Red Note

Elbow Room by Thomas Butler
2014-05-21 20:00 - 2014-05-22 22:00 (Europe/London) | Various Venues, United Kingdom
Red Note’s Sound and Music Embedded Composer in Residence, Thomas Butler‘s new work Elbow Room explores the psychogeography of cites; how we affect the city and how the city affects us.
The culmination of an 18 month residency with Red Note, Elbow Room uses composition, performance and field recording techniques to tell the story of the mid-twentieth century plan to demolish the city of Glasgow and replace it with a futuristic concrete utopia; an architect’s view of a healthier, more rational and productive city, for a healthier, more rational and productive population.
Mixing period films from the Scottish Screen Archive, which extol the virtues of the Glasgow of the future, with new sound recordings made in the city and a virtuosic score featuring violin, cello, percussion, electric guitar, synthesizer, clarinet and bass clarinet, Elbow Room is a nostalgic reflection upon fantasy and reality, ideal and actuality.
21 May – Summerhall, Edinburgh 8pm
22 May – The Arches, Glasgow 8pm

The Cottier Chamber Project - Red Note Improv Music Theatre
2014-06-13 20:30 - 22:30 | Cottier’s Theatre, 93-95 Hyndland St, Glasgow, G11 5PU
Red Note’s players join forces with Brian Irvine and a cast of Scotland’s quickest-witted singing actors to make a unique evening of instant new music theatre. Audience suggestions for plot lines will be mashed in with spontaneously-created melodies and harmonies to create a wild, unpredictable and hugely-entertaining evening.

Artists:
violin: Greg Lawson
cello: Robert Irvine
horn: Andy Saunders
piano: Ed Cohen
vocals: Frances Thorburn & John Kielty

Edward McGuire - The Cottier Chamber Project
2014-06-14 20:30 - 22:30 | St. Silas Church, 69 Park Rd, Glasgow, G4 9JE
A portrait of one of Scotland’s best loved composers, West End resident Eddie McGuire, from Scotland’s leading contemporary music group.
A familiar figure around the West End, Eddie McGuire is one of Scotland’s most well known composers. Also a well-known traditional musician (Eddie is a member of trad group The Whistlebinkies), he has written music that has been performed by all of Scotland’s major orchestras and ensembles, as well as by internationally known figures including Yehudi Menuhin.
Red Note’s programme profiles Eddie’s music with works that span his composing career, including the beautiful Elegy and his seldom performed Quintet 2 for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano.
Programme:
Edward McGuire:
String trio
Elegy
Entangled Fortunes
Quintet 2

PRSF New Music Biennial – ‘Three Fables’ by Stephen Montague
2014-07-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London
Part of the UK’s first New Music Biennial. Sound, Red Note Ensemble and Woodend Barn commissioned Stephen Montague to write a new children’s work for musicians and narrator. It is based on tales sent in by children from different countries across the Commonwealth with words written by award-winning playwright Zinnie Harris.
Please note, this free event requires a ticket. Please book your free ticket online, by phone or in person (no fees apply).

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

John Adams – Shaker Loops

Barber – Adagio for Strings

Judith Bingham – The Hythe

Judith Bingham – Oboe Concerto (first performances)

Vaughan Williams – Oboe Concerto

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

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

Free entry on a first come first served basis

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

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

Noisy Nights - Call for Scores
2014-10-06 17:00 | Summerhall, Summerhall Pl., Edinburgh, EH9 1QH, United Kingdom
5 selected participants will be required to bring to the course a new work (8 – 10 minutes in duration) for string quartet (2Vn, Va, Vc) which will be workshopped, rehearsed and revised with the players over the period 14th – 16th November.
Participants will be selected from an open call. Please apply by email to john (at) rednoteensemble.com with:
* 2 examples of recent work (pdf only, no sound files)
* a short (1/2 page) biography
* a short (100 word) statement explaining why you want to write a new 10 minute work for string quartet
by 5pm on 6th October at the latest. Participants will be notified by 15th October and will then be expected to write the first draft of the new work over the following month.
This opportunity is particularly offered to participants who wish to develop their practice as composers, and priority will be given to those applicants who demonstrate that they will make use of the course in this way. We expect the work to be written to be a new one, not a re-presentation of a previous piece.
Please note that, whilst the course is free to participants, Red Note cannot offer financial assistance with travel, accommodation or other attendance costs, and participants must be available for the whole time of the course. Participants will also be expected to revise their works during the course as necessary; office facilities on-site including a printer will be provided for this.

