ISCM ISCM International Society for Contemporary Music World Music Days Portugal 2025 > shortlist unveiled Emily Doolittle Richard Greer Chris Hutchings #ChoirsForClimate 🧡 benlunn Stuart MacRae Matthew Whiteside see ➡ scottishmusiccentre.com/iscm-2025 in assoc. Scottish Music Centre & newmusicscotland

For #MentalHealthABZ we are shining a spotlight on organisations that are here to support people with their mental health and wellbeing. Watch this excellent film about MHA and hear all about the incredible work they undertake daily Mental Health Foundation Mental Health Foundation Scotland

Really looking forward to bringing this to Glasgow in the intimate space of Scottish Music Centre with renzo spiteri Music for viola, viola d'amore, percussion and electronics. newmusicscotland Supported by Creative Scotland

📣 Our monthly opportunities round-up is here! ✨⁠

🔍 Find more opportunities for Composers and Music creators at: soundandmusic.org/opportunities

📆 Here's what's coming up across May/June 👇

🚨 One week left to apply for our Senior Programmes and Events Manager role here at CPWM - looking after our project teams working on our Record Label, Events, Magazine and Conferences.

Find out more and apply below:

🎵 sound: Tiffany Vong leads a session on writing for harpsichord. Open to all levels. (20 June)⁠

🎶 sound: Gavin Higgins leads a session on writing for brass instruments. Open to all levels. (30 May)⁠

🌟We're hiring!

We're looking for a Senior Partnerships & Development Manager to help us deliver our vital work.

#TDP sound have two fantastic development opportunities for six emerging Scottish-based composers!

More info below ⬇️

We are excited to announce two new development opportunities for six emerging Scottish-based composers.

Find out more and apply: sound-scotland.co.uk/opportunities-1

#scottishcomposers #emergingcomposers #newmusic #soundfestival

Two 20-minute spots available sound peer-to-peer Composer Helpline, to chat with me (or Ruta Vitkauskaite Pete Stollery Fiona Robertson) abt any of your composition/new music-related questions & ideas. Open to all, in & outwith Scotland. Pls RT! sound-scotland.co.uk/event/composer…

💥Opus 1 is now open for applications!
Over summer, 8 early career composers will write for a group of Britten Sinfonia musicians, participate in workshops, receive coaching from our Programme Directors & finish with a concert & recording day.

Learn more: bit.ly/1OPUS

Come to have mentoring session with me for FREE as part of sound wonderful initiative!

We can talk about anything composer-related. Eg., lack of inspiration, any type of compositional questions, or navigating your career. 20 min slots, between 2-3pm, register below👇

Only a week to go until Forests and Trees, our Aberdeenshire showcase performance at Haddo House with Live Life Aberdeenshire, part of Aberdeenshire’s Youth Music Initiative Programme, funded by The Scottish Government through @creativescots

Free tickets here shorturl.at/JOWX0

📣There is still time to register for our free online workshop this Thursday with Laura Bowler and Sam Redway!📣

There are still a few slots for tomorrow’s free online composers’ helpline with our Deputy Director, Rūta Vitkauskaitė.

Rūta is a composer, violinist and a lecturer in Composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland!

Book your slot with Rūta here: sound-scotland.co.uk/event/composer…

ICYMI sound has a free Helpline offering COMPOSERS everything from general advice, compositional support, help w/ funding applications, budgeting, project ideas and/or confidential wellbeing support WEDNESDAYS at 2pm book at ➡ sound-scotland.co.uk/event/composer…

CMC Ireland, sound & @Fest_ensemble are delighted to announce the participants for the #Legato international artist development programme -
John Aulich, Anne Castex, Monika Dalach Sayers, Laura Heneghan, Vincent Portes & Paul Scully
Read more🔗tinyurl.com/yj5xyc35

How can our #GreenArtsInitiative support creative freelancers? Take a survey to help us start the research process on how we can support freelance artists and creative practitioners in climate action.
Deadline: 12pm, Monday 6 May
Creative Scotland Scot Communities CAN
forms.zohopublic.eu/creativecarbon…

This week fab RiseUp! festival gets underway, curated by We Are Here Scotland and commissioned by Aberdeen Performing Arts celebrating the many diverse voices and visions that shape Aberdeen Music 🌍 FIZA Cabaret Workshops +loads more full programme ➡ aberdeenperformingarts.com/rise-up/