Kevin McCrae is one of the most sought-after
arrangers in Scotland. He has arranged music for the Scottish
Chamber Orchestra, the
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony
Orchestra, the Scottish Ensemble (formerly the BT Scottish
Ensemble), BBC Television (Hogmanay live, Songs of Praise,
Proms in the Park 2003, the 6 part series Gruth is Uachdar,
Celtic Connections 2003 etc), Grampian Television and the Discovery
Channel.
He has done work for artists such as Eddi
Reader, Dougie MacLean, Karen Matheson, James Grant, Patti
Smith, Phil
Cunningham,
Aly Bain, Brian McNeill, Michael Marra, the comedienne Joan
Rivers and the pop group Deacon Blue.
He also orchestrated
the score for the Don Coutts film, American Cousins (2003).
He can arrange music in any style to suit anyone’s
needs.
CDs featuring some of Kevin’s arrangements
include
Eddi Reader |
The Songs of Robert Burns (2003) |
Dougie MacLean |
Dougie MacLean with Strings (2003)
Perthshire Amber (1999) |
Karen Matheson |
Time to fall (2002)
The Dreaming Sea (1996) |
James Grant |
My thrawn Glory (2000)
Sawdust in my Veins (1998) |
Deacon Blue |
Homesick (2001) |
What the critics said!
Eddi Reader - The Songs of Robert
Burns
“Kevin McCrae’s orchestral arrangements
fit Reader’s emotional interpretations
like a dream”
BBC Radio 2, July 2003
“Kevin McCrae’s string arrangements
also serve to make this an album that impresses with its
musicality and charm.”
Classical Music Archives,
September 2003
“The orchestra was used to great effect
to heighten emotional peaks and Kevin
McCrae was as sympathetic a conductor as he is arranger.”
Belfast
Telegraph, November 2003
“…
McCrae’s subtle arrangements enhancing the songs at every
turn,”
Belfast
Newsletter, November 2003
Dougie MacLean - Perthshire Amber
“The string writing – expertly
scored by Kevin McCrae – ranged across
decorative backdrops, bustling counterpoints with the folk
instruments and powering the rhythmic engine room of the
music”
The Herald, May 1999
James Grant - Sawdust
in my veins
“Kevin McCrae’s strings are magnificent!”
Rainsound.net, August
1998