Festivals

• Artist in residence - Mendalssohn on Mull 2002
• Violin maker in residence - Islay festival (orchestral music)
• Exhibiting with Violin makers Scotland 2003
• William Primrose viola festival at the Royal Scottish Academy of music and drama
• Exhibiting with Violin makers Scotland 2004
• Chamber music festival at the Royal Northern college of music
• Exhibiting with Violin makers Scotland January 2005
• Shostakovich festival at the Royal Northern college of music
• Exhibiting with violin makers Scotland January 2006
• Eastern music festival at Royal northern college of music
• Exhibiting with Violin makers Scotland January 2007
• String fest “A cello celebration” At the Royal Scottish academy of music and drama 12-16 of March 2008
• One of the eight makers in residence making a copy of a Goffriller cello in five days.

Awards

• Scottish Arts Grant, for the development of cello making.
• The Museum of Scotland, "Violin on Tour", with the Contemporary Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Scotland

Power to their elbows
Article on Violin Makers Scotland
The Scotsman newspaper
December 30, 2003
By Jim Gilchrist

Tartan day at Ellis Island
Artist in residence (with VMS)
Article The Clan Currie
April 10, 2003

The BVMA newsletter Issue 52 summer 2008

String fest 2008

Working against the clock
(making a cello in five days)

• Sofia Lang RSNO- Small viola based on Andrea Guarneri 1676

• Angus Anderson Ex The Philharmonia

• Ex Leader of Scottish Opera -Two violins copy of Guarneri del Gesu 1742

• A new Antonio Stradivari 1715 ex Joachim

• Bernadett Warberton BBC Symphony Orchestra Manchester - Viola based on Andrea Guarneri 1676

• Iona Hassan Freelance viola player in London-copy of G B Guadagnini viola 1785

• Audrey Mattner Leader of the Angus chamber orchestra-copy of Guarneri del Gesu violin 1733 The Kreisler

• Alexia Bettie Freelance viola player in America- Andrea Guarneri viola 1676