Red Note At Sound Festival 2026
Red Note Ensemble present an evening of new music showcasing works composed by Bekah Simms, a collaboration with French collective Les Harmoniques du Néon and two news works by Gillian Walker and Kate Sagovsky.
The programme features Embryonic, a powerful new work by acclaimed Canadian composer Bekah Simms, commissioned by Nouvel Ensemble Moderne and Red Note Ensemble. In Embryonic, Simms revisits fragments, gestures and sonic memories from her earlier works, transforming them into a compelling new piece for chamber orchestra.
French collective Les Harmoniques du Néon, present La Langue du Perroquet (The Parrot’s Tongue), which explores language as sound, imitation and distortion through voice, text and performance.
The programme will also feature world premieres of two new works by Gillian Walker and Kate Sagovsky in collaboration with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Programme
- La Langue du Perroquet
- Les Harmoniques du Néon
- Mum, Mum, Mumma, Mum
- Kate Sagovsky
- NUDGE
- Gillian Walker
- Embryonic
- Bekah Simms
Credits
- Ruth Morley
- Flute
- Katherine Bryer
- Oboe
- Tim Lines
- Clarinet
- Will White
- Bass Clarinet
- Alexei Watkins
- French Horn
- Chris Hart
- Trumpet
- Rolf Hind
- Piano
- Tom Hunter
- Percussion
- Jackie Shave
- Violin
- Tom Hankey
- Violin
- Fiona Winning
- Viola
- Naomi Pavri
- Cello
- Iain Crawford
- Double Bass
- Ryan McAdams
- Conductor
Embryonic was co-commissioned by Nouvel Ensemble Moderne and Red Note Ensemble.
Photo: Bekah Simms ©Riley Stewart