SCOTTISH Ensemble, the UK’s leading string orchestra, has launched the latest in its “musical book club” series with classical star Sally Beamish lined up to appear first.
One of the country’s foremost living composers, she will be joined in conversation by Scottish Ensemble violinist Cheryl Crockett, with audiences tuning in at home via Zoom.
Also a violist and pianist, Beamish is a regular collaborator with Scottish Ensemble, with the group having commissioned and premiered many significant works.
She holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow, a Creative Scotland Award, a Paul Hamlyn Award, and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. In 2018 she was awarded the Inspiration Award at the British Composer Awards in recognition of a lifetime of achievement.