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What a fantastic three days of music-making with our young composers! 🎶

Yesterday marked the final day of our Go Compose! 2026 programme, delivered in partnership with Red Note Ensemble.

Over three days, eight talented young people worked alongside composers Fergus Hall and Gillian Walker to create their very own original compositions for Red Note musicians Ruth Morley (flute), Sasha Savaloni (guitar) and Simon Johnson (trombone).

From exploring musical ideas and experimenting with different sounds to hearing their compositions brought to life by professional musicians, it’s been a wonderful opportunity for these young people to develop their creativity and discover more about writing music.

A huge well done to all eight participants for their hard work, imagination and enthusiasm throughout the programme, and a big thank you to everyone who helped make it happen!🌟

#GoCompose #YouthMusic #YoungComposers #NewMusic #Aberdeen

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Wunderbarer Abschluss in der Kunsthalle

Vier erlebnisreiche Tage voller Austausch liegen hinter uns. Im Rahmen des Cultural Bridge Programms des Fonds Soziokultur waren das Red Note Ensemble aus Edinburgh und Vertreter aus der Gemeinde Methil bei uns zu Gast.

Zum Ausklang hat Fiona Winning an der Viola gespielt und unsere Halle mit wundervoller Musik gefüllt. Danke an alle für diese besonderen Tage und die Begegnungen über Ländergrenzen hinweg! 🇩🇪🤝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Lust auf etwas Kunst und Kultur im Industriedenkmal bekommen?

Zinnober 4.9.2026 - 31.10.2026
Öffnungszeiten:
Donnerstag: 16–18 Uhr
Freitag & Samstag: 15–18 Uhr
Sonntag & Feiertage: 14–17 Uhr
oder nach Vereinbarung

Bis bald liebe Kunstfreunde 👋🏻

© 2026 / Elbland Kunsthalle Muskator e.V.

#kunst #elblandkunsthalle #rednoteensemble #riesa #deutschschottischefreundschaft

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A little behind the scenes look at our recent in-person workshops with Any Enemy, Red Note Ensemble and composers taking part in our composer development opportunities.

We’re so excited to hear the new pieces created through these sessions performed at this year’s festival as part of our Spotlight Gigs, celebrating emerging and/or local composers and performers.

Spotlight Gig: Any Enemy
Saturday 24 October | 2–2.30pm
St Andrew’s Cathedral, Aberdeen

Spotlight Gig: Red Note Ensemble
Saturday 31 October | 12.30–1pm
Aberdeen Art Gallery

Both events are free to attend, so come along, hear some new music and support some brilliant emerging and local talent.🎶

#NewMusic #AberdeenEvents #Composers #WhatsOnAberdeen #ComposerDevelopment

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📸@stuartarmitt
Last Saturday, Anthony Braxton’s legendary Composition No. 19 was brought to life by 100 tubas at Amisfield Walled Garden.
Thank you to @red_note_ensemble and @lammermuirfestival for having me.

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🎺 Yesterday, Amisfield Walled Garden was filled with the deep, resonant sound of 100 tubas, as Red Note Ensemble @red_note_ensemble brought Anthony Braxton’s legendary Composition No. 19 to life, alongside heraldic brass fanfares.

Part concert, part ritual, and utterly unforgettable. The music reverberated through the walls of the garden as the sun began to set.

A huge thank you to all 100 tuba players, Red Note Ensemble and everyone who joined us for this extraordinary evening.

📍 Amisfield Walled Garden
📸 @stuartarmitt

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Exciting start to the 26/27 season and my final year as a masters student @rcsconductors

Exciting collabs, masterclasses, concerts as well as my first trip to India in over 20 years!

Rep from Rachmaninoff & Mahler symphonies to Anthony Braxton!

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3 hours of workshopping feeling like 5 minutes with the lovely @red_note_ensemble

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THE NIGHT WITH…
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Introducing The Night With.. Archive
A space to reminisce and celebrate the people, places, sounds and things that have made The Night With… what it is today.

Ten years ago we hosted our good friends Red Note Ensemble // @red_note_ensemble , and Joanna Nicolson// @joanna.nicholson.clarinet at the Hug and Pint.

What a journey it’s been!

a HUGE thank you to everyone who’s been there, leaning in and listening.

#TheNightWith… #throwback #clarinet #brass #contemporaryclassical composition

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Call for Young Composers: Go Compose! 2026🎼

Are you aged 13–18 and interested in creating your own music? Or perhaps you know a budding young composer who’d love to get involved!

Applications are now open for Go Compose!, a three-day composition workshop run in partnership with Red Note Ensemble.

Work with composers Fergus Hall and Gillian Walker and professional musicians from Red Note Ensemble to create your own piece for flute, trombone and guitar.

📅 12–14 October 2026 📍 Seabury House, Aberdeen 
- Costs: £70 for the full three days, meals included.
- Financial assistance available. - Supervised accommodation available at an additional cost for those travelling further afield.

You don’t need to be an experienced composer, just enthusiastic about creating original music and keen to learn more.

⏰Applications close: Monday 28 September

For more information and to apply, link in our bio!🔗

#Composers #YouthMusic #WritingMusic #Performance #Aberdeen

Fergus Hall is a musician, composer, multidisciplinary artist and music educator from the west of Scotland, currently based in Glasgow. He has undertaken a range of work which includes classical chamber music, large collaborative projects with community groups, electronic work and a jazz/folk album.

As a composer, he has been commissioned by Glasgow New Music Expedition, Nevis Ensemble, Sound and Music, Making Music UK, An Tobar, Sound Festival and CoMA.

In 2023 Fergus was selected to take part in the Royal Philharmonic Society Composer Program for which he is writing a new piece for The Hermes Experiment.

In 2025 Fergus was awarded the Young Classical Artist Trust Composer Fellowship for 2025/26 for which he will create new works for the Fibonacci Quartet and cellist James Morley. These new works will be premiered this coming season at Wigmore Hall in London. 🎼

Gillian Walker is a composer from Scotland whose work is concerned with the visual and social aspects of performance. Gillian is interested in collaboration across disciplines, social art practices and creating music with communities.

Recent commissions and collaborative projects have included works for the Cumnock Tryst Festival (for the

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A very warm welcome to all our wonderful event organisers who are a part of the 12th Climate Week North East 2026 so far! 💚🥳 (3/4)

Home Energy Scotland @homeenergyscot
Marine Conservation Society @mcs_uk
Maud Village Trust
Mearns Writers
Mounthooly Food Forest
NatureScot @naturescot
Nescan Hub @nescanhub
Networks of Wellbeing
Newburgh Village Hall
North East Scotland Biodiversity Partnership - NESBiP @nesbip_
Paws on Plastic @pawsonplastic
Plastic Free Stonehaven @plastic_free_stonehaven_
Red Note Ensemble @red_note_ensemble
Robert Gordon University @robertgordonuni

Can’t wait to see all the events come together during the week!

Please note that some organisations collaborate with one another as part of CWNE, while others run individual events. You can find the latest updates on our website.

https://climateweeknortheast.org/whats-on/#programme (link in bio & highlights)

#ClimateWeekNorthEast2026 #CWNE26 #ClimateWeek #LetsDoNetZero SmallStepsBigImpact

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The next Nordic Music Days will take place in Helsinki next November, so if you're a composer, sound artist, performer/creator, or a creator with a sound-based practice, and you would like to have a work performed then check out the Call for Works. Deadline: 24 August https://artmusicscotland.org/nordic-music-days/

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