Lâchez Tout! (Enough Already) – Orleans, France
2014-10-09 20:30 - 22:30 | Théâtre d’Orléans, Boulevard Pierre SEGELLE, Orléans, BP 21269, France
François Sarhan, composer in residence at the National Theatre in Orleans between 2009 and 2012 is simultaneously a cellist, composer, author, encyclopaedist, and a creator of stop motion animation and film. Lachez Tout is a concert and silent film with live music, actors and two foley (film sound-effect) artists, with François Sarhan himself performing on stage. Circassian actor Claudio Stellato plays Bobok, the central character of the film, and the Foley Artists create the sounds of the doors slamming, the footsteps and the passing trucks. Lachez Tout is a total experience halfway between a detective story and a philosophical tragicomedy.
This production was originally premiered at the Tramway in Glasgow, and subsequently performed at Summerhall in Edinburgh and at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2013.
“Enough Already plays serious games with what we know, or think we know, exists” (**** Herald)
Red Note Ensemble Performers:
Violin Jackie Shave
Saxophone Gareth Brady
Guitar Malcolm MacFarlane
Percussion Tom Hunter
Synthesizer Simon Smith
Foley Artists Julien Baissat, Celine Bernard

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Go Compose! Sound Festival (residential course) Banchory
2014-10-12 - 2014-10-14 | Woodend Barn, Burn O’ Bennie, Banchory, AB31 5QA, United Kingdom
Go Compose! is an intensive composition course for young composers aged 14-19 who are still in full time education. It’s a unique opportunity to work with professional composers and musicians to create your own, original piece of music which will be performed by Red Note Ensemble on 14 October at Woodend Barn. You will also receive a recording of your piece. The project will be lead by leading contemporary composers Pippa Murphy and Gareth Williams. Suitable for anyone aged 14-19 who has tried composing and who would like to learn more.
To apply, please visit www.soundscotland.co.uk/sound_events/gocompose-2014 to download an application form.
All workshops and performances take place at Woodend Barn, Burn O’ Bennie, Banchory AB31 5QA. www.woodendbarn.co.uk

Lâchez Tout! (Enough Already) - Hellerau, Germany
2014-10-17 20:00 - 22:00 | European Centre for the Arts (Europäisches Zentrum der Künste), Hellerau, Dresden, D-01109, Germany
François Sarhan, composer in residence at the National Theatre in Orleans between 2009 and 2012 is simultaneously a cellist, composer, author, encyclopaedist, and a creator of stop motion animation and film. Lachez Tout is a concert and silent film with live music, actors and two foley (film sound-effect) artists, with François Sarhan himself performing on stage. Circassian actor Claudio Stellato plays Bobok, the central character of the film, and the Foley Artists create the sounds of the doors slamming, the footsteps and the passing trucks. Lachez Tout is a total experience halfway between a detective story and a philosophical tragicomedy.
This production was originally premiered at the Tramway in Glasgow, and subsequently performed at Summerhall in Edinburgh and at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2013.
“Enough Already plays serious games with what we know, or think we know, exists” (**** Herald)
Red Note Ensemble Performers:
Violin Jackie Shave
Saxophone Gareth Brady
Guitar Malcolm MacFarlane
Percussion Tom Hunter
Synthesizer Simon Smith
Foley Artists Julien Baissat, Celine Bernard

Event page: http://www.hellerau.org/spielplan/tonlagen/lchez-tout/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lâchez Tout! (Enough Already) - Clermont-Ferrand, France
2014-11-12 20:30 - 22:30 | La Comedie de Clermont-Ferrand, 80, boulevard François-Mitterrand, Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
François Sarhan, composer in residence at the National Theatre in Orleans between 2009 and 2012 is simultaneously a cellist, composer, author, encyclopaedist, and a creator of stop motion animation and film. Lachez Tout is a concert and silent film with live music, actors and two foley (film sound-effect) artists, with François Sarhan himself performing on stage. Circassian actor Claudio Stellato plays Bobok, the central character of the film, and the Foley Artists create the sounds of the doors slamming, the footsteps and the passing trucks. Lachez Tout is a total experience halfway between a detective story and a philosophical tragicomedy.
This production was originally premiered at the Tramway in Glasgow, and subsequently performed at Summerhall in Edinburgh and at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2013.
“Enough Already plays serious games with what we know, or think we know, exists” (**** Herald)
Red Note Ensemble Performers:
Violin Jackie Shave
Saxophone Gareth Brady
Guitar Malcolm MacFarlane
Percussion Tom Hunter
Synthesizer Simon Smith
Foley Artists Julien Baissat, Celine Bernard

More Info: http://lacomediedeclermont.com/saison2014-2015/lachez-tout%E2%80%89/

Noisy Nights - Course for Composers
2014-11-14 - 2014-11-16 | Summerhall, Summerhall Pl., Edinburgh, EH9 1QH, United Kingdom

Noisy Nights at Summerhall
2014-11-16 19:30 - 22:00 | The Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Summerhall, Summerhall Pl., Edinburgh, EH9 1QH, United Kingdom
This time it’s 5 new 10-minute works for string quartet, worked on by the composers with the performers of Red Note over the preceding two days. Come and hear, with beer in hand, the musical voices of bright new talents – and even have a go at getting your own new piece played with the now- famous 10-minute Composing Challenge during the interval.
FREE but ticketed
Tickets available on the door on a first-come-first-served basis – capacity of the venue is 56

