We are very grateful for the support we get from the wonderful William Grant Foundation, not only in the form of regular funding from their Scottish Culture and Heritage Group but also the opportunity to join discussion forums to share and exchange ideas with other grantees, and to be profiled in blogs and articles outlining...
From Monday 13th to Friday 17th April our Chief Executive Thursa Sanderson attended a combined event in Riga, Latvia. Culture Action Europe’s Different Times: New Solutions 2-day conference – part of Culture Action Europe’s Satellite Beyond programme – was programmed to coincide with Baltic Music Days Festival of contemporary music featuring new composition and performances from...
On Sunday 29th March musicians from Drake Music Scotland will be part of a celebration of the creativity of Craigmillar alongside musicians from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra . This is Tapestry, a concert to celebrate creative musicians from Craigmillar at the Queens Hall Rhona will be performing her piece ‘Bridge Over Little Stream’ (originally commissioned by Hands...
Clare Johnston is a d/Deaf musician/composer, fascinated with the way that new technology enables musicians and audience members to access live musical performance with technology. Audial Variations was an interactive performance exploring how sound looks and feels and what that means for performers and listeners. It was written for iPad lab and performed as part...
We are delighted that Ben Lunn, who among the many other hats he wears is our Associate Composer, has curated and is conducting an exciting concert with the London Philharmonic Orchestra – More Than Meets the Eye which will be performed at St John’s Church Waterloo this Thursday 15th January. https://lpo.org.uk/event/more-than-meets-the-eye/ The concert views classical composers...
Why not start the year off by winning a hamper of goodies! We have one prize of a Gordon & MacPhail Hamper has been kindly donated by The Springfield Group to help with our fundraising efforts at Drake Music Scotland. The Hamper Contains: 1 x Bottle ‘The Sassenach’ Gin 1 x Bottle Pol Roger Réserve...
We’re delighted that composer Joe Stollery is going to Sweden in April 2026 to learn more about Elefantöra, a brilliant ensemble of musicians formed in 2017 by our good friends Share Music & Performing Arts Joe was awarded presitigious NEMO funding (Northern European Mobility Opportunity) to visit Elefantöra, learn about the music technology they use...
We were delighted to be part of the 2025 Cumnock Tryst at the start of October. This project was the final performance from our two-year Unbroken Thread project, a creative partnership with Hebrides Ensemble and the Cumnock Tryst. We were delighted to work with pupils from Hillside School, adults from Riverside Centre and special guest...
Rhona Smith and Su-a Lee have recorded “Bridge Over Little Stream” a piece composed by Rhona. You can watch it here: Rhona and Su-a first met through a Distill project in 2017 when Rhona wrote her piece “Shetland Journey” for Mr McFalls Chamber, performed in the Tollbooth in Stirling as part of the Distill Showcase....
During the summer 2025, we supported a creative collective to create and perform original material as Out of the Common. This is a continuation of our work supporting disabled musicians and young artists of colour to create, record and perform new material. You can hear their tracks on Bandcamp – follow this link: https://outofthecommon.bandcamp.com/album/phoenix And...
