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Read and Draw The Great Grumpy Gaboon
30 January 2024
Read the story and watch as Corrina Campbell shows you how to draw The Great Grumpy GaboonWind instruments in chamber music
22 January 2024
We look at the evolution of wind instruments in chamber music, from guest appearances to fully-fledged wind ensembles.Arrangements, (re)orchestrations and transcriptions: a bluffer's guide
15 January 2024
Is there any real difference between these terms?The Prix de Rome: a double-edged sword
8 January 2024
Berlioz tried four times to win France's most prestigious competition for young composers. Was it worth it?SCO at 50: A sensational playlist for half a century
1 January 2024
A guide to our Spotify playlist celebrating the SCO's sizeable recorded legacySCO at 50: your memories
1 January 2024
As the SCO turns 50, we look back on your memories of the OrchestraSCO Chief Executive, Gavin Reid, honoured in The King’s New Year Honours List
30 December 2023
We are delighted to announce that SCO Chief Executive, Gavin Reid, has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.Haydn's symphonies and their nicknames
18 December 2023
Hen, Miracle, Imperial ... Where do all those nicknames come from?Double concertos
18 December 2023
Concertos for more than a single instrument are a comparative rarity, making their performance something of a treat for everyone.Figaro beyond Mozart (and Rossini)
18 December 2023
Where does Elena Langer's 'Figaro Gets a Divorce' fit in with the Figaro story?An introduction to Janissary music
11 December 2023
Why is Mozart's Violin Concerto No 5 known as the Turkish ... and is it warranted?How the waltz conquered the world
4 December 2023
Now seen as the epitome of elegance, the waltz was once thoroughly anti-establishment ...