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
NMS opportunities
Upcoming events
- 14 Jun 2026, 14:00
[On A Wing and A Prayer - Reflections on Morvern's Changing Habitat] - 16 Jun 2026, 20:00
[Concerts for a Summer’s Night 2026] - 17 Jun 2026, 13:00
[Free Online Composer Support Calls] - 17 Jun 2026, 20:00
[Concerts for a Summer’s Night 2026] - 18 Jun 2026, 20:00
[Concerts for a Summer’s Night 2026]
Recent updates
Works
- Sòlás Collective - Improvised, by Tom Macfadyen
- Quartet no 6 (Ma), by Matthew Whiteside
- Perihelion, by Neil Tòmas Smith
Events
- BBC SSO: Enrico Chapela's 'Antiphaser' (Concerto for electric violin and orchestera)
- BBC SSO: Takemitsu & Fujikura
- 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
- Call for delegates to UNM Denmark festival 2026
- New Music Scotland CPD Fund
- Development Opportunities for Scottish composers / composers based in Scotland
