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Lewis Coenen-Rowe is a composer and pianist, specialising in opera, vocal music and chamber music. His music is concerned with themes of ecology, memory, time, and the unstable divide between the comic and the serious. He is also an advocate for environmental sustainability in the arts.

Previous works include the operas Collision (2016), performed by Spectra Ensemble at Grimeborn Opera Festival, The Storm (2017), performed by Helios Collective at ENO Lilian Baylis House and runner-up for the Ivan Juritz Prize, and Last Thursday (2018), performed at Collisions Festival, and the vocal works I’m Sorry (2019) and Suddenly. Everything Feels (2021). His work has been described as 'both jazzily popular and rigorously serious … inventive, coherent and often quite tough' (The Stage) and an ‘experimental intermingling of the ‘popular’ and the ‘classical’’ (Opera Today). Most recently, Lewis created his opera, STUMPED, which premiered in Glasgow in 2023 to two completely sold out audiences.

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Tim is a composer and performer of electroacoustic music. His compositions reflect a love of performance born from his studies as a euphonium player and from playing with his parents radio set. This performance is reflected in the kinds of sounds he seeks out and in the way that he uses them both instrumentally and in the electroacoustic studio.

In 2015 he began lecturing at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where he teachs music technology. Between 2012 and 2019 he also taught at Edinburgh College teaching composition and creative approaches to music technology.

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Claire McCue is an award winning Scottish composer, lyricist, orchestrator and music educator. 

She  enjoys composing for anything from soloists  to full orchestra, and has collaborated across a variety of art forms including dance, drama, visual arts and animation. Her work has commissioned / performed by soloists, duos, many chamber ensembles, orchestras  and choirs including Royal Scottish National Orchestra, RSNO youth chorus and chamber group,  National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, Fidelio trio, Nordic New Music Days festival 2025, The Sixteen's Sublime Sing, Royal Opera House children’s chorus, National Youth Choir of Scotland,  National Youth Choir of Northern Ireland, Farnham YC, Children's Classics Concerts and new music ventures such as Red Note ensemble, The Night With…, and Sound Festival. She was also previously composer in residence at SoundThought Festival. Claire's music has been performed across the UK, internationally, and broadcast on BBC Radio 3, BBC Scotland, BBC Ulster and BBC Scotland TV

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Amble is a composer and sound artist who uses disability theory, body sensor technology, spoken word interviews and electronics to create unique sound works. She is interested in the interface between the disabled body and the exterior world, and has explored this through numerous sound walks using her wheelchair.

Amble recently won a Special Commendation Daphne Oram Award for her work in electronic music, and was selected as Scotland’s representative for the International Society Contemporary Music Festival 2024. Amble recently wrote Divergent Sounds in collaboration with Kings College London. The piece uses interviews with NeuroDivergent people, electronics, body sensors and a thirteen-piece orchestral ensemble.

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Marco Sollazzo is a composer who transforms his journey into a single language.

Born in Naples, he grew up with the sound of old Neapolitan songs — music woven with memory, longing, and soul.

His path has carried him across the Mediterranean: from Greece’s silence on Mount Athos to a decade in Türkiye, where he immersed himself in the subtle language of makam ( the living music tradition of the Middle East) and discovered the oud — an instrument that felt both foreign and deeply familiar.

His forthcoming album Sketches of Memory (funded by Creative Scotland, out May 2026) gathers these journeys into a series of intimate yet expansive pieces. 

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The Scottish Music Centre is a nationally and internationally recognised organisation at the heart of the Scotland’s music industry. From preserving Scotland’s music heritage with an ever-expanding archive to representing contemporary composers and musicians, the Centre supports, promotes and champions the wealth of talent in Scotland’s music community. They act as a conduit, a catalyst and a connector to those working in the sector and the public at home and abroad.

Gill Maxwell is Executive Director.

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Richard develops and maintains international networks for the Scottish Music Centre, including collaborative projects which bring organisations, composers and musicians together to facilitate new opportunities and artistic possibilities. A composer and educator, Richard brings his vocational knowledge and experience of the sector to this role.

While at Classical:NEXT he is also the Scottish delegation manager, working to support his sector colleagues during the event.

