Everyone’s excited that Sonic Bothy inclusive new music ensemble has been nominated for a Scottish Award For New Music. Read about Sonic Bothy here, and founder/director Claire here.
Sonic Bothy nominated for a SAFNM
Category Archives: Awards + Funding
Old Vic 12 Shortlist
Old Vic 12 2016 Shortlist
Very excited to have been selected for the shortlist of the Old Vic 12 2016 competition.
Sonic Bothy Paritor Award
Some excellent news for Sonic Bothy recently.
Sonic Bothy was one of several Glasgow Life/City Council partnered projects submitted to the National Music Council Awards, and was very excited to receive the Paritor Award for New Music in Education. Read more about the Paritor Award and other winners at the National Music Council website.
Read more about Sonic Bothy inclusive new music ensemble here.
Artists’ Bursary Award
Delighted to be awarded a Creative Scotland Artists’ Bursary to undertake some preliminary research and development for new work initially inspired by Elias Canetti’s book Crowds and Power.
Theology CATS Award Nomination
Very exciting news – Martin O’Connor’s Theology has been shortlisted for a CATS 2013-14 award in the Best Music and Sound Category. Announcements will be made on 8th June 2014. See details and the full listings at CATS.
Here are some reviews of the recent performances at the Pearce Institute for Behaviour Festival:
**** Joyce MacMillan The Scotsman
Mary Brennan The Herald
Gareth Vile The Vile Blog
Pauline Oliveros Award
Winner of the IAWM Pauline Oliveros Prize
Some exciting news arrived – I won the IAWM Pauline Oliveros Prize for electroacoustic media for my studio composition Post-Industrial Broadcast #1.
The full winner’s list and other info will be available at the IAWM website.
Songs for a Stranger Quality Arts Production Award
I am very pleased to say that I have received a Creative Scotland Quality Arts Production Award for the development of vocal performance work Songs for a Stranger.
Songs for a Stranger is a collection or cycle of five electroacoustic works that draws metaphorical inspiration from the many senses of the word ‘stranger’. The work was originally created for, and supported by, Arches Live Festival.
Panic Patterns Creative Scotland Award
New Music Funding Award for Panic Patterns
I am absolutely delighted to say that I have been awarded a Creative 
Scotland New Music Award to support the Glasgay commission for Panic Patterns production at the Citizens Theatre.
Panic Patterns is a new play by Louise Welsh and Zoë Strachan, directed by Alison Peebles. The show will run from 19th – 30th October 2010.