BLOCK4 present a dynamic contrast of early and contemporary music in their concerts, and are always striving to find new ways to present both classic repertoire and music never heard before.
The sample programmes below give a taste of the quartet's varied repertoire:
Arranged by block4
Presenting an array of works arranged in some way for recorder; less-known early music transcribed and arranged by the quartet, alongside modern works re-imagined for this setting.
Works include -
Amarilli Mia Bella Giulio Caccini, arr. BLOCK4
Danse Macabre Dorothee Hahne
Arrangements Kazimirez Serocki
The Mind behind the music
How has the role of composer changed over the centuries? This programme begins with perhaps the most famous composer of all time, Anon. through celebrity composers of the Baroque to lesser known names today.
Works include -
Saltarello Anonymous
Contrapunctus a 4 J.S. Bach
The Wind Cried Mary Hendrix, arr. BLOCK4
Polyphony and eccentricity
A snapshot of fugal writing over the centuries; from the form's renaissance predecessors through to modern music centred around fugue-like imititave writing.
Works include -
Ricercar Segundo Luigi Battiferri
Fugue in C minor G. F. Handel, arr. BLOCK4
Airlines Wojciech Blecharz
Stargazing
New for 2019! Our cross arts collaboration with Visual Artist Lynda Beckett brings together, art, improvisation and narratives as we trace a line through the night's sky.
Works include -
Premiere Andrew Crossley
Stella Splendens Anon. arr. BLOCK4
Airlines Wojciech Blecharz