Roy McEwan-Brown
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Roy McEwan-Brown is a Scottish supporter of the arts.
Career
McEwan-Brown was Chief Executive of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra from 1993 until he retired in 2016, a period during which the Orchestra flourished through relationships with Sir Charles Mackerras, Joseph Swensen and Robin Ticciati.[1]
He served as Director of the MacRobert Arts Centre at the University of Stirling from 1982 to 1991. He was Director of Arts Development at Northwest Arts Board from 1991 until 1993. He served on the boards of the Association of British Orchestras (1993-2003), the Scottish Arts Council (2003-2007), as well as several of its committees. He was the founder Chair of the Glasgow audience development agency, Glasgow Grows Audiences (2004-2010), and a member of the Board of The Traverse Theatre (2011-2017). He is a graduate of the London School of Economics and lives in the Scottish Borders with his husband, Svend McEwan-Brown, Artistic Director of East Neuk Festival.
Retirement
McEwan-Brown currently serves as a Trustee of The Dewar Arts Awards [2]and The SAGE Gateshead.[3] He also serves as an advisor on the selection of UK City of Culture 2021.[4]
Recognition
Roy McEwan was awarded an OBE in 2011 [5]. His lifelong love of Finnish music and culture was recognised in 2016 with the honour of Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland.[6] In January 2017 the Association of British Orchestras awarded him the ABO Special Award 2017 for services to the orchestral sector.[7] In June 2017 he received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the University of Glasgow.[8]
References
- ^ "Scottish Chamber Orchestra's Roy McEwan looks to new era as he readies exit".
- ^ "Dewar Awards - Trustees".
- ^ "New blood recruited to help Sage Gateshead achieve its ambitions". 2017-01-05.
- ^ Correspondent, Mark Brown Arts (2017-12-07). "Coventry named UK city of culture 2021". The Guardian.
{{cite news}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Dumfries man receives OBE for services to music". 2011-06-16.
- ^ "Finland honours Roy McEwan-Brown - Embassy of Finland, London : News & Current Affairs".
- ^ "ABO/Rhinegold Award winners announced".
- ^ "Glasgow University announce 2017 honorary degrees". 2017-06-13.
Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Category:Scottish patrons of music
Category:People associated with the University of Stirling
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Category:Living people
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