Glasgow City Chambers to host EuroGig awards celebrating musicians

EuroGig, led by students at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), has been helping aspiring musicians take to stages across Europe for more than two decades.

To mark the 25th anniversary of the project, Glasgow City Chambers will play host to a celebratory awards ceremony on Friday, March 4.

Partner organisations from nations across Europe, including France, Belgium, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, will be coming to the city of Glasgow to attend the event.

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Allan Dumbreck, senior lecturer of music, art, performance, and international development at UWS, said: “EuroGig has grown from a single exchange between Glasgow and Germany to become a key building block in the careers of promising young talent not only in Scotland, but across Europe.

“The fact that we are celebrating 25 years of EuroGig highlights how successful it has been in not only providing participants with industry interaction and valuable experience, but providing them with a genuine launchpad, as they look to establish themselves in a highly competitive industry.”

The project has given more than 1000 young musicians from 10 nations the chance to perform at major European festivals, and student event managers coordinate international events – the initiative gives young people hands-on work experience in the music world, both behind the scenes, and on the stage itself.

UWS students from the Commercial Music course, who run the worldwide project, have gone on to work for industry giants, such as TRNSMT, Glastonbury and DF Concerts.

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Carsten Langenbach, CEO of the Immecke Festival and EuroGig partner in Germany, said: “This exchange is a vital part of our international activity. We are delighted to have changed the lives of so many young Europeans over the last 25 years.”