Galliard Ensemble

Bradfield Festival of Music

 Galliard Ensemble                          

The Galliard Ensemble is one of Britain’s leading chamber groups with repertoire running from Mozart and Beethoven to Berio and Schoenberg. Its critically acclaimed lively, entertaining and energetic musical style has resulted in performances in many of Britain's prestigious venues including the Wigmore Hall, South Bank Centre and the Bridgewater Hall as well as at the BBC Proms. In addition, the Ensemble regularly appears at festivals throughout Europe and makes frequent appearances on BBC Radio 3. We are delighted to welcome members of the Ensemble for their first visit to the Bradfield Festival.

Committed to bringing music to a wider audience, the Galliard Ensemble has undertaken educational concerts with Live Music Now! and enjoys performing in schools and at family concerts as well as giving workshops and demonstrations. With a strong interest in contemporary composition, the Ensemble has worked with Sir Harrison Birtwistle on his quintet Five Distances for their performance at the BBC Proms and with Paul Patterson, Gyorgy Ligeti and Richard Rodney Bennett.

Performance includes

Holst, Wind Quintet in A flat major Op.14

Mozart, Fantasie in F minor K.594

Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin (Selection)