manager, Sarah Mills at sarah@rednoteensemble.com.
If you have any questions or access requirements, please contact Sarah Mills at sarah@rednoteensemble.com.

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
All applicants must also complete an anonymous Equal Opportunities Monitoring form. This will help Red Note Ensemble to better understand the reach and fairness of our selection process.
Please CLICK HERE to download the monitoring form. Once completed please send it by email to sarah@rednoteensemble.com

Red Note is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Partner

RCS PLUG 2023 - with Nicholas McCarthy
2023-05-12 13:00 - 14:00 | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom
PLUG is the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s festival of contemporary music, all about showcasing original compositions by the students. As Contemporary Ensemble, Red Note will be playing works by five student composers with guest pianist Nicholas McCarthy:
Ben Lunn history needs…
Jamie Westoby Wandering Song
Rebecca Edwards Maintaining Energy
Amy Stewart Apricity
Junqi Wan Stimmen des Kreuzwegs
Red Note Ensemble
Colin Scobie, Violin 1
George Smith, Violin 2
Fiona Winning, Viola
Duncan Strachan, Cello
Iain Crawford, Double Bass
Nicholas McCarthy Piano

Noisy Nights at Glad Cafe Glasgow
2023-05-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Glad Café, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow, G41 2HG, United Kingdom
Noisy Nights provide an outlet to hear emerging new musical ideas and voices. Join us at the Glad Cafe for an informal night of new music. Three Red Note musicians will perform up to 8 short new works selected from an open call.

There is even a chance to take part in the gig with our 10 minutes composer challenge, where you’ll be able to create a quick sketch on the spot and have it played by our musicians.
The concert will be held at the Glad Cafe in Glasgow, on Tuesday 16th May, 7.30pm. Tickets are free but booking is required.
Cecilia Muylaert Refractions
Clara-Jane Maunder Pathways
Giuliano Comoglio Act II
Joshua Thorpe May Tree Breeze
Michael Maftean Menace
Mingdu Li Ghost Particles – Neutrinos
Murray Nicholl Shattered Pieces
Stephen Chase Trio3

Red Note Ensemble
Ruth Morley, flute
Robert Irvine, cello
Tom Hunter, percussion

John Harris Conductor

McEwen Concert at the University of Glasgow
2023-06-08 20:00 - 21:00 | Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
McEwen commission recipient composer Colin Broom is premiering his new work at the McEwen concert on Thursday 8th June, 8pm along with an all-Glasgow programme of living composers.
Colin Broom The Big Freeze (World Premiere)
Jane Stanley Suite
Bill Sweeney Òran-Buidheachas
Eddie McGuire Euphoria
Kevin Leomo patterns of shadows
Red Note Ensemble
Ruth Morley, flute/alto
Tim Lines, clarinet/bass clarinet
Andy Saunders, horn
Simon Johnson, trombone
Tom Hunter, percussion
Simon Smith, piano
Jackie Shave, violin
Robert Irvine, cello
Iain Crawford, double bass
Simon Proust, conductor

A Children's Guide to Anarchy
2023-06-14
Please note that this showing is not opened to the public.
If we gave children time and space to express their vision for the principles that should guide our lives what would they say? What truths are to be found in their youthful wisdom? “Out of the mouths of babes” after all is a phrase we’ve been using for hundreds of years.
So rather than DO AS YOU ARE TOLD told this project has asked TELL US WHAT TO DO.
Created with the children of Oakwood primary alongside community groups from Easterhouse, Red Note Ensemble and Dumbworld, “A Children’s Guide to Anarchy”, is a child-led, musical guide to living in the 21st Century!
We will be presenting the finished product to the Oakwood Primary Schools families on Wednesday 14th June at Platform! Seven songs in the form of animated posters will be showcased, along with a performance of songs by the Oakwood Primary School pupils and Red Note Ensemble.
Red Note Ensemble
Jackie Shave, violin
Robert Irvine, cello
Ruth Morley, flute
Will White, clarinet/bass clarinet
Tom Hunter, percussion
Brian Irvine, conductor
With the Oakwood Primary School pupils (P1 to P7).
Red Note Ensemble Ltd is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Partner supported by PPL and is supported by Creative Scotland. The project is supported by the Youth Music Initiative.

