Brook Street Band

Quote from the band's about page http://www.brookstreetband.co.uk/docs/about/about1.htm "The Brook Street Band is an award winning specialist in Eighteenth Century repertoire that takes its name from the London street where Handel lived and composed for most of his working life in England. Its various prizes include BBC Radio 3 Young Artists' Forum and the Byrne Award, given by the Handel Institute.

"The Brook Street Band is an award winning specialist in Eighteenth Century repertoire that takes its name from the London street where Handel lived and composed for most of his working life in England. Its various prizes include BBC Radio 3 Young Artists' Forum and the Byrne Award, given by the Handel Institute.

The Brook Street Band's debut chamber music CD, Handel Oxford Water Music, was selected as Gramophone magazine Editor's Choice and was included in their cover CD. Amongst high praise from the national press, BBC Music Magazine awarded the CD a double 4 * rating. Their second CD 'Handel Trio Sonatas Opus 5' was released to huge critical acclaim in July 2005.

The Band has performed at major venues and festivals including Cheltenham, Bath, Aldeburgh, Chelsea, Dartington, Norfolk and Norwich, Henley, Lincoln, Beverley, Dartington International Summer School and at Petworth, where it has recently been appointed Associate Artist. It has appeared on BBC Radio 3's The Early Music Show, In Tune and Brian Kay's Sunday Morning Show. 2005 saw The Band's first visit to the prestigious international Chamber Music Festival at Kuhmo in Finland where it gave three concerts and a broadcast."