The Cumnock Tryst
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A meeting place for music... A music festival under the leadership of Scottish composer, Sir James MacMillan CBE.
Cumnock, Scotland
Joined September 2013
It was also wonderful to have a first sing through bits of Taylor Scott Davis's Magnificat! Even if you weren't able to be with us on Saturday, you're welcome to join the Festival Chorus this year. For more details, visit:
thecumnocktryst.com
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Andy McTaggart and Rosie Lavery led with such enthusiasm, sharing some elements of the Kodály Method and brilliant tips on healthy singing using your full body. We even learned the mystical secrets of using the humble drinking straw as a practice tool!
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✨🎼What a fantastic day at our Vocal Discovery Day at the Boswell Centre on Saturday! Over 70 singers joined us, including regular Festival Chorus members and many new faces alike.
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The energy in the room was electric as young voices from East, North, and South Ayrshire quickly blended in beautiful harmony. A huge thank you to everyone who made this historic collaboration possible. #CumnockTryst #AyrshireSings #MusicEducation
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🎵🎇 What a magnificent day of music-making! Last week, pupils from all three Ayrshire council areas came together for a special singing day at Ayr Town Hall led by the incredible Eamonn Dougan and Andy McTaggart, as part of The Cumnock Tryst's year-round programme.
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Today we started back with @DrakeMusicScot at Hillside School as part of our multi-year project ‘The Unbroken Thread’! We will be working with a group of senior pupils and service users at the Riverside Centre until October to make music alongside players from the @HEB_Ensemble
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The concert will feature the Scottish premiere of three new works alongside works by Guerrero, Palestrina and Victoria — and a piece by our very own James MacMillan. 📷 7.30pm on Saturday 24th May at St John’s Church, Cumnock 📷 Link for tickets
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Harry Christophers and The Sixteen are coming back to Cumnock! In 2014 The Sixteen opened the very first Tryst Festival with a concert at St John’s and now 10 years later we are delighted to be heading back to kick off the next 10 years of the Tryst and launch our 2025 Festival.
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Last night, James MacMillan conducted the @BBCSSO in the Scottish premiere of his Concerto for Orchestra ‘Ghosts’, alongside works by seven young composers who have been mentored and commissioned by @TheCumnockTryst. Find out more:
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A real privilege to have my piece “Inertia of a Bona Fide Psychopath” performed by @BBCSSO & @jamesmacm as part of a celebration of new music from @TheCumnockTryst Read all about this recent event @VoxCarnyx :
voxcarnyx.com
City Halls, Glasgow As it was revealed in the programme, it seems most unlikely that Sir James MacMillan was the only soul in the City Hall unaware that the Scottish premiere of his new Concerto fo…
The composers of @TheCumnockTryst preface @BBCSSO Scottish premiere of @jamesmacm Concerto for Orchestra
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A brilliant episode of the official @CelticFC podcast with our Artistic Director @jamesmacm! Listen below 👇⚽️
🎙️"It was like a light going on and I never looked back…" 🎼 Hear from renowned composer and conductor, James MacMillan on his love for music & Celtic 💚 Watch or listen now ⤵️ @CelticView | #CelticFC🍀
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The RPS Series and Events Award is presented for a distinctive festival, themed series of performances, or unique performance event in the UK. #RPSAwards Here is this year's shortlist…
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Combining artistic excellence with deep community engagement, @TheCumnockTryst is beautifully embedded in its East Ayrshire locality. The festival unites professional musicians, young people and diverse communities, creating and performing their own music. #RPSAwards
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We have more good news to share! The Cumnock Tryst has been nominated for the 2025 @RoyalPhilSoc Series and Events Award! Regarded by many as the BAFTAs for classical music, this is a huge honour for the Tryst.
The 2025 #RPSAwards shortlists are revealed! Congratulations to all this year's shortlistees, who represent so many outstanding musical individuals, groups and initiatives inspiring communities across the UK. https://t.co/tilzjgfZfw
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An update from us at the Tryst following this morning's Multi-Year Funding announcement from @CreativeScots... 🧡
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✨More highlights from our latest #GenesisConversations @TheCumnockTryst James Knox @bozzyfest, @JohnMcAslan & @thursasanderson @DrakeMusicScot discussing the role of the arts in rural regeneration with @AlistairMoffat, Andrew O’Hagan & Gillian Walker 📹 https://t.co/75WSvz1zOb
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Highlights from our latest #GenesisConversations @TheCumnockTryst👇 Chaired by @iainmacwhirter with James Knox @bozzyfest, @JohnMcAslan, @AlistairMoffat, Andrew O’Hagan, @thursasanderson @DrakeMusicScot & Gillian Walker. 👀 Part 2 coming soon...
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Monday 28th October at 5pm, get tickets here:
eventbrite.co.uk
One of the world's foremost composers, on music and the sacred in antiquity and modernity, at Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre
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Our Artistic Director @jamesmacm will be joining the next series of The Oakeshott Lectures at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, to discuss music and the idea of the sacred, contrasting antiquity with the modern world, reflecting on the relationship between faith and the arts.
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This month, we are readying to join forces with award-winning @DunedinConsort to present James MacMillan’s 'Since it was the Day of Preparation'. 📆 Fri 25 Oct - @KingsPlace, London 📆 Sat 26 Oct - St John's Church, @TheCumnockTryst 📆 Sun 27 Oct - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
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