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.