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Meet the Expert - Music meets science! Part Two

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19th September 2011 at 10:24 - 0 comments

Aisling O'Dea, First violinist, writes about her adventure taking music - plus splashy tuning forks, plastic tubs and elastic bands - to the heart of Glasgow Science Centre.

When SCO Connect asked the musicians who would like to take part in this project at the Glasgow Science Centre I was intrigued ... me, my violin, the Science Centre and some tunes ... where would this lead?

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What do you do all summer? Part Two

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16th September 2011 at 10:34 - 0 comments

What do you do all summer?

It’s a question often asked of the staff at the SCO’s office in Edinburgh – what do you do all summer? When the final note of the Season’s Closing Concert fades away in mid-May, things do change a bit, but for many of us here at HQ it’s business as usual. We thought you might like to hear what we’re up to...

Next up, SCO Connect...

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Back to the Studio

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12th September 2011 at 14:40 - 0 comments

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra went into the studio last week to record an album of Weber concertos with Linn Records. SCO Principals Alec Frank-Gemmill (Horn), Maximiliano Martín (Clarinet) and Peter Whelan (Bassoon) were soloists in the concertos, which they had performed over the summer across Scotland.

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