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SUMMARY:Live Music Now Scotland Celebrates 25th Anniversary 
DESCRIPTION:Live Music Now Scotland celebrates its 25th anniversary this year with a\n range of special events taking place during the anniversary month of\n August.  Over the years, classical and traditional musicians working on\n behalf of the organisation have performed live music in a variety of venues\n throughout Scotland from community halls, residential homes and hospices to\n prisons and special schools.   As well as reaching out to people who might\n not have access to live music, the network gives young musicians an\n opportunity to develop their performance skills.   Live Music Now Scotland\n alumni include singers Lisa Milne and Jamie MacDougall, violinist Clio\n Gould, leader of the London Sinfonietta, and Rosemary Eliot, currently\n principal flautist with the BBC SSO.\n \n \n \n \n \n The August events include a series of high profile free public concerts at\n the National Museum of Scotland over three weeks during Edinburgh's Fringe\n festival, performances in Fife at the Aberdour Festival and the launch of a\n major project for adults with disabilities.  The Edinburgh Fringe concerts\n are also linked to community performances for elderly people with dementia\n at the Royal Victoria Hospital in the capital.\n \n \n \n \n \n When director Carol Main established the LMN Scottish office in 1984, she\n was working one afternoon a week and had six musicians on her list. \n Twenty-five years later Main now works full-time and the organisation has\n grown substantially with 60 young musicians, in effect 26 ensembles, giving\n around 350 performances a year.  Further expansion is planned following a\n Scottish Arts Council flexible funding award which has enabled Main to\n appoint a development officer to broaden the scope of the network by\n recruiting young jazz and rock/pop musicians as well as managing a range of\n community projects and developing new partnerships, particularly with local\n authorities.   This leaves her free to expand the international network of\n LMN on behalf of the whole of the UK.\n \n \n \n \n \n Commenting on the achievements of Live Music Now Scotland over the past 25\n years, Carol Main said:  'Keeping true to Yehudi Menuhin's vision in\n founding Live Music Now, our work in Scotland continues to focus on\n ensuring that all members of society, whatever their circumstances, have\n access to the joy and pleasure of live music as part of their lives. At the\n same time, in supporting the developing skills of outstanding young\n musicians, Live Music Now gives invaluable experience for their  future\n professional careers in orchestras, ensembles, concert halls, broadcasting\n and educational establishments throughout the country.'2009-09-01
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