Lewis Coenen-Rowe is a composer and pianist, specializing in opera, vocal music and chamber music. His music is concerned with themes of ecology, memory, time, and the unstable divide between the comic and the serious.

He is also an advocate for environmental sustainability in the art and also currently works at environmental arts charity Creative Carbon Scotland.

Today we are delighted to be chatting to Lewis about his latest opera STUMPED which is being performed this summer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Head on over to the Edinburgh Fringe to see all performance dates and to buy tickets!

Ear to the Ground keeps you in the loop with interviews and gig alerts from Scotland’s top-notch composers.

Hosted by Aileen Sweeney and Ben Eames.

Sound edited by Mia Eames.

Website Links:

https://www.eartothegroundscotland.com/

https://www.lewiscoenen-rowe.com/

https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/stumped

Timothy Cooper is a composer and performer of electroacoustic music. Tim’s work is often collaborative, working with musicians, artists, and poets amongst others. Since 2019, Tim has been working with Ensemble 1604 composing a concert length show called Shadows That In Darkness Dwell that explores the music and life of English renaissance composer John Dowland.

Click Here to purchase the album and head over to The Night With... festival page for tickets and info!

Track List:

Labyrinth

Shadows That in Darkness Dwell - I. Flow

Shadows That in Darkness Dwell - II. Fled

Shadows That in Darkness Dwell - III. Darkness

The Narrow Way

Semper Melancholia

Whose Heavenly Touch

Ear to the Ground keeps you in the loop with interviews and gig alerts from Scotland’s top-notch composers.

Hosted by Aileen Sweeney and Ben Eames.

Sound edited by Mia Eames.

Website Links:

https://www.eartothegroundscotland.com/

https://timothy-cooper.co.uk/

https://thenightwith.com/

https://ensemble1604.wordpress.com/

Henry McPherson is a musician and artist working across composition, improvisation, and pedagogical practices. His work has been shown internationally across diverse settings – from concert halls to galleries, bathrooms to dance studios, parks and warehouses to cafes, virtual halls and radio.

His current creative interests lie in the intersections of improvisation performance and ecology, which is reflected in his upcoming opera Maud, performed by Scottish Opera's Young Company at the end of July.

Track List:

Moss Gardens No. 1

Moss Gardens No. 3 - II. Slow Dance

Ear to the Ground keeps you in the loop with interviews and gig alerts from Scotland’s top-notch composers.

Hosted by Aileen Sweeney and Ben Eames.

Sound edited by Mia Eames.

Website Links:

https://www.eartothegroundscotland.com/

https://www.henrymcpherson.org.uk/

https://www.scottishopera.org.uk/