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Former RSNO Chair receives prestigious Award for Leadership |
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Former chair of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO), Tom Thomson, has received the coveted Arts and Business Scotland (A&B Scotland) Award for Leadership at a ceremony in Aberdeen on Tuesday.
The 22nd A&B Scotland Awards ceremony was held at the Music Hall, Aberdeen on Tuesday 21 October. The accolade, sponsored this year by Chevron Upstream Europe, recognises Tom Thomson’s tenure as RSNO Chair, from 2002 to 2008. During this period he was instrumental in guiding Scotland’s national orchestra through one of the most successful periods in the organisation’s history. He becomes the second recipient of the award, former Edinburgh Fringe director Paul Gudgin having received the inaugural title in 2007.
Tom Thomson said: "I am delighted to receive this award on behalf of the RSNO as recognition of the outstanding team work that underpins the orchestra's growing success."
The RSNO was shortlisted for two additional awards this year, in the A&B Scotland Community Award category for its partnership with DC Thomson & Co Ltd, and in the A&B Scotland Sustainability Award category for its work with energy group TOTAL E&P UK. In 2006, the RSNO won the Art and Brand Identity Award for its collaboration with TOTAL E&P UK. Over the past three years the RSNO has been shortlisted twelve times, more than any other arts organisation.
Dr Brian Lang became the new Chair of the RSNO, following the Society’s Annual General Meeting on Friday 22 August.
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RSNO makes it free and easy for Under 16s to enjoy live performances with a Passport to Music |
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The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) has announced a new scheme to encourage children to attend classical concerts by offering free tickets, gifts and the chance to be a music critic.
Passport to Music, one of the first loyalty schemes of its kind in the UK and which is being supported by financial services group Standard Life plc, enables young people under the age of 16 to attend RSNO Season concerts for free at the Orchestra’s regular venues in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen, when accompanied by a paying adult. In addition to free tickets, young attenders can register with the Standard Life Passport to Music website www.passport2music.org.uk and receive a membership card, free programmes to accompany their visit and complimentary gifts for regular attendance. Children who sign up online will also be able to publish their critiques of the concerts they’ve attended on the website, the best reviewer winning a visit to their school from an RSNO musician.
The Standard Life Passport to Music programme is an important part of a wider initiative to encourage more young people to engage with live orchestral music. The RSNO has one of the most comprehensive music education programmes in the country, engaging with over 20,000 individuals a year. The Orchestra is also the first major performing arts organisation in Scotland to instigate a substantial discount scheme for concert attenders under the age of 26, providing £5.00 tickets to Season concerts.
Announcing Standard Life Passport to Music, RSNO Music Director Stéphane Denève commented:
“Discovering live classical music when I was eight years old was a life-changing experience. I’m thrilled that our Passport to Music will help many young listeners feel welcome and valued in the concert hall. You’re never too young to enjoy the music of Scotland’s national orchestra.”
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