Planet Tree Music Festival: Solem String Quartet with Catherine King & Stephen Bennett

Presenting a programme of both popular contemporary music and world premiere pieces, Planet Tree Music Festival offers listeners a new experience for the enjoyment of classical music in North London. Championing an alternate way of listening, audiences are actively encouraged to lie down and experience the sound worlds in a new way. The stuffy, outdated rules found in traditional concert halls are truly thrown out the window, instead a more accessible experience is offered as a stepping stone to musical enjoyment. The festival’s founder, Lawrence Ball, believes there is a high link between the music that he has programmed and the levels of meditation to be experienced by listening to it. The ninth festival presents an array of world premieres, performed by professional musicians from across the UK and Europe.

The Solem Quartet present a varied programme of world premiere pieces, accompanied by mezzo- soprano and clarinet.
James D’Angelo: The Scherzo of Fools for clarinet quintet WP, Pater Noster, for mezzo soprano and string quartet WP
Christine Turellier: Quartet 26 Op. 129 WP
Jean Catoire: Quartet 13 Op. 219 WP
Alessandra Celletti: A Crescent Moon WP
Lawrence Ball: Quartet 6 WP
Bela Bartok: Quartet 4