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Lucy Drever is the orchestra’s Associate Artist. Lucy is one of the most respected and inspirational education practitioners through her work as a singer, presenter and workshop leader and was a core part of our recent residencies in Glasgow's Holyrood Secondary School and in Campbeltown. As Associate Artist she’ll once again bring 'Tunes for Tots' - our interactive sessions for toddlers – to more venues across Scotland, in addition to presenting concerts, leading creative workshops with young people and developing new relaxed and inclusive music experiences.

“I believe that making music together allows an opportunity for connection, community and equal voices. Music can tell the most amazing stories, and at its heart it brings people together. I love working with the ´óÏó´«Ã½ SSO and can’t wait to build more on the work we’ve done.” Lucy Drever, ´óÏó´«Ã½ SSO Associate Artist

Tunes for Tots is a relaxed musical journey for children under the age of 5 where they can listen, sing and dance to music played in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere by our ´óÏó´«Ã½ SSO Musicians. Alongside the players, Associate Artist Lucy Drever brings these musical child-led sessions to communities in Scotland. We have visited Campbeltown, Perth, Stranraer, Dundee, Inverness, Aberdeen, Greenock, Irvine and will be announcing more sessions soon.

"For our recent Tunes for Tots tour we explored ‘Under The Sea’ with little ones under the age of five. In these child-led sessions the music of Joseph Bologne was perfect for welcoming us to the ocean floor. We slept under a starfish with the relaxing sounds of Amy Beach, and we waltzed in the seaweed with the help of Tchaikovsky’s mesmerising ballet music (of course!)." - Lucy Drever

Starting in October 2023, Associate Artist Lucy Drever and players from the ´óÏó´«Ã½ SSO have delivered family sessions at HMP Low Moss near Glasgow, where music and storytelling are used to create meaningful memories between people living in prison and their children and families.

“Unique moments that are created with the help of music allow for a bond to be created between dads, grandads and the family unit. We know the power of the arts. It’s a brilliant way to connect with people around you, to change your narrative, to see yourself differently, to be playful, and to experience being in the moment with those you love most.” Lucy Drever

We work in schools across Scotland with young people of all ages, inspiring young people to get excited about music and creativity. As part of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Ten Pieces we’ve offered coaching opportunities and encouragement from professional orchestral musicians: in schools in Glasgow as well as Dalkeith, Elgin, Moray, and Rothesay.

Our relationship with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow continues to develop the next generation of up-and-coming musicians, conductors, composers and creatives. We support a RCS Conducting Fellow providing a unique opportunity for them to act as musical assistant to Ryan Wigglesworth, ´óÏó´«Ã½ SSO Chief Conductor, alongside their studies at the RCS.

An orchestral residency is a chance for us to spend time in a community sharing our music and making long-lasting links. In 2018 we visited Campbeltown, and 2019 saw us spend a week sharing creative workshops, assemblies and concerts to pupils and families in Holyrood Secondary School in Glasgow, as part of our ongoing partnership with Sistema Scotland.

To contact the ´óÏó´«Ã½ SSO about any of our Education or Community work email:

bbcsso@bbc.co.uk