Seraph – new Alison Balsom CD release

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featuring the Scottish Ensemble Following the tremendous success of Alison Balsom’s Italian Concertos disc, which was EMI Classics best-selling record of 2010, the superstar trumpeter’s latest release was announced today. Seraph – Trumpet Concertos, which features four works by 20th and 21st-century composers, is Balsom’s sixth recording with EMI Classics. The title work, Seraph, is dedicated to Alison by the composer, James MacMillan. Seraph was… Read more »

Scottish Ensemble Celebrate St Andrew's Day

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The Scottish Ensemble is delighted to have been invited by the Scottish Government EU Office to help them celebrate their biggest event of their year – St Andrew’s Day. On Wednesday 30th November – Scotland’s National Day – the Ensemble will be performing a programme of classical and traditional Scottish music for Shona Robison MSP,… Read more »

TED Conference 2011

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The Ensemble recently had the opportunity to join Charles Hazlewood for his presentation at the prestigious TED conference, which this year took place in Edinburgh. Charles’ talk ‘Trusting the ensemble’ explores the power of music to bring people together and to break down social barriers.  The Scottish Ensemble musicians provide the on-stage representation of this ethos. You can watch the talk… Read more »

Quicksilver – 10 April @ 3.00pm

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Listen and play – a concert in two parts On Sunday 10 April we are joined by Director, Anthony Marwood in an exciting concert experience for young musicians. During the first half of the concert, there is a choice – to stay in the concert hall to hear Mendelssohn’s youthful Sinfonia No. 13 in C minor… Read more »

Performance on 3 – 2 March 2011

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Our performance with Alison Balsom and the Sainsbury Royal Academy Soloists at Wigmore Hall last month is featured tomorrow on Radio 3 at 7.00pm. The concert includes the premiere of James MacMillan’s stunning new commission, Seraph.  You can read more about this performance in our Archive section of the website.  If you cannot catch the… Read more »

Eight Seasons CD launched in February

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Our new CD, Eight Seasons, recorded at the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh was released on February 1, on Signum Records. Get your copy at a shop near you or you can buy the CD direct at our forthcoming February concerts.

No 1 on WQXR in New York

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Fantastic news!  Our CD with Alison Balsom –  Italian Concertos – is WQXR’s #1 Most Popular Album for 2010.  Click the linkhttp://www.wqxr.org/articles/wqxr-features/2010/dec/28/most-popular-classical-albums-2010/

2010 – 2011 Season

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Highlights include: • Pieter Wispelwey and Natalie Clein make their debut with the Ensemble in Scotland and London; • Side by Side with senior students from the RSAMD in Scotland and Royal Academy Soloists in London; • Four world premieres and one UK premiere, including works by Aulis Sallinen, Joe Cutler and James MacMillan; Full… Read more »