Article
Can Creativity Help Us Be More Green?
Scott Crawford Morrison explores the connection between culture, creativity and the climate crisis.
9 January 2020
News & Stories
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Film
Scottish Ensemble and Glasgow Science Centre: Creative Energy
A short documentary film of our creative learning project exploring connections between music and science, filmed at Harris Academy in Dundee.
6 December 2019
Article
Where did the classical concert come from?
Can learning more about music written 300 years ago help us to re-think and re-appreciate the modern concert experience? Ahead of Baroque: Take Two, we explore how the Baroque era changed our experience of classical music, and how we might
4 October 2019
Article
The surprising connections between music and food
Eating a meal together and sharing music together: two familiar experiences with a surprising amount in common. Ahead of Sound Bites, we take a deeper look at the connection between these functional, sensory and emotional experiences.
19 June 2019
Interview
Exploring Baroque Take Two: In conversation with guest director Jonathan Cohen
Ahead of our collaboration together, Scottish Ensemble violinist Joanne Green catches up with acclaimed cellist and harpsichordist Jonathan Cohen about all things Baroque
19 June 2019
Interview
Exploring Elemental: In conversation with Aidan O’Rourke
Scottish Ensemble talks to wildly celebrated folk musician Aidan O’Rourke about a new commission, inspired by the poetry of Edwin Morgan and the politics and landscape of a bruised and battered Scotland.
19 June 2019
Interview
In conversation with French-Iranian multi-instrumentalist Keyvan Chemirani
Journalist Keith Bruce speaks to French-Iranian percussionist Keyvan Chemirani – zarb virtuoso and the lead collaborator on Scottish Ensemble’s Continental Drift – about a career spent exploring different musical cultures
27 February 2019
Film
Gabriela Montero on Babel
Pianist, improviser and composer Gabriela Montero introduces Babel, her gripping new piece for piano and string orchestra.
31 January 2019
Article
Outside the concert hall: the importance of empowerment of the individual musician
Scottish Ensemble violinist Joanne Green discusses her career as a musician - the importance of challenging yourself and the need for the classical music sector to remain agile, flexible and open-minded…
15 January 2019
Film
Grosse Fugue – an extract from Prelude – skydiving from a dream
An extract from the live performance of Prelude - skydiving from a dream, performed by Scottish Ensemble and Andersson Dance.
14 January 2019
Interview
Can music do more to help?
Ahead of the European premiere of her new commission, Babel, Scottish Ensemble sits down with Gabriela Montero to discuss music, political activism, and how the two can connect.
10 January 2019
Film
Pause – concert extract live from Dundee
An extract from Scottish Ensemble's event Pause, an event exploring the effects of music on the body, mind and soul, recorded live at Dundee's West Ward Works.
14 December 2018
Interview
Making Prelude – skydiving from a dream
Ahead of Prelude – skydiving from a dream, Scottish Ensemble Artistic Director Jonathan Morton and Andersson Dance Artistic Director Örjan Andersson sat down to discuss the inspiration behind the two companies’ second collaboration.
1 November 2018
Article
Prelude – skydiving from a dream – Behind the Scenes
A look at the making of our new collaboration with Andersson Dance, at the development days in Glasgow and Stockholm.
31 October 2018
Interview
Work & Play: An interview with Matthew Hunt
Ahead of the Chamber Notes tour, we caught up with clarinetist Matthew Hunt for a quick chat about life as a musician, on tour and at home.
4 October 2018
Article
What does music do to the brain, body and soul?
Rosie Davies explores the myriad positive effects that music has on the brain, body and soul.
4 September 2018
Article
Connecting art and music – with visual artist Eleanor Meredith
In the run up to the premier of Anno – we were also working on something else: a series of workshops inspired by the project which explored the link between art and music. Scott Morrison describes the rewarding experience.
29 April 2018
Film
Anno – Documentary
A mini documentary about the making of Anno, filmed across the two premieres, offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the creation of the piece as well as exclusive live footage from the performances.
6 February 2017