Day 3: Evening Concerts

Join GIOFest XVII for their final evening concert.

The day 3 evening concerts will feature all of GIO and our guests in small groups, curated by sociologist and music researcher Tia deNora.

Tia DeNora is a Fellow of the British Academy and holds two professorships, at the universities of Bergen (Norway) and Exeter (UK). She is also a faculty fellow at Yale University and is widely regarded as one the most influential academics in the world working within area of music and sociology. Her pioneering publications have help led a global revolution within musicology and her books have not only changed how we think about music and health, she has helped make the academic study of music more vital, relatable, relevant and engaging for generations of academics, therapists and the general public.

GIOFest XVII

Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra hosts the internationally acclaimed 2024 edition of their annual festival: GIOFest. This year sees GIOFest XVII bring together artists from around the world, presenting newly commissioned work created especially for GIO’s unique and diverse ensemble.

Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra - one of the world’s leading large improvising ensembles - is the hub of a truly international community of musicians, reflected in the range of works they perform, and in their year-round programme of innovative collaborations with groups and artists from across the world.

The festival will present a series of concerts, workshops, films and discussions, exploring new possibilities for large ensemble performance, improvisation and composition. We will host a live interactive virtual event with artists from around the world.

This year the focus is on our collaborations with partners from South East Asia – Indonesia, Japan and Sri Lanka, with artists and groups from these countries joining us here in Glasgow for GIOfest.

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Festival Passes

Festival passes can be bought here.

Passes grant access to GIOFest's full programme, however you must still book a free ticket for each event you want to attend.