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SCOTTISH Ensemble, the UK’s leading string orchestra, has launched the latest in its “musical book club” series with classical star Sally Beamish lined up to appear first. One of the country’s foremost living composers, she will be joined in conversation by Scottish Ensemble violinist Cheryl Crockett, with audiences tuning in at home via Zoom. Also a violist and pianist, Beamish is a regular collaborator with Scottish Ensemble, with the group having commissioned and premiered many significant works. She holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow, a Creative Sco...

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Cynthia Midgley obituary A member of professional quartets and chamber orchestras, Cynthia Midgley also played regularly in the pit at the Old Vic A member of professional quartets and chamber orchestras, Cynthia Midgley also played regularly in the pit at the Old Vic ClareMidgley Tue 26 Jan 2021 13.37 EST Last modified on Tue 26 Jan 2021 13.40 EST My mother, Cynthia Midgley, who has died aged 96, was a professional viola player with various quartets and chamber orchestras in the 1940s and early 50s and, after a break to raise her family, returned to music in the 70s and 80s with the Scottish...

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In spite of Covid, Celtic Connections shows Scottish folk music has never been healthier 4/5 The 2021 edition of the Glaswegian folk festival may be online, but its opening weekend was a rich showcase for music familiar and far-flung Duncan Chisholm, writes Mark Brown, was among the stars of the opening weekend Credit: Gaelle Beri In any regular January, the splendid Celtic Connections festival of folk and roots music would now be welcoming audiences across Glasgow. However, with the pandemic continuing to blight all our lives, Europe’s largest winter music event has, like so many other art...