Lâchez Tout! (Enough Already) – Ghent, Belgium
2014-12-04 20:00 - 22:30 | Muziekcentrum De Bijloke, Jozef Kluyskensstraat 2, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
François Sarhan, composer in residence at the National Theatre in Orleans between 2009 and 2012 is simultaneously a cellist, composer, author, encyclopaedist, and a creator of stop motion animation and film. Lachez Tout is a concert and silent film with live music, actors and two foley (film sound-effect) artists, with François Sarhan himself performing on stage. Circassian actor Claudio Stellato plays Bobok, the central character of the film, and the Foley Artists create the sounds of the doors slamming, the footsteps and the passing trucks. Lachez Tout is a total experience halfway between a detective story and a philosophical tragicomedy.
This production was originally premiered at the Tramway in Glasgow, and subsequently performed at Summerhall in Edinburgh and at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2013.
“Enough Already plays serious games with what we know, or think we know, exists” (**** Herald)
Red Note Ensemble Performers:
Violin Jackie Shave
Saxophone Gareth Brady
Guitar Malcolm MacFarlane
Percussion Tom Hunter
Synthesizer Simon Smith
Foley Artists Julien Baissat, Celine Bernard

More info: http://www.debijloke.be/en/node/2641

Lâchez Tout! (Enough Already) – Roeselare, Belgium
2014-12-06 19:15 - 21:30 | De Spil, Hippoliet Spilleboutdreef 1, Roeselare, 8800, Belgium
François Sarhan, composer in residence at the National Theatre in Orleans between 2009 and 2012 is simultaneously a cellist, composer, author, encyclopaedist, and a creator of stop motion animation and film. Lachez Tout is a concert and silent film with live music, actors and two foley (film sound-effect) artists, with François Sarhan himself performing on stage. Circassian actor Claudio Stellato plays Bobok, the central character of the film, and the Foley Artists create the sounds of the doors slamming, the footsteps and the passing trucks. Lachez Tout is a total experience halfway between a detective story and a philosophical tragicomedy.
This production was originally premiered at the Tramway in Glasgow, and subsequently performed at Summerhall in Edinburgh and at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2013.
“Enough Already plays serious games with what we know, or think we know, exists” (**** Herald)
Red Note Ensemble Performers:
Violin Jackie Shave
Saxophone Gareth Brady
Guitar Malcolm MacFarlane
Percussion Tom Hunter
Synthesizer Simon Smith
Foley Artists Julien Baissat, Celine Bernard

More Info: http://www.despil.be/e1855/lod

Lâchez Tout! (Enough Already) – Bruges, Belgium
2015-02-12 19:15 - 22:15 | Concertgebouw, 't Zand 34, Bruges, 8000, Belgium
François Sarhan, composer in residence at the National Theatre in Orleans between 2009 and 2012 is simultaneously a cellist, composer, author, encyclopaedist, and a creator of stop motion animation and film. Lachez Tout is a concert and silent film with live music, actors and two foley (film sound-effect) artists, with François Sarhan himself performing on stage. Circassian actor Claudio Stellato plays Bobok, the central character of the film, and the Foley Artists create the sounds of the doors slamming, the footsteps and the passing trucks. Lachez Tout is a total experience halfway between a detective story and a philosophical tragicomedy.
This production was originally premiered at the Tramway in Glasgow, and subsequently performed at Summerhall in Edinburgh and at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2013.
“Enough Already plays serious games with what we know, or think we know, exists” (**** Herald)
Red Note Ensemble Performers:
Violin Jackie Shave
Saxophone Gareth Brady
Guitar Malcolm MacFarlane
Percussion Tom Hunter
Synthesizer Simon Smith
Foley Artists Julien Baissat, Celine Bernard
More details and booking info…

Indian Drumming Workshop with Kuljit Bhamra - Harris
2015-03-06 16:30 - 19:00 | Mission House, Harris, Finsbay, Isle of Harris, HS3 3JD, United Kingdom
Join internationally-renowned tabla player Kuljit Bhamra for a family-friendly hands-on Indian drumming workshop, introducing some of the rhythms and musical ideas that drive Reels to Ragas.
More info at missionhousestudio.blogspot.co.uk/
Or call 01859 530 227

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

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

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

Indian Drumming Workshop with Kuljit Bhamra - Ullapool
2015-03-07 15:00 - 19:00 | The Ceilidh Place, 14 West Argyle Street, Ullapool, Highland, IV26 2TY, United Kingdom
Join internationally-renowned tabla player Kuljit Bhamra for a family-friendly hands-on Indian drumming workshop, introducing some of the rhythms and musical ideas that drive Reels to Ragas.

More info: www.theceilidhplace.com
Tel: 01854 612 103

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

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

Tickets £10 (£6)

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

Indian Drumming Workshop with Kuljit Bhamra - Ballater
2015-03-09 13:45 - 17:00 | Ballater School, Monaltrie Crescent, Ballater, AB35 5RN, United Kingdom
Join internationally-renowned tabla player Kuljit Bhamra for a family-friendly hands-on Indian drumming workshop, introducing some of the rhythms and musical ideas that drive Reels to Ragas.
More info / booking: 01339 755 419

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

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

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