Histories and Herstories
State: past
Description
Submitted by Katherine Wren
External link OISF concert
Created 21 Aug 2020
Nordic Viola presents reflections on female experience of landscapes and community from the Northern Isles to Greenland in music by women composers for string quartet. Highlights include ‘Machair’ by young Highland composer Lisa Robertson and music influenced by Orcadian history and the Hardanger fiddle style by Gemma McGregor. Greenland’s only classical composer, Arnannguaq Gerstrøm, reflects on winter whilst English composer Lillie Harris depicts the full fury of a Shetland storm. Anna Apple
Submitted by Katherine Wren
External link OISF concert
Created 21 Aug 2020
Upcoming events
- 24 Nov 2025, 12:30
[Covfefe: online monthly coffee chat for composers & musicians] - 26 Nov 2025, 13:00
[Composers' Helpline] - 01 Dec 2025, 17:00
[New Music Scotland AGM 2025] *NMS event - 03 Dec 2025, 13:00
[Composers' Helpline] - 08 Dec 2025, 12:30
[Covfefe: online monthly coffee chat for composers & musicians]
Recent updates
Works
- The Monkey and the Camel, by Claire McCue
- Colours of the City, by Oliver Searle
- Water and Slate, by Drew Hammond
Events
Projects
- Aides... mémoires... Project album launch
- On a Wing and a Prayer
- On a Wing and a Prayer - presentation
Opportunities
- Red Note is looking for a new Chair of the Board
- In Motion 2026 - Sound and Music
- Job Vacancy - Digital Officer
