2025 dates
July 17 - 19
‘Rewired’ for soprano saxophone and orchestra, Jay Capperauld - Scottish Chamber Orchestra with Jonathan Bloxham
The Town House Hamilton, Castle Douglas Town Hall, Ayr Town Hall
April 25 - 26
Violin Concerto, Berg - Royal Scottish National Orchestra - Edinburgh, Glasgow
March 20 - 22
Symphonic Dances, Rachmaninov - Royal Scottish National Orchestra - Perth, Edinburgh, Glasgow
February 6
‘Intercession’ for three saxophones, James Macmillan - Art Pistol, Glasgow
January 3 - 11
New Years Concerts - Royal Scottish National Orchestra - Perth, Dunfermline, Langholm, Inverness, Greenock
2024 dates
December 19 - 22
Snowman Christmas Concerts - Royal Scottish National Orchestra - Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh
November 20
Trio with Arno Bornkamp (saxophone) and Scott Mitchell (piano) - Westbourne Music, Glasgow Art Club, Glasgow
November 1
Death in a Nutshell, Jay Capperauld - Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Andrew Manze, City Halls, Glasgow
October 31
Death in a Nutshell, Jay Capperauld - Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Andrew Manze, Queens Hall, Edinburgh
October 18
Three Dance Episodes from ‘On the Town’, Bernstein - Ulster Orchestra/Alevtina Ioffe, Ulster Hall, Belfast
July 8 - 12
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Saxophone Summer School - directed by Lewis Banks & Andrew Somerville
may 11
Pieta, Richard Blackford - Edinburgh Royal Choral Union/Edinburgh Pro Musica/Michael Bawtree - St Cuthberts Church, 7:30pm
May 1
Lewis Banks & Marianna Abrahamyan - Westbourne Music - Glasgow Art Club
April 20
Violin Concerto, Berg - BBC Philharmonic - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 7.30 pm
April 13
New Year, Tippett - BBC SSO/Martyn Brabbins - City Halls, Glasgow, 7.30pm
March 29
Lewis Banks & Marianna Abrahamyan - Classic Music Live! - Falkirk, 7.30 pm
March 14
‘Carmen Jazz Suite’ for Soprano Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra, Courtney Bryan (UK Premiere) - Glasgow Barons/Paul MacAlinden - Govan & Linthouse Parish Church, 7.30
March 9
University of Aberdeen Composer's Day - The Outwith Ensemble, Kings Pavilion, Aberdeen, 8.30pm
march 2
‘Closing In’, from ‘Escapades for Saxophone and Orchestra’ by John Williams - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Richard Kaufman - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 7.30pm
march 1
‘Closing In’, from ‘Escapades for Saxophone and Orchestra’ by John Williams - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Richard Kaufman - Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 7.30pm
February 29
‘Closing In’, from ‘Escapades for Saxophone and Orchestra’ by John Williams - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Richard Kaufman - Caird Hall Dundee, 7.30pm
february 22-25
Studio Recordings - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Richard Kaufman
january 18
Pictures at an Exhibition, Mussorgsky - Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Mannheimer Rosengarten, Mannheim, 8.00pm
January 16
Pictures at an Exhibition, Mussorgsky - Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Muziekgebouw Frits Philips, Eindhoven, 8.15pm
2023 dates
November 10
Tapdance, Andriessen - Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Colin Currie, City Halls, Glasgow, 7.30
November 9
Tapdance, Andriessen - Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Colin Currie, The Queens Hall, Edinburgh, 7.30
October 20
October 13
Chrysalis - ‘Fridays at 1’ - Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, 1pm
October 5
August 12
August 11
Music by Milhaud and Baez w/Hamish Brown (Piano) - BBC Radio 3, In Tune w/ Sean Rafferty
August 8
August 3
May 18
‘Chrysalis’ at Glasgow Southside Festival - The Billiard Rooms, Pearce Institute, Govan, 7.30 pm
March 30
ROSL Concert with Ryan Corbett - The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, 3.30 pm
March 25
Soloist in John Williams ‘Escapades’ - Royal Scottish National Orchestra, SEC Armadillo, Glasgow, 7.30pm
