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Brook Street Band

Young Composers Award Concert

Young Composers Award Concert

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Handel’s Trio Sonatas Op.5 were the starting point for the 2025 Young Composers Award, held in partnership with the National Centre for Early Music and BBC Radio 3. The Brook Street Band gives the world premiere performances of the winning compositions by Avram Harris and Kit McCarthy, alongside pieces by Handel that inspired them. This concert will be recorded for broadcast on 9 November for The Early Music Show.

Rachel Harris & Kathryn Parry (violins)
Tatty Theo (cello)
Carolyn Gibley (harpsichord)

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Fri, 3 October 2025
The Octagon Chapel, Norwich
7:00pm
£15 | £0 Students U23

Full Event Details

Handel’s Trio Sonatas Op.5 were the starting point for the 2025 Young Composers Award, held in partnership with the National Centre for Early Music and BBC Radio 3. The Brook Street Band gives the world premiere performances of the winning compositions by Avram Harris and Kit McCarthy, alongside pieces by Handel that inspired them. This concert will be recorded for broadcast on 9 November for The Early Music Show.

Rachel Harris & Kathryn Parry (violins)
Tatty Theo (cello)
Carolyn Gibley (harpsichord)

Venue Details & Map

Location

The Octagon Chapel, Norwich
Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BN

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