Formed in 2013 at the Royal Northern College of Music, A4 Brass Quartet has established itself at the forefront of British brass chamber music, drawing principal players from leading bands including Black Dyke and Foden's. In 2018 they became the first brass ensemble to win the Royal Philharmonic Society Henderson Chamber Ensemble Award, and have performed at Wigmore Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Bridgewater Hall.

Programme:
RICHARD STRAUSS, arr. Bates Festmusik der Stadt Wien
GIOCHINO ROSSINI, arr. Robertson Barber of Seville Overture
JOSEPH KOSMA, arr. Bates Autumn Leaves
DORREN CARWITHEN, arr. Bates Suffolk Morris from Suffolk Suite
EVELYN GLENNIE, arr. Bates A Little Prayer
MARTIN ELLERBY Electra Dances
CALLUM AU Crown and Spectre
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, arr. Bates Inventions 1-4
KENTARO SATO, arr. Bates Tsunangari
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, arr. Bates English Folk Song Suite
VITTORIO MONTI Czardas
JONATHAN BATES Mists of the Mountains, IV. A Tale of Two Peaks

Sponsored by a legacy from the estate of George Murray

We will be continuing our monthly Listening Club this season where we meet together (mostly online) before each concert and chat about a piece of music from the forthcoming gig - a bit like a book club. Last year in five of the six Listening Clubs the performers joined as well to chat with us and provide their personal perspective.

If you're interested in joining the Listening Club, please click here or send an email to [email protected]

For access to online playlists and more information about the artists, please see skiptonmusic.org.uk/concerts/2026-2027-a4-brass [http://skiptonmusic.org.uk/concerts/2026-2027-a4-brass]

Photo: Benjamin Ealovega