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Tanz/haus : triptych 2017 by James Dillon at Transit Festival
2018-10-13 17:30 - 18:15 (Europe/London)
Festival 20/21 puts its unique focus on the superb music of the 20th and 21st centuries, in all its richness and diversity and Red Note are delighted to be taking James Dillon’s RPS Award Winning Tanz/haus : triptych 2017 to Leuven in Belgium.
Transit has a soft spot for new talent, likes to support young composers and eagerly seeks out interesting new developments. But all that young power should also be combined with a Genuine Figurehead once it’s time. Tanz/haus : triptych 2017 is a new, concert-length work by master composer James Dillon, which was an immediate hit at its premiere in Huddersfield. It’s a work whose creation Transit are proud to have co-commissioned.
Co-comissioned by hcmf//, Red Note Ensemble, Sound Scotland, Transit Festival and November Music.

Red Note with Garth Knox (viola d'amore)
2018-10-26 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, AB24 5AT
Scotland’s foremost new music ensemble, Red Note, are joined by acclaimed violist Garth Knox who returns to his childhood hometown of Aberdeen to premiere D’amore by Franco-Argentinian composer Oscar Strasnoy, in the first half of this concert. The second half features the Scottish premiere of James Dillon’s Royal PhilharmonicSociety award-winning work, Tanz/haus: triptych 2017, “a work which immerses its audience in a music theatre of the mind.”
Garth Knox and Oscar Strasnoy will be in conversation during an interval at 7.30pm
D’amore by Oscar Strasnoy was co-commissioned by sound, Red Note Ensemble and Donaueschinger Musiktage.
Tanz/haus: triptych 2017 by James Dillon was co-commissioned by sound, Red Note Ensemble, hcmf//, Transit and November Music.

Sound's lunchtime concert
2018-10-27 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | St Andrew’s Cathedral, Aberdeen, 28 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AX, United Kingdom
Red Note premiere five new works for flute, viola and cello by Scottish-based women composers Lisa Robertson, Aileen Sweeney, Electra Perivolaris, Lucy Hollingworth, and Sarah Rimkus, developed during a residential weekend in Aberdeenshire in September.
The performance is followed by a discussion on equal opportunities for composers with Lucy Hollingworth.

Aeolian at Sound festival 2018
2018-10-27 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, AB24 5AT
“Aeolian” – relating to or arising from the action of the wind.
Aeolian draws its inspiration and title from the “breath” of the accordion.
Norwegian composer Maja S.K. Ratkje, UK installation artist Kathy Hinde, and Danish accordionist Andreas Borregaard have collaborated to create this deeply-integrated new work that combines newly-designed air-powered instruments with live musicians to create a new part-performance, part kinetic-sculptural work.
Commissioned by Red Note Ensemble, Aeolian won a Scottish Award for New Music earlier in the year following its premiere performance at hcmf//.
Aeolian is supported by Creative Scotland and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.

There will be a soundconversation after the performance.

Tanz/haus: triptych 2017 at November Music Festival
2018-11-03 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Willem Twee Concertzaal, Prins Bernhardstraat 4-6, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5211 HE
Red Note are taking James Dillon’s RPS Award Winning Tanz/haus : triptych 2017 to the Willem Twee Concertzaal in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
After all, the limbs are pendula, echoing automatically the movement of the centre Tanz/haus [lit.; ‘dance house’] ‘Tanz’ (‘dance’) from the (old) French ‘dancier’ itself is said to have derived from an (old) Frisian word ‘dintje’ to ‘tremble’ or ‘to quiver’. ‘House’ from Old English ‘hus’ (or low German ‘haus’ ) which simply means ‘dwelling’, can be traced back to its Indo-European root ‘hide’ – to hide, to conceal.
Co-comissioned by hcmf//, Red Note Ensemble, Sound Scotland, Transit Festival and November Music.

Aeolian at November Music Festival
2018-11-04 14:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Willem Twee Kunstruimte, Boschdijkstraat 100, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5211 VD, Netherlands
Red Note are delighted to be taking Aeolian to the Willem Twee Kunstruimte in the Dutch city of ’s-Hertogenbosch.
Aeolian is a deeply-integrated new work by Norwegian composer Maja S.K. Ratkje, UK installation artist Kathy Hinde and Danish accordionist Andreas Borregaard and commissioned by Red Note Ensemble.
Combining newly-designed air-powered instruments with live musicians to create a new part-performance, part kinetic-sculptural work, Aeolian had its world premiere at hcmf//40 last year and won the ISM Award for Collaboration at this year’s Scottish Awards for New Music.