Development opportunity for Scotland-based composers
2023-06-22
The new works will be performed during soundfestival 2023.
This development opportunity for Scotland-based composers is part of the soundcreators programme, which focuses on nurturing creative talent.
soundcreators is funded by PRS for Music Foundation, Creative Scotland, Fenton Arts Trust, Hugh Fraser Foundation, William Syson Foundation and Aberdeen City Council.
This opportunity is organised in partnership with sound. sound is a new music incubator based in North East Scotland, initially set up to give local audiences access to new music. It is now renowned in and beyond Scotland for producing and promoting high-quality work, for its support to composers of all generations and for attracting new audiences through its varied programming and inclusive nature.

Draft schedule:
Session 1: Introduction to trumpet and guitar, Monday 10th July
Where: Zoom
This first session will primarily be an introduction to writing for trumpet and guitar and will be led by both musicians and Karen Power.
Session 2: 11th and/or 14th August
Where: Zoom
1-to-1 mentoring sessions with Karen Power and/or musicians. The composers will submit short (approximately 30 second sketches) in advance.
Following this, the composers will work up full pieces for the third session.
Session 3: Saturday 9th September
Where: tbc (Central Belt)
The composers will work alongside two musicians to develop new works. It is expected that composers will bring work in progress with them. The session will last a whole day.
The composers will then have until mid-October to make any last adjustments.
Rehearsal: Sunday 8th October
Where: tbc (Central Belt)
Half-day rehearsal of finished pieces with the composers in attendance.
Performance: Thursday 26th October
Where: Aberdeen
A performance of the new works as part of the 2023 soundfestival. There will also be a rehearsal prior to the performance.

Candidates
The five successful candidates will be talented composers resident in Scotland. They can be at any stage in their career, however they should be able to demonstrate a number of years of compositional experience, and must be able to articulate their development needs and how the opportunity would benefit them.
Please note that we are committed to working with and supporting composers from under-represented groups. Female, trans, gender-diverse and ethnic minority composers as well as composers with a disability are encouraged to apply.
Financial support for the opportunity is limited to related expenses for travel/accommodation. There will also be a stipend of £200 per composer for a delivered piece to be performed at soundfestival.

How to apply
To apply for the opportunity please complete this Google form: https://forms.gle/JfYDDwugMPJV6Kfs6

If further information is required, please contact Kadri Soerunurk on admin@sound-scotland.co.uk.
Deadline for applications: Friday 16th June 2023
We are offering a 2-day “grace period” until end of day on Monday 19th June at 11am for applicants who can’t reach the deadline due to health, having to care for family members and other reasonable and/or unexpected circumstances. Please state your reason in the application form.
We will inform you whether you are successful or not by the 30th June 2023.

Selection process
As mentioned above sound is committed to working with and supporting composers from under-represented sections of the population. To enable this, there is a two-stage application process: an initial selection is made, and then this is narrowed down in a second stage selection process. If you are a female or gender-minority composer, disabled, from an ethnic minority and/or from a low-income background, you can choose to self-select to be put forward automatically to the second round. The selection panel will be made up of the composer mentor, a representative of sound and of Red Note.

Notes to composers applying
Selection for new music opportunities is inherently subjective and the criteria used can differ from project to project. We are frequently over-subscribed and often the quality of applications is extremely high from a wide range of composers, which usually means making difficult decisions.
Reasons for selecting one composer over another are not always to do with skill level or experience. We may, for example, be looking for the right fit for us as an organisation at a particular point in time e.g., we may be looking to develop specific strands or activity or genres of music.

