Music in The Museum: Between the Notes with Karen MacIver
'Between the Notes' is a gentle invitation to pause, listen, experience and reflect. This special event marks the launch of a new artist-designed public piano for North Lanarkshire.
About Music in The Museum: Between the Notes with Karen MacIver
Inspired by the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival’s 2025 theme of “Comfort and Disturb”, this live performance explores how sound and silence, harmony and discord, can echo our own inner states of balance and imbalance. Expect an evocative encounter where music becomes a space for connection, reflection and wellbeing with classical dance, demonstrating the symbiotic relationship the two art forms share.
Internationally acclaimed musician, Karen MacIver, will bring the piano to life for its first outing. Karen has spent a major part of her professional career encouraging excellence in music for dance. She has worked with most of the UK’s major ballet companies, whether as a staff member, freelance musician or contract player. Her work with Scottish Ballet has spanned over 20 years, and she now coaches young musicians through a unique postgraduate Master of Music programme run in partnership with Scottish Ballet and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Alongside her work with Scottish Ballet, Karen was also a contract musician for Birmingham Royal Ballet and continues to play as a freelance musician for Houston Ballet. Her innovative work in the dance studio is recognised worldwide through her acclaimed work, “The Art of Class”.
This event is part of the “Music in the Museum” programme, produced by North Lanarkshire Council Arts Development.
Where possible we will update our listings to notify of cancelled, postponed and rescheduled events, however we STRONGLY ADVISE that you check with the venue/organiser in the first instance for updates.
All information (whether in text or photographs) is supplied in good faith but should not be relied upon as being a statement of representation or fact.GOT AN EVENT TO SHARE? It's free to post your events on What's On Lanarkshire, click here to find out more!
Want to be the first to hear about what's happening in Lanarkshire? Follow us on Facebook and join the What's On Scotland Group!Sponsored Links
Other Events at Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life or Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
Bookbug at Summerlee
Discover the benefits of sharing stories, songs and rhymes with babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers at Summerlee's weekly Bookbug sessions!
READ MORE
Jessica Ramm: Hard Edges Soft Layers
Hard Edges Soft Layers is an exhibition by Jessica Ramm, artist and writer based in Glasgow, exploring vulnerability within motherhood.
READ MORE
Brave Spaces
An exhibition of original screenprints created by participants working with Bazooka Arts and Glasgow Print Studio, in response to the theme Brave Spaces.
READ MORE
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF) is back from 20th October to 9th November 2025, exploring the theme of Comfort & Disturb.
READ MORE
Time and Space: Comfort in Chaos
Time and Space presents a multi-media exhibition exploring Comfort & Disturb through the experiences of people who hear voices and/or self-harm.
READ MORE
Artspace: Creative Connections in Callander - Exhibition
This exhibition features work produced by participants in six weeks of workshops led by a professional artist, responding to SMHAF’s 2025 theme, Comfort & Disturb.
READ MORE
Do Not Disturb!
Do Not Disturb! is a series of staged photographs created to tell the stories of those who have been, or still are, affected by poor mental health.
READ MORE
I Used to Be…
Textiles exhibition by Eilidh Manson featuring items that we expect to bring comfort, but, on closer inspection, are not what we expect them to be.
READ MORE
Gartnavel Royal Summer House Residency
Project Ability artists and inpatients from Gartnavel Royal Hospital reflect on ideas of comfort and disturbance in nature, with visits to the Gartnavel Summer House and gardens.
READ MORE
Out of Sight Out of Mind Exhibition
The biggest mental health art exhibition in Scotland in it's 13th year will present artworks made by 400 people.
READ MORE
Grey Milk & Lost Kin
In Grey Milk & Lost Kin, artist filmmaker Wilma Stone crafts an imaginary world of her hidden ancestral lineage, from the Gypsy/Traveller communities of Scotland.
READ MORE
Chasing The Light
An idealistic dream becomes a world-renowned centre of Tibetan Buddhist practice on an Irish peninsula in Chasing the Light, a hopeful and inspiring feature documentary from director, Maurice O'Brien.
READ MORE
Disturbances
This collection of short films blends animation and drama, reframing a series of distinctive interruptions to everyday lives as powerful opportunities for reflection and exploration.
READ MORE
Psychogeographies
Taking you on a journey through physical and imagined geographies, these diverse short films reveal complex landscapes shaped by trauma, grief and conflict.
READ MORE
Myth and the Self: Creative Explorations of Gold and Shadow
Two creative, experiential dramatherapy-based workshops as part of Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2025. Discover the power of myth!
READ MORE
Palestine Comedy Club
Following six Palestinian comedians coming from Haifa, Ramallah, Jenin, Hebron,and the Golan Heights who come together to form the first Palestinian Comedy Club.
READ MORE
Spoken Word Supper Club
A vibrant evening of spoken word fuelled by food and fierce new writing by young people living in West Lothian.
READ MORE
ReMode presents: The Repair Retreat
Slow down and stitch new life into your clothes at ReMode's Repair Retreat. Join us for a mindful, hands-on session of creative mending and personal restoration
READ MORE
Easy Sundays: The TAM Sessions
The TAM Sessions is an open and informal trad session, but with the lovely additional invitation to bring your sewing, knitting, crochet, or any other crafting project that you enjoy.
READ MORE
Father Christmas at Summerlee
Father Christmas is taking time out of his busy schedule to visit to Summerlee Museum every Saturday and Sunday throughout December, including Christmas Eve!
READ MORESponsored Links
Similar events you might like...
Live Music Sundays
Join Joe Gallacher and Daniel Rooney for some live music at ORA Bar as part of their Live Music Sundays!
READ MORE
The Mini Guns
Get ready to rock with The Mini Guns as they take to the stage at The Drumclog Inn in Strathaven!
READ MORE
Music In Lanark
Music In Lanark return to Christ Church with their 2025/26 concert series featuring a selection of concerts held between September and May!
READ MORE
The John Goldie Trio
Following last year's amazing sold-out show, 50rpm are delighted to welcome the exciting & virtuosic John Goldie Trio back to the Georgian Hotel on Saturday 8th November!
READ MORE
New Town Sounds Presents Simple Minded & Deacon Blues
Celebrate the anthems of Simple Minds and Deacon Blue when New Town Sounds bring Simple Minded & Deacon Blues to East Kilbride's Ballerup Hall on Saturday 8th November!
READ MORE
The Jam Tribute Night
Diamonds In The Community are delighted to welcome Sound Affex to Airdrie to perform a superb tribute to the majestic Mod band The Jam!
READ MORE
Beauty and the Beast Jr.
Step into the enchanted world of Beauty and the Beast Jr, a delightful tale about seeing beyond appearances, at East Kilbride Village Theatre!
READ MORE
ABBA - Forever
Packed full of excitement and exuberance, dazzling costumes and authentic lighting design, ABBA Forever will take you on a journey back to the 70's when they return to Lanark Memorial Hall!
READ MORE
Nashville Live
Hit country show, Nashville Live, returns for another fantastic night of toe-tapping Country nostalgia. Don't miss it at The Town House Hamilton on Friday 14th November!
READ MOREFind other events in Lanarkshire
Sponsored Links