Leverhulme Workshop
2018-12-10 - 2018-12-13 | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Red Note players and conductor Garry Walker will be working with students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland as part of our work as Contemporary Ensemble-in-Residence

Leverhulme Conducting Workshop
2019-01-09 - 2019-01-11, 2019-03-05 - 2019-03-08 | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Red Note players and conductor Garry Walker will be working with fellows June-Sung Park and Joel Sanderson, and with students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland as part of our work as Contemporary Ensemble-in-Residence

Leverhulme concert
2019-03-07 18:00 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom
As Contemporary Ensemble-in-Residence at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, we take part in the Leverhulme Conducting Fellowship programme for young conductors on the verge of a career.
The workshops culminate in a concert of new works by some of the most important composers of our time side-by-side RCS student ensemble MusicLab.
Programme to include:
Linda Buckley Nikuda
Oliver Searle Deathletics
David Sawer Coachman Chronos
Kagel Die Stüke der Windrose

Red Note Community Tour - Paisley
2019-04-24
This spring Red Note will be on the road to bring live music to the heart of various communities across central Scotland.
On 24th April we will be visiting Glencoats Primary School, Tannahill Neighbourhood Centre and the Love Street Disability Resource Centre in Paisley.

Red Note Community Tour - Easterhouse
2019-04-25
This spring Red Note will be on the road to bring live music to the heart of various communities across central Scotland.
On 25th April we return to Easterhouse, visiting Oakwood Primary School, Lochend Community High School and The Daffodil Club.

Red Note Community Tour - Methil
2019-04-26
This spring Red Note will be on the road to bring live music to the heart of various communities across central Scotland.
On 26th April we start our long-term project in Methil, visiting Levenmouth Academy and the Connect Club at Wellesley Parish Church.
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Red Note Community Tour - Edinburgh
2019-04-30
This spring Red Note will be on the road to bring live music to the heart of various communities across central Scotland.
On the 30th April we return to Edinburgh to visit The Welcoming.

Red Note at Plug 2019
2019-05-03 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom
PLUG Festival is all about showcasing original compositions by the students of The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Red Note will be playing new works by: Amit Anand, Stuart Bramwell, Crystalla, Thomas Donnelly, William James Alexander Parker, Lisa Robertson, Stuart Rynn & Gillian Walker.

Red Note at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
2019-05-23 11:00 - 14:30 (Europe/London) | Johnstone Town Hall, 25 Church Street, Johnstone, PA5 8EG, United Kingdom
The festival takes a positive stance on mental health, celebrating artistic endeavour by those with experience of mental health issues and connecting audiences to creative and innovative work.

Residential Weekend with Scottish-based composers
2019-09-06 - 2019-09-07 | Phoenix Centre, Newton Dee Village, Bieldside, Aberdeen, AB15 9DX, United Kingdom
Five composers will have the opportunity to develop works of approximately 5 minutes for oboe and cello over a residential weekend with the support of musicians from Red Note Ensemble and the mentorship of composer Bill Sweeney.
The new works will then be performed during the 2019 soundfestival.

Aeolian at Ultima Festival (Oslo)
2019-09-14 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Oslo) | Sentralen Oslo, Øvre Slottsgate, Oslo, 0157, Norway
Once again we join Norwegian composer Maja S. K. Ratkje, UK installation artist Kathy Hinde and Danish accordionist Andreas Borregaard for Aeolian, performing at Ultima Festival in Oslo.
This collaboration is a deeply-integrated new work, combining newly-designed air-powered instruments with live musicians to create a new part-performance, part kinetic-sculptural work.
There will be two performances and after each concert the wind instruments can be experienced as an installation.
Commissioned by Red Note and produced by hcmf// and Red Note Ensemble.

Red Note at Lammermuir Festival 2019
2019-09-18 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Ormiston Church, Ormiston Parish Church, Ormiston, EH35 5HT, United Kingdom
Red Note are delighted to be part of the Lammermuir programme with the talented young musicians of Red Note Advanced Academy, playing new commissions from Academy members drawn from major European conservatoires, plus works by two major British composers.
Oliver Knussen Coursing
Peter Maxwell Davies Crossing King’s Reach
New works by Red Note Academy composers:

Matei Gheorghiu Nocturne
Rufus Isabel Elliot Strip/ling
Rodrigo G. Bacelar Saturn’s 16th

