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Aileen Sweeney

@aileensweeney94

Scottish composer, arranger and podcaster based in Glasgow | Graduate of @RCStweets | Member of @eriskaband | Co-host @ear_ground | she/her

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Ear to the Ground Scotland (@ear_ground) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations to everyone involved at Scottish Opera in last nights production of ‘Maud’ by @HenryDMcPherson 👏 Link below to our REVIEW - what a show! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 eartothegroundscotland.com/post/review-ma…

Scot New Music Award (@scotnewmus) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Introducing the shortlist for the PRS for Music Award for Large-scale work... ✨ Lisa Robertson, Amidst the rising tides - we rise ✨ Aileen Sweeney, Winter ✨ Errollyn Wallen, Dido’s Ghost Congratulations to the nominees, roll on the 1 September. 🎉 newmusicscotland.co.uk/awards2023/

Introducing the shortlist for the PRS for Music Award for Large-scale work...

✨ Lisa Robertson, Amidst the rising tides - we rise
✨ Aileen Sweeney, Winter
✨ Errollyn Wallen, Dido’s Ghost

Congratulations to the nominees, roll on the 1 September. 🎉 newmusicscotland.co.uk/awards2023/
Aileen Sweeney (@aileensweeney94) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Accompanied by my two biggest fans last night at The Scottish Awards for New Music! Delighted to win the PRS for Music award for Large Scale Work for my accordion concerto “Winter” 🪗 Here’s a link to listen to the piece if you are so inclined! youtu.be/ztQHQZohWLs?si…

Accompanied by my two biggest fans last night at The Scottish Awards for New Music! Delighted to win the PRS for Music award for Large Scale Work for my accordion concerto “Winter” 🪗

Here’s a link to listen to the piece if you are so inclined! 

youtu.be/ztQHQZohWLs?si…
Aileen Sweeney (@aileensweeney94) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Katherine Wren has started a new podcast ‘On a Wing and a Prayer’ all about her upcoming performances of new music with a whole bunch of interesting people. I’ve been drafted in to host the conversation and write a wee theme tune for the series 🎶 check it out!

Royal Philharmonic Society (@royalphilsoc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Aileen Sweeney is writing for Music in the Round Ensemble 360. Her music is rooted in the traditional Scottish folk music she grew up with learning the accordion, and is often influenced by her interests including cosmology, nature and folklore. royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/composers/rps-…

Aileen Sweeney is writing for <a href="/MusicintheRound/">Music in the Round</a> <a href="/Ensemble_360/">Ensemble 360</a>. Her music is rooted in the traditional Scottish folk music she grew up with learning the accordion, and is often influenced by her interests including cosmology, nature and folklore.
royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/composers/rps-…
Music in the Round (@musicintheround) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're delighted to be involved in this fantastic scheme again in 2024 and can't wait to work with Aileen Sweeney. Congratulations to all selected composers!

Music Masters (@ukmusicmasters) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today's Many Voices: Ensemble composer is the wonderfully talented Aileen Sweeney. 🎶 If you are a learning organisation, the entire Many Voices: Ensemble score is yours for FREE. musicmasters.org.uk/manyvoices/

Today's Many Voices: Ensemble composer is the wonderfully talented <a href="/AileenSweeney94/">Aileen Sweeney</a>. 🎶

If you are a learning organisation, the entire Many Voices: Ensemble score is yours for FREE.

musicmasters.org.uk/manyvoices/
Anna Melville (@annamelville) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Out today! 🎉 20 sensational short compositions ripe for playlists and programming (you can hear Aileen Sweeney 'Glisk' again at next week's CBSO concert too) Dig in → shorturl.at/epyLR

CBSO (@thecbso) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Aileen Sweeney's Glisk is the perfect musical gleam of sunlight to brighten up a dull day in Birmingham, and we can't wait to perform is in this afternoon's concert⛅ Take a moment to listen to a short extract from this exciting work from our rehearsal earlier this week🎧

