Music notices
Featuring notices and announcements from the Scottish Arts Council's Music Department about activities and opportunities. Other key notices about music in Scotland are also included. Be sure to check the International area of our website for more opportunities.
Opportunities - Last update 3 December 2008
Competitions - last update 3 December 2008
Announcements - last update 1 September 2008
Conferences - workshops - festivals - last update 3 December 2008
Youth Music Initiative (YMI) - last update 24 November 2008
Strathclyde University is looking for...
The Guitar Ensemble, the Symphony Orchestra and the Concert Band of Strathclyde University are looking for new members for the 2008/09 season.
For further information and to apply call the Director of Music on 0141 5483444 or visit the Strathclyde University website.
Heriot - Watt University Young Composer Competition
An invitation to write an ensemble piece open to all students in full time education in SCOTLAND.
The piece is to be written for the COMA Scotland group, 'Inchcolm New Music Ensemble', based at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. COMA (contemporary music for amateurs) has a policy of commissioning composers to write for a flexible ensemble..
The composition starting point shall be the Celtic plainchant composed and sung on Inchcolm, an Island in the river Forth near Edinburgh where hundreds of years ago, Augustinian monks lived and worshiped in the Abbey.
The composition should have a maximum duration of ten minutes, and be written for voices and any combination of orchestral instruments. Pieces must be written with flexibility of voicing and/or instrumentation in mind as the group that will perform the piece could be formed of any combination of voices and instruments.
The 1st Prize is £400, For further information and sample plainchant music, please contact: Steve King
Deadline for submissions: 1 February 2009.
Barbirolli International Oboe Festival and Competition - Isle of Man
The next Babirolli Oboe Festival & Competition will be held from Saturday 28 March to Saturday 4 April 2009.
The Festival will take place in the Isle of Man, British Isle, for further details and to download the application form please visit Erin Arts Centre website.
Getxo International Jazz Festival
Entry is open to all European groups of all musical tendencies and styles who interpret jazz music. A selection committee will choose four groups from among the applicants, who will perform between 1st and 5th July at the Getxo International Jazz Festival, Spain.
The maximum age limit of each member of the participating groups is 30 years.
For further information and to apply, contact the Getxo International Jazz Festival or visit the website.
Deadline for applications: 14 February 2009.
Glasgow City of Music
Director General of UNESCO, Mr Koichiro Matsuura visited Glasgow on Wednesday 20 August to announce that the City's bid to join UNESCO's worldwide Creative Cities Network as City of Music was successful.
Scotland becomes the only nation in the world with two UNESCO Creative Cities, joining Edinburgh City of Literature (awarded in 2004).
Association of Independent Music
If you are looking for the latest upcoming events in the music sector please visit the Association of Independent Music (AIM).
Full details are available on the AIM website.
European Atelier for Young Festival Managers
The European Festivals Association (EFA) proudly announces the official CALL FOR INTEREST to attend the second edition of the European Atelier for Young Festival Managers hosted by the Varna Summer International Music Festival in Varna (Bulgaria) from 26 April to 3 May 2009.
The European Atelier for Young Festival Managers is an extraordinary training programme specifically designed for young festival operators working in the programming department or those who have the ambition to enroll a function in the artistic department of a festival.
Workshop leaders and speakers include a unique range of the most experienced festival directors as well as young, innovative and trend-setting festival pioneers.
For more information please contact Danijela Jovic, European Projects Assistant.
Cryptic Nights
For 2009, Cryptic will create a pilot programme of regular monthly events at CCA titled ‘Cryptic Nights’ which explores contemporary cross art form work – from live performance to screen based work.
First Thursday of every month from February – December 2009 – put it in your diary!
If you are an emerging artist please visit Cryptic Nights webpage for more information.
Open call submission - deadline 6 November 2008, 2April 2009.
