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....
To all of our friends and supporters, we invite you to donate to our festive fundraiser. At Drake Music Scotland, we believe music has the power to transform lives. Our mission is to create opportunities for disabled people of all ages to experience the joy of music and its powerful outcomes for personal growth, social...
In November our Chief Executive Thursa Sanderson and Associate Composer Ben Lunn travelled to Helsingborg in Sweden to rendezvous with Nordic colleagues as part of our New Music ExChange collaboration aiming to advance equity and inclusion in the region’s contemporary music landscape and transform career development for disabled composers and musicians. Working closely with our...
Please vote in the Scots Trad Music Awards 2025 – deadline Sunday 16th November at Midnight! We’re particularly excited that Magnus Turpie and Friends & Rhona Smith are nominated – great representation of disabled musicians in Scotland! Please do check out the link below and get voting for your favourite artists, acts, festivals, recordings, reflecting...
Last month we were deeply saddened by the news that Steve Flemington had passed away. Over the past 14 years with Drake Music Scotland, Steve has been a source of such support to many, many Drake musicians, Associate Musicians and everyone involved with the organisation. Whether is was sorting problems with computers and software, playing...
Young people in several schools across Scotland have gained qualifications due to their work on our All Join In projects! Young people at Braidburn School have gained their ICT: Working with Assistive Technologies National 1 qualification for their work using music technology. A young person at Carronhill School has gained a qualification for Music at...
The academic year 2024-25 has been our biggest year yet for LEARN at Drake Music Scotland. We’ve worked with a record number of young people, and we want to celebrate! Between July 2024 and June 2025 we worked with 1,400 young people in 60 schools across 15 local authorities. This is 1,038 sessions providing music...
Looking for invigorating CPD in accessible music practices? Figurenotes: Developing Your Practice is our flagship course for music educators and practitioners. Don’t miss out on the early bird rate, ending 25th July 2025. How does it work? Delivered on Zoom in small groups, this practical course will give you the tools to deliver engaging and...
