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Engaging Communities Through Sound Art: A Unique Experience

When I launched On A Wing and A Prayer 18 months ago with Renzo Spiteri in Shetland, I knew it … More

art, ecological-art, Ecological-music, Ecology, Environment, Environmental Music, Joe Stollery, music, Orla Stevens, Pete Stollery, scotland, University of Stirling Art Collection, Workshops, writing

Album Launch: On A Wing and a Prayer – Reflections on Deeside’s Changing Habitat

A very Happy New Year to all our supporters as we start the year at Nordic Viola with the launch … More

Cairngorm National Park, Charles Ross, composition, Contemporary Music, Deeside, ecological-art, Ecological-music, Environment, Field Recordings, Joe Stollery, Mar Lodge Estate, music, music-news, New Music, news, On a Wing and a Prayer, Paul Anderson, Pete Stollery, reviews, Viola

A very special concert in Morvern and Sagas and Seascapes tours Orkney.

It seems like ages ago now, but just two weeks ago we performed On A Wing and A Prayer – … More

Anna Thorvaldsdóttir, composition, Contemporary Music, Faroe Islands, Gemma McGregor, Judith Weir, LIsa Robertson, Morvern, Nordic Culture, North Ronaldsay, On a Wing and a Prayer, Orkney, Orkney International Science Festival, Orla Stevens, Sagas and Seascapes, St Magnus, St. Magnus Cathedral, Viola

Seascapes Music Workshop in Dunblane 29th May

A creative music workshop for 10-14 year-olds exploring the sounds of the sea and its creatures!with Nordic Viola We will … More

composition, Music education, Music Workshops, Workshops

Crowdfunders, workshops and more!

Crowdfunder Lots of news to tell you this month! First of all, the great news that our Crowdfunder campaign that … More

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art, Art and Music, composition, Contemporary Music, Crowdfunder, Eli Tausen á Lava, Faroe Islands, Female Composers, Gemma McGregor, Kári Bæk, Lillie Harris, Linda Buckley, Nordic Culture, Norse, Norse Legends, Orkney, Orla Stevens, Selkies, Women Composers, Workshops

Sagas and Seascapes goes to Edinburgh – and a chance to help us on our journey!

We have some very exciting news for you today. Sagas and Seascapes will be going to Edinburgh Festival Fringe this … More

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composition, Contemporary Music, Crowdfunder, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Eli Tausen á Lava, Gemma McGregor, Iceland, Kari Baek, Lillie Harris, Linda Buckley, Nordic Culture, Orla, Sagas and Seascapes, Viola

Tuning In To The Trossachs Workshop this Saturday!

It’s less than a week now until Orla Stevens and I host our Tuning In To The Trossachs Workshop in … More

art, Art and Music, Contemporary Music, Landscape Art, Music Workshops, Nordic Culture, Orla Stevens, Trossachs, Tuning In To the Trossachs, Workshops

Workshops in February and March

I will be taking part in two workshops over the next month or so. Soundwalk with The Bard of the … More

art, composition, Contemporary Music, Ellie Cherry, Emily Doolittle, Gemma McGregor, Hebridean Culture, Modern Chants, Nordic Culture, Norn, Norse Language, Orla Stevens, Painting, Ruta Vitkauskaite, Scottish Culture, Sound Festival, Traditional music, Tuning In To the Trossachs, Workshops

Nordic Viola at Sound Festival

Following Nordic Viola’s last appearance at Sound Festival in October 2018, I will be returning to Sound Festival next week … More

Aberdeen University, Alex South, Arctic, Clara-Jane Maunder, Contemporary Music, Gareth Brady, Improvisation, John de Simone, Karen Power, Lesley Harrison, Oliver Searle, Sound Festival, Svalbard, Whale song

Winning Tunes from our Seastories Competition

Back in June we announced the winners of our Seastories Competition, which was open to young people in the Northern … More

composition, Faroe Islands, seastories, Shetland, Torshavn Music School, Traditional music, Workshops

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