Our 2017 highlights

Take a look at what your support has helped us to achieve…

January – Associate and Talent Development Partnership musician and composer Clare Johnston premieres her own piece ‘Solo a Trois‘ at Celtic Connections 2017 – a beautiful celtic melody in 3 parts performed on one iPad.

Winning NMS Award for Best Education/Community Project for Lewis Forbes (centre) commission of Jazz Jigsaw in partnership with City of Edinburgh Council

March – Winning New Music Scotland Award Best Education/Community Project for Lewis Forbes (centre) commission of Jazz Jigsaw in partnership with City of Edinburgh Council

MarchRhona Smith‘s composition “Shetland Journey” is performed at Distil‘s Showcase at Stirling Tolbooth

Musician and Composer Ant writing his own rap song using Electric Guitar and Ableton Live

April: Musician and Composer Ant writing his own rap song using Figurenotes, Electric Guitar and Ableton Live

Greta plays music using her eye movements to control Eyegaze software

April – Junior Digital Orchestra musician Greta plays music using her eye movements to control Eyegaze software

May – Our young musicians working with Grammy Award winners Snarky Puppy

May – Young musicians from our Digital Orchestra working with Grammy Award winning Snarky Puppy

 

June - Dress Rehearsal for the final concert of All Join In Glasgow

June – Dress Rehearsal for the final concert of All Join In Glasgow – one of 595 sessions in schools across Scotland we ran in 2017!
June - Sally Magnusson presenting us with the Demonstrating Digital Award at this year’s SCVO Scottish Charity Awards

June – Sally Magnusson presenting us with the Demonstrating Digital Award at this year’s SCVO Scottish Charity Awards

Schools project in partnership with Aberdeenshire Council

June – Our 2017 schools project in partnership with Aberdeenshire Council culminated in a joint five school performance of ‘The Tower’ at Haddo House.

Music Technology graduates 2017

June – Graduates of our Music Technology course for school leavers in partnership with Edinburgh College

July – Partnership with Scottish Chamber Orchestra‘s Vibe project enabling young disabled musicians to take part

Digital Orchestra perform "Microscopic Dances"

August – Our Digital Orchestra premiered Oliver Searle‘s ‘Microscopic Dances’ in partnership with National Youth Orchestras of Scotland

September – Lost and Found by Sonia Allori premieres at Eden Court Theatre Inverness performed by adults recovering from Stroke.

Kaleidoscope concert at Cumnock Academy as part of the Cumnock Tryst 2017. With Sir James MacMillan, Matilda Brown, Colin Currie, Scottish Ensemble, Drake Music Scotland and participants from Barshare Primary, Greenmill Primary, Auchinleck Academy, Hillside School and Riverside Centre. Photo credit: Robin Mitchell.

September – Kaleidoscope as part of the Cumnock Tryst 2017.  With Sir James MacMillan, Matilda Brown, Colin Currie, Scottish Ensemble and participants from Barshare and Greenmill Primaries, Auchinleck Academy, Hillside School and Riverside Centre. Photo credit: Robin Mitchell.

Accepting a Landmark Award by Hands Up for Trad

September – Artistic Director Pete Sparkes accepting our Landmark Award from Hand’s Up for Trad Creative Director Simon Thoumire

Castlebrae High School music pupils recording

October – Pupils from Castlebrae High School recording their own composition “Just Be You” in our studio.

Liveheart performing at ATIK

NovemberLiveheart performing at ATIK at a special social evening organised in partnership with Get2gether

Thank you to all our volunteers, supporters and partners!

Creative Scotland

City of Edinburgh Council

Aberdeenshire Council

Academy of Music and Sound

Amy Moar Legacy Funds

Angus Council

Bank of Scotland Foundation

The Gordon and Ena Baxter Foundation

BBC Children in Need

Big Lottery Fund Young Start

Castlebrae High School

Castle Rock Edinvar

Corra Foundation

Cumnock Tryst

Daisy Chain Foundation

David McNiven Memorial Fund

DM Thomas Foundation for Young People

Dr Guthrie’s Association

Eden Court Theatre

Edinburgh College

ELM Music

Emma Cameron Memorial Trust

Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools

Garfield Weston Foundation

Hands Up for Trad

Hugh Fraser Foundation

Inchrye Trust

Jennie S Gordon Memorial Fund

Just Festival

Mothership Connection

Music for All

National Youth Orchestras of Scotland

RS Macdonald Charitable Trust

PRS Foundation

Rayne Foundation

Red Dog Music

Richard Bull

Robertson Trust

Rozelle Trust

Ryvoan Trust

Schuh Trust

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

and all our individual and anonymous supporters.