Taking its name from the London street where George Frederick Handel lived, the Brook Street Band was founded in 1996 by Baroque cellist Tatty Theo. The group has evolved into one of the leading period-instrument ensembles specializing in Handel's music. A favorite on the BBC 3 classical radio network, the Brook Street Band has performed at many festivals, and has established its own in Norfolk, U.K. It has regularly given concerts at London's Wigmore Hall and made its recording debut on the Avie label in 2004 with The "Oxford" Water Music. It has continued to record for Avie, releasing music by both Johann Sebastian and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach along the way, in addition to Handel works. ~ James Manheim