Music notices
Featuring notices and announcements from the Scottish Arts Council's Music Department about activities and opportunities. Other key notices about music in Scotland are also included. Be sure to check the International area of our website for more opportunities.
Opportunities - Last update 21 August 2008
Funding Opportunities - not available
Competitions - last update 1 September 2008
Announcements - last update 1 September 2008
Conferences - workshops - festivals - last update 18 June 2008
Youth Music Initiative (YMI) - last update 1 September 2008
ScotCampus Fresher’s Festival - Musicians & Acts Wanted
ScotCampus Fresher’s Festival, taking place from Friday 3 to Saturday 4 October 2008 in Glasgow's Gerorge Square, is looking for acts to play in the entertainment tent.
If you are, a musician/band/act who would like to perform please send an email to the entertainment manager.
Not available
The 5th Seoul International Music Competition
The Competition is open to violinists of any nationality born on or after 16 April 1978 and on or before 15 April 1992.
For further information and to apply please visit the Seoul Competition website.
Deadline 14 November 2008.
Barbirolli International Oboe Festival and Competition - Isle of Man
The next Babirolli Oboe Festival & Competition will be held from Saturday 28 March to Saturday 4 April 2009.
The Festival will take place in the Isle of Man, British Isle, for further details and to download the application form please visit Erin Arts Centre website.
Glasgow City of Music
Director General of UNESCO, Mr Koichiro Matsuura visited Glasgow on Wednesday 20 August to announce that the City's bid to join UNESCO's worldwide Creative Cities Network as City of Music was sucessful.
Scotland becomes the only nation in the world with two UNESCO Creative Cities, joining Edinburgh City of Literature (awarded in 2004).
Association of Independent Music
If you are looking for the latest upcoming events in the music sector please visit the Association of Indipendent Music (AIM).
What is on this month:
- Women in Entertainment evening on 17 Sepetmber 2008 (London)
- Music and Media Networking Evening on 24 September 2008 (London)
Full details are available on the AIM website.
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) Board nominates Brian Lang as next Chair
Brian Lang has been nominated by the RSNO's Board of Directors as the next chair of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. His appointment is subject to approval by the RSNO Society at its Annual General Meeting on Friday 22 August.
Brian Lang has been Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews since January 2001, he will suceed Tom Thomson, RSNO Chair from 2001, who has guided Scotland's national orchestra through one of the most sucessful periods in the organisation's recent history.
Blas Festival 2008
The 4th annual Blas Festival will run from 5 to 13 September 2008, it celebrates the culture of the Scottish Highlands through music and language.
This year’s festival will host an array of home grown and internationally-renowned musicians including Phil Cunningham, Aly Bain, top Irish-American group Cherish the Ladies, The Peatbog Faeries, Julie Fowlis, Alyth and Shooglenifty. One of the returning Blas favourites is the fèisean Cèilidh Trailers.
For more info about the programme please visit Blas Festival website.
SAA-UK Community Music Summer School 2008
Since 1997 SAA-UK (South Asian Arts) have brought together internationally renowned musicians and music lovers from Leeds and all around the world to spend a week together learning or developing their music making skills in a professional and relaxed atmosphere.
If you feel like having a week long musical holiday, or want a fun and stimulating start to your children's summer holidays check out the SAA-UK website or call 0113 2445523
Jazz in Education Day - 25 October 2008
Do you teach Jazz, in or out the classroom, to children, young people or adults? If yes, then this education training is for you.
This Innovative Continuing Professional development event brings together some of the UK's finest jazz educators for a day of informed discussion and debate. It will offer the particapants the opportunity to: discuss, learn from and challenge examples of existing good practice; consider how students learn, and how teachers can, and should, develop a range of teaching and learing strategies enabling them to respond to the needs of students.
The Jazz in Education Day will take place on Saturday 24 October at 10am at the Mermaid Conference and Events Centre in London.
For further information and to register please contact Humie Webbe on 07939 375383 or email Jazz Services.
BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award
Are you aged between 15-20? Do you perform folk, roots or acoustic music from any culture?
BBC Radio 2's Mike Harding Show is searching for talented young performers for the eleventh Young Folk Award. This competition is open to soloists, duos and groups, the prize includes gigs at top UK Festivals, a BBC radio session an more!
For more information and a entry form please visit the BBC Radio 2 website or call 01629 827012.
Deadline 1 September 2008
National Instrumental Conference 2008
On 30 September 2008 HITS (Heads of Instrumental Teaching Scotland), in partnership with RSAMD, will host a conference for instrumental teachers in Glasgow. The conference will be structured around masterclasses and workshops, and guest speakers include trumpet soloist and RSAMD Principal John Wallace.
For more information and an application form visit the HITS website.
Kodály Training Weekend 2008
The National Youth Choir of Scotland (NYCoS)'s Kodály Training Weekend will take place on 6 and 7 September at Stirling University. The course offers a wide selection of workshops to choose from - there really is something for everyone interested in music education in general, and musicianship based on Kodály principles in particular. One of the exciting workshops on offer this year is Kodály and the Curriculum for Excellence, where Lucinda Geoghegan will show how to link the relative concepts.
For more information and to download an application form, visit the NYCoS website.
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