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THE BROOK STREET BAND is named after the It has established its own critically acclaimed
London street where composer George Frideric biennial music festival, in Norwich, England.
Handel lived from 1723-59. It was formed in love:Handel is dedicated to Handel’s music,
1996 by baroque cellist Tatty Theo, rapidly and fuses several of the Band’s passions;
establishing itself amongst the UK’s leading working with young people in schools, and
Handel specialists, winning grants, awards and extending chamber music and concert links
broadcasting opportunities from organisations within this community. The Band’s wide-ranging
including BBC Radio 3 and the Handel Institute. educational work is supported through its
Violinist Rachel Harris and harpsichordist charitable trust.
Carolyn Gibley have been core members of The Brook Street Band regularly broadcasts for
the Band with Tatty for over twenty years; Radio 3 and Classic FM and is heard on radio
this longevity has enabled them to develop a stations all around the world. Its extensive
style of performing and music-making that is discography has been singled out for critical
precise and spontaneous, musicians able to acclaim with accolades including Gramophone
react instinctively to each other and play as Magazine Editor’s Choice and inclusion in the
one. Eighteenth-century chamber repertoire chamber music/small ensemble selection
has always been the Band’s driving passion, category at the 61st Grammy Awards.
focusing particularly on Handel’s music. In www.brookstreetband.co.uk
recent years, the Band’s activities have also ‘The musical language is so second nature to
expanded to include collaborations with the Band that its playing has the unbuttoned
conductors, choirs and venues on larger-scaled relish of musicians relaxing in a mother tongue.
works by Handel and his contemporaries. …an incisive verve prevails throughout the disc,
The Brook Street Band currently performs and buoyed up by a conversational attentiveness
teaches throughout the UK and Europe, with that never flags, and ensemble so pin-sharp it
projects in development for the USA and Japan. merits a safety warning.’ BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

FESTIVAL PASS WITH THANKS
FRIDAY £15 The Brook Street Band would like to thank its
SATURDAY £30 generous supporters of the love:Handel festival
SUNDAY £45 and the Festival’s associated education project,
working with young people in Norfolk schools.
WHOLE FESTIVAL £75 Arts Council England, The Atkin Foundation,
There are a limited number of free tickets The Charles Peel Charitable Trust, The Chivers
for Under 18s for all concerts. Trust, Garfield Weston Foundation, The John
All tickets subject to small booking fee. Jarrold Trust, The RK Charitable Trust Ltd, Roger
Rowe, Alan Gotto Harpsichords and several
VENUES anonymous donors.
THE CHAPEL Park Lane, Norwich NR2 3EF All information correct at time of going to press.
Programme subject to alteration.
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