For development opportunities that happen in a group setting, it may be that we need to take into consideration the coherence of that group e.g., we may prefer to have composers of a similar experience-level. We thus sometimes end up turning down composers with more experience or skills, or giving opportunities to composers who we feel would benefit most from a particular opportunity at that stage in their career, and faced with difficult choices we may sometimes turn down composers who may have already benefitted from a number of opportunities in the past.
We would however encourage composers to apply for any opportunities that interest them and for which they fit the specification, and not be discouraged if they are not selected for a particular opportunity, as it does not mean that they are not “good” enough. Please do continue to apply for any opportunity that interests you!

CD Release - James Dillon: Tanz/Haus & Emblemata - Carnival
2023-07-31
Coming almost a decade and a half after the last CDs devoted to James Dillon’s music, this twinned pair of digital releases in collaboration with Delphian Records presents two major works written for and premiered by our ensemble in the last six years.
Tanz/haus: triptych 2017 is one of Dillon’s richest recent conceptions: a 45-minute meditation on dance as a form of ‘trembling’, featuring electric guitar and – as in so much of Dillon’s recent music – a prerecorded electronic track of immense mystery and power.The work secured for Dillon his fifth Royal Philharmonic Society award – an astonishing tally, unequalled by any living composer.
Listen to the album here: https://orcd.co/james-dillon-tanzhaus
Carnival, the first in a projected series of ‘emblem books’, is a compellingly sustained whole built up from a series of character pieces tailored to the imaginative as well as technical capacities of the Red Note musicians.
Listen to the album here: https://orcd.co/emblemata

REPORT - Classical Music and Train Travel in Scotland 2022-23
2023-08-31
Collated using learning and data from the 30+ members of the SCSG, the report presents the five key barriers currently preventing greater use of train travel by the Scottish classical music sector.
The findings in the report are the results of a survey distributed to all SCSG members, as well as feedback and learning from over two years of regular meetings. The report highlights the following key barriers preventing greater use of train travel:

1- Timetables
2- Ticket costs
3- Travel with large instruments
4- International connections
5- Accessibility

In order to reach government emissions reduction targets, it is vital that society as a whole finds new ways to travel. The report concludes that by addressing the above challenges, transport providers, local authorities and the government can support classical music organisations, and concurrently audiences and society more widely, to reduce their travel-related carbon emissions. The report is both a snapshot of the current situation, and a summary that can be used to influence future planning decisions.
You can read the report here: https://www.creativecarbonscotland.com/scsg-train-travel-report/

Red Note is looking for board members
2023-08-31
Red Note Ensemble is on the look out for new trustees to join its Board. As one of the UK’s most exciting and innovative makers and commissioners of new music, the role of trustee means you will become part of a vanguard developing new works for the national and international stage, supporting and developing young composers and musicians and working closely with communities.
You don’t have to love contemporary music to be part of the story, but you do need to believe that music makes a real difference to the world.
You don’t have to have experience of being on a Board, one of our core areas of focus is developing talent, and that applies to our trustees too.
You don’t need to be based in Scotland, we value expertise and insight from anywhere.
What you do need, is enthusiasm, affinity with Red Note’s ethos and some time to dedicate to quarterly meetings on Zoom, with some work in between.
In return, you’ll learn new things, stretch your thinking, and meet some genuinely lovely folk.
If you’ve never considered being on a Board but fancy a chat – get in touch. We’d love to hear from you. If you’ve got oodles of experience and have time to spare, we’d love to hear from you too.
In particular we would welcome hearing from anyone with experience in fundraising, HR, financial management or business development. But don’t let that put you off.
To find out more about why Red Note Ensemble is so exciting, and to discover more about what it means to be a Director and Trustee, please check out Red Note’s website, the Board Director handbook.
If you are interested in finding out more please contact us to arrange a call with Fiona Duncan, the Chair or one of our Board in the first instance (flduncan2011@gmail.com, 07917572043).
Alternatively please write to us explaining why you are interested in joining the Board of Red Note Ensemble (no more than an A4 page, single sided) and attach your CV. Please send this to Red Note’s General manager, Sarah Mills on sarah@rednoteensemble.com.
The deadline to submit interest is Thursday 31st August.
