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Live Music Now Scotland in partnership with the Scottish Music Centre and Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Present PAC-T : performer, audience, composer - together
A series of three recitals, each featuring a Live Music Now Scotland commission, bringing together and celebrating the triangle of connection– or pact – made by composers, audiences and musicians that is integral to the performance of new music. The composers will be present to speak about their music and approach to composing, particularly for emerging artists in community outreach settings.
Thursday 7th September – Jennifer Martin’s Bi-Cycle (2015) for clarinet and piano with Calum Robertson and Juliette Philogene (clarinet/piano)
Commissioned by Live Music Now Scotland with funding from Kimie Trust for performance both in the concert hall and in a wide variety of community settings.
Thursday 5th October – John McLeod’s Songs from Above and Below with Emily Mitchell and Geoffrey Tanti (soprano/piano)
Commissioned by Live Music Now as part of the Baring Foundation’s Late Style Artists Commission Series, inspired by the mining heritage of West Lothian and Merthyr Tydfyl and premiered in August 2015
Thursday 9th November – Aran Browning’s Cardboard Creations with Sirocco Winds (wind trio)
Cardboard Creations was commissioned by Live Music Now Scotland for Sirocco Winds as part of the 2015 Kimie Composition Prize presented in collaboration with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and funded by Kimie Trust