about
About
Chamber Music Forum Scotland came into being as a result of the Music Department of the Scottish Arts Council's desire to develop sector forums to represent the interests of particular genres of music. The Traditional Music Forum and the Scottish Jazz Federation were the first two such networks to be established and were joined in March 2008 by the Scottish Music Industry Association, which represents contemporary rock and pop music. Now they are joined by Chamber Music Forum Scotland.
Who we are and what we do
Chamber Music Forum Scotland is a membership organisation which represents the interests of Scotland's groups, ensembles and promoters. Membership encompasses professional chamber music groups, both instrumental and vocal and professional promoters of chamber music and festivals which feature chamber music. The forum will work to develop audiences for chamber music and raise the profile of performers, promoting growth in Scottish Chamber Music in Scotland, the UK and Internationally and will advocate on behalf of the sector. It will take the lead in representing and consolidating small-scale professional music-making which currently presents some of the highest-quality music and musicians and most innovative live music in Scotland.
Chamber Music Forum Scotland is currently run by an Executive Committee and a part-time Development Officer, who is based one day a week at the Scottish Music Centre.
- Chair: Oliver Searle
- Executive Committee: Hugh Macdonald, Adrian Harris, Judith Walsh
- Development Officer: Chrissy Pritchard
Current membership
- Auricle Ensemble
- Cappella Nova and Canty
- Concerto Caledonia
- Cryptic
- Daniel's Beard
- Dunedin Consort
- East Neuk Festival
- ecat
- Edinburgh Quartet
- Enterprise Music Scotland
- Hebrides Ensemble
- Live Music Now
- Mr McFall's Chamber
- Music at Paxton
- Music At The Brewhouse
- Music In The University Of Glasgow
- Paragon
- The Queens Hall
- Red Note
- Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
- Scottish Ensemble
- Scottish Flute Trio
- sound
We know that there are more new members to follow in the next few weeks so if you feel that your organisation would benefit from becoming a member of Chamber Music Forum Scotland please visit the homepage to download an application form. Remember that membership brings with it all of these benefits:
- Advocacy and lobbying by CMFS on behalf of both chamber music groups and promoters with government agencies, the media and funding bodies
- Joint promotion of CMFS members’ concerts via CMFS website, SMC and CMFS press releases
- Regular group meetings of promoters hosted by CMFS in order to foster effective collaboration on programming, clash-checking and other artistic and logistical matters
- Practical workshops and courses for members designed to enhance skills in areas such as fund-raising, press and marketing and educational outreach work
- Annual meeting to enable members to meet together for networking and the exchange of ideas
- Centralised online listings for members' concerts and other benefits of the CMFS web-site including member profile page
- Quarterly CMFS Newsletter to keep members informed of the activities of the Forum and news from the chamber music sector in Scotland
- Encouragement of up and coming young Scottish Chamber Musicians in order to secure a healthy future for chamber music-making in Scotland
