School workshops
Musicians and composers participating in this year's festival will lead workshops in schools across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. Participating artists have still to be announced but if you are interested in booking a workshop, please contact us.
We can also offer reduced price tickets for many performances for school children - get in touch!
Love Music Festival
sound has partnered up with the Love Music Festival and Woodend Barn to offer children and young people age 4 to 18 the opportunity to attend four days of outstanding live music events, sound installations and educational activities introducing world-class musicians from across the globe. Love Music Festival will take place in Woodend Barn from Tuesday 9 to Friday 12 November and is open to all schools in Aberdeenshire.
Other workshops
This year, sound is organising a workshop lead by Professor Pete Stollery on Sunday 24 October to rehearse Terry Riley's iconic minimalist classic In C. This workshop is open to all – students, schoolchildren, local amateur and professional musicians, so just come along and bring you own instrument(s)!
On Sunday 31 October, composer Sally Beamish and conductor Garry Walker will work with string players of all ages on Sally's work for solo viola, string quartet, harp and strings Rhapsody on Theme from Hafez. To participate, please contact us.
Previously...
In the past, sound has organised workshops by various artists and groups:
- 2009: Richard Craig, Pippa Murphy, pianocircus, Primrose Quartet, Oliver Searle and Gareth Williams
- 2008: Richard Ingham, Rob Hall, Reem Kelani, Robin Michael, Sarah Leonard and the Scottish Flute Trio
- 2007: Evelyn Glennie, Mr McFalls Chamber, Rohan de Saram, Fred Frith, Ephyra duo, Ivan Ilic, John Kenny, Joby Burgess and Richard Craig
- 2006: Symposia, Graham Fitkin, Ruth Wall, Rohan de Saram and Rajesh Mehta
- 2005: Evelyn Glennie, Edinburgh Quartet and mckenzie medbøe
If you are interested in getting involved or would like more general information on sound please contact us. Please note that in addition to the schools workshops many performances have reduced price tickets for school children.