Talking about Scottish Music, or Composer in Scotland? This is for You!

The Musica Scotica conference is in sunny Stirling this year – the 23^rd and 24^th April.  Our call for papers has been out for some weeks, but just in case you missed it/weren’t aware of it/ hadn’t thought about going, we thought we’d share the CFP again today.  The deadline for abstracts (papers or briefer poster session) is strictly speaking this Sunday.  A couple of extra days won’t make much difference, but don’t leave it too long!

Here are all the details you need before you write/submit that abstract!  http://www.musicascotica.org.uk/conferences.shtml

Let Glasgow Flourish - Composer John Maxwell Geddes

Let Glasgow Flourish 

(by the Preaching of His Word and the Praising of His Name)*

Considering we've just hosted the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, it's nice to catalogue a brass ensemble piece entitled, "Let Glasgow Flourish" - the opening words of the city motto.

John Maxwell Geddes is a local composer, and a former lecturer of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly RSAMD)

Coming up soon - John Maxwell Geddes, 'Let Glasgow Flourish' for brass and percussion.

* Glasgow City website - our mottos

Wiesbaden Highlander K. James Peace, tango composer: new DVD

K. James Peace in Wiesbaden

An interview with the

Scottish tango composer,

who performs some of his

own piano tangos (DVD)

K. James Peace has donated a copy of this DVD interview to the Whittaker Library at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.  Library patrons curious how a Highlander ended up writing piano tangos in Wiesbaden, will need to borrow it!  Find it here.

If you're not a patron of the Library, but are fluent in German, you can visit the Wiesbadener Tagblatt (newspaper) to read a news item about the tango-ing Highlander.  More recently, Mr Peace has also been interviewed for a Spanish website, Música Clásica.  Click here (Spanish text).

Scottish Composers Collective - Soundcloud

Soundcloud

 

Are you a Scottish composer?

This is important, folks!

http://soundcloud.com/groups/scottish-composer-collective

"The Scottish Composers Collective was formed in 2008 to help provide opportunities for composers based in Scotland.Read more"