Mr McFall’s Chamber
Mr McFall’s Chamber has a policy of mixing widely different styles in the same programme – anything from progressive rock, tango, cartoon classics, folk, jazz, early music to contemporary classical – to introduce audiences to music they otherwise might not encounter. Running through the group’s history and planning for the future is a genuine desire to broaden the appeal of the (often lesser-known) music that it plays.
The group was formed in 1996 from a number of players from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Scottish Ballet, with a core ensemble comprising two violins, viola, cello and bass. The group collaborates with additional musicians from project to project – regularly working with other pianists, percussionists, singers and soloists, depending on the nature of the programme.
The group is unique among ensembles in Scotland, and much of the rest of the UK, offering concert-goers a genuinely different and exciting live experience. This approach to innovative music-making has not gone unnoticed and they have recently been called “the jewel in the Scottish musical crown” (Jan Fairley, The Scotsman).
Writing in The Times, Robert Dawson-Scott acknowledged what it is that sets Mr McFall’s Chamber apart from other groups: “Why can’t all concerts be like this – engaging, witty, relaxed, sophisticated, exquisitely played and just plain fun?”
McFall’s recent recordings with Delphian have attracted much critical acclaim.
