What is Scottish Ensemble's Musical Book Club?

Through our Musical Book Club, we want to offer a relaxed environment to bring people together, discuss powerful works of music, and recapture some of the post-concert spirit we might otherwise enjoy over drinks together after a performance!

Please note, you don't need to have any existing technical musical knowledge to join in - this is all about sharing passion and interest!

An Evening with Colin Currie & Jonathan Morton

Colin Currie is a solo and chamber artist at the peak of his powers. Championing new music at the highest level, he is hailed as being “at the summit of percussion performance today” (Gramophone). Currie is the soloist of choice for many of today’s foremost composers and conductors and he performs with the world’s leading orchestras.

Joined by Scottish Ensemble’s Artistic Director Jonathan Morton, Colin will reflect on music written by some of the composers with whom he has had long professional relationships – like Steve Reich and Sir James MacMillan – as well as composers he has premiered works for more recently – Helen Grime and Andy Akiho.

How Can I Join In?

The Book Club will be hosted through the free video conferencing software Zoom. If you would like any assistance downloading or configuring Zoom, just let us know.

A playlist containing recordings to be discussed, along with some questions and thoughts from Colin, will be shared with participants around one week before the session.

Any Questions?

If you have any further questions, feel free to write to Scott at scott.morrison@scottishensemble.co.uk.