Nichola Scrutton

30th April 2013

Nic — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:38:45 +0000

I am going to be composing electroacoustic music for Sarah Tripp’s forthcoming new work ‘Radio Writing’ as part of her residency at Camden Arts Centre, London this summer. I’m really pleased to be working with Sarah again. More info to follow…

8th April 2013

Nic — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:29:26 +0000

Looking forward to a bit of research and development with writer, performer and theatre maker Martin O’Connor coming up soon. Martin specialises in text based performance, participation and education. Through his work he explores authenitc voices and investigates how familiar languages can inform and inspire Scottish audiences.

11th March 2013

Nic — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:30:43 +0000

Following on from the Tramway performance of Hanna Tuulikki’s Away with the Birds – a project exploring the mimesis of birds in Gaelic song – we’re rehearsing the 9-voice version for the forthcomingTectonics Festival. The project is produced by Suzy Glass in association with Cape Farewell as part of the Sea Change programme. Read more at the Away with the Birds Tumblr page and get tickets for the Tectonics performance on 11th May 2013.

8th March 2013

Nic — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:15:17 +0000

Fretwork has been selected to be part of a concert at the NoiseFloor Festival in May 2013. More info will be available here

7th March 2013

Nic — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:16:06 +0000

Fretwork has been selected for the first album from the Undae! concert series in Madrid. The album is produced by the netlabel Thrmnphone

23rd February 2013

Nic — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:08:29 +0000

I’m excited to be selected for the Scottish Music Centre’s Composition Marathon 2013. The event takes place over the weekend of 23th March, with final performances at The Arches from 3 – 6 pm on Sunday 4th March. Tickets are available from The Arches and more info here

13th February 2013

Nic — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:40:12 +0000

INTERZONE

The Whisky Bond is hosting “INTERZONE”, a weekend of art, music and happenings exploring the boundaries of perception through synaesthesic installations of sound, light, video and performance, transforming the industrial shell of the 5th floor into a multi-sensory immersive environment of electric surrealism.

Opening Event: Friday 1st March, 6pm – 1am
Exhibition and events continue: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd March, opening times TBC

More info on the Interzone FB page here

6th February 2013

Nic — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:52:31 +0000

I am delighted that Fretwork has been selected for performance at the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival in April 2013. Read more about the festival and the programme at NYCEMF.

1st February 2013

Nic — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:02:20 +0000

I love the things that are going on over at Final Fling – the UK’s first one-stop-online-shop for end of life planning – and I’m pleased to be working on SM and other bits with Barbara Chalmers, Final Fling’s inspiring founder. Exciting things are afoot later in the year as Final Fling sets in motion a Day of the Dead celebration with performances, workshops, discussions and a parade. Details to follow but in the meantime, you can read more at Day of the Dead.

4th December 2012

Nic — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:54:56 +0000

My piece Fretwork, which uses guitar recordings as its sound source, is part of these Undae concerts coming up mid-December in Madrid, Spain. The Undae Project is a collaboration between Campo de Interferencias and the netlabel Thrmnphone.

2nd December 2012

Nic — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:12:46 +0000

Rifts has been selected for the Vox Novus 60 x 60 UK Mix 2012.

More info can be found here.

15th October 2012

Nic — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:49:36 +0000

The National Theatre of Scotland/Arches co-production Lifeguard, with Adrian Howells and Ira Mandela Siobhan, is running from the 5th – 27th October in the rather fabulous training pool at the Govanhill Baths, Calder Street, Glasgow. (image by Simon Murphy)

14th September 2012

Nic — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 07:06:23 +0000

18th August 2012

Nic — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 08:44:54 +0000

Música Viva Festival 2012

Word of Mouth has been selected for the Sound Walk/Sound Garden – an immersive soundscape installation with a theme of “sound-text composition” at the Goethe-Institut in Lisbon, Portugal, More info at MisoMusic Portugal

24th June 2012

Nic — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 11:26:22 +0000

A programme of works will be played at the RadiaLx 2012 Radio Art Festival, which is hosted by Rádio Zero in Lisbon, Portugal.