March 24
Soloist in John Williams ‘Escapades’ - Royal Scottish National Orchestral, Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 7.30 pm
March 23
Soloist in John Williams ‘Escapades’ - Royal Scottish National Orchestral, Music Hall, Aberdeen, 7.30 pm
March 12
Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/John Wilson - City Halls, Glasgow, 7.30pm
March 10
Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/John Wilson - Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 7.30pm
March 9
Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/John Wilson - Caird Hall, Dundee, 7.30pm
March 5
Gershwin American in Paris - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Gemma New - City Halls, Glasgow, 7.30pm
March 3
Gershwin American in Paris - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Gemma New - Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 7.30pm
february 14
Wind & Brass Final, Royal Overseas League Annual Music Competition - Royal Overseas House, London, 7.00pm
January 13
Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Joseph Swensen - ‘Musique Amerique’ - City Halls, Glasgow, 7.30pm
January 12
Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Joseph Swensen - ‘Musique Amerique’ - The Queens Hall, Edinburgh, 7.30pm
2022 dates
August 13
Scottish Chamber Orchestra - ‘Wayne Marshall plays Gershwin’ - Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 8pm
June 12
Lewis Banks & Marianna Abrahamyan Second Sunday Recital - St Margaret’s Episcopal Church - Glasgow, 3.30 pm
June 2
Lewis Banks & Imma Setiadi Evening Recital, works by Piazzolla, Baez, Fitkin, Ravel & Debussy - Kelso Old Parish Church, Scottish Borders, 7.30pm
May 23 - 24
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - Recording of ‘The Wooden Prince’ by Bartok - City Halls, Glasgow
May 20
Lewis Banks & Marianna Abrahamyan Recital - Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - 7pm
March 4
Scottish Chamber Orchestra with Francis Leleux - Bizet l’Arlessienne Suite No.1 - City Halls, Glasgow, 7.30pm
March 3
Scottish Chamber Orchestra with Francis Leleux - Bizet l’Arlessienne Suite No.1 - Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 7.30pm
January 21
Scottish Chamber Orchestra with Joseph Swenson - Milhaud La création du monde - City Halls, Glasgow, 7.30pm
January 20
Scottish Chamber Orchestra with Joseph Swenson - Milhaud La création du monde - Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 7.30pm
2021 dates
September 14
Royal Overseas League Music Competition Wind & Brass Final
September 20 - 22
‘Chrysalis’ Album Studio Sessions
October 1
‘Chrysalis’ at Glasgow Cathedral Festival’s ‘Twilight in the Crypt’ Series, 9pm
November 12 - 13
‘Death in a Nutshell - Jay Capperauld - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Edinburgh/City Halls, Glasgow
2020 dates
January 23
Scottish Saxophone Ensemble, The Outhouse, Edinburgh, 19.30
February 17
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Exchange Talk, ‘Preparing for Afterlife’, Lewis Banks and Jay Capperauld, 18.00
February 18
Scottish Opera, Nixon in China, Theatre Royal, Hope St, Glasgow, 19.15
February 20
Scottish Opera, Nixon in China, Theatre Royal, Hope St, Glasgow, 19.15
February 22
Scottish Opera, Nixon in China, Theatre Royal, Hope St, Glasgow, 19.15
February 27
Scottish Opera, Nixon in China, Festival Theatre, Nicholson St, Edinburgh, 19.15
February 29
Scottish Opera, Nixon in China, Festival Theatre, Nicholson St, Edinburgh, 19.15
March 12
BBC Philharmonic, Ravel’s Bolero, BBC Radio 3 In - Tune, BBC Studios, MediaCity Salford, 18.00
March 17
City of Angels, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Renfrew St Glasgow, 19.30
March 18
City of Angels, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Renfrew St Glasgow, 14.00/19.30
March 19
City of Angels, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Renfrew St Glasgow, 14.00/19.30
March 20
City of Angels, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Renfrew St Glasgow, 19.30
March onwards
CANCELLED…