Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra

GIOfest XIV: Thursday

Thu 25 November 2021

Tickets no longer available

Wheelchair accessible

A photograph of the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra, a person playing cello is prominent.

GIOfest

The Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra return for their fourteenth annual festival of improvisation!

On the opening night, GIO and the Gaelic arts organisation Ceòl's Craic will explore themes of migrant
identities and nature. Singers Debbie Armour and Alasdair Whyte and saxophonist Alípio C Neto are featured guests. This collaboration will include new graphic scores by GIO bassist Una MacGlone, spoken word, song and soundscapes based on poems from Fo Bhlàth (Flourishing), a recent collection from Glasgow’s first poet laureate, Niall O’Gallagher who will also perform.

Festival 3 Day Pass

You can buy a 3 Day Festival Pass here. The pass is standard £20 / £15 concession.

Please note, that for reasons of capacity, this pass allows entry to the performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. For free events such as workshops and films, please book seperately.

Venue Guidance

CCA is currently operating with increased requirements due to Coronavirus. Masks and hand-sanitising are required throughout the building, and queueing for events will take place outside, so please dress for the weather. We ask that people attending events take a lateral flow test before visiting CCA. For more information, please see Venue Guidance.