Scottish Chamber Orchestra Formed in 1974, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO) is one of Scotland’s five National Performing Arts Companies and is internationally recognised for its innovative approach to music-making and programme planning. The SCO will perform a new concert version of Julian Wagstaff's musical John Paul Jones in Edinburgh in September 2010. Consort of Voices Based in Edinburgh and founded in 1991, the Consort of Voices (COV) specialises in performances of a cappella music and small-scale choral repertoire from the 15th century to the present day; it is one of the most versatile groups of its kind. COV will join the Scottish Chamber Orchestra for two performances of a new concert version of Julian Wagstaff's musical John Paul Jones in September 2010 in Edinburgh. Theatrical Solutions Cultural management company run by David Williams and David Evans. David Williams is executive producer on John Paul Jones Bruce Graham's Guitar Concerto on the Edinburgh Fringe This August, at the Acoustic Music Centre in Edinburgh, acclaimed jazz guitarist Ged Brockie will perform the premiere of Bruce Hebenton-Graham's new Guitar Concerto. The concerts will feature a 21-piece orcestra and will be conducted by Emmy Award winning composer Hummie Mann. Follow the link for info and tickets. The Edinburgh Quartet Scotland's foremost professional string quartet, indeed the country's only full-time professional chamber ensemble, the Edinburgh Quartet are resident at Napier University and give regular concerts in Edinburgh and Glasgow in addition to their near-constant touring commitments. The internationally renowned quartet recorded my Piano Quintet in 2004, and gave the first performance of the string quartet version of Treptow in 2006. Europa Edition Contemporary sheet music publisher based in Edinburgh, publishers of Julian Wagstaff's Piano Quintet. Julian Wagstaff's MySpace page Julian's music page on the popular social networking site. Circular Records Run by Ged Brockie and Adam Armit, this local independent record label boasts an eclectic roster of acts, and is home to the Edinburgh Quartet album Frontiers and Bridges, which features Julian Wagstaff's Piano Quintet. The Classical Composers Database An excellent online resources for information about classical composers. Includes biographies, compositions, news, concerts etc. Ged Brockie Website of Scottish guitarist and composer Ged Brockie, with scores, MP3s, concert dates, links, photos and contact info. The JabberWacky AI Have an entertaining chat with an online Artificial Intelligence! It will learn from what you say, and even create the virtual you. Can it pass your own Turing Test? Edinburgh Studio Opera Formerly the Edinburgh University Opera Club, this company produced the sell-out run of Julian Wagstaff's chamber opera The Turing Test on the 2007 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, to critical acclaim. Alan Turing Home Page Website dedicated to the life and work of Alan Turing. Maintained by Andrew Hodges, author of the book Alan Turing - The Enigma, an important source for Julian's opera The Turing Test. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe The famous Edinburgh Fringe. The world's biggest arts festival! The Scottish Music Centre The premiere on-line resource for all Scottish traditional and concert music. Includes composer profiles. The Scottish Music centre keeps detailed information on past performances of all of Julian's works, and publishes several of them. scotchsnap.com Inspiring Scottish Composers web project from Lorna McDougall and Isabel Paterson. More than 1000 pieces of sheet music by over 30 Scottish composers from various genres. Guitarmaster Low-cost guitar transcription software, produced by RoboSens Ltd, of which I am the managing director. Lets you plug your guitar into your soundcard and write music with no extra hardware. Polar Flame Music Scotland's premiere music tuition company, run by my friend Paul Boyd. Polar Flame are Edinburgh based, and offer tuition in all styles of music (classical, rock, jazz etc) on virtually all instruments, plus theory and composition. Paul is also a successful and respected composer and music promoter in his own right. Conrad Productions Mick McGarr's recording company. Mick wrote many of the orchestrations for my musical John Paul Jones, and produced most of the recordings on my Music page including the Jones cast recording. Mick specialises in providing highly cost-effective production solutions for songwriters. The Rose Street Quartet Founded by my friends Liz Ford and Pete Harvey, the Rose Street Quartet are one of Edinburgh's most active string quartets. In addition to regular concerts, they are also available for weddings, parties and functions. They occasionally expand in number to become the Rose Street Ensemble, and recorded my Treptow piece in 2005 The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors The (recently renamed) professional organisation for composers and songwriters in the UK, of which I am a member. Hamepages Website of the lyricist and scriptwriter Mike Gibb, with whom I collaborated on the musical play What Goes Around The Untapped Talent Society Edinburgh University society of rock, pop and folk musicians. 10 of us toured the UK in September 2002 on a singer-songwriter tour organised by Ben Skuse, playing in pubs and acoustic clubs around the country. German-English Translations Julian's German to English translator page.