From 2017 - 2023 Richard served as the Chairperson for the Scottish Music Centre, of which he is also a long-time member. He is currently a trustee for Govan-based music charity The Glasgow Barons.

As a composer he writes music for ensembles working in Scotland and internationally. Recent work includes ‘Each Other’, a multimedia project on the nature of our relationship with social technologies composed for Val Welbanks (Ligeti Quartet, Marsayas Trio) and Kevin Daniel Cahill (Cahill Costello).

As Membership Officer at the Scottish Music Centre, Chris plays a key role in championing established and emerging composers and performers across Scotland, supporting their visibility on national and international platforms and working closely with music organisations to connect and strengthen the sector.

Outside his work at the SMC, Chris is a musician and artist. A classically trained composer, RCS graduate, multi-instrumentalist & producer, Chris has released five acclaimed albums and composed for film and television. He has had music performed by BBC SSO, RSNO and NYOS

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Electra Perivolaris is a composer and pianist from Scotland of mixed British and Greek heritage. Her music is rooted in landscape, community, and the shifting relationships between humans and the natural world. Praised for her “razor-sharp musical imagination” (The Telegraph), she is emerging as a distinctive voice in contemporary classical music. 

Electra's work has been commissioned and performed by the BBC Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra, Hebrides Ensemble, LSO Discovery, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. She was part of the RSNO Composers' Hub in 2022. She was the inaugural Young Classical Artists Trust Composer Fellow (2024/25) and a Royal Philharmonic Society Composer (2022/23). As Composer-in-Residence at the Arran International Festival of Chamber Music and Song - a new festival rooted in her Scottish island home - Electra shapes the festival’s artistic direction around Belonging Without Borders, fostering cross-cultural exchange and internationally connected, community-rooted music-making.

Upcoming highlights include performances in the San Francisco Symphony Spotlight series, a premiere at Berlin’s BKA Theatre, and a new work created in frontline homelessness settings for Streetwise Opera, to be presented in English Touring Opera’s Spring season.

Website: https://www.electraperivolaris.com/

Atzi Muramatsu is a Japanese-born, award-winning composer and cellist working across contemporary classical, improvisation and interdisciplinary practice. His works are seen across a multiplicity of genres – concerts, dance, poetry, visual art, and film. His art is rooted in free improvisation, inclusive music-making, and embodied music cognition. He is based in Edinburgh, UK.

As Creative Director of pioneering inclusive music charity Sonic Bothy, he leads innovation in new music with disabled artists – radically advocating for equality in contemporary music. He plays in various contemporary and experimental ensembles including Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra and New String Collective. His music features in three BAFTA winning films, including a New Talent Award in 2016.

Hugo has driven impact for arts and culture brands for over 15 years, with a career spanning London, Sydney and Edinburgh. As the Head of Communication and Digital for the Edinburgh International Festival - a global celebration of music, theatre and dance - he oversees all communications across its digital channels as well as public relations strategy year-round. 

At the International Festival, Hugo has broken records year-on-year for brand reach and the impact of both digital and media campaigns, while successfully navigating a range of challenges, including the cancellation of the first festival in over 70 years.

 Previously, Hugo led the live division for the music communications agency Name PR and managed the publicity for the wider contemporary programme at London’s Southbank Centre, Europe’s largest centre for the arts. At Southbank Centre, he also spearheaded digital-communications integration, securing strategic partnerships with media brands like The Guardian, BBC, and Sky News, and driving millions of digital content views. He then went on to manage communications for Sydney Festival, a multi-genre city-wide summer festival,  before moving back to the UK in 2019.

Director of Audiences for the Edinburgh International Festival

Kate joined the senior leadership team of the International Festival in 2022 to lead a new Audiences department and oversees the Brand & Campaigns, Communications & Digital, Ticketing & Audience Experience and Discovery & Participation teams. Previously, Kate was Director of Brand, Audience & Digital for Scottish Ballet, where she led the company’s 50th anniversary campaign in 2019, and executive produced their first feature-length films. Prior experience includes marketing roles for the British Museum, DreamWorks and Disney. Kate studied History at the University of St Andrews, followed by an MA in Arts Administration & Cultural Policy at Goldsmiths College. 

