About us

Who we are

Making new music familiar
and familiar music new.

Hebrides Ensemble is one of the foremost chamber music collectives in the UK. Co-founded and led by Artistic Director William Conway, we are renowned for our fresh approach to programming with a focus on music of the 20th and 21st centuries, including performing almost 100 world premieres. We are an international ensemble with our roots in Scottish culture, regularly performing in venues and festivals throughout the UK and Europe.

Hebrides Ensemble supports the next generation of performers and composers, through its partnerships and programme. At a time of great change culturally, socially, environmentally and economically, we give performances and make recordings of music of this time and place that have meaning for audiences now, and in the future.

We recently released our recording celebrating the chamber music of Helen Grime. This was the sixth volume in the Scotland’s Composers series on Delphian Records, following previous award-winning releases of music by Stuart MacRae, Judith Weir, Nigel Osborne, Peter Maxwell Davies and James MacMillan.

Hebrides Ensemble thanks Creative Scotland for their continued support.

Meet the Team

Chief Executive

Holly Cumming-Wesley

Based in Edinburgh, Holly has over 16 years’ experience across the cultural and creative sectors. Her career has spanned producing, […]
Marketing Consultant

Claire Bowdler

Claire is an arts marketing and audience development specialist, passionate about widening access and increasing audiences to arts and culture. […]
Concert & Projects Producer

Amy Collins

Amy began her career in community music and singing alongside reading Music at the University of Edinburgh, before completing postgraduate […]
Artistic Director

William Conway

William Conway is an internationally renowned conductor and cellist, whose performances have been described as ‘astonishingly convincing’ (Opera magazine), ‘a tour de force’ (Guardian), with ‘a flair for the unpredictable’ (Financial Times).

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