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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

Pictures at an Exhibition, Mussorgsky - Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Concert Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 7.30pm

October 13

Chrysalis - ‘Fridays at 1’ - Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, 1pm

October 5

Pictures at an Exhibition, Mussorgsky - Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Caird Hall, Dundee, 7.30pm

August 12

Afternoon Classics w/Hamish Brown (Piano) - Royal Scots Club, Royal Overseas League at the Edinburgh Festival

August 11

Lunchtime Classics w/Hamish Brown (Piano) - Royal Scots Club, Royal Overseas League at the Edinburgh Festival

Music by Milhaud and Baez w/Hamish Brown (Piano) - BBC Radio 3, In Tune w/ Sean Rafferty

August 8

Afternoon Classics w/Hamish Brown (Piano) - Royal Scots Club, Royal Overseas League at the Edinburgh Festival

August 3

Premiere of ‘Inscriptions in Granite’, for Soprano Saxophone and String Orchestra - Electra Perivolaris/The Glasgow Barons - Folk Songs and New Beginnings, Govan and Linthouse Parish Church, 7.30

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

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