Virginia Scott was born in Cardonald, Glasgow in 1948.
1954: Virginia moved to Moss Heights and went to Craigton School and Bellahouston Academy.
1956: 'My first powerful musical experience was in 1956, when I improvised on a piano alone in a room. I was overwhelmed by the sound and the room seemed to fill with light'.

1957: First piano lessons from Mary McPherson, Cardonald.
1960: Moved to Giffnock and attended Eastwood school.
1962: Joined school band 'The Vostoks' as singer and met Ricky Gardiner.
1963/ 68: Studied Piano with Kathleen Belford at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and qualified in 1968.( DRSAM, DRSAM.)
1969: Scholarship to St Cecilia, Rome, Italy and private pianoforte lessons in Milan with Carlo Vidusso.
1970: Returned to UK in February and was asked by Ricky Gardiner and Martin Griffiths to become Beggars Opera's composer of original material.




1971: Recorded mellotron, cello and backing vocals on Beggars Opera Waters of Change and toured UK/Europe with Beggars Opera as mellotronist.




1974: Keyboards for the Sagittary Jupiter records album for Beggars Opera.
1975: Keyboards for the Beggars Can't be Choosers Jupiter Records album for Beggars Opera. Sessions with Tony Visconti.




1977: Tour astrologer for the Iggy Pop Idiot tour of UK/ USA.
Wrote the Iggy Surreal poem.




1978: Motherhood.
1986: Boosey and Hawkes prize including publication of children's piano piece The Fading Sun.
Rediscovered John Cage.
1989: Welcome Rain after Drought: Free improvisations for Piano Duet with Lucy Lucy (Pianist improviser and composer, choreographed at Merton Festival for Women.
Travelling Thru Door for Extended Piano: Virginia Scott, Electric guitar and electronics : Ricky Gardiner.
1993: Performance of Terma for 2 pianos by Rainer Burke and Robert Ruhle at Huddersfield Festival of Contemporary music.




1994: Performance of Celtic Dreams for Oboe, Cor Anglais and Bassoon by ensemble Three Reeds:Jennifer Porcas/ Oboe, Gillian Carter/ Cor anglais, Elizabeth Jacobi/ Bassoon)at BMIC , London.
Release of Kumara Confluence.



1995: Sky Dancer for flute and acoustic guitar, commissioned by Lynne Plowman(flute) and Sally Hillier (acoustic guitar) with funds from the Arts Council of Wales, was performed on 13 October at the Norwegian Church, Cardiff.




Celtic Dreams was also performed a second time at Aberystwyth University by 'Three Reeds' in November.
Auschwitz with Ricky Gardiner guitarist.
1996: Infinite Spaces free improvisations for 2 pianos with Rainer Burke.
Produced The Passenger CD for RGS.
1998: Eyes Completely Open, Bowie Transcription no 3 for Solo Oboe, part performance at Breton Hall Yorkshire ( COMA) by Katherine Pluygers (oboist).
2000: Recording of Eyes Completely Open by oboist Jennifer Porcas.




2001: How the Song Grows for solo Oboe d'amore, for Jennifer Porcas oboist.
This is the longest piece ever written for Oboe d'amore.
2003: First performance of How the Song Grows at Ucheldre Arts Centre, Holyhead by oboist Jennifer Porcas.
2004: Performance and recording of How the Song Grows by Jennifer Porcas at Bangor Cathedral.





2005: Performance of How the Song Grows at Cumnor House, Sherborne, Dorset in February and Shaftesbury Underhill Music Festival in June.
Recording of How the Song Grows at St John's Church Maestilo.
All the above by Jennifer Porcas oboist.