Programme for 26 April   Harry Michalas Laura Mackenzie Tom Wood Shaun Little Jenny Dyson clarinet bassoon French horn oboe flute

The Lekker Quintet is an exciting wind ensemble, formed in Manchester in 2011.  Formerly studying at the University of Manchester, all members are now at the Royal Northern College of Music. In the short time that the quintet has been in existence, it has appeared in the North West New Music Festival, the RNCM Chamber Music Festival and they were recently finalists in the St. Martins-in-the-Field Chamber Music Competition. The group perform an extensive range of repertoire and are regularly coached by Matthew Hunt, Timothy Reynish, Melinda Maxwell and John Miller.

Individually the players are beginning to forge careers for themselves in the profession, and have performed with the Hallé, Liverpool Philharmonic, Manchester Camerata, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Manchester Concert Orchestra, London Sinfonietta Academy, Young Musicians’ Symphony Orchestra and Manchester Consort. Despite being based in the North West, members have travelled all over the world, performing in China, USA, South Africa and across Europe, in addition to some of the UK’s top concert venues such as the Royal Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall and Symphony Hall Birmingham.

Upcoming concerts include playing in the Hans Abrahamsen Festival, the Malcolm Arnold Festival and Manchester Cathedral, as well as at King’s Place during their annual festival in September.

 The Lekker Quintet appear by kind permission of the RNCM