We are delighted to announce that Sally Beamish is to receive an OBE (Order of the British Empire) in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours, for services to music. Sally said: ”In these bleak...

  An award winning composer, whose works have been described as ‘evocative’ ‘obsessive’ and ‘otherworldly’ Ben Lunn is a composer who tries to draw upon his own political, spiritual, personal, and ideological worldview within...

Everyone at the Scottish Music Centre would like to wish you a very Happy New Year with best wishes for 2019! 2018 Highlights 2018 was another busy year – congratulations to all of you...

Scottish composer Julian Wagstaff has announced the release of a new rock/pop album. Edinburgh band The Firrenes (rhymes with ‘beans’), which Julian formed in 2016, released their record ‘Door Too Wide’ on 9 November...

German guitarist Stefan Grasse and cellist Nicola Geddes will perform a full programme of works by the late Scottish composer John Maxwell Geddes at the Scottish Music Centre in October. Stefan is a graduate...

It has been announced that John Maxwell Geddes, one of Scotland?s most influential composers, is to receive a posthumous honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow. Geddes, who died in September last year, has...

  Scottish composer Julian Wagstaff has launched a new online catalogue, providing easy access to scores, recordings, instrumental parts, press reviews and programme notes for every publicly available work – in just a few...

A memorial concert celebrating the life and work of John Maxwell Geddes has been confirmed for Sunday April 29th at St John?s Renfield Church in the West End of Glasgow. And the legacy of...

Scottish Music Centre is delighted to receive continued support from Creative Scotland through the Regular Funding Network 2018-21. Creative Scotland has announced the network of organisations that will receive Regular Funding for the three-year...

SHOWCASE SCOTLAND EXPO have negotiated a Year of Scotland at the Lorient Interceltique Festival? in Brittany France 2017. The Focus is supported by, the Scottish Government, Creative Scotland, Visit Scotland, TRACS (Traditional Arts and...

The Polyphon Chronicles Luke Daniels ? ?? Lauren MacColl?? ?Fiddle Gillian Fleetwood?? ? Harp Friday 4th November 1pm Scottish Music Centre, 100 Candleriggs, City Halls, Glasgow, G1 1NQ Lunchtime Pre Concert Talk Free to...

The Polyphon Chronicles Luke Daniels ? ?? Lauren MacColl ? ?Fiddle Gillian Fleetwood?? ? Harp Friday 4th November 1pm Scottish Music Centre, 100 Candleriggs, City Halls, Glasgow, G1 1NQ Lunchtime Pre Concert Talk Free...

Richard Greer I’m offering to compose short, 3-4 minute works for solo, duo or trio. Cost is ?100 per instrument. Here’s the rules: It can be for absolutely ANY instrument(s). Seriously – ANY. There...

Call for composers As part of a 4-day theme on contemporary string quartets during this year?s soundfestival, there will be a Composers? day on Writing for String Quartet, that will feature masterclasses, talks, and...

The 2016 winner of the most coveted music prize in Scotland was tonight (Wednesday 29th June) announced as Anna Meredith with her album Varmints. At a ceremony presented by co-hosts Vic Galloway and Janice...

It is with great sadness we?share?the news that Scottish composer, George MacIlwham, passed away peacefully on?Thursday morning. Born in 1926, George lead a music-filled life, and achieved much within his performing and composing career....

The SMC would like to congratulate John McLeod, who has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honour List for his work in composition. The Herald have featured an excellent article to mark...

Continental Drift: 50 years of jazz from Europe takes place between the 16 ? 17 July in Edinburgh, UK and is a joint production between Edinburgh Napier University and Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival....

The SMC would like to wish one of their members, George MacIlwham, a very happy birthday! George will turn 90 on Sunday 15th May this year. Here is to many more years of music...

Congratulations to Marc Yeats! Marc?has signed to Noel Music Management for worldwide management for his work as a classical contemporary composer. More information here:?http://www.noelmusicmanagement.co.uk/2016/02/17/3737/

Situated along the stunning Northumberland coastline, halfway between Edinburgh and Newcastle and overlooking Holy Island,?Lindisfarne Festival?returns for the second year from?1-4 September 2016. The boutique festival unveils the first line up announcement with multi-million...

YOUTH BAND REHEARSES WEDNESDAYS 7-9pm at CITY HALLS,?in GLASGOW?S MERCHANT CITY REHEARSALS Rehearsals will be every Wednesday 7-9pm At City Halls, Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, Glasgow Starting Wednesday 17th Feb FREE *If you play brass but...

The Improvement Service has published its latest findings from the?Instrumental Music Survey 2015. The document outlines the findings of the Instrumental Music Survey 2015, carried out on behalf of Heads of Instrumental Teaching Scotland...

German Music Council Whether Italian song competition, Estonian jazz festival, Spanish conductor?s workshop or Swiss accordion course ? the European Musical Exchange Platform delivers insight into the diversity of European music culture. The bilingual...

**** Mareel, Lerwick This new work from Glagsow?s NOISE, about the drama that ensues when an actor takes up with his brother?s new wife, is an appealing mix of accessible feisty Hirda is a...

Chris Stout is hunched over a vocal score, fiddle set down beside him on the lid of a Steinway grand. The Shetland folk musician is arguing the case for a rougher kind of energy:...

It was with a tremendous sense of sadness and loss that we learned of the death of our former board-member, colleague and friend? the wonderful, warm, funny and kind Stewart Cruickshank. A one-man walking...