The Brook Street Band is named after the London street where Handel lived. Formed in 1997 by baroque cellist Tatty Theo, it rapidly established itself amongst leading Handel specialists, winning grants, awards and broadcasting opportunities from organisations including Radio 3 and the Handel Institute. The Band has enjoyed an unusually stable core-membership, its players working together for over twenty years; this longevity has enabled them to develop a style of music-making that is precise and spontaneous, musicians able to react instinctively to each other and play as one. Eighteenth century chamber repertoire has always been the Band’s driving passion, focussing on Handel’s music. However, its activities also include collaborations with conductors, choirs and venues on larger-scaled works by Handel and his contemporaries.