Red Note Ensemble and Red Note Advanced Academy
Simon Proust Conductor

Aeolian at Lammermuir Festival
2019-09-22 15:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | The Mart, East Linton, EH40 3DN, United Kingdom
Aeolian, by Norwegian composer Maja S K Ratkje, artist Kathy Hinde and Danish accordionist Andreas Borregaard, combines newly-designed air-powered instruments with live musicians to create a new part performance, part kinetic-sculptural work. Inspired by the ‘breath’ of the accordion, Aeolian places Borregaard and his instrument at the centre of the work, both physically and musically.
Autonomous air-activated instruments form a sculptural installation whose sound blends with Red Note’s conventional instruments to create an extraordinary sonic experience in an extraordinary building – East Linton’s historic, beautifully restored, hexagonal Mart.
There will be three performances at 3pm, 4pm & 5pm

Go Compose! 2019
2019-10-13 - 2019-10-15 | Woodend Barn, Burn O’ Bennie, Banchory, AB31 5QA, United Kingdom
Go Compose! is a composition course for young composers and creative musicians aged 14-19 and in full time education. It’s a unique opportunity to work with professional composers and musicians. Over the 3 days you will create your own, original piece of music which will be performed and you will also receive a recording of your piece.
Go Compose! 2019 will be led by composers Ailie Robertson (soundComposer in Residence) and Linda Buckley.
Are you a musician aged 14 – 19 years, interested in stretching your composing skills? We’d love to see you on the next project! Apply before 20th September HERE – Contact participate@sound-scotland.co.uk for more information
Feedback from previous years:
“Hearing my piece was like a dream come true.”
“One of the best experiences I have ever had.”
“A very interesting and informative course that I strongly recommend to others. I would love to come back again next year.”
“The best thing about Go Compose was hearing my piece being played by professional musicians!”

Go Compose! is produced in partnership with sound and Sound and Music.
It is generously supported by Creative Scotland, Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council, David and June Gordon Memorial Trust, Aberdeen Endowments Trust, The Robertson Trust, Michael Tippett Foundation, and the Hugh Fraser Foundation as part of the Get Composing programme.

SPIN: Red Note with Artlink
2019-10-14 07:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Tramway, Glasgow Tramway, Glasgow, G41 2PE, United Kingdom
Working to a soundscape specially commissioned for this event, musicians will move freely throughout the space. Like Cave’s glittering Kinetic Spinner Forest, sounds will thread, twine, phase and shift as Red Note’s musicians spontaneously align and respond to both the art and the audience. The audience will be invited to lie on mats provided, or recline, to experience the music from a different, more dreamlike 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.
The event is part of Altered States and Human Threads, a season from the inclusive arts organisation Artlink, devised in response to ‘Until’, Tramway’s current exhibition by Nick Cave, and aimed at breaking down barriers of difference through shared experience.

Suitable for ages 16+
If you require additional info on access to this event please contact Artlink directly.

Sound festival: Lunchtime concert
2019-10-26 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | St Andrew’s Cathedral, Aberdeen, 28 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AX, United Kingdom
Sergio Vega Dominguez (oboe) and Martin Storey (cello) from Red Note premiere five new works for oboe and cello developed by Scotland based composers Andrew Blair, Kevin Leomo, Gillian Walker, Ewan Mackay and Harry Gorski-Brown during a residential composer’s development weekend in Aberdeenshire.

soundfestival 2019: Red Note with Nicholas Daniel (oboe) and Any Enemy
2019-11-01 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, AB24 5AT
Three new works by three very different composers featuring Nicholas Daniel’s virtuosic oboe-playing, Red Note’s “wit and bright spirit” and a star appearance by local new music ensemble in a piece specially composed by Linda Buckley for the joint forces of both ensembles.

There will be a soundconversation with the composers after the performance.

Luke Styles Neon Highway for oboe and ensemble* (UK PREMIERE)
Tansy Davies Soul Canoe** (UK PREMIERE)
Linda Buckley Fire and Ice*** (WORLD PREMIERE)

Red Note Ensemble, Nicholas Daniel and Any Enemy (North East New Music Ensemble)
Simon Proust Conductor

*Dedicated to Ben Opie. Co-commissioned by Red Note Ensemble, sound, Ben Opie, Timothy Phillips and anonymous donor. Supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council and soundbytes investors.

**Co-commissioned by Het Concertgebouw, sound and Red Note Ensemble
***Co-commissioned by sound and Red Note Ensemble with support from soundbytesinvestors

Red Note is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Partner.

Noisy Nights 2019 - Call for Scores!
2019-11-06
A general call for scores is made, maximum length 5 minutes, for our new edition of Noisy Nights on 20th November (change of the original date) at The Drake Pub, Glasgow.
Instrumentation for this call for scores is flute, trumpet and double bass. Please note the scores should not include electronics or any pre-recorded parts.
Full score and parts in pdf format to be submitted to John Harris (john@rednoteensemble.com) by 5pm on Wednesday 6th November. Late submissions will not be accepted.

