sound seeks local singers to join a specially formed community choir who will rehearse and perform a newly commissioned work by locally based composer, Dr Phillip Cooke, entitled By Reason of Darkness. This new work is specifically designed to be performed outdoors and will open this year’s sound festival! All levels of singing experience are […]
New Music Scotland SHOWCASE CALL: “In Cahoots” New Music Scotland is hosting “In Cahoots”, a Conference on collaborations between new music and other art forms on the 23rd and 24th October 2015 in Aberdeen during the sound festival. Within the Conference there will be curated performances and showings of new collaborative work, and there will […]
The Garden, a work created by Zinnie and John Harris, to be featured in prestigious showcase The Garden, a work commissioned by the sound Festival from Zinnie and John Harris for its critically-acclaimed “Out of the Box” opera weekend, has been selected for the prestigious Made in Scotland showcase it was confirmed 20 May […]
Last year sound commissioned a new opera “The Garden” which was premiered in a flat in Aberdeen as part of our ‘Out of the Box’ site-specific new opera season in October 2012. Other operas premiered that weekend included Gareth Williams’s “Last One Out”, performed in a lighthouse, Pippa Murphy’s “Bolted”, performed in a stables, and […]
Over the past couple of months composers / sound artists / musicians Duncan Chapman and Isabel Jones have been working with pupils at Banchory School, Hill of Banchory School and Strachan School. Inspired by their favourite sound in the world that isn’t a musical instrument or piece of music, the pupils have been helping us […]
Bored of listening to recycled pop music? Looking for something more innovative and challenging but not sure where to start? We’re here to help! Framed Against the Sky is a collaborative project between Woodend Barn, sound festival and Red Note Ensemble which aims to introduce people to new music in Aberdeenshire and the City. Local communities will be […]
Please note There is still some space on the SoundStreams course for Young Composers (28th June – 1st July) and we will welcome applications after the introductory session. Find out more Contact Anne Watson, on [email protected] or 01330 826 526 Notes for Schools/Teachers We understand that some of this course falls during school time. It […]
Please note that the deadline for applications for SoundStreams Young Composers Project has been extended to Monday 3rd June. A great opportunity for young musicians/composers in the North East!
sound (North East Scotland’s festival of new music) is seeking to appoint a part-time freelance project coordinator. Framed Against the Sky is an audience development project run by sound festival and Woodend Barn to make new music more accessible by engaging with audiences in Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen through short, flash-mob style performances and workshops in […]
Stephen Montague to create new children’s work Zinnie Harris to create the text from stories sent in by children from across the Commonwealth To be presented as part of the 2014 Commonwealth Games celebration sound also a partner in Teta-a-Tete’s unique skate-boarding choral project The partnership between sound, Scotland’s leading New Music festival, Woodend Barn […]
This year’s sound festival will feature a number of events combining sound/music and image. These will take place betwen the 28th October and the 3rd November. As part of this week, sound is putting out a call for new short pieces based on works in Aberdeen Art Gallery. Those chosen will be performed during the […]
