Celebrating 30 years of pioneering work
Currently happening in Cryptic land…🌎
Ela Orleans brings Night Voyager to Perth! 👩🚀
Join us this Thursday 18 January for a captivating performance by Ela Orleans as she presents Night Voyager at Perth Concert Hall and Theatre. This event is a significant part of PCHT’s ongoing project, celebrating the invaluable contributions of the Polish community to the cultural tapestry of Perth & Kinross. Ela Orleans, acclaimed for her outstanding musical performances, enthralled audiences at Musical Utopia, The Hague, Netherlands last week.
Tickets available here.
Night Voyager is supported by PRS Foundation’s Beyond Borders, a co-commissioning and touring programme run in partnership with Creative Scotland, Arts Council of Wales, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Arts Council of Ireland /An Chomhairle Ealaíon.
Image Credit: De Schaapjesfabriek
2024 Cryptic Commissions 🎵
We are thrilled to announce seven music commissions for 2024 including Alex Smoke, Ela Orleans, Harry Gorski-Brown and Annabelle Playe, SHHE, Sonia Killmann and Laura Manelli and Konx-om-Pax. You can hear all these works at Sonica Glasgow - 19-29 September 2024.
Congratulations to Cryptic’s Founder and Artistic Director, Cathie Boyd! 🏆
Cathie Boyd was awarded the prestigious International Citation of Merit from the International Society of Performing Arts (ISPA) last week in NYC. This distinguished award recognises a lifetime of unique achievement that has profoundly enriched the global performing arts landscape. Unlike performance accolades, this is a tribute to Boyd's exceptional service and impactful contribution to the profession. Hear her powerful acceptance speech here. Go Cathie Go!
Claire Moran heads to British Council’s Vietnam Legacy event to present The Field of Heritage. Last year we had the enormous pleasure of working with Than Viet Production and Monsoon Music Festival in Hanoi as part of the UK Viet Nam British Council Season. The Field of Heritage is a multidisciplinary project which blends music and visual arts to take a deeper look at the migration of indigenous people to city life. Coming to Sonica later this year!
Check out the official Monsoon Music Festival video here!
Supported by the British Council’s UK / Viet Nam Season 2023.
Sonia Killmann @ Samehead’s, Berlin 🇩🇪
Sonia travels to Berlin to play at Samehead’s on the 14 February. She will perform an ambient improvised set with saxophone and synthesizer with Cypriot artist, Antonia Kattou.
Alex Smoke’s Monthly Radio Buena Vida Show 🎧
We are delighted that Alex has a monthly show on Radio Buena Vida where he plays an eclectic mix of his favourite classics, as well as what he is listening to in 2024. Hear his latest mix here.
Robbie Thomson @ Western Isles Covid Memorial 🌳
Visual Artist and musician, Robbie Thomson has been selected as the lead artist for Remembering Together, a Covid community memorial for the Western Isles that aims to provide a creative way of processing the changes we have all experienced from the pandemic. The final work will be presented this summer (a beautiful place to have a holiday!).
Thank you – you make a difference! 👼
A massive thank you to our 30th anniversary donors Bob Downes, John and Pat Lawson Graham, Eileen and Peter Jacobs, Ian Smith and Ruth Wishart. Plus our fabulous Angels, April Chamberlain, Gina Wilson, Martin and Jan Butterfield, Dame Seona Reid, Christopher Glasgow McNeil, MC, Allan Orr, Eunice Crook, Steven Speir, Bjorn Heile, Mary Macleod, Douglas Scott and Paul Climie.
We are extremely grateful for your support.
Image credit: Neil Jarvie
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CARUSO (Gold is the sweat of the sun) | David Fennessy
You can buy Glasgow-based composer David Fennessy’s brilliant new track Caruso (Gold is the sweat of the sun) here. It was a sell out at Sonica 2015 and is part of the album Caruso which will be released on Unsounds records on 5 March 2024.
Eyve @ Celtic Connections
A regular Cryptic performer, musician Eyve plays this year’s Celtic Connections at Oran Mòr on Sunday 28 January alongside multi-instrumentalist, poet and activist Allison Russel. Don't miss her electrifying performance.
Tickets available here.
