March Concert
Location of Event: St Edward's Church Hall
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Show Name: The Bute Wind Quintet
The Bute Wind Quintet is a multi-award winning ensemble, whose mission is to promote contemporary and underperformed chamber music, delivering an uncompromising artistic image to a range of audiences. The Quintet have had a busy 2024, giving recitals at the Beaumaris Festival and Fishguard Music Festival. The group have notably performed for the Royal Society of Musicians, the University of South Wales Graduation Ceremonies and the International Malcolm Arnold Festival. They have held a two year Artists Residency at the Norwegian Church Arts Centre, where they have put on programmes titled; Welsh Spotlight, Contemporary Classics, In Prague, A Parisian Affair, Hungarian Soiree, and Mervyn Burtch: Rediscovered Quintets. The group have given recitals for the Cwmdu Music Concert Series and Concerts at the Crossroads Recital Series. Individually, Gabriella Alberti (flute), Sam Willsmore (oboe), Hannah Harding (bassoon), Nathan Barker (French horn) and Meg Davies (clarinet) have all freelanced with professional orchestras such as the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Welsh National Opera and recently our bassoonist Hannah Harding has joined Sinfonia Smith Square (formerly Southbank Sinfonia) for their 2024/2025 season.
Performer Name: Bute Wind Quintet
The Bute Wind Quintet are two time winners of the June Emerson Wind Music Launchpad Prize, championing the diversity of the wind quintet genre. The group have had a busy 2024, performing as Young Ensemble Artists for the Beaumaris Festival, Cowbridge Music Festival, and the Fishguard Festival of Music. The group have notably performed for the Royal Society of Musicians, the University of South Wales Graduation Ceremonies and the International Malcolm Arnold Festival. Their 2025 performance highlight was their London debut at Conway Hall. They have just completed a two year Artists Residency at the Norwegian Church Arts Centre. The group have given recitals for the Cwmdu Music Concert Series and Concerts at the Crossroads Recital Series, and were asked to record The Night Before Christmas by Oliver Tarney for Convivium Records, which will be released in 2025. Individually, Gabriella Alberti (flute), Sam Willsmore (oboe), Hannah Harding (bassoon), Nathan Barker (French horn) and Meg Davies (clarinet) have all freelanced with professional orchestras such as the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Welsh National Opera and recently, bassoonist Hannah Harding has joined Sinfonia Smith Square (formerly Southbank Sinfonia) for their 2024/2025 season. The Quintet have a busy 2025 booked, with recitals at Knighton Music Society, St Georges Bristol, Wellhayes Music Society, Lichfield Festival and at Wye Valley’s Coleford Summer Band Stand.
Venue Details
Address
Church Street
Knighton
Powys
LD7 1AG
