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...
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...
