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
- 22 Oct 2026, 18:00
[Neil Smith: Try Try Try (soundfestival 2026)] - 28 Oct 2026, 18:00
[Composing for Media - NMS Peer to Peer session 3] - 29 Oct 2026, 19:30
[BBC SSO: Enrico Chapela's 'Antiphaser' (Concerto for electric violin and orchestera)] - 30 Oct 2026, 18:00
[James Weeks: weatherworld quartets (soundfestival 2026)] - 31 Oct 2026, 18:00
[Mimi Doulton (soprano): No Man is an Island (soundfestival 2026)]
Recent updates
Works
- Les Mélodies Nutritives, by Julien Lonchamp
- Sòlás Collective - Improvised, by Tom Macfadyen
- Quartet no 6 (Ma), by Matthew Whiteside
Events
- Composing for Media - NMS Peer to Peer session 3
- Neil Smith: Try Try Try (soundfestival 2026)
- James Weeks: weatherworld quartets (soundfestival 2026)
Projects
- Pete Stollery conducts Joe Stollery premiere
- Aides... mémoires... Project album launch
- On a Wing and a Prayer
Opportunities
- Red Note Factory Weekend – 17 & 18 October 2026
- Noisy Nights – Call for Scores
- Nordic Music Days 2027: Call for Works
