Historical and traditional music associated with the Ossianic poems of James Macpherson, the songs of Robert Burns and the sonnets of William Shakespeare, performed by The Art of Musick James Ross (voice & winds) Bill Taylor (historical harps & small pipes) James Ross and Bill Taylor formed The Art of Musick in 1998 to explore Scottish vocal and instrumental music […]
Artist and Programme Information: Sax-Ecosse
Sax-Ecosse are a young, vibrant saxophone quartet who are enjoying considerable success as a chamber ensemble within the UK and Europe. Currently they are recipients of the Enterprise Music Scotland Residency Project, and are members of the prestigious Live Music Now! scheme founded by Yehudi Menuhin. Recent performances include the 14th World Saxophone Congress, Slovenia; St Olav’s Festival, […]
Artist and Programme Information: Arta Arnicane
Arta Arnicane was born into a musical family and started studying piano at an early age at the music schools in Moscow and Riga. From 1996 she became a pupil of the distinguished pianist and professor Serge Osokin. In 2001 Arta was awarded the Scholarship Prize at the Scottish International Piano Competition, and in 2003 she […]
Artist and Programme Information: Alba Quartet
The Alba Quartet is a young, vibrant Scottish-based ensemble, which is fast establishing itself as one of Scotland’s premier quartets. Founded in 2003, it comprises graduates of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow and the Royal College of Music in London. They have toured the music societies and arts guilds of Scotland, been […]