iuchair

Founded in 2018 in Glasgow, iuchair brings the performance of early music to life by taking fresh approaches to medieval music, creating vivid, unique, and unforgettable performances unlike any other ensemble in Britain today. Praised for their refreshing and distinctive sound, iuchair challenge typical approaches to early music, starting from scratch in matters of pitch, tuning, and tempo, and bringing rarely-performed works to new and established audiences alike.

The group’s unique performance practice is inspired by a wide range of vocal practices, from choral consort singing to contemporary folk practices. As such, iuchair consists of a core group of four (three tenors and one bass), and perform exclusively from in-house editions that are tailored to the group.

Notable highlights include music from across medieval Europe, focusing particularly on seldom-performed repertories from the 12th to 15th centuries, including works by Pérotin, Petrus de Domarto, and Guillaume de Machaut, and performing in venues across the UK.

Praise for iuchair

• "A revelation" ***** -- The Scotsman

• "Strikingly immediate, modern and involving" -- Edinburgh Music Review

• "Academic archaeology with new polyphony .. precision unison phrasing" **** -- The Herald

Members

• Edward Marshall (tenor)

• Ally Robertson (tenor)

• Joshua Stutter (tenor)

• Joshua McCullough (bass)