Aileen Sweeney
Aileen is a Glaswegian composer and accordionist who studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Her recent success at The Scottish Awards for New Music, saw her accordion concerto Winter win the award for ‘Large Scale New Work’ sponsored by PRS in 2023 as well as Above the Stars performed by The London Philharmonic Orchestra, winning two years prior.
Aileen is a Glaswegian composer and accordionist who studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for both her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Her recent success at The Scottish Awards for New Music, saw her accordion concerto Winter win the award for ‘Large Scale New Work’ sponsored by PRS in 2023 as well as Above the Stars performed by The London Philharmonic Orchestra, winning two years prior.
Brought up around folk music, Aileen loves rattling out some reels on the box alongside her work as a contemporary classical composer. As well as composing, Aileen enjoys a natter and co-hosts the Ear to the Ground podcast with Ben Eames, talking to Scottish/Scottish based composers about their work and promoting their music in partnership with New Music Scotland.
In addition to RCS, Aileen teaches at Lomond School and The High School of Glasgow, as well as with East Dunbartonshire Council.