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| Youth Music Initiative Training and Professional development fund |
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Are you a musician who would like to take part in music or youth related training or professional development opportunities? A music facilitator or tutor looking to extend the range and scope of your skills? An organisation delivering youth music activity wishing to provide training for staff? A youth worker wanting to expand skills to work with young people and music? The Youth Music Initiative Training and Professional Development fund may be able to help you! |
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Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:53:00 GMT |
| The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland New Year Concerts 2009 |
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Cristian Mandeal, Principal Guest Conductor of the Hallé Orchestra conducts The National Youth Orchestras of Scotland’s flagship symphony orchestra in a special new year concert celebrating the organisation’s 30th anniversary. |
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Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:39:00 GMT |
| St Kilda: A European Opera returns to the stage |
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18 months after St Kilda: A European Opera was performed live around Europe, the project is back on the road. The Belgian production, having recently been resurrected and performed in Mons (Belgium), is set to wow audiences in Grenoble (France) later this week.
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Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:10:00 GMT |
| Van Morrison Announcement |
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Due to a conflict with a prior booking, The Ironworks (Inverness) and Cancer Research UK have reduced Van Morrison's booking to one night on 6th December. The singer's booking at the venue on 5th December has been removed. Fans will be offered a move to the Saturday night whilst there is still availability or a full refund.
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Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:07:00 GMT |
| Music celebrating life and work of Ronald Center |
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Emily White is a violinist and trombonist from England who came to Huntly for a four months residency to research the provenance of Ronald Center, a yet to be fully discovered composer who lived in Huntly most of his adult life. During 2008, Emily developed a comprehensive project to include the first performance and a recording of Center's string quartets. |
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:36:00 GMT |
| Bands to Earn Their Stripes |
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For the third year running, the Red Stripe Music Award is offering emerging bands the opportunity to play hard and win big, securing slots at three of the summer’s favourite festivals including The Great Escape.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:37:00 GMT |
| HUBL Acoustic Sessions - Red Shoes Theatre, Elgin, 29th November |
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Organisers would like to thank all the artists that have contacted them to take part in the 2nd HUBL Acoustic Sessions at The Red Shoes Theatre, Elgin. Again they received an excellent response from high quality acts and the final selection was tricky. However, the artists selected give a broad range of styles and experience with a mix of solo and band line-ups. Although the majority are from the local area, organisers have special quests Dark Matter Social from Fort William making their first appearance in the North East.
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Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:33:00 GMT |
| Opportunity at Timespan Museum and Gallery |
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A curatorial group in association with Timespan Museum and Gallery is commissioning a double sited exhibition of work responding to the local 18 century Ice House. The exhibition is to take place in April and May 2009 and Timespan are looking for applications from artists. |
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Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:08:00 GMT |
| Nairnia 2008 - The Winter Procession |
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Nairnia - The Winter Procession is taking place on Friday 28 November 2008 in Nairn . With plans underway for Nairnia to become an annual event, without doubt one of the plumb roles must surely be to play the part of one of the Nairnia children - Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. But it’s more than a simple acting role.
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Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:55:00 GMT |
| Mamma Mia mania in Moray! |
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From 8th – 12th December Moray Council’s Arts Development team will be running ABBA singing and dancing workshops, culminating in an ABBA Fancy Dress party night. |
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Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:29:00 GMT |
| Scots Trad Music Awards |
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Hands up for Trad will be hosting the 6th MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards weekend in Glasgow from the 5th - 6th December 2008. The aim of these Awards is to highlight Scotland's traditional music in all its forms and to create a high profile opportunity which will bring the music and music industry into the spotlight of media & public attention.
