Article
Scottish Ensemble to play its part in McLellan Galleries revival
Working alongside Glasgow Film and Articulate, a two-year pilot project will help to breathe new life into the iconic Glasgow landmark
17 February 2026
Wellbeing & Community
We seek to create new ways to share the power and positivity that listing to and playing music can bring us all.
Article
Announcing our Spring/Summer 2026 events
Scottish Ensemble takes audiences on a bold adventure with new projects and collaborations and the return of the much-loved Concerts for a Summer’s Night.
6 November 2025
Film
Announcing our 2024-25 season
A year of bold story-telling and collaborative musical adventure.
17 June 2024
Article
New research published on live music and mental health
Research identifies ways more children and young people in Scotland can experience the mental health and wellbeing benefits of live music.
21 March 2024
Article
Scottish Ensemble wins ABO’s Green Orchestras award
Scottish Ensemble awarded the Green Orchestras award at the Association of British Orchestras (ABO) annual Classical Music Awards
25 January 2024
Article
Audience Fund grant from the Royal Philharmonic Society
With thanks to the Royal Philharmonic Society and Rachel Baker Memorial Charity.
13 December 2023
Film
Stories from Scottish Creations: Dundee
"For someone who's had a brain injury, you can really feel like your life is going nowhere"
Issy Robertson, Artist
McManus Gallery & NHS Tayside Healthcare Arts Trust
Issy Robertson, Artist
McManus Gallery & NHS Tayside Healthcare Arts Trust
24 November 2022
Film
Stories from Scottish Creations: Aberdeen
“For me, my painting is an invitation to pause, reflect, and enjoy your time”
Ruth Simpson, artist
Ruth Simpson, artist
15 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.
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
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
Hannah Myers, artist
21 September 2022
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
Article
Can Creativity Help Us Be More Green?
Scott Crawford Morrison explores the connection between culture, creativity and the climate crisis.
9 January 2020
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
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 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
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
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
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
Article
Music and Mindfulness – The Beginning
A journal of our explorations in music and mindfulness - as part of our Dundee Residency and in collaboration with Maggie's Dundee.
13 October 2016
Article
The Classical Effect
Rosie Davies asks some searching questions about how we view classical music in society.
6 January 2016