The Tremolo virtual concert series began in July and some of the concerts are now available for free online.
The series features Scottish musical talent and began with a concert performed by Lizzie Reid, followed by Benz, Kathryn Joseph and VLURE. These performances are available to watch on the Usher Hall YouTube channel.
The intention is to support the artists while celebrating Usher Hall – which Sir Mark Elder the former Music Director of the Hallé Orchestra said is “one of the great halls in the British Islands. It has the perfect balance of intimacy and scale. Everybody has a good sound and everybody has good sight”.
Cllr Val Walker, Culture and Communities Convener, said: “Tremolo will give Scotland’s most exciting talent the chance to perform and showcase work in the same venue where so many legendary musicians have played, such as Adele, The Killers and Paloma Faith.
“The series is a fantastic opportunity to show the Usher Hall in a fresh light. Our new digital programme is eclectic and dynamic with artists spanning a wide range of genres, from folk and jazz to rap and indie. I’d like to thank Creative Scotland and all other partners who have contributed to this project.
“We’re confident that this fantastic new project will leave the audiences of Edinburgh and beyond coming back for more!”
Bemz, is one of several artists helping to further establish Scotland as a bona fide hotbed for Black music, while also proving that rap’s cultural reach stretches way beyond London and the English borders. Bemz’ strengths lie in the honesty within his music.
Indie folk singer-songwriter Kathryn Joseph transports listeners with beguiling soundscapes of piano, harmonium and voice; a visceral, often melancholy blend of poetry and wistful refrains, conjuring up cinematic visions of Scottish landscapes and raw emotions.
Parliamentary and Scottish Jazz Awards Album of the Year winner Fergus McCreadie is a composer of elegant, nuanced, and captivating Jazz music as well as a pianist and improviser of exceptional ability and originality.
Edinburgh singer-songwriter Hamish Hawk, twice nominated for the Scottish Album of the Year Award, creates musical portraits as vivid in lyric as they are in melody. His music is packed with characters, incident, emotion, and tunes to hang your coat on.
Vulnerability and curiosity have consistently been operative words to describe Anna B Savage’s work and on her second album, in|FLUX, she ruminates on the complexities and variables of humanity, the pain or pleasure of love, loss and earthly connection, capturing it all in devastating, elating and powerful ways.
SILVI‘s music could easily be filed alongside Lana Del Rey’s epic approach to songwriting but also the brooding style of Two Feet or Bishop Briggs. Her incredible single “Burning” was crowned ‘Song Of The Year’ at the Weekender Awards last year.
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