Ear to the Ground Scotland

• Lewis Coenen-Rowe: 'STUMPED'

  Lewis Coenen-Rowe is a composer and pianist, specializing in opera, vocal music and chamber music. His music is concerned with themes of ecology, memory, time, and the unstable divide between the comic and the serious. He is also an advocate for environmental sustainability in the art and also currently works at environmental arts charity Creative Carbon Scotland. Today we are delighted to be chatting to Lewis about his latest opera STUMPED which is being performed this summer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Head on over to the Edinburgh Fringe to see all performance dates and to buy tickets! Ear to the Ground keeps you in the loop with interviews and gig alerts from Scotland’s top-notch composers. Hosted by Aileen Sweeney and Ben Eames. Sound edited by Mia Eames. Website Links: https://www.eartothegroundscotland.com/ https://www.lewiscoenen-rowe.com/ https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/stumped

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• Timothy Cooper: Shadows That in Darkness Dwell

  Timothy Cooper is a composer and performer of electroacoustic music. Tim’s work is often collaborative, working with musicians, artists, and poets amongst others. Since 2019, Tim has been working with Ensemble 1604 composing a concert length show called Shadows That In Darkness Dwell that explores the music and life of English renaissance composer John Dowland. Click Here to purchase the album and head over to The Night With... festival page for tickets and info! Track List: Labyrinth Shadows That in Darkness Dwell - I. Flow Shadows That in Darkness Dwell - II. Fled Shadows That in Darkness Dwell - III. Darkness The Narrow Way Semper Melancholia Whose Heavenly Touch Ear to the Ground keeps you in the loop with interviews and gig alerts from Scotland’s top-notch composers. Hosted by Aileen Sweeney and Ben Eames. Sound edited by Mia Eames. Website Links: https://www.eartothegroundscotland.com/ https://timothy-cooper.co.uk/ https://thenightwith.com/ https://ensemble1604.wordpress.com/

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• Henry McPherson: Improvising, Moss and his new opera ”Maud”

  Henry McPherson is a musician and artist working across composition, improvisation, and pedagogical practices. His work has been shown internationally across diverse settings – from concert halls to galleries, bathrooms to dance studios, parks and warehouses to cafes, virtual halls and radio. His current creative interests lie in the intersections of improvisation performance and ecology, which is reflected in his upcoming opera Maud, performed by Scottish Opera's Young Company at the end of July. Track List: Moss Gardens No. 1 Moss Gardens No. 3 - II. Slow Dance Ear to the Ground keeps you in the loop with interviews and gig alerts from Scotland’s top-notch composers. Hosted by Aileen Sweeney and Ben Eames. Sound edited by Mia Eames. Website Links: https://www.eartothegroundscotland.com/ https://www.henrymcpherson.org.uk/ https://www.scottishopera.org.uk/

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• Neil Tomas Smith: Stop Motion Music

  In this episode we caught up with Neil Tòmas Smith and discussed his upcoming album Stop Motion Music. The CD has been several years in the making and features musicians from across genres including Carla Rees on flutes and Delia Stevens on percussion, as well as harpist Esther Swift, cellists Duncan Strachan and Justyna Jablonska and jazz drummer Simon Roth. Neil is fascinated by the connections between sound, space and movement and with each new piece, takes the chance to explore something new, leading to a diverse range of work. Track List: Stop Motion Music Scaffold For Simon Manual The Music Lesson Progressions Of Memory Ear to the Ground keeps you in the loop with interviews and gig alerts from Scotland’s top-notch composers. Hosted by Aileen Sweeney and Ben Eames. Sound edited by Mia Eames. Website Links: https://www.eartothegroundscotland.com/ https://ntsmusic.co.uk/

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• Gemma McGregor: Music and Tales from Orkney

  Gemma McGregor is a freelance composer, performer and curator from Orkney, whose music has been described as polystylistic, whilst crossing the boundaries of musical genres. Gemma has been writing music with a sense of place either by referencing sounds from the environment, history or dialect poetry. Gemma plays Orkney traditional music and has researched its links with Norwegian music. Much of her music contains references to speech rhythms and a strong connection to Norn, the lost language of Orkney. In this episode we chat about Gemma's collaboration with Nordic Viola on their Sagas and Seascapes, as well as previous instrumental and vocal works. With special thanks to performers: A Slaughter of Ravens Jože Kotar and Luca Ferrini Carry His Relics Katherine Wren and Gemma McGregor Love Was His Meaning Godolphin School Girls Choir and Katie Salomon (Harp) Ear to the Ground keeps you in the loop with interviews and gig alerts from Scotland’s top-notch composers. Hosted by Aileen Sweeney and Ben Eames. Sound edited by Mia Eames. Website Links: https://www.eartothegroundscotland.com/ https://gemmamcgregor.com/  

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