Name: Almanac: Part 2 (Songflight)
Start: 2026-09-26T18:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-09-26
Location: Logie Coldstone Village Hall

Almanac: Part 2 (Songflight)

Red Note Ensemble

A live musical performance exploring the nocturnal world of pipistrelle bats — including a guided Bat walk with NatureScot.

Logie Coldstone Village Hall

Almanac: Part 2 (Songflight) Logie Coldstone Village Hall, Saturday 26th September, 18:30Red Note presents Almanac, a new large-scale project by composer Thomas Butler, using contemporary music performance to mark events in the natural world.Across four immersive seasonal works presented in locations throughout Scotland over 12 months, the project brings together ensemble, voice, electronics and field recording to explore ecological cycles, seasonal change and our changing relationship with the natural world.Almanac: Part 2 (Songflight)Presented in association with sound, the second chapter of Almanac explores the nocturnal world of pipistrelle bats during the autumn mating season. Pipistrelle bats are an important indicator species, helping us understand the health of ecosystems across wetlands, woodland and urban environments.Inspired by the bats’ distinctive songflights — repeated routes of flight and calling performed after dark — Songflight combines live music for flute, clarinet, viola and percussion with electronics to create an atmospheric performance shaped by sound, movement and the surrounding landscape. Presented in darkness and in close connection with the site, Songflight invites audiences into an immersive encounter with one of Scotland’s most fascinating nocturnal species.The evening will begin with a bat watch, led in partnership with NatureScot, before returning to Logie Coldstone Hall for a performance by Red Note Ensemble followed by a post-concert Q&amp;A with composer Thomas Butler.Parking is located at Logie Coldstone Village Hall. We will provide a shuttle bus from Logie Coldstone Hall to the Muir of Dinnet Nature Reserve for the bat walk.Each ticket includes • A guided bat watch with NatureScot • A live performance of Songflight • A Q&amp;A with composer Thomas ButlerImportant information • Parking for the event is at Logie Coldstone Hall. We are providing a shuttle service to the Nature Reserve so please arrive at least 18:15 in advance as transport to the site will leave at 18:30 sharp. • Sturdy footwear and weather appropriate clothing is recommended • Please be advised that in the event of severe weather, the Bat watch may be cancelled and we will offer an indoor alternative. • A videographer will be in attendance during the event. If you would prefer not to appear in any footage, please let a member of the team know.If you have any access questions for this event, please contact us: admin@rednoteensemble.comTickets are available on the door but due to the limited places we strongly recommend advance booking.Performance schedule Bat Walk (including transport): 18:30–20:00 Performance + Q&amp;A: 20:15–21:00Tickets £15 (£10 Concession &amp; FREE for under 26 years of age) Advance booking recommended.The Almanac cycle is kindly supported by the Vaughan Williams Foundation.

ABOUT RED NOTE: <a href="https://www.rednoteensemble.com/" title="https://www.rednoteensemble.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Red Note Ensemble</a> is Scotland’s leading contemporary music ensemble. We commission and perform an extensive, highly-varied and critically-acclaimed programme of new music. We develop the work of new and emerging composers and performers from Scotland and around the world, and find new spaces and new ways of performing contemporary music – taking new music out to audiences across Scotland and internationally.“The premiere was delivered with superb focus and intensity by Scotland’s top contemporary music ensemble, Red Note, who seem incapable of being dazed by anything and who add their own wit and bright spirit to whatever they tackle” Kate Molleson, The Herald“Red Note Ensemble, superb Scottish specialists in the contemporary, deliver ever piece with precision and relish.” BBC Music Magazine

ABOUT THOMAS BUTLER: <a href="https://www.thomas-butler.co.uk/" title="https://www.thomas-butler.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Thomas Butler</a> is a composer based in Glasgow. His compositions often include extra-musical elements such as video, still images, lighting effects and theatrical gestures, which are used to explore themes of sustainability, technology, authority and illusion. His work spans live instrumental performance and electronics, and he often collaborates with artists from other disciplines."In between came another remarkable new work, Thomas Butler’s Limnology, all Scelsi-like microtonal waverings and throbbing, pregnant textures, inspired by the impact of climate change on glacial rivers." David Kettle, The Arts Desk, on Limnology (Slims River).

Almanac: Part 2 (Songflight)

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