Name: A4 Brass Quartet
Uploaded: 2023-08-15T11:18:17Z
Description: Join us at Rossall School for an unforgettable evening of music with A4 Brass Quartet.

A4 Brass Quartet

L﻿ancashire Music Society is a group of musicians and music enthusiasts, bringing world class performances to the Fylde Coast

Lancashire Music Society

Join us at Rossall School for an unforgettable evening of music with A4 Brass Quartet.

Rossall School

Concerts organised by the Lancashire Music Society, hosted at Rossall School.

Prepare to be amazed as the A4 Brass Quartet showcases their incredible skills combining traditional brass band instruments with contemporary elements never seen before in this medium. This event is sure to delight audiences of all ages.Don't miss out on this incredible live performance. Grab your friends and family and join us for a night of fantastic music and entertainment.Lancashire Music Society hosts a variety of musical events on the stunning grounds of our partner, Rossall School. Doors will open at 5:30pm and a paid bar will be available before the show and during an interval. A4 Brass Quartet comprises of principal players from some of the UK’s top brass bands, including Black Dyke, Brighouse &amp; Rastrick, Grimethorpe and Foden’s.The Quartet has a unique blend of instruments, with a cornet, tenor horn, baritone and euphonium creating an exclusive sound that stands out from the standard brass quartet. With this unusual instrumentation, A4 Brass has actively developed their repertoire, commissioning new music, composing and arranging music themselves.Formed in 2013 at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), A4 Brass Quartet has gone on to become a multi-award-winning chamber ensemble and establish itself at the forefront of British brass chamber music. Prizes including the Royal Over-Seas League Chamber Music Competition (2018); a Tunnell Trust Award (2018); the Musicians’ Company Maisie Lewis Prize (2018) and the Tillett Trust Young Artists’ Platform (2017).In September 2018 they were selected to become City Music Foundation Artists and the following month were the first brass ensemble to ever win the Royal Philharmonic Society Henderson Chamber Ensemble Award. They also regularly work with Live Music Now and Music in Hospitals &amp; Care and are committed to expanding and diversifying their work.The Quartet has performed widely throughout the UK appearing at major venues and festivals including Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Bridgewater Hall, Cadogan Hall, Purcell Room, St. Margaret’s Church Westminster Abbey (for Park Lane Group), Battersea Arts Centre (RPS Awards 2019), St. Martin-in-the-Fields &amp; St. James’ Piccadilly (for ROSL), Lake District Summer Music, Northern Aldborough, Wimbledon International and King’s Lynn Festivals. Overseas engagements include a residency at the Lieksa Brass Week (Finland), Ceresio Estate Festival (Switzerland), Sibelius Academy (Finland), and two appearances at the Trakai Fanfare Week (Lithuania), as well as being a finalist in the Osaka International Festa (Japan)In June 2018 the Quartet completed the prestigious International Artist Diploma (IAD) in Chamber Music at the RNCM as John Fewkes scholars. Furthermore, in December 2020 A4 Brass Quartet became the first ever ensemble to be awarded Associate Members of the RNCM (ARNCM) in recognition of the Quartet’s success in the music profession.The Quartet has featured on national television and radio, appearing three times on both ITV’s Christmas Carol Concerts and BBC Radio 3’s ‘In-Tune’ with Sean Rafferty and Katie Derham.

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