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    • Katherine Wren

    Performer (individual)
    Instruments Viola, Viola d'amore
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    Katherine Wren has been a full-time member of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra since 1998.  In 2016 Katherine founded Nordic Viola, a flexible ensemble specialising in contemporary and traditional music from the North Atlantic.  Katherine has also commissioned new works by emerging composers inspired by landscapes, history and the culture of the Far North. She was shortlisted in 2019 and 2020 for the Scottish Awards for New Music “Making It Happen” category. In 2020 she received a special commendation in the Salomon Prize, awarded by the RPS and ABO to orchestral musicians who have not only shone musically but made a remarkable contribution to the life of their orchestra, its audience and community.

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    Title Year composed Instrumentation Genre
    Lagarfljót 2019 Solo instrument
    Meditation on Da Day Dawn 2020 Solo instrument
    See the full list of works by Katherine Wren

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    Date Title Venue
    2 Jul 2021, 5:50 p.m. Birds and Landscapes of the North Stromness Town Hall, Stromness, Orkney, Scotland, UK
    2 Jul 2021, 5:50 p.m. Birds and Landscapes of the North Stromness Town Hall, Stromness, Orkney, Scotland, UK

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