Aileen Sweeney
@AileenSweeney94
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Scottish composer, arranger and podcaster based in Glasgow | Graduate of @RCStweets | Member of @eriskaband | Co-host @ear_ground | she/her
Glasgow, Scotland
Joined April 2019
First episode of 2024 - going strong 😂
Heading to @edfringe? Be sure to catch ‘STUMPED’ by @LewisCoenenRowe! Hear all about the creative process in our latest episode ✌️
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Fishing for ideas: What are the most interesting/iconic/quirky/momentous things you can think of that have happened in Scotland in the 21st Century (or the UK if we start to clutch at straws!) Ps. Why can I literally not think of anything that’s happened in my own life time?!
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We walked the path where the Molendinar Burn once flowed. We will share our experience via a free concert @MusicintheUni Chapel on 30th May 7.30pm. Words, images & the music by @AileenSweeney94 @Harmonywriter @stuart_macrae @birdtwitchr William Sweeney @ARROYO_COMPOSER & more
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New website innit 👇 Go on, buy yourself a score or something - treat yo self…💁♀️ https://t.co/e4MOo0nwyk
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Aileen Sweeney is a Scottish composer, arranger and podcaster based in Glasgow, UK.
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CMS Ambassador @colincurrieperc's upcoming Quartet Scottish Tour premieres next week at @RCStweets featuring @chambermusicsct commissioned composers @AileenSweeney94 & Elise-Haller Shannon 💫Supported by The Hope Scott Trust + @CreativeScot Tickets - https://t.co/aeXJBRLKMs
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Final episode of 2023 ✅ An in depth conversation with @tcooper_music on his recent album “…shadows that in darkness dwell…” with fascinating insights into the behind the scenes writing and recording process with Ensemble 1604. Catch it live at @thenightwith festival 🎉
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This fun-filled album is now released into the world with @nmcrecordings! The album was released alongside the score/parts which are available for sale on @ComposersEd so if you have a young string group looking for some new, fun music - check out what they have available 🎻
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The musicians version of Where’s Wally? I promise I’m in there somewhere 👀 Anyways, if you missed this belter of a concert from @TheCBSO - fear not! The ‘Sounds New’ album is out now featuring Glisk ✨
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The NMC team had a lovely day out to Birmingham yesterday to hear @TheCBSO perform 'Glisk' by @AileenSweeney94, one of the 20 brilliant new works featured on the 'Sounds New' album - available to listen to on all streaming platforms now! https://t.co/tapxbYRbKq
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Aileen Sweeney's Glisk is the perfect musical gleam of sunlight to brighten up a dull day in Birmingham, and we can't wait to perform is in this afternoon's concert⛅ Take a moment to listen to a short extract from this exciting work from our rehearsal earlier this week🎧
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Out today! 🎉 20 sensational short compositions ripe for playlists and programming (you can hear @AileenSweeney94 'Glisk' again at next week's @TheCBSO concert too) Dig in →
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City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra · album · 2023 · 20 songs
Some snaps from the 'Sounds New' concert which celebrated 💯 years of @TheCBSO with 20 brand new orchestral works. Tomorrow we release these new pieces in a compilation showcasing the impressive range of orchestral writing happening in the UK today! 🔗 https://t.co/oH9ilxfsp3
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Today's Many Voices: Ensemble composer is the wonderfully talented @AileenSweeney94. 🎶 If you are a learning organisation, the entire Many Voices: Ensemble score is yours for FREE. https://t.co/2hNNwhNvVN
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Amazing news! 🤩 A massive congratulations to former LPO Young Composers @KetingSun and @AileenSweeney94 and current Young Composer @JasperDommett on being selected for the 2024 RPS Composers programme👏
Announcing the seven composers who will be participating in the 2024 RPS Composers programme! We are so excited to be working with them and our valued programme partners over the next year, and we look forward to sharing more of their work with you.🧵 https://t.co/BeULTI3zH0
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We're delighted to be involved in this fantastic scheme again in 2024 and can't wait to work with @AileenSweeney94. Congratulations to all selected composers!
Announcing the seven composers who will be participating in the 2024 RPS Composers programme! We are so excited to be working with them and our valued programme partners over the next year, and we look forward to sharing more of their work with you.🧵 https://t.co/BeULTI3zH0
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Aileen Sweeney is writing for @MusicintheRound @Ensemble_360. Her music is rooted in the traditional Scottish folk music she grew up with learning the accordion, and is often influenced by her interests including cosmology, nature and folklore. https://t.co/2DSrqwKfkW
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So buzzing to be do this, especially with fellow Scot @ferghallmusic 🏴
Announcing the seven composers who will be participating in the 2024 RPS Composers programme! We are so excited to be working with them and our valued programme partners over the next year, and we look forward to sharing more of their work with you.🧵 https://t.co/BeULTI3zH0
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Katherine Wren has started a new podcast ‘On a Wing and a Prayer’ all about her upcoming performances of new music with a whole bunch of interesting people. I’ve been drafted in to host the conversation and write a wee theme tune for the series 🎶 check it out!
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Accompanied by my two biggest fans last night at The Scottish Awards for New Music! Delighted to win the PRS for Music award for Large Scale Work for my accordion concerto “Winter” 🪗 Here’s a link to listen to the piece if you are so inclined! https://t.co/uHtVIu3Lqz
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Introducing the shortlist for the PRS for Music Award for Large-scale work... ✨ Lisa Robertson, Amidst the rising tides - we rise ✨ Aileen Sweeney, Winter ✨ Errollyn Wallen, Dido’s Ghost Congratulations to the nominees, roll on the 1 September. 🎉 https://t.co/UaTbzHOYHq
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Congratulations to everyone involved at @ScottishOpera in last nights production of ‘Maud’ by @HenryDMcPherson 👏 Link below to our REVIEW - what a show! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 https://t.co/fVbsE974fe
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‘Maud’ tells the tale of a young girl, who whilst walking through the woods, stumbles upon a fairy hiding in the undergrowth, only to later discover, it’s a dragon! However, the innocent story takes...
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