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ROBERT McFALL A fond farewell from SCO Viola Brian Schiele
SCO Violinist Robert McFall is leaving us at the end of May. I won’t say he’s retiring as he’s not
education project, as well as serving on the SCO board. He was a member of SCO Lab, a group
that sort of person. Robert joined the SCO in 1988 after a spell in the Philharmonia Orchestra, London. As a member of our fantastic Second Violin section, Robert is the subversive one. If a conductor asks for something that is in dubious taste, a glance at Robert will show his views, as he will slightly parodise or exaggerate the request.
made up of six SCO players formed around 15 years ago, who wanted to explore improvisation. The first Lab project with Paul Griffiths led to a performance of the group’s own composition, without notated sheet music. Later, we were introduced to Amjad Ali Khan, with whom we learnt ragas and improvisation within that style. This, in turn, led to concerts with the full Orchestra, a recording and a remarkable tour of India in 2009. If you have listened to the Samaagam (World Village) recording you will have heard Robert’s improvisation.
Apart from his 30 years’ contribution as an SCO player, Robert has been involved in all aspects of the Orchestra’s work. He has taken part in many an
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Many members of SCO have played with Mr McFall’s Chamber and our musical horizons and social lives have been, and will continue to be broadened!
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