The wonderful @martocon.bsky.social is speaking about his fantastic show this afternoon @ntsonline.bsky.social @scottishmusic.bsky.social @composersed.bsky.social
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To celebrate Burns Night, Composers Edition’s Isa Gibbs introduces arrangements of Robert Burns’ songs, new works setting Burns’ words & purely instrumental responses to them
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The Merchant Sinfonia will perform Oliver Searle’s ‘Skating with Mr Gow’ at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland on Sunday
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The Stockbridge and New Town Community Orchestra will perform Oliver Searle’s ‘Skating with Mr. Gow’ at Stockbridge Parish Church, Edinburgh on Sunday
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Including some new music for wind orchestra by me!!
New music for wind ensemble! Whether you go by ‘wind band’, ‘concert band’, ‘wind orchestra’, or something else, Composers Edition’s Isa Gibbs introduces a selection of great pieces for you
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Really pleased that this fabulous show (with music by me!) will be on tour again next year @composersed.bsky.social @scottishmusic.bsky.social @ntsonline.bsky.social @martocon.bsky.social
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Oliver Searle’s ‘Sequenza for Clarinet’ will be performed at Sound in Aberdeen on Saturday
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Oliver Searle’s orchestral piece – ‘Sauchiehall’ – has been shortlisted for the Scottish Section of the ISCM World New Music Days, taking place in Bucharest in 2026
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🗣️ NEW MUSIC FOR A NEW MONTH 👂
October brings a range of works by Barker, Boyle, Caddick, Copley, Davismoon, Doolittle, Erber, Zev Gordon, Inglis, Ko, Lynch, Malone, Nelson, Reeves, Searle, Slater, Stölzel, Trapani & Venturi
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Nice to be one of the composers in the shortlist for the #ISCM Scottish Section this year, for my piece 'Sauchiehall' @scottishmusic.bsky.social @composersed.bsky.social #Scotland
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New Music for youth orchestra? Exciting, contemporary pieces for musicians of all ages? Yes please!
Composers Edition’s Isa Gibbs introduces a selection of works in the catalogue composed for youth orchestras
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Back in one of the most beautiful places in the world for the week #NorthBerwick #Scotland
Nordic Resonance – a sonic journey shaped by Shetland’s wild beauty.
Renzo Spiteri & Richard Craig explore land, sea & sky through immersive, improvised sound.
📆 Sun 22 June | 7.30pm
📍The Old Hairdresser's, Glasgow
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Stockbridge and New Town Community Orchestra will premiere Oliver Searle’s ‘Skating with Mr Gow’ at Stockbridge Parish Church on Saturday
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My 'Postcards from the Barras' will be performed in Edinburgh on Friday this week, alongside other new works @composersed.bsky.social @scottishmusic.bsky.social
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The National Theatre of Scotland’s ‘Through The Shortbread Tin’ – with music by Oliver Searle – ends its tour of Scotland this month!
Tomorrow and Friday in Inverness
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[photo © Eoin Carey]
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🗣️ NEW MUSIC FOR A NEW MONTH
May brings a range of works by Bingham, Boyle, Doolittle, Fokkens, Gorb, Johnson, Ko, Malone, Searle, Self, Singer, Slater & newly signed Paul Max Edlin
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Through the #ShortbreadTin continues its travels through Scottish history and the Highlands! The show is in Cove tonight for a sell-out show before heading onto its final stops in Shetland & Inverness! 🏴
With the rest of the tour selling fast, we recommend you be quick to avoid disappointment
BOOK NOW
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Through The #ShortbreadTin is written and performed by @martocon.bsky.social and directed by Lu Kemp
Thank you to the press who have joined us for a daunder Through the #ShortbreadTin for their lovely reviews 🌟
🏴 This exploration of Scots & Gaelic culture and highland history comes to Stornoway’s An Lanntair tonight before continuing its journey across Scotland...
👏 👏 With music by Oliver Searle! @olisearlecomposer.bsky.social
The run of performances in Edinburgh starts this evening @ntsonline.bsky.social @composersed.bsky.social @scottishmusic.bsky.social
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My Herald review of Through the Shortbread Tin, Martin O’Connor’s epic poetic rumination on truth and myth in Scottish culture.
Lu Kemp’s National Theatre of Scotland production tours throughout April. www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/throu...
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A lovely review of the show @martocon.bsky.social @composersed.bsky.social @ntsonline.bsky.social @scottishmusic.bsky.social
Some lovely photos of the show @composersed.bsky.social @scottishmusic.bsky.social
‘Through The Shortbread Tin’, with music by Oliver Searle, premieres tonight at Melrose Corn Exchange!
Further performances throughout Scotland over the rest of April:
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[Photo © Eoin Carey]
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The Composers Edition catalogue contains a diverse range of music for baritone and piano or with ensemble, of a variety of duration, subject matter, and style. Check it out!
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Madainn mhath! Dress rehearsal before shows start next week. It's going to be fantastic so please come and see it! @ntsonline.bsky.social @composersed.bsky.social