Stately home’s beauty inspires new harp music album

A talented harpist has produced a heartfelt musical tribute to an Ayrshire estate saved for the nation by the Prince of Wales. Meredith McCrindle, a 32-year-old originally from Texas and who lives in Ayrshire, will launch the 12-track album at a special live performance at Dumfries House near Cumnock next month. She has spent three…

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Get ready for ten days of top class classical music

Ten days of superb classical music is coming to Scotland this autumn. From Friday 14 to Sunday 23 September 2018, the Lammermuir Festival will take place in the unspoilt tranquility of East Lothian. With a wealth of historic architecture and beautiful landscapes, its unique settings are the ideal place in which to experience great music.…

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Scottish student will be strum-thing special in Norway

A Scottish student is to perform in The Nutcracker with Bergen Philharmonic later this month. Former Highland pupil Abigail Millar-Todd is currently studying at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Abigail said: ‘If it weren’t for The Highland Council, I would never have started classical music. I began the harp through Feis à Bhaile, then with…

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