Jay Capperauld

Scottish Composer. In a continual enharmonic existential crisis. Associate Composer @SCOmusic

[Jay Capperauld @JayCapperauld]

A total blast at @bbcproms hearing my orchestral piece Bruckner’s Skull at @RoyalAlbertHall with @SCOmusic & Maxim Emelyanychev! Thank you to everyone involved on stage and behind the scenes for making this lifelong dream come true - an unforgettable experience!! @BBCRadio3

[Jay Capperauld @JayCapperauld]

It has been a privilege to hear my new piece “The Language of Eden” come to life with Roderick Williams, SCO Chorus and @SCOmusic with Andrew Manze!

Enormous thanks to all! And special thanks to Niall Campbell for a stunning libretto. This experience will live with me forever!

[Richard Yarr MBE DL @musoman74]

A pleasure to produce the premiere recording of @JayCapperauld’s The Language of Eden with the @SCOmusic and Chorus for @BBCRadio3. Stunning, cinematic music, directed by Andrew Manze, with dream soloist Roderick Williams.
Coming soon to the airwaves.
@CHGlasgow ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Richard Yarr MBE DL @musoman74]

Semi-finals of @BBCScotland’s Young Classical Musician 2026 at @RCStweets. Thanks to our amazing judges, led by @JayCapperauld; presenter Jamie MacDougall; & the 9 superb performers. An oboist, a cellist & a pianist go forward to the live final on Saturday 30 May, with @BBCSSO.

[Debbie Wiseman @wisemandebbie]

Loved getting together with @jeffreykboakye and Anna Phoebe on @BBCRadio4's "Add To Playlist" and sharing such wonderful musical connections with @JayCapperauld too! 🎹🎵 You can catch the episode this Friday on Radio 4 at 7.15pm or on @BBCSounds :) 📻 https://t.co/Xl6e6Y03XZ

[Royal Philharmonic Society @RoyalPhilSoc]

We love sharing musicians' stories with RPS Members. In the most recent edition of our magazine for RPS Members, @JayCapperauld shares his insights into the collaborative and creative process, as Associate Composer at @SCOmusic. Read the full article here: https://t.co/vAsBa70viV

[Gramophone @GramophoneMag]

Video of the Day: The Scottish Chamber Orchestra perform 'Whisky Mouth' https://t.co/5lbqIBiKMJ

[The Scotsman @TheScotsman]

🔴 Watch: Whisky Mouth, a new work by Scottish composer Jay Capperauld, performed by the SCO

https://t.co/KNxu47Enx8

[The GSA Choir @GSAChoir]

Fabulous piece by @JayCapperauld for St Andrew’s Day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[The National @ScotNational]

To mark St Andrew’s Day, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra has released a new filmed performance of Whisky Mouth, which has became the group's unofficial encore on international tours 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Recorded at Leith Theatre, the piece fuses five iconic Scottish reels

[Scottish Chamber Orchestra @SCOmusic]

Happy St Andrew's Day! 💙
Celebrate today with @JayCapperauld's 'Whisky Mouth'!
WATCH📽️ https://t.co/ztu3DmuXsp

@culturescotgov @VisitScotland @scotgov @ScotGovLondon @ScotGovBrussels @ScotGovIreland @ScotGovLondon @ScotGovNordic #ScotlandHighlights2025 #StAndrewsDay #Scotland

[Jay Capperauld @JayCapperauld]

A lovely surprise to feature in @thelistmagazine Hot 100 of 2025! Read the full list here: https://t.co/OXh2cpjqYp

[The GSA Choir @GSAChoir]

A fantastic article in @TheScotsman about @JayCapperauld (who, we’re thrilled to remind you, is composing a new work for us for our 15th anniversary in 2027, complete with lyrics from wonderful @NiallCPoetry) and his work with @SCOmusic. 🌱🍂

[The Scotsman @TheScotsman]

Composer Jay Capperauld on taking centre stage for the SCO's new digital season

https://t.co/zlidyxxgg5

[Jay Capperauld @JayCapperauld]

Tune-in to @ClassicFM this Friday to hear a special concert from Balmoral Castle where @SCOmusic performed music from the Honours of Scotland for their majesties The King & Queen. Including my piece “Schiehallion!” with tunes specially chosen by The King. https://t.co/iF5d9Cjnse

[Classic FM @ClassicFM]

Last week, Classic FM recorded a very special concert at Balmoral Castle for radio broadcast. 📻
Hosted by Alan Titchmarsh, the hour-long concert brings together an ensemble of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, of which His Majesty The King is Patron.
@RoyalFamily

[Classic FM @ClassicFM]

Last week, Classic FM recorded a very special concert at Balmoral Castle for radio broadcast. 📻
Hosted by Alan Titchmarsh, the hour-long concert brings together an ensemble of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, of which His Majesty The King is Patron.
@RoyalFamily

[Jay Capperauld @JayCapperauld]

Bruckner’s Skull will be on TV! Catch @SCOmusic and Maxim Emelyanychev’s performance from this year’s @bbcproms on BBC FOUR this Sunday from 8pm!! https://t.co/0MJTHL46ws

[Jay Capperauld @JayCapperauld]

Join @ryanaccordion Catherine Larsen-Maguire and @NYOScotland live from Young Euro Classic in Berlin tonight to hear my new Accordion Concerto “Galvanic Dances”! Live-streamed from 6pm UK-time on Arte TV: https://t.co/EsdjRiJc6b

[hautecommetroispommes @hautecommetrois]

A truly spectacular concert from @NYOScotland under the baton of #CatherineLarsenMaguire at @SaffronHallSW with a "galvanising" new accordion 🪗 composition from @JayCapperauld played by @ryanaccordion. 🎶🎵 Bravi tutti 🎶🎵

[Jay Capperauld @JayCapperauld]

@LeonidasPlatan1 @bbcproms @RoyalAlbertHall @SCOmusic @BBCRadio3 The whole concert is available to listen to on @BBCSounds for the next 30 days:

https://t.co/Mq92OwVPMn

[Jay Capperauld @JayCapperauld]

A total blast at @bbcproms hearing my orchestral piece Bruckner’s Skull at @RoyalAlbertHall with @SCOmusic & Maxim Emelyanychev! Thank you to everyone involved on stage and behind the scenes for making this lifelong dream come true - an unforgettable experience!! @BBCRadio3

[Jay Capperauld @JayCapperauld]

Unless I’m mistaken, I believe @GylesB1 has captured the end of my Composer’s bow after @SCOmusic phenomenal performance of my piece Bruckner’s Skull at @bbcproms 🤩 (see spotlight & light blue jacket along the bottom left screen). A magical moment!!

[Gyles Brandreth @GylesB1]

Last night at the ⁦@bbcproms⁩ … you can’t beat it! (I love the ⁦@RoyalAlbertHall⁩ - in 1871 they cd turn on the gas lighting for the whole hall in just 10 seconds. Electric lights arrived in 1888. I love an old gas lamp. “As an old gasbag,” says my wife, “you would”