Gratia Arts is led by Emily Granozio, an established professional in the classical music and cultural sectors. She began her career at Rayfield Allied and later with the Philharmonia Orchestra. Emily managed the Edinburgh International Culture Summit and was appointed Head of Culture and Events at the Alliance Française de Hong Kong. In October 2023, she launched Gratia Arts, collaborating with leading artists such as Quatuor Danel, Lawrence Power, Phaedra Ensemble, and St Martin’s Voices. Emily was appointed General Manager of the Hebrides Ensemble in August 2024 and serves as an active trustee for NMC Recordings.

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Campbell trained as a violist at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and has built a diverse career across the UK and Europe as a professional musician, arts manager, and digital content creator for classical musicians.

As General Manager of The Glasgow Barons, he oversees the day-to-day running of the charity, manages logistics for major events, and collaborates with Artistic Director Paul MacAlindin to develop and deliver impactful artistic projects in Govan. Passionate about storytelling through music and media, Campbell brings a creative approach to arts management. Outside of work, he enjoys cycling, drinking good coffee and photography.

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Amble is a composer and sound artist who uses disability theory, body sensor technology, spoken word interviews and electronics to create unique sound works. She is interested in the interface between the disabled body and the exterior world, and has explored this through numerous sound walks using her wheelchair.

Amble recently won a Special Commendation Daphne Oram Award for her work in electronic music, and was selected as Scotland’s representative for the International Society Contemporary Music Festival 2024. Amble recently wrote Divergent Sounds in collaboration with Kings College London. The piece uses interviews with NeuroDivergent people, electronics, body sensors and a thirteen-piece orchestral ensemble.

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Alasdair Nicolson grew up on the Isle of Skye and the Black Isle. His first musical experiences were in traditional Gaelic music which influences his work to this day. Nicolson is a significant figure on the UK music scene as a composer, performer and programmer. Premieres have been given by many of the world’s leading ensembles and soloists including the Nash Ensemble, the London Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, English National Opera, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, BBC Singers, Trondheim Soloists and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

He has a strong commitment to work within education, earning his Sound Inventors project a Royal Philharmonic Society award. Nicolson is currently Artistic Director of the St Magnus International Festival and formerly Bath International Music Festival.

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Scottish violinist, composer and artistic director Catriona Price creates cross-genre music, with a focus on making change through cultural exchange and artistic innovation.

She is Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of string ensemble Thirteen North, Founder and Artistic Director of Routes to Roots - an organisation connecting artists from around the world to create new intercultural collaborations - half of pop-folk duo Twelfth Day, and a member of folk band Fara. Her debut solo album Hert was released  to critical acclaim in 2023 with a launch at Celtic Connections and a sold out show at the Edinburgh International Festival.

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Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here. They enable people and organisations to work in and experience the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland by helping others to develop great ideas and bring them to life.

Emma works as a music officer at Creative Scotland, focusing on projects in the western classical, folk, youth and community sectors. Emma's previous roles have included leading a network of community music groups as the Scotland manager for Making Music, and developing early literacy projects using songs and rhymes with Booktrust.

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Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here.

Alan leads the team that provides funding for all genres of music in the shape of recordings, touring, festivals, artist research and development, and industry sector support. He spent more than 25 years in arts journalism, initially covering film with The List, Total Film and Empire magazines. As Group Arts Editor across all titles in the Herald & Times Group, he spent a decade championing the wider Scottish arts scene, particularly music in the Sunday Herald.

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Edinburgh International Festival is Edinburgh’s original festival. We’re the one that started it all, the igniting spark which established Edinburgh as the world’s Festival City. Each year we welcome the world to Edinburgh to experience our hand-picked programme of the finest performers in dance, opera, music, and theatre. Through their artistry we create space for reflection and reconciliation, debate and celebration, bringing people of different cultures and viewpoints together.

Kirsty is the Music Programme Manager, working on the curation and planning of the Festival’s music programme andRising Stars emerging talent initiative.

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Andy is a freelance Horn Player, Educator, Creative Producer, and Artistic Director.

