On Friday 9th May at 8pm Distil will host their 8th Showcase concert. The 2014 showcase will host 11 brand new compositions from traditional musicians and performed by the fabulous Mr McFall’s Chamber.
Since the first showcase concert Distil have commissioned over 80 new pieces of music and each year we are excited to discover more new music. The concert is held in Stirling’s Tolbooth and starts at 8pm. It is always an exciting experience for the audience and the composer and when we listen to brand new music being performed for the first time.
Simon Thoumire, Creative Director of Hands Up for Trad says “It’s amazing the creative talent in Scottish traditional music scene. Every year we hear exciting new ideas coming from musicians who have passed through our Distil project”
Buy your tickets here http://tolbooth.stirling.gov.uk/tolbooth/booking screen=ChooseSeats&WebInstanceId=distil
The 2014 composers are:
Jen Austin: Water
Andrew Dunlop: Hoolie in blue
Gillian Fleetwood: Craft: part 2
Catriona Macdonald: Norrœnn
- Jiganger
- Liten Bø Jente
James Mackintosh: Eilean Fhionnan (The Green Isle)
Catriona Price: Ness
Tina Jordan Rees: Albert
Tom Richardson: The spaces between
Matt Seattle: Theme for the early days of a better nation
Pete Stewart: The road to Ae
Lori Watson: Lowood
Tickets are available from Stirling Tolbooth
Performers
Mr McFall’s Chamber
Jackie Norrie (1st vln), Robert McFall (2nd vln), Brian Schiele (vla), Su-a Lee (vcl), Rick Standley (db)
Additional instrumentation:
Adam Sutherland, James Mackintosh, Andrew Dunlop, Jen Austin, Tom Richardson, Victoria Robertson, Matt Seattle, Callum Armstrong, Matthew MacLennan, Signy Jakobsdottir, Kaela Rowan, Lori Watson.