The Glasgow New Music Expedition are a non-profit ensemble drawn from some of the best emerging Scottish-based or Scottish trained classical musicians with a few more experienced individuals alongside. We are lead by conductor Jessica Cottis and violinist Mieko Kanno.

Our mission is to commission, perform and create new work primarily from young, Scottish-based or Scottish trained composers and artists alongside work from international artists and to take this new work to the People of Scotland.

We support composers at all stages in their development and especially look to the nurturing of new and young talent. We believe the only differences between established composers and artists and those beginning their journey are time, experience and training.

Ultimately, it is our conviction that by supporting composers, artists and musicians in this way we can bring something unique, interesting, challenging and engaging to the people of Scotland.

Come and explore with us.


Serge Pigeon Bassist-Composer from Montreal.


Glasgow based singer/songwriter John Rush with his 'folk tinged pop songs' has played some of Glasgows greatest venues such as 'King Tuts Wha Wha Hut', 'O2 Academy', 'Barrowlands' & most recently 'The Royal Concert Hall'

Through the years he has racked up some highly acclaimed support slots with names like 'Ocean Colour Scene', 'Mark Morris (Bluetones), 'Chris Helme (Seahorses) and even Paul Weller favourite, Irish singer songwriter 'Declen O'Rourke' and Steve Pilgrim

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Beki Smith is a composer based in Glasgow, UK.

I am a 26 year old composer born and bred in Glasgow.

In 2008 I began studying composition under Gareth Williams at the RSAMD Youthworks, and later that year I entered and subsequently won the Cathcart Young Composer Award. This led to a performance by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall in London as part of the Spring Proms. In October that year I began my Bachelor of Music in Composition at the RSAMD with Gareth Williams. I have since then studied under Gordon McPherson, Rory Boyle, David Fennessy, Drew Hammond and Colin Broom.

I have experience in writing music for many varying mediums including film, dance, concert space and electronics. I have experience writing music for solo instruments to full symphony orchestra and occasionally electro-acoustic music. I am comfortable working with most studio software and sound processing software, and in addition to writing classical music I enjoy writing everything from electronic music to jazz to pop to electronic jazz-pop.

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