The Scottish Ensemble would like to say a massive thank you to the many supporters who rose to the occasion and donated towards The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2012! Thanks to the generous response from so many, the Scottish Ensemble is on track for its biggest, most important international tour to date. The ensemble players, along with Alison Balsom,… Read more »
December 2012 saw the Scottish Ensemble perform our annual concerts by candlelight in Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth, Aberdeen and Inverness. The programme included Britten’sVariations on a Theme of Frank Bridge and Bach’s iconic Goldberg Variations arranged for string orchestra by Dmitry Sitkovetsky. The second instalment of Martin Suckling’s Musical Postcards, Mr Jonathan Morton, His Ground was also premiered during the December Tour. Martin… Read more »
There is now less than one week to go until The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2012 begins! We’re taking part in this special online challenge in order to help us reach our our fundraising target for ourUSA Tour in April 2013. In our biggest international tour ever, the Ensemble will be joined by guest soloist, trumpeter Alison Balsom, to play 11… Read more »
The Scottish Ensemble is looking to recruit a self-motivated, confident and enthusiastic individual to join its team as Marketing & PR Manager. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years’ experience of working in an arts environment, preferably the performing arts, as well as a demonstrable passion for classical music. The position would… Read more »
After months of planning, meetings, rehearsing and site visits, the first-ever Scottish Ensemble residency starts this week in Dundee from 18 – 22 October, with a second residency in Inverness from 25 – 28 October. During each residency the Scottish Ensemble will be getting out of the concert hall and out into the communities in… Read more »
Fundraising and Projects Officer (Full-Time) The Scottish Ensemble is looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join its team as Fundraising and Projects Officer. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience of working for an arts organisation in an office environment and a demonstrable passion for classical music, as… Read more »
Our tour to the USA in April 2013 is the longest international tour we’ve embarked upon in several years and it will take us to some of the most prestigious venues in the States, showcasing what we do and what Scotland has to offer on an international platform (with 11 concerts taking place across 7 states). … Read more »
The Scottish Ensemble is looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join its team as an Administrator Maternity Leave Cover. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 6 months experience of working in an arts environment and a demonstrable passion for classical music, as well as excellent organisational and interpersonal skills. Based… Read more »
We’re looking for an enthusiastic arts graduate to join us in the office part-time from September to December. The internship will involve aspects of concert planning and management, marketing and fundraising. Details of how to apply, closing dates and interview dates can be found by on the right of this page.
We’re very excited that we can finally tell you all about our fantastic new 2012-13 season! You can download a subscription booking here on the right hand side of the page. During this season, we’ll be beginning the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Britten, one of the most important composers… Read more »
The Scottish Ensemble are just back from a whirlwind tour of China. Covering 3534km within China and reaching a total audience of 2746 over three concerts the musicians of the Scottish Ensemble had an experience they are not likely to forget! The concerts were held in three of China’s major cities; Beijing, Lanzhou (out in… Read more »
Our audiences loved travelling through time with us during our SE Inversion concerts in Perth, Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow in April. You can read them all on our reviews page Some of our audience got in touch via Twitter too to tell us what they thought: @lynneperkins: A big #FF to @ScotEnsemble. Brilliant concert… Read more »