Mr McFall's Chamber

Mr McFall's Chamber is a music ensemble which plays a range of music from tango through jazz and rock to contemporary classical, taking in quite a lot besides. It consists of string quartet, bass, piano, percussion and sometimes vocals - and more as required. Our aim is always to create new audiences, new music and new directions in music.

The last two years have been very busy for the group, with the release of four new albums on Delphian Records. These include a programme of music by Martyn Bennett and Fraser Fifield ('Birds and Beasts'), a recording of Gavin Bryars' Eight Irish Madrigals with Susan Hamilton and Nicholas Mulroy, and a live recording of our collaboration with renowned Scottish singer/songwriter Michael Marra. In April 2011 McFalls also recorded Alexander McCall Smith and Tom Cunningham's opera, The Okavango Macbeth, arranged for ensemble by Robert McFall. All of these are available to listen to and to buy on our Recordings page.

In 2011, the group commissioned four new works from composers under 30, as well as new commissions by Tim Garland and Martin Kershaw. Two of these, Martin Suckling's What shall I give and Martin Kershaw's Closing In, have been shortlisted as finalists for the British Composer Awards 2011.

Plans for 2012 include recording a new album of tango music with regular collaborators Valetina Montoya Martinez, Cyril Garac and Victor Villena, to coincide with a tango ball. McFalls will be touring Scotland with Four Corners, a programme of new commissions from Aidan O'Rourke, Fraser Fifield, James Ross and Corrina Hewat, celebrating Scotland's traditional music. There will also be a new programme of music from the Baltic, and further performances of Gavin Bryars' Eight Irish Madrigals with a new commission from Joel Rust.

Keep an eye on the Gigs page for more details of all upcoming events.