He studied Music at the University of York before moving back north to Glasgow for his Masters degree at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. After a season as Solo Horn of Slovenian National Opera and Ballet in Ljubljana, he returned to Scotland. Since then he has played regularly with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Opera, Scottish Ballet, Scottish Concert Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, and Red Note Ensemble, and has been a guest player with groups including Hebrides Ensemble, Ensemble Modern, Chineke!, The Wallace Collection, and Le Concert Olympique. He is a member of the Rookh Quartet and one of the ensemble for Joanna Nicholson’s Aud the Deep-Minded

Andy was Artistic Director of The Cottier Chamber Project and chamber ensemble Daniel’s Beard, and is a trustee of both The Night With… and New Music Scotland. He led Scotland’s involvement in and hosting of Nordic Music Days (which took place in Glasgow in 2024), and now runs Art Music Scotland, which aims to build on the festival’s legacy to support and develop Scottish performers and composers.

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Since its formation, Red Note Ensemble has taken up a leadership position as Scotland’s contemporary music ensemble, performing and developing an extensive, highly varied and critically acclaimed programme of new music to the highest standards, and taking new music out to audiences across Scotland and internationally.

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Matthew Whiteside is a composer based in Glasgow and the Artistic Director of The Night With… where he programmes and commissions contemporary music in non-traditional spaces. Commissioning premiering over 70 works since founding in 2016. 

His own music has been lauded as "effective and unsettling" by BBC Music Magazine and "post-minimalist bold sparseness" by the Herald. He won the Scottish Music Industry Association Award for Creative Programming at the Scottish Awards for New Music in 2020 and was named One to Watch by the Scotsman. Recent works include commissions from the United Strings of Europe, Hathor Consort, Scottish Opera Connect, Glasgow Barons and Crash Ensemble, and performances by Ensemble Offspring, Emily Thorner, Emma Lloyd and Juice Vocal Ensemble.

In 2024 Matthew published his first book, The Guidebook to Self-Releasing Your Music, to share his experiences of recording, producing, and marketing albums for the last 10 years. The book gives all musicians the knowledge to release their own music.

Matthew is also working as a sync agent, exploring the possibilities for contemporary classical music.

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The Scottish Music Centre is a nationally and internationally recognised organisation at the heart of the Scotland’s music industry. From preserving Scotland’s music heritage with an ever-expanding archive to representing contemporary composers and musicians, the Centre supports, promotes and champions the wealth of talent in Scotland’s music community. They act as a conduit, a catalyst and a connector to those working in the sector and the public at home and abroad.

Gill Maxwell is Executive Director.

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Richard develops and maintains international networks for the Scottish Music Centre, including collaborative projects which bring organisations, composers and musicians together to facilitate new opportunities and artistic possibilities. A composer and educator, Richard brings his vocational knowledge and experience of the sector to this role.

While at Classical:NEXT he is also the Scottish delegation manager, working to support his sector colleagues during the event.

From 2017 - 2023 Richard served as the Chairperson for the Scottish Music Centre, of which he is also a long-time member. He is currently a trustee for Govan-based music charity The Glasgow Barons.

As a composer he writes music for ensembles working in Scotland and internationally. Recent work includes ‘Each Other’, a multimedia project on the nature of our relationship with social technologies composed for Val Welbanks (Ligeti Quartet, Marsayas Trio) and Kevin Daniel Cahill (Cahill Costello).

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As Membership Officer at the Scottish Music Centre, Sophie plays a vital role in supporting established and emerging performers and composers across Scotland on national and international platforms. She also collaborates with music organisations across Scotland to connect the sector.

Outside her work at the SMC, Sophie is a harpist dedicated to making music accessible to underserved communities and is Artistic Director of concert series, Music At the Green where she showcases genre-defying ensembles, continuing her mission of bringing a diverse range of music to the Glasgow community.

Chamber Music Scotland: works with chamber music performers and creators, promoters and audiences, and communities to share and experience music that represents Scotland, its people, places, and culture. Our organisation has a truly national reach and offers space for artist expression and development alongside substantial opportunities for members of the public to engage with our work.

Our work encompasses artist residency programmes, community partnerships, creation of new works, EDI sector development, concert series and touring funding, developmental support, as well as UK and international collaborations.

We aim to cultivate an identity for chamber music in Scotland which draws on our places, peoples, and culture and is unique on the world stage.

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