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SCO AT WHEC Wester Hailes Residency
In school we usually don’t talk, because of the pressure of thinking that others will stop liking us just because we’re talking to them, but then in music we’re all there, just free, and we started talking and getting on really well and helping each other out… It was a great experience.
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Each year as part of our Wester Hailes Residency we run two series of creative composition workshops at the secondary school, Wester Hailes Education Centre (WHEC). Led by Paul Griffiths, distinguished workshop leader and artistic director of SCO VIBE, the workshops enable young people to develop their own musical ideas and to create pieces which combine ideas and influences from everyone in the group. Paul and the team of experienced musicians who work alongside him understand the transformative power of music and its ability to bring people together. Our ambition is to help young musicians at WHEC to develop their
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