One of Britain’s most outstanding classical performers, virtuoso guitarist Simon Thacker performs with the exquisite vocal talent of Daisy Chute, to perform timeless and beautifully colourful classical, Latin American, jazz and folk influenced music of remarkable emotional range and stylistic diversity. Simon Thacker‘s fleet fingered fretwork, imaginative programming and emotionally charged interpretations have earned him […]
Artist Information: The Art of Musick
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 […]