The Great Rock ‘n' Roll Swindle is a unique opportunity open to young bands working in any genre of music in Orkney. All styles are welcome - from rock, indie, traditional and jazz through to electronica.

We are recruiting ONLY FIVE BANDS to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime project.

Over a 3-month period you will…

• work with a hand-picked professional composer/arranger
• rehearse and perform with some of the UK 's finest musicians
• showcase your music in a St Magnus Festival event
• record your music live at the Pickaquoy Centre
• receive top performance coaching

What we need from you

Download the application form here.

For m ore info and details of how to apply email info@stmagnusfestival.com

or contact St Magnus Festival, tel. 871445

Application deadline: Friday 15th February

This project has been created in collaboration with Music at the Brewhouse.

Funded by Scottish Arts Council, HIE Orkney and The Russell Trust

(24/1/08)

Look out for David Nice's article on the Orkney Conducting Course in the January 2007 issue of BBC Music Magazine.

David experienced the course for a few days in 2006, and followed the progress of the eight participants, as well as 'having a go' himself.

(13/11/06)

Orkney will be hosting the first George Mackay Brown Writing Fellowship as part of Orkney's Highland 2007 programme of events.

Click here to see an advert inviting applications for the Writing Fellowship. The Fellowship is a full-time, one year project and is funded by the Scottish Arts Council's pARTners artist residency programme, Orkney Islands Council and Orkney's Community Economic Development Programme. We would welcome applications from professional, published, practicing writers who work in poetry, prose or drama. The successful writer will be able to spend a year split equally between working to develop their own work, and working with various communities in Orkney.

The deadline for applications is Thursday 16th November 2006. Application packs are available by contacting Clare Gee at the address on the right.

(24/10/06)

Clare Gee
Arts Development Officer
Orkney Islands Council
School Place
Kirkwall
KW15 1NY

clare.gee@orkney.gov.uk
Tel. 01856 873535 ext. 2814

DVDs of all three performances of this year's community production, A Hamnavoe Man, celebrating the life of George Mackay Brown, are now available. Please phone Noel Thomson on 01856 751303, or email him. The DVDs are £11 each. If you wish to choose a recording of a particular performance, the Cat and the Man were played by the following:

Performance A: Cally Bevan and Graham Garson; Perf. B: Shona Ritch and Gareth Williams; Performance C: Martha McGill and Dave Grieve

(4/10/2006)

 

Set up in 2006, the fund has raised over £5,700 so far. Read more/donate to the fund

Following the success of last year's winter concert, the Festival Chorus will be singing Benjamin Britten's oratorio, St Nicholas with the players of Orkney Camerata. Glenys Hughes will be training the chorus in rehearsals starting on 9th October. All proceeds from the performance, which will be in St Magnus Cathedral on Sunday, 3rd December, will go to the Malawi Music Fund. Please contact Glenys or Angela in the Festival office if you wish to take part.

(29/9/2006)