WASO’s Louise McKay has devised a digital platform that allows you to book and enjoy music in the comfort of your home.

In the not-too-distant past musical soirées, salons and indeed daily domestic music-making were the rule rather than the exception. Of course, professional and amateur musicians alike still enjoy playing in their own homes, for their own pleasure, or for a small circle of acquaintances.

Nowadays, however, and usually for economic reasons, we’re more likely to hear soloists and small ensembles perform in cavernous concert halls or smaller venues that still lack the warmth and intimacy of a private drawing or living room.

But what if there was a digital platform that allowed you to book and enjoy, in the comfort of your own home, as they say, quality chamber music performed live by some of Australia’s finest musicians? Well, now there is. It’s called Ensembly.

The brainchild of Louise McKay, associate principal cellist with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Ensembly was borne out of McKay’s love of chamber music and her desire to connect artists with each other and with audiences in intimate spaces.

“I thought there were probably a lot of other musicians like me who would benefit from...