EDM 401: Big Noise Wester Hailes and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra

That this House warmly congratulates the 35 young musicians from Big Noise Wester Hailes, all aged between 6 and 8, who performed side-by-side with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall on Friday the 1st of November 2024; welcomes that the concert gave the young participants an opportunity to play alongside accomplished professional musicians as part of Scotland’s National Orchestra, while demonstrating their musical skills to friends, family and lovers of fine music in the Usher Hall; notes that the joint orchestra, led by world renowned conductor Thomas Søndergård, performed two pieces of music, ‘Mission Mars’ and ‘Saturn’, which were both written by Sistema Scotland’s former Curriculum Leader Joëlle Broad; further notes that Big Noise Wester Hailes is the newest programme in the Sistema Scotland’s Big Noise family; recognises that Big Noise Wester Hailes was launched in 2022, and now works with around 400 children and their families from Clovenstone, Canal View, and Sighthill Primary and Nursery schools every week, supporting young people to reach their full potential; and thanks Sistema Scotland and all who fund Big Noise Wester Hailes, including the Scottish Government.