November 22, 2024
Athens, GR 13 C
Expand search form
Blog

Shining a light on the work of women composers & performers: Illuminate Women’s Music’s debut Scottish tour

Shining a light on the work of women composers & performers: Illuminate Women's Music's debut Scottish tour
Illuminate Women's Music - 2024/25

Established in 2017 by Dr Angela Elizabeth Slater, Illuminate Women’s Music is a touring concert series aim to shine light on the work and creativity of women composers and performers. During December 2024, January and February 2025, Illuminate will be in Scotland for the first time, presenting events in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Paisley and Kinlochard. There will be concerts, talks, workshops and family friendly events, with free-to-attend events as well as online resources.

The series will feature works by composers-in-residence, Ruta Vitkauskaite and Angela Elizabeth Slater who have organised the series, along with newly commissioned works by Scottish composers Simone Searles, Sonia Allori, Kate Sagovsky which will be performed alongside historical and established works by women including little performed works by Scottish composers Alicia Ann Spottiswoode (19th century), Marie Dare, Geraldine Mucha (20th century), Emily Doolittle, Lisa Robertson, and Gemma McGregor (contemporary).

For the series in Scotland, performers in residence are soprano Stephanie Lamprea and cellist Jessica Kerr.

Things begin on 11 December with a Livestreamed workshop at Scottish Music Centre, Glasgow followed on 12 December by a concert at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow. Full details from the Illuminate website.

 


Go to Source article

Previous Article

Franz Welser-Möst, recovering, withdraws from Beethoven cycle

Next Article

Hollywood’s music king is dead

You might be interested in …

Famed violist dies at 58

Famed violist dies at 58

Czech media have reported the death of Jiří Žigmund, violist of the Wuhan Quartet from 1988 to 2014. He has suffered longterm health problems. The post Famed violist dies at 58 appeared first on Slippedisc.

How did Franz Liszt get cancelled?

How did Franz Liszt get cancelled?

From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: Franz Liszt has been cancelled by the world’s orchestras, probably for something he said on social media. Seriously, when was the last time you saw a Liszt orchestral […]