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Film

Stories from Scottish Creations: Shetland

"There's something about people feeling connected to the areas they’re from that these tunes can bring very strongly, both to the players and the audience members"

Alastair Savage

3 November 2022

Interview

Andrew Berridge on Breathe

"it taps into something very primal within us all"

We speak to violist Andrew Berridge about the Breathe tour, which he's curated.

25 October 2022

Film

Stories from Scottish Creations: Inverness

I like the way I can speak through the music...it’s like a voice. And I can express myself more easily than any other form of communication through the viola, which is what I really like about it.

Jane Atkins, violist

10 October 2022

Film

Stories from Scottish Creations: Skye

"If we didn't have art, then what are we living for?"

Hannah Myers, artist

21 September 2022

Film

Stories from Scottish Creations: Mull

“For me creativity is the way we make connections with each other, it's the way we communicate, it's the way we understand our place in the world and we process our emotions and what’s going on around us”

Composer Ailie Robertson

25 August 2022

Interview

10 minutes with…Kate Suthers

"I can’t remember a time when music wasn’t present in my life"

We talk to violinist Kate Suthers who is directing our Scottish Creations tour.

23 May 2022

Audio

Alastair Savage’s Traditional Music Playlist

Violinist Alastair Savages selects some of his top traditional music tracks

21 May 2022

Article

Strike up the Band: When pop and classical collide

Classical? Pop? Rock? Does anyone even care anymore? Music journalist Hugh Morris explores some of the genre-busting composers featured in The Bridge Festival.

18 April 2022

Audio

The Bridge Festival Podcast

Preview The Bridge Festival with our special podcast, featuring contributions from composer Erkki-Sven Tüür, vocalist Derya Yildirim and Scottish Ensemble Artistic Director, Jonathan Morton.

15 April 2022

Article

Listening to Estonia

The northernmost Baltic state is famous for revolting in song. But its musical traditions run deeper than twentieth-century politics. Andrew Mellor explores.

12 April 2022

Interview

Jonathan Morton on ‘Tchaikovsky by Heart’

Ahead of our memorised performances of Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings we caught up with Scottish Ensemble Artistic Director Jonathan Morton to ask him more about the project.

13 February 2022

Audio

Festive Countdown Playlist

Explore a special playlist of seasonal tunes selected by Ensemble members, staff and collaborators.

24 December 2021

Film

Making these bones, this flesh, this skin – in conversation with Classical:NEXT

SE Artistic Director Jonathan Morton was interviewed by Andreas Kern, artist and founder of Piano City with fellow collaborators Joan Clevillé and Genevieve Reeves about the award-winning digital project these bones, this flesh, this skin.

22 December 2021

Audio

Sounds of Cop 26: Staff Picks

Being based in the city hosting the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (or Cop26) we've been thinking about music that responds to the themes and concerns we share for a sustainable future.

12 November 2021

Article

Why do we love live music?

Ahead of Common Sound, Rosie Davies lends us her perspective on what makes live so special.

22 October 2021

Audio

Nemone and Jonathan Morton: In Conversation

Ahead of Common Sound, we got Nemone, our guide, DJ and presenter, and Jonathan Morton, Artistic Director of Scottish Ensemble together to talk about the project, how it came about and what they hope it might explore and uncover.

20 October 2021

Audio

Sounds of Summer: Staff Picks

Cling on to the remnants of summer sunshine with our curated playlist.

21 September 2021

Film

We Are In Time – Documentary

Explore the making of our theatrical collaboration with Stewart Laing and Untitled Projects, featuring words by Pamela Carter and music by highly lauded Icelandic composer/producer Valgeir Sigurðsson.

19 February 2020