Karen Maciver
Creator, Educator, Performer (individual)
Instruments
Piano
Member of: PianoPiano
Professional skills Arranging, Performance coaching
Biography
Residence/Main Office Glasgow
Contact email
See the full list of works by Karen Maciver
Member of: PianoPiano
Professional skills Arranging, Performance coaching
Biography
Karen has spent the major part of her career promoting and encouraging excellence in music for Moving Image. Having worked with major dance companies worldwide (Scottish Ballet, Birmingham Royal and Houston Ballet, Texas) Karen has been teaching Piano Improvisation at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Scottish Ballet for the unique Piano for Dance Programme. She has published The Art of Class and hosts a YouTube Channel Art of Class. Please click here to see more: artofclass.online
Residence/Main Office Glasgow
Contact email
Works
| Title | Year composed | Instrumentation Genre |
|---|---|---|
| dedicated... | 2013 | Ensemble (no conductor) |
Events
| Date | Title | Venue |
| 28 Nov 2021, 4 p.m. | The Art of Class | Cottier's Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
NMS opportunities
Upcoming events
- 24 Jun 2026, 13:00
[Free Online Composer Support Calls] - 01 Jul 2026, 13:00
[Free Online Composer Support Calls] - 28 Aug 2026, 11:00
[New Music Scotland 2026 Gathering and Celebration] *NMS event - 24 Sep 2026, 19:30
[BBC SSO: Zemlinsky's Lyric Symphony] - 08 Oct 2026, 19:30
[BBC SSO: Willem Jeth's 'Mors Aeterna']
Recent updates
Works
- Sòlás Collective - Improvised, by Tom Macfadyen
- Quartet no 6 (Ma), by Matthew Whiteside
- Perihelion, by Neil Tòmas Smith
Events
- BBC SSO: Enrico Chapela's 'Antiphaser' (Concerto for electric violin and orchestera)
- BBC SSO: Takemitsu & Fujikura
- BBC SSO: Erland Cooper's Dawn Chorus
Projects
- Pete Stollery conducts Joe Stollery premiere
- Aides... mémoires... Project album launch
- On a Wing and a Prayer
Opportunities
- Nordic Music Days 2027: Call for Works
- Call for delegates to UNM Denmark festival 2026
- New Music Scotland CPD Fund