The dates for events in 2009 are as follows
Feb 5th / Mar 5th / Apr 2nd / May 7th / June 4th / July 2nd / Aug 6th / Sept 3rd / Oct 1st / Nov 5th / Dec 3rd
St Magnus Composers' Course
St Magnus Composers' Course takes place between 13 and 24 June 2009. It offers the opportunity to hear, meet and work with professional musicians performing at the St Magnus Festival. Students' pieces will be developed and rehearsed during the course and be performed during the Festival on Wednesday 24 June.
Individual tuition will give each composer the chance to present scores to one of the resident composers, allowing for critical comment and feedback on a one-to-one basis.
Prior to attending the course, each composer will have started work on a new piece of music (5-7 minutes) for instrumental ensemble.
For further information and to apply, visit the St Magnus Festival website or contact Angela Henderson, St Magnus Festival, 60 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, UK, KW15 1DN. Telephone: 01856 871445
Deadline for applications: 2 March 2009
Orkney Conducting Course
Directed by the conductor Martyn Brabbins, this course takes place between 13 and 24 June 2009. It provides an opportunity for conductors to share in an intensive period of study, enabling participants to work with orchestras, ensembles, conductors and soloists. Participants will also work with the St Magnus Composers' Course and conduct a Festival concert of new works written by the composers during the course.
For further information and to apply, visit the St Magnus Festival website or contact Angela Henderson, St Magnus Festival, 60 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, UK, KW15 1DN. Telephone: 01856 871445
Deadline for applications: 2 March 2009
Road to Hogmanay
Road to Hogmanay is an initiative developed to showcase unsigned Scottish talent on George Square over the festive period.
Every Thursday from the 27 November to Thursday 11 December 3 acts will play the Big Stage on George Square.
From these acts YOU can decide who wins a coveted slot at the Glasgow Hogmanay Celebrations - playing the ultimate gig on George Square or at King Tuts Wah Wah Tent, Glasgow.
Get involved and support local unsigned talent each Thursday.
Vote at www.kingtuts.co.uk/roadtohogmanay
Youth Music Theatre (YMT) Auditions
Exclusive pre-booking for YMT 2009 auditions is available. Before the audition dates are officially announced nationwide, grab your chance and book ahead.
YMT is a truly national company. In 2009 at least six incredible new musicals will be staged at some of the UK's most prestigious theatres and festivals, put together by some of the nation's very best creative teams. If you're between 11 and 21 and have a passion to perform, you could be exactly who they're looking for.
Shows will include:
- Loserville: The Musical by James Bourne (from Busted, Son of Dork and songwriter for McFly) and Elliott Davies
- A Winter's Tale with music & lyrics by Howard Goodall (from BBC2, Classic FM and composer of TV theme tunes including Blackadder, Mr Bean, The Vicar of Dibley and QI) and book by Nick Stimson (Frankenstein, NHS: The Musical)
- Developments of this Summer's amazing The Chosen Room (by Marie Jones, writer of Stones in His Pockets and Mark Dougherty, Riverdance musical director) and Peter Pan by Nick Stimson and Jimmy Jewell
- Kumari - a dramatic new musical brought alive with the passion of India
- Brian Haw - an innovative new show about one of Britian's most passionate political campaigners
- and more surprises to be announced!
"I don't know if anything will ever be as amazing as my time with YMT in 2008!" - Kane, 12, Plymouth
This year, the audition team is visiting more UK towns and cities than ever before. Regardless of whether you've been in lots of shows or if you've never set foot on stage - if you have a passion for performance and want to learn new skills, meet new people and be in with the chance of joining an extraordinary 3-week project this summer, make sure you book your audition workshop today.
If you're between 11 and 21, or know someone who is, visit the YMT auditions mini-site
This year, auditions will be held in:
Bracknell, Plymouth, Manchester, Leeds, Cambridge, London, Cardiff, Bristol, Newry, Londerry/Derry, Belfast, Dublin, Newcastle, Southampton, Leicester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Inverness.
Be a part of it! CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR AUDITION NOW!
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