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When Nicola Benedetti met Wynton Marsalis
25 Aug 2015 - KEN WALTON - Scotsman [ news ]
THE violin virtuoso and the jazz great are trading tips, as two worlds collide in a genre-crossing collaboration.
Why do we hear the work of so few female classical composers?
24 Aug 2015 - CAROLINE CRIADO-PEREZ - Independent [ news ]
"I once thought that I possessed creative talent, but I have given up this idea; a woman must not desire to compose – not one has been able to do it, and why should I expect to?".
Dedicated
22 Aug 2015 - Tim Wilcock - Fringe Review [ review ]
Genre: Music
Venue: Broughton High School
Festival: Edinburgh Fringe.Background music comes to the fore
19 Aug 2015 - Scotsman [ news ]
THE composer John De Simone is Scottish, but he often wonders what it is that entitles him to be called that.
Age rating to be permanent feature on online music videos
18 Aug 2015 - BBC News [ news ]
Online music videos will now get age ratings in the same way films do, following a government pilot.
Arts News
17 Aug 2015 - Keith Bruce - Herald [ news ]
Highlands-based traditional music group Session A9 have announced an eight-date Scottish tour to take place during September.
Composer Bear McCreary on the passion and pain of making music for Outlander
16 Aug 2015 - KATRINA TWEEDIE - Scotland Now [ news ]
OUTLANDER composer Bear McCreary says writing the music for harrowing scenes takes him to a ‘very dark place’.
Nicola Benedetti: "The only female composers I play are living today, so why is that? Were there no genius women composers in the last 300 years?
16 Aug 2015 - Teddy Jamieson - Herald [ news ]
TODAY, unlike every other day, Nicola Benedetti has not played the violin.
Lan Lan, classical music’s piano-playing rock star
15 Aug 2015 - Ken Walton - Scotsman [ news ]
He’s the the world’s most famous pianist, yet 
Lang Lang’s flamboyant style has divided critics.
Bring It All Home
15 Aug 2015 - [ news ]
Bring It All Home is a three-day celebration of songwriting inspired by the legacy of Paisley’s Gerry Rafferty, taking place from 17 - 19 September 2015 at various venues throughout Paisley.