NMC Recordings (@nmcrecordings) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The NMC team had a lovely day out to Birmingham yesterday to hear CBSO perform 'Glisk' by Aileen Sweeney, one of the 20 brilliant new works featured on the 'Sounds New' album - available to listen to on all streaming platforms now! nmcrecs.lnk.to/CBSOSoundsNew

The NMC team had a lovely day out to Birmingham yesterday to hear <a href="/TheCBSO/">CBSO</a> perform 'Glisk' by <a href="/AileenSweeney94/">Aileen Sweeney</a>, one of the 20 brilliant new works featured on the 'Sounds New' album - available to listen to on all streaming platforms now! nmcrecs.lnk.to/CBSOSoundsNew
Aileen Sweeney (@aileensweeney94) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The musicians version of Where’s Wally? I promise I’m in there somewhere 👀 Anyways, if you missed this belter of a concert from CBSO - fear not! The ‘Sounds New’ album is out now featuring Glisk ✨

The musicians version of Where’s Wally? I promise I’m in there somewhere 👀 Anyways, if you missed this belter of a concert from <a href="/TheCBSO/">CBSO</a> - fear not! The ‘Sounds New’ album is out now featuring Glisk ✨
Aileen Sweeney (@aileensweeney94) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This fun-filled album is now released into the world with NMC Recordings! The album was released alongside the score/parts which are available for sale on Composers Edition so if you have a young string group looking for some new, fun music - check out what they have available 🎻

Ear to the Ground Scotland (@ear_ground) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Final episode of 2023 ✅ An in depth conversation with Tim Cooper on his recent album “…shadows that in darkness dwell…” with fascinating insights into the behind the scenes writing and recording process with Ensemble 1604. Catch it live at The Night With festival 🎉

Final episode of 2023 ✅

An in depth conversation with <a href="/tcooper_music/">Tim Cooper</a> on his recent album “…shadows that in darkness dwell…” with fascinating insights into the behind the scenes writing and recording process with Ensemble 1604. Catch it live at <a href="/thenightwith/">The Night With</a> festival 🎉
Chamber Music Scotland (@chambermusicsct) 's Twitter Profile Photo

CMS Ambassador Colin Currie's upcoming Quartet Scottish Tour premieres next week at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland featuring Chamber Music Scotland commissioned composers Aileen Sweeney & Elise-Haller Shannon 💫Supported by The Hope Scott Trust + Creative Scotland Tickets - linktr.ee/chambermusicsc…

CMS Ambassador <a href="/colincurrieperc/">Colin Currie</a>'s upcoming Quartet Scottish Tour premieres next week at <a href="/RCStweets/">Royal Conservatoire of Scotland</a> featuring <a href="/chambermusicsct/">Chamber Music Scotland</a> commissioned composers <a href="/AileenSweeney94/">Aileen Sweeney</a> &amp; Elise-Haller Shannon 💫Supported by The Hope Scott Trust + <a href="/CreativeScot/">Creative Scotland</a>
Tickets -  linktr.ee/chambermusicsc…
Sequoia (@sequoiaduo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We walked the path where the Molendinar Burn once flowed. We will share our experience via a free concert Music in the University Chapel on 30th May 7.30pm. Words, images & the music by Aileen Sweeney Eddie McGuire @stuart_macrae Kathy Hinde William Sweeney Juan Arroyo & more

We walked the path where the Molendinar Burn once flowed. We will share our experience via a free concert <a href="/MusicintheUni/">Music in the University</a> Chapel on 30th May 7.30pm. Words, images &amp; the music by <a href="/AileenSweeney94/">Aileen Sweeney</a> <a href="/Harmonywriter/">Eddie McGuire</a> @stuart_macrae <a href="/birdtwitchr/">Kathy Hinde</a> William Sweeney <a href="/ARROYO_COMPOSER/">Juan Arroyo</a> &amp; more
Aileen Sweeney (@aileensweeney94) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Fishing for ideas: What are the most interesting/iconic/quirky/momentous things you can think of that have happened in Scotland in the 21st Century (or the UK if we start to clutch at straws!) Ps. Why can I literally not think of anything that’s happened in my own life time?!