Based in the United States mostly baroque is a professional chamber ensemble. It started with a focus on historically informed baroque and classical performance, and has expanded to include contemporary music and opera.

Taking place in various spectacular locations, these candlelit performances allow you to experience live music in a completely new way.

Three Bridges Opera was founded in 2019 as a celebration of performance, voice education and vocal health. Since its founding, the company has held steadfastly to its mission of helping singers at the start of their career

Opera Caledonia is Scotland’s newest professional opera company – dedicated to presenting concerts, recitals & events across Scotland.

British-Nigerian soprano April Koyejo-Audiger is a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Royal College of Music. She also serves as a Director/Trustee for the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Her training includes as a Link Artist (2019–20) and Jette Parker Anniversary Company Artist (21–22) for the Royal Opera, Covent Garden; her performances there include Barena in the Olivier Award-winning production of Jenufa, which won her the 2022 Black British Theatre Award for Best Opera Production or Performance.

British-American Clarinettist Jean Johnson is an international collaborator in chamber music programs and as such has played in some of world’s finest venues notably the Concertgebouw, Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, and the Palais des Beaux-Arts. As part of her varied music life, Ms. Johnson is a member of the critically acclaimed trio ensemble, ”Metamorphoses” and forms a duo with pianist Steven Osborne.

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra is one of Europe's leading orchestras with a rich history stretching back over 125 years. It is one of Scotland's leading cultural institutions, and an orchestra with a variety of work that is almost unparalleled amongst its British peers.

The Festival is an annual event for amateur musicians of all ages. We offer competitive and non-competitive classes for instrumentalists, singers and ensembles to perform their pieces in a friendly environment. All our classes are overseen by a specialist adjudicator who provides supportive feedback on the performance.

The Laidlaw Music Centre is at the heart of the University of St Andrews’ musical life. The Music Centre provides facilities for enjoying music in all its forms to all sections of the St Andrews community. The centre offers facilities and opportunities for individual and group practice, tuition and performance, concert-going, and formal academic training.

Czech conductor Ondřej Soukup is an exciting young musician on-the-rise. Winner of the third prize and the special prize at the Ionel Perlea International Competition (2024), Ondřej has conducted the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Czech Chamber Philharmonic, and Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic, among others.

Pentland Singers is a friendly choir based in Balerno, a village situated 10 miles to the west of Edinburgh and gateway to the Pentland Hills.

With an extensive repertory of music, spanning many centuries from around the world, Stirling University Choir explores the wide range of human emotions that music can tap into.

St Giles’ Cathedral, founded in 1124 by King David I, has been a working church for almost 900 years. A backdrop to Scotland’s turbulent religious history, it has seen the seeds of civil war sown and been John Knox’s parish church during the Reformation. It is still an important centre for civic services such as the Kirking of the Parliament and services for Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.

Between 1931 and 1938 (the tercentenary of the signing of the National Covenant), an ambitious programme of reconstruction followed; the two churches were united and Old and New Greyfriars became one congregation. The dividing wall between the two halves of the building was taken down, Old Greyfriars’ arcades were restored, and a ceiling of Californian redwood was built over the six bays of the original church. Much of the interior as you see it now dates from 1938. Several bosses were added to the ceiling, showing the St Andrew saltire and key dates in the kirk’s history.