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Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:35:00 GMT |
| Òran ùr do Mhuile – A New Song for Mull |
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Mull Local Mòd celebrated it’s 70th anniversary in style with the final of Òran Ùr do Mhuile which took place in the Aros Hall, Tobermory on Saturday 8th November. |
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Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:33:00 GMT |
| Shape the Future of the Big Lottery Fund |
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'Big Thinking' is an opportunity to help shape the future of the Big Lottery Fund in Scotland. Over the next few months they will be consulting on a new six-year strategic plan, looking at the overall approach they take and the focus of their work. On Monday 1 December 2008 there will be an event at Inverness Caledonian Stadium for those wanting to contribute to the consultation.
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Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:04:00 GMT |
| Inverness Arts Forum Lunchtime Concert Series |
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The next recital in the Inverness Arts Forum Lunchtime Concert Series will be on Friday 14th November in the Main Hall of Inverness Town House at 1.10pm.
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Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:03:00 GMT |
| Belladrum wins Festival award for Highlands |
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Following its most successful year ever, Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival – the Highlands’ all ages festival of music and performing arts - won the Grassroots Festival Award at the Virtual Festivals UK Festivals Awards 2008 on Thursday night (30th October 2008). |
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Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:11:00 GMT |
| From Raasay to the Gambia |
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Inspired by the efforts of Calum MacLeod of Raasay (his exploits were featured in the 2006 book entitled Calum's Road), the people of the villages near Kuntaur in the Gambia are building their own road supported by The Gambian Horse and Donkey Trust.
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Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:33:00 GMT |
| Scotland's First Gaelic Ambassador Named |
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Acclaimed traditional singer and instrumentalist, Julie Fowlis has received the first Gaelic Ambassador of the Year award. Presented by the Scottish Government at this year's Mod, this new award is given to the individual, group or organisation deemed to have done the most to increase the status and profile of Gaelic at home or abroad. Fowlis, who is the current BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year, only sings in Scottish Gaelic and has toured the world with ancient songs from the Hebridean Islands. A former RSAMD student, she is also an accomplished musician, playing Highland bagpipes, small pipes, whistles, oboe, cor anglais, and the button-key accordion.
A key commitment of the Scottish Government is to increase the place of Gaelic in education, improve the status of the language throughout Scotland and support Gaelic speaking communities. Each year the Gaelic Ambassador of the Year award will celebrate the achievements of those who have furthered this cause.
To learn more about Julie Fowlis, visit her website at www.juliefowlis.com |
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Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:27:00 GMT |
| Awards for Young Musicians |
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Each year the AYM make awards of between £200 and £2000, based on evidence of musical talent and financial need. The awards can help with: the purchase or hire of musical instruments and accessories; music lessons; weekend music schools; music courses; orchestra fees; travel. The deadline for applications is 30 March 2009. |
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Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:52:00 GMT |
| Starter for 6 - Business Start-up scheme - Now Open for Applications |
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NESTA’s Starter for 6 programme provides enterprise training, support and grant awards of up to £10,000 to innovative business start-ups across Scotland. Now in its 3rd year, applications for the 2009 programme are open to individuals and teams with a strong business idea in the science, technology and/or creative industry sectors. The closing date for applications is 26 January 2009. |
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Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:53:00 GMT |
| Under One Sky |
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Julie Fowlis, Graham Coxon, Norman Blake and Roddy Woomble star in a 12-piece celebration of contemporary folk music from Scotland and England during November and December 2008. |
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Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:35:00 GMT |
| Belladrum in the Final! |
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Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival has won through to the second round in the 2008 Virtual Festival Awards – the festivals Oscars – where she was nominated for six awards. |
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Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:31:00 GMT |
| Top Jazz Duo on Song for First Tour |
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Renowned jazz artists Liane Carroll and Brian Kellock are set to do their first ever tour together – though neither of them can decide what they’re going to play. The tour includes a performance at Eden Court Theatre on 9 November 2008 (see full list of tour dates below).
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Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:47:00 GMT |
| Radiohead Fires Up Composer's New Work |
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Scots composer Martin Kershaw recently admitted that he was helped to complete his latest work by listening to RADIOHEAD . The work begins a tour on 31 October and includes a performance at Eden Court Theatre, Inverness on 5 November 2008.
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Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:34:00 GMT |
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