We need your help! Just over a year ago, our hugely successful and inspirational Going for Gold concerts were part of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme. We’ve recently heard that the programme is in the running to win a National Lottery Award (it’s up against 6 other organisations in the Best Arts category)! The Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme celebrated Scotland and Glasgow’s hosting of the XX Commonwealth Games and was the most ambitious and wide-reaching programme of national cultural activity that has ever taken place in the country, with audiences of over 2 million in music, theatre, exhibition, dance, poetry and film, and over 600,000 participants. Click here to vote for the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme, or follow the campaign on twitter: hashtag #NLAwards. Voting is open now and closes at midnight on Wednesday 29th July!

We had a great time at The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall as part of their latest Minimal Music festival (on Sat 2nd/Sun 3rd May)! We were thrilled with the turnout of young people who came to experiment on the vast number of percussion instruments and loved watching them make music with some new friends! The end result was a fantastic piece that explored different rhythms and dynamics, led by the brilliant Olly Cox (not Murs) - very impressive after only 45 minutes! Hope to be back next year!See below for a few comments from the participating families about their favourite bits and a peek at some of the photographic evidence! “The ability of the main host and taking part”“Changing over to try different instruments and the warm up”“Beating

On Saturday 2nd May at 4pm, our lovely Olly will be at The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall to lead a mix of young instrumentalists and professional musicians to perform Terry Riley's minimal composition, 'In C'. Check out the way the music changes as time goes on and be inspired! You're invited to grab a cushion, get comfy, and chill out at this cool, contemporary concert (it's free)!Then, Olly and friends will be back to get busy with making some noise in free music-making sessions on Sunday 3rd May (suitable for ages 4 -12). Look out for the 'Percussion Jam Workshops', starting at 10:30am and 12:30pm (lasting approx. 45 minutes). Come along and express yourself in the Strathclyde Suite!There'll be plenty of instruments to try; from djembes and drums, cowbells and

Planning for our latest Hallowe'en and Christmas concerts is well under-way and we're thrilled to be working once again with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra! This time we'll be showcasing a mythical musical adventure and a stocking-great load of festive treats.Tickets are on sale! Dates for your diary are as follows:Magic and MonstersSAT 31 OCT 2015 : 3PM GLASGOWSUN 1 NOV 2015 : 3PM EDINBURGHOwen and Olly's Christmas StockingSAT 5 DEC 2015 : 1PM & 3PM GLASGOWSUN 6 DEC 2015 : 3PM EDINBURGHUntil then, here's a wee flashback to last year's Hallowe'en extravaganza to get you excited!

Massive congratulations to Abigail Nye, Charlotte Schmautz, Florrie Newberry and Skye Wilson who took part in quizzes from our concerts in New Galloway (Bongo Fury) Elgin and Stirling (Fiddlesticks) and Perth (Junk Trunk) this Spring! They gave us some fabulous feedback! See below for their winning answers about their favourite bits of the concert

Thank you to everyone who came to one of our concerts on tour this spring in New Galloway, Stirling, Dunfermline, Perth, Dundee, Elgin, Greenock and Galashiels! We had a brilliant time showcasing our latest Fiddlesticks programme, which featured top tunes from classical to ceilidh, and of course another round of Junk Trunk concerts - which meant we could get creative with the recycling again and experiment with some really cool sounds using everyday stuff at home! We hope you enjoyed the concerts as much as we did planning them! Watch this space for the latest news about our upcoming 2015-16 season concerts with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO)! TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW for Magic and Monsters and Owen and Olly's Christmas Stocking! Here's a very sneeky preview

It's time to dust off our Junk Trunk instrument worksheets again this Spring - the whole family can get recycling and experimenting with sound! Why not make your own garbage band? Below you'll find just a few suggestions of what you can create with the odds and ends around the house! These fab instruments can be decorated in all sorts of ways - let your imagination run wild! Simply click to download a copy of the instructions:Agogo Bell WorksheetGroovy guiroGlass Xylophone WorksheetSamba shakerRainstick WorksheetThey're definitely not just a load of old rubbish, so get stuck in! You can also join CCC musicians for a pre-concert workshop to explore how musical sounds can be made out of some pretty mad materials! Check out the What's On page for details!

With support from Moray Music Centre (MMC) and Creative Scotland, our professional team of musicians (Owen, Olly, Savourna Stevenson - also an inspirational composer, and The Fejes String Quartet) will deliver an original workshop for members of MMC’s Junior String Orchestra next Monday (9th March) ahead of the Fiddlesticks concert! They’ll be bringing Savourna’s setting of Hans Christian Anderson’s story, The Snow Queen to life - a fantastic chance to learn about how musical sounds are built up to create atmospheric and thrilling music. The young people can let their imaginations run wild and will be making a real contribution to Savourna’s existing score; the workshop experience will be made all the more meaningful by their involvement and performance in the concert.Children’s Classic Concerts presenter Owen Gunnell: “Really looking