The Glasgow Barons
The Glasgow Barons are a flexible orchestral ensemble based in Govan, run by Paul MacAlindin and Campbell Parker. We want to regenerate Govan through folk enjoying, making and creating music.
Founded in 2017, the charity has three strategic arcs:
First, we put on performances across many genres around Govan to bring diverse audiences together, reimagine folks' experience of this historic area, and help build new social cohesion.
Second, we help folk locally and across Glasgow create and perform their own music by working in one geographic community, Govan, and three citywide communities of interest: asylum seekers and refugees, those recovering from addiction and schools in the council's Baby Strings programme.
Third, we pay local folk to help us deliver on our charitable objectives, as part of The Scottish Government's community wealth building and 20 minute neighbourhood strategies.
We are recipients of the Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum's Creative Regeneration Award
The Lynn Connolly Achievement in Diversity Award from the Herald/Genanalytics Diversity Awards
A National Diversity Award for Musicians in Exile
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Adrian’s academic qualifications include: BA(Hons) in Music and the Arts, MA in Music and MA in Education from the Open University; MMus in Composition, Jazz and 20th Century Music from the University of Edinburgh; MSc in Practitioner Research from the University of Strathclyde; DipTMus (Diploma in the Teaching of Music) from St. Andrew's College of Education; DipABRSM (Diploma of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) in piano teaching; and the ALCM (Associate Diploma of the London College of Music) in piano performing. He is also a member of the European Piano Teachers Association (EPTA) and a Fellow of the Incorporated Society of Musicians (FISM).
Adrian has held various roles with the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), including Principal Assessor for Higher Music and Visiting Assessor of Music performance. He has also written two books for the Scottish Music curriculum: National 5 Music Study Guide and Higher Music Study Guide, both published by Bright Red Publishing.
