Live music at Dumfries House

The Cumnock Tryst has announced a special one-off event featuring two icons of the Scottish, and global, music scene- Sir James MacMillan and Dame Evelyn Glennie this spring.

Taking place on Friday, April 22 from 7.30pm, Sir James and Dame Evelyn will join members of CentreStage Kilmarnock, Solar Bar Theatre Company and young people from across Ayrshire, for an evening of music and conversation set against the stunning backdrop of Dumfries House.

Entirely free and open to those of all ages, there will be a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter on hand throughout the evening, ensuring that not a moment of music or conversation is missed for either hearing, or hearing-impaired performers or members of the audience.The evening will round off a day of workshops hosted by both Sir James and Dame Evelyn for members of CentreStage Kilmarnock, Solar Bar Theatre Company and young people from across Ayrshire.

The event will also be an opportunity for Sir James to announce the programme for this year’s highly anticipated The Cumnock Tryst music festival which is set to be the most pluralist it has ever been, with everything from jazz nights to the powerful chorus numbers for which the festival has become known, set to take to stages across the town of Cumnock in 2022. For more information visit https:// www.thecumnocktryst.com/