Scottish Chamber Orchestra

18/06/2026

We're looking forward to a SOLD OUT Dementia Friendly Concert today in Glenrothes! 😍

As part of , we’re celebrating the power of music to connect, comfort and spark joy, especially for people living with dementia and their families.

Huge thanks to the organisations who help make this possible: Rothes Halls Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Trust Playlist for Life 👏

17/06/2026

We're thrilled to be heading to Dundee today for a sold out performance of Big Ears, Little Ears - our multisensory, relaxed concert series for children under the age of five and their grown-ups! ✨

We'd like to thank everyone who has helped make these concerts possible, including a spotlight on the brilliant Rosie Brooks who created these illustrations for the series (and subsequent sketches for use in a colouring book for the children).

Thank you Rosie!

16/06/2026

What a BLAST we had with our cellists on Summer Tour last week! 💖

Thank you to everyone who came along to Arbroath, Torry, Fraserbugh or the sold out date in Nairn (pictured). Let us know your thoughts.

Photos: Alexander Williamson 📸

Su-a Lee Cello Nairn Community & Arts Centre

16/06/2026

Big Ears, Little Ears (BELE) takes centre stage during this week! 🎶

Our interactive musical experience for babies, young children and families will visit the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh before heading to V&A Dundee for two special performances and then on to Glasgow Royal Children's Hospital for performances and ward visits.

Designed to spark imagination, encourage participation and create shared musical moments, BELE brings live music to children and families wherever they are.

Thank you to our partners and hosts at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, V&A Dundee and Glasgow Royal Children's Hospital for welcoming SCO musicians this week.

Learn more about BELE on our website. Photos: Stuart Armitt.

15/06/2026

15/06/2026

📣 This week we're proud to be taking part in , bringing live music into children's hospitals, community venues and dementia-friendly spaces across Scotland.

Our musicians will be sharing moments of connection and joy with people of all ages. Follow along throughout the week as we celebrate the power of music to support health and wellbeing in Scotland.

🎻 16 Jun – 'Dementia-friendly performance' at the Alzheimer Scotland Resource Centre, Glasgow
🎻 16 Jun – 'Big Ears, Little Ears' at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh
🎻 17 Jun – 'Big Ears, Little Ears' at V&A Dundee [public-sold out]
🎻 18 Jun – 'Dementia-Friendly Concert' at Rothes Halls [public-tickets available]
🎻 19 Jun – 'Big Ears, Little Ears' at Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow
🎻 19 Jun – Make Music Day activities at Craigmillar Castle [public-unreserved]

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14/06/2026

SCO Sunday News 🗞️

Ahead of the SCO Chorus' upcoming Duruflé Requiem performances next week, today we’re talking about how the Requiem Mass explores ideas of the afterlife in music. From dramatic large-scale works to more intimate and comforting settings, composers have used it to reflect both fear and hope in the face of death.

Death's head on the sarcophagus of Karl VI of Austria (detail) In its original liturgical context, the function of the Requiem is essentially as a form of