You can now rewatch our first online instrument demo that took place on the 9th October on Facebook and on our youtube channel.

Red Note is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Partner.

Noisy Nights - Glasgow
2019-11-20 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Drake, 1 Lynedoch St, Glasgow, G3 6EF, United Kingdom
After a 3-year hiatus, Noisy Nights returns to Glasgow!
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.
Alison Beattie Morning in a City Park
Amy Stewart Between the Beats
Chris Litherland In Nomine Suites Vol. V
Gillian Walker The Gallery
Florence Anne Maunders Power Moves VI
Mauricio Cristales Armas Ælteratio
Michael Szpakowski five small pieces
Oliver Hawker Sweet Eggs
Sonia Killmann Wie Bitte?
Stefan Paparozzi As Above, So Below
Red Note is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Partner.

Leverhulme Conducting Workshop
2019-12-09 - 2019-12-12 | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Red Note players, conductor Garry Walker and professor Oliver Searle will be working with students and Leverhulme Fellowserhulm from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland as part of our work as Contemporary Ensemble-in-Residence.

Red Note on BBC Radio Scotland - Classics Unwrapped
2019-12-15 21:00 (Europe/London)
Marking the end of Red Note’s 10th Anniversary year, we will be performing on BBC Radio Scotland with a special session for Classics Unwrapped: tune in on Sunday 15th December 9pm.
Eddie McGuire Euphoria
Aileen Sweeney Ceilidh
Bill Sweeney Oran Buidheachas

Leverhulme concert: Eight Songs for a Mad King
2020-02-25 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Cottier’s Theatre, 93-95 Hyndland St, Glasgow, G11 5PU
Enter the compelling world from which Maxwell-Davies drew his remarkable 8 Songs For A Mad King.
Founded by King George III in 1817, the Worshipful Company of Aviarists served to source and look after his tuneful birds and now present this flight of fancy from inside a birdcage of absurdity as the worshipful company create the regal mind of the mad monarch. We’ll sing a song of sixpence with four and twenty blackbirds, and have a Lark doing it!
The score (to a text by Randolph Stow) offers a searing examination of madness, and this tour de force music theatre piece for male voice and ensemble gives a visceral thrill in performance.
George, our mad king, is suffering from hallucinations and is painfully aware of his failing mental state. During his first episodes of madness, he is subjected to torture, starvation, reproach; he is kept in a stable where he is treated like an animal.
Performing alongside Red Note, in the role of the Mad King, will be MMus Opera student Oskar McCarthy, and the piece will be conducted by one of the Leverhulme conducting Fellows. The performance will also feature works by Mark Simpson, Harrison Birtwistle and two RCS composers, Sean O’Callaghan and Rylan Gleave.
Mark Simpson Straw Dogs
Harrison Birtwistle Carmen Arcadiae
Sean O’Callaghan New Work
Ryan Gleave New Work
Interval
Peter Maxwell Davies Eight Songs for a Mad King
RCS Music Lab and Red Note Ensemble
Conductors: Teresa Riveiro Bohm, Joel Sandelson and Sergej Bolkhovets
Soloist: Oskar McCarthy
Director: Mark Hathaway

Oceans Tour 2020
2020-03-25 - 2020-04-03
Announcement: Due to the recent developments related to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) and much to our disappointment, we have decided to cancel the upcoming Oceans Tour. This decision is in the interest of public health, thinking of the safety and our responsibility towards our musicians, employees and audiences.

Celebrating Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters, Red Note string players Jackie Shave (violin) and Robert Irvine (cello) blend their styles with Eliza Marshall on flutes and whistles and iconic Indian tabla player/composer Kuljit Bhamra to explore the theme of ‘Oceans and Journeys’.
The musicians are joined by actor Crawford Logan in a concert integrating poetry and music of great power and beauty, performing specially written works by members of the ensemble and others.
The ensemble will tour the Highlands and Islands in Scotland, interleaving poetry from local and international poets celebrating and exploring the passions of the Oceans.
The programme will include:
Jackie Shave ‘Sea Fever’
Kuljit Bhamra ‘Indigo Sunrise’
Eliza Marshall ‘Fear A’Bhàta
Robert Irvine ‘The Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks’ (Neruda)
Jackie Shave ‘Machair to Myrrh’
Irvine/Bhamra ‘Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner’
Marshall ‘Lord Franklin’s Lament’
Bhamra/Marshall ‘Billy Bhangra’s voyage’ (drowning and reincarnation)
Poems and text from Mackay-Brown, Elliot, Neruda and Scottish writers
