Date: Saturday 1 November 2025

Time: 10am - 4pm

Venue: The Anatomy Rooms, Aberdeen 

This year’s Composers’ Day will explore theatrical and performative potential of new music with three highly experienced and renowned practitioners: a composer, a performer and a director.

Danish accordion maestro Andreas Borregaard is recognised as one of the world’s most exciting young accordionists. Through an extensive career as soloist and chamber musician he communicates the accordion’s fascinating qualities and palette of expressions to a wide audience. He collaborates with composers from all over Europe and is actively influencing the development of the instrument’s use and repertoire.

Laura Bowler, described as “a triple threat composer-performer provocatrice”, is an award-winning composer, vocalist and artistic director specialising in theatre, multidisciplinary work and opera. She has been commissioned across the globe by ensembles and orchestras including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, ROH2, Opera Holland Park, The Opera Group, Manchester Camerata, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Quatuor Bozzini (Canada), Ensemble Phace (Austria), Ensemble Linea (France), Omega Ensemble (Australia) and others.

Sam Redway is an internationally renowned new music theatre and opera maker who wrote and directed Andreas's recent Laura Bowler commission Power Play. Other work includes The Girl With The Hurricane Brain - Copenhagen Opera Festival, Sad Album - Musica, Dangerous Matter - RNCM, The Game - Tête-á-Tête, Pierrot Deconstructed – Red Note Ensemble @ soundfestival.  

Schedule

10am    Welcome

10.30-11.45       Session 1: Workshop Andreas Borregaard and Sam Redway

12.00-12.30       Concert (Red Note duo: Emerging Composers spotlight)

12.45-13.30       Lunch / one-to-ones (more info coming soon)

13.30-16.00       Session 2: The Performing Body in Composition (Sam & Laura)

16.00                    Concert (Stephanie Lamprea)

Register

Cost for the Composers' Day: £10 - payable by cash, cheque or bank transfer. More details can be found on the registration form.

CLICK HERE to register for the Composers' Day by Friday 20th October.

Please email info@sound-scotland.co.uk if you have any questions or want to know more about any of the events included in the Composers' Day.

Please inform us as soon as possible if you are no longer able to attend the 1:1 session or the Composers Day after signing up.

This opportunity is part of our soundcreators programme, which focuses on nurturing creative talent.