Gillian Walker Commissioned by Live Music Now
State: new announcement
Description
Submitted by Live Music Now Scotland
External link None
Created 28 Apr 2021
Young composer Gillian Walker is the recipient of the 2019/20 Kimie Composition Prize and Live Music Now Scotland commissioned her to write new music for children with additional support needs
Gillian chose to write music for children with additional support needs and took the idea of play as her inspiration.
She named her series of nine short pieces, ‘The Music Box’, with each piece having a different theme.
Submitted by Live Music Now Scotland
External link None
Created 28 Apr 2021
Upcoming events
- 05 Aug 2026, 17:00
[Peer to Peer Session 2: Marketing and how to work with the press and media to promote new music] - 28 Aug 2026, 11:00
[New Music Scotland 2026 Gathering and Celebration] *NMS event - 24 Sep 2026, 19:30
[BBC SSO: Zemlinsky's Lyric Symphony] - 08 Oct 2026, 19:30
[BBC SSO: Willem Jeth's 'Mors Aeterna'] - 09 Oct 2026, 19:00
[BBC SSO: Willem Jeth's 'Mors Aeterna']
Recent updates
Works
- Les Mélodies Nutritives, by Julien Lonchamp
- Sòlás Collective - Improvised, by Tom Macfadyen
- Quartet no 6 (Ma), by Matthew Whiteside
Events
- Peer to Peer Session 2: Marketing and how to work with the press and media to promote new music
- BBC SSO: Enrico Chapela's 'Antiphaser' (Concerto for electric violin and orchestera)
- BBC SSO: Erland Cooper's Dawn Chorus
Projects
- Pete Stollery conducts Joe Stollery premiere
- Aides... mémoires... Project album launch
- On a Wing and a Prayer
Opportunities
- Noisy Nights – Call for Scores
- Nordic Music Days 2027: Call for Works
- Call for delegates to UNM Denmark festival 2026