Arran residents and visitors can look forward to an amazing night of classical music next month.

The Scottish Ensemble are kicking off their 2024-25 season with a tour of intimate Scottish venues, starting at Arran's Whiting Bay Hall at 7pm on Thursday, September 5.

Resound is billed as a journey through five centuries of mind-expanding music

Featuring a quartet of musicians and presented by Scottish Ensemble violist Andrew Berridge, Resound will explore the familiar and new in this intimate listening experience, that will reveal the full potential of what live music can positively do for us. 

With works by Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, Edmund Finnis, Caroline Shaw and Dobrinka Tabakova, this programme is firmly rooted in Scottish Ensemble’s belief that music can lift spirits and strengthen connections.

Each concert will be followed by a post-performance discussion, which will explore the audiences experience of the concert, and how music can affect our wellbeing.

Andrew said: "The idea behind Resound is to have a ‘guided’ listening experience.

"In our wellbeing work, we’ve found that slightly reframing the live musical experience can lead to a deeper connection with both the music and the musicians.

"Resound moves through a diverse range of voices, exploring our responses and allowing the music to speak to us more directly.

"Together we will widen our ears to appreciate the full potential of the power of live performance, culminating in the incredible intensity and catharsis of Beethoven’s ‘Serioso’ quartet.”

For full details of the performances visit https://scottishensemble.co.uk/whats-on/.