Craig Armstrong will be contributing to the 350th Anniversary celebrations of the life and work of George Frideric Handel in September with a reinterpretation of his music.

With the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conductor Harry Christophers and countertenor David Daniels, Craig's reworkings of the revered composer will be played at The Barbican Hall on Saturday, 19th September 2009. Fellow composers including John Tavener, Nico Muhly and Jocelyn Pook, have also reinterpreted Handel's music for the special evening.

Tickets for the concert are available at The Barbican website here.

Not long ago we told you that Craig Armstrong had sketched a doodle of his favourite chord for National Doodle Day.

Well now we're really pleased to let you know that, after a fiercely contested bidding war on eBay, the doodle was won for the princely sum of £200 and all the money is going to a good cause.

The doodle was auctioned off to raise money for various epilepsy and neurofibromatosis charities and Craig's masterpiece was joined under the hammer by sketches by Stephen Fry, Edith Bowman, Terry Wogan, Jonathan Ross, Jools Holland and many, many more.

Click here to find out more about National Doodle Day

Craig Armstrong's sketch of his favourite chord is going under the hammer and it's all in the name of charity.

Today is National Doodle Day and some of the UK's biggest stars have submitted their scribbles, scrawls and artistic masterpieces to be auctioned off for charity on eBay - and this includes Craig's!

Click here to bid on his doodle

But it doesn't stop there; anyone can get involved.

You can submit their doodles and be in with a chance of winning some great prizes. Find out more here.

The day has raised £160,000 for various epilepsy and neurofibromatosis charities so far and other celebrity sketchers include Stephen Fry, Edith Bowman, Terry Wogan, Jonathan Ross and Jools Holland.

See Craig's handy work below or click here to visit the Doodle Day website

Craig Armstrong will be interviewed tonight on BBC Scotland's Jazz House program which is broadcast from 20:05 - 22:00. Craig will be talking openly about his love for Jazz and will share two of his favourite tracks on the show. Alongside his two chosen songs, Craig will be playing a song from Berlin natives, The Dolls.

If you miss the show tonight, you can listen again up to seven days after broadcast on the BBC iPlayer. Visit the iPlayer website for full details.

BBC Scotland 92-95 FM & 810 MW
TIME: 20:05 - 22:00
LISTEN LIVE ONLINE

Daily Scottish newspaper, The Scotsman, has published a great review for Craig's debut classical album, Memory Takes My Hand.

Read the full article below.

Commuters in London who picked up their copy of free newspaper The Metro today will have enjoyed reading the View From Inside column, which this week features Craig Armstrong talking the magic of Moog synthesisers.

If you were not amongst those lucky enough to pick up a copy, read the full piece below where Craig discusses the important of analogue instruments, his reunion with his favourite instruments and in particular his adoration for Bob Moog's creations.

Craig Armstrong featured in Scotland on Sunday newspaper yesterday where he shared his top five musical moments with readers in the article Changing Tracks.

If you didn't catch it you can read it here.

Find out what Craig plays when he's having a quiet moment at home on a Sunday morning, who influenced him when he was a a student and, of course, what those top five musical moments are.

Click here to read the article.

Visit Winona's MySpace to listen to an exclusive interview with Winona, Craig Armstrong's latest project.

Craig is joined by fellow band mates Lucy Pullin and Scott Fraser as they discuss a wide range of topics, including their experiences touring, their own favourite tracks from Winona's debut album, Rosebud, and how they ended up being called Winona.

Click here to visit Winona's MySpace now and head to the player to hear all three parts.

As We Loved  is a hauntingly beautiful track taken from Craig Armstrong's debut classical album, Memory Takes My Hand.  

To hear the breath taking piece for yourself visit Craig Armstrong's official MySpace page by clicking HERE and select the track in the music player.

Don't forget you can purchase Craig's debut classical album Memory Takes My Hand from his very own on-line store by visiting  www.craigarmstrong.com, or alternatively you can purchase it from Amazon HERE. 

Craig Armstrong's debut classical album, Memory Takes My Hand, will make its live premiere at Paris' Festival De Saint-Denis at Basilique Cathedrale on 26th June when it will be played by the Orchestra Nationale d'Ile-de-France.

We are giving one lucky winner and their friend the chance to be a part of this magical evening and win tickets to the evening.

*** THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED ***

To enter our competition simply answer the question below and send in your answer, along with your name, age, address and mobile number to info@craigarmstrong.com.

Q] What is the name of Craig's recently released classical album?

PLEASE NOTE: Travel and accommodation are not included in the prize, winners must make their own arrangements.

Good luck!

All entrants must accept the following competition rules:

* All entries must be sent by email to info@craigarmstrong.com. No entries sent to any other email address or postal address will be accepted.
* Answers sent in must be accompanied with full name, address, daytime telephone number and age details. All entries must comply with all rules to be eligible for entry.
* There is one prize of one pair of tickets to Festival De Saint-Denis on 26th June 2008.
* Travel and accommodation are not provided and are the responsibility of the winners.
* No further extras are included in the prize.
* Closing time and date is midnight, Sunday 22d June, 2008.
* We accept no responsibility for late or lost entries.
* No responsibility is accepted for ineligible entries or entries made fraudulently.
* No purchase necessary.
* There will be no cash alternatives.
* The prizes are non-transferable.
* Only one entry will be accepted per person.
* The competition is not open to employees or contractors of IE Music Ltd or any person directly or indirectly involved in the organisation or running of the competition or their direct family members.
* The winners will be chosen at random from those correctly received by the closing time and date of the competition. The judge's decision is final in every situation, including any not covered above, and no correspondence will be entered into.
* The winners will be notified by telephone 18:00 BST, Monday 23rd June.
* We reserve the right to publish the winners' names on Craig Armstrong's MySpace page.
* We reserve the right, in the event of circumstances arising outside of our control which in our opinion makes it necessary, to cancel or change the competition at any stage.
* You will be deemed to have accepted these rules and to agree to be bound by them when entering this competition.
* These rules are governed by the laws of England and Wales.