Composing for Media
Dates
Description
Performers Francis Macdonald
Promoter New Music Scotland
Submitted by New Music Scotland
- 16 Feb 2021, 2 p.m., Online Only, Internet, Scotland, UK, Book Tickets
Description
Join composer, performer and NMS board member Francis Macdonald for this workshop on Composing for Media.
Francis is a Scottish BAFTA-nominated composer, and drummer with the group Teenage Fanclub. He has self-released albums of contemporary ’neo classical’ music and in recent years has composed for TV, films and adverts.
For more information visit www.francismacdonald.com
In this workshop you will have the chance to learn about the methods, methodologies and tools he brings to his composing. Francis will discuss soliciting work and responding to briefs. There will also be time for Q&A.
Performers Francis Macdonald
Promoter New Music Scotland
Submitted by New Music Scotland
Upcoming events
- 25 May 2026, 12:30
[Composers' Coffee Club: online coffee chat for composers & musicians] - 27 May 2026, 13:00
[Free Online Composer Support Calls] - 28 May 2026, 17:00
[Peer to Peer session: Collaborating to increase commissioning for Scottish composers and performances of new music throughout Scotland] *NMS event - 29 May 2026, 19:00
[Ipsa Collective: McEwen Bequest Concert at University of Glasgow] - 03 Jun 2026, 13:00
[Free Online Composer Support Calls]
Recent updates
Works
- Sòlás Collective - Improvised, by Tom Macfadyen
- Quartet no 6 (Ma), by Matthew Whiteside
- Perihelion, by Neil Tòmas Smith
Events
- New Music Scotland 2026 Gathering and Celebration
- Concerts for a Summer’s Night 2026
- Ipsa Collective: McEwen Bequest Concert at University of Glasgow
Projects
- Pete Stollery conducts Joe Stollery premiere
- Aides... mémoires... Project album launch
- On a Wing and a Prayer
Opportunities
- Development Opportunities for Scottish composers / composers based in Scotland
- soundcurators: Call for early-career Scottish-based composers/performers
- Classical EDI Development Programme - Chamber Music Scotland
