The Bute Wind Quintet is a multi-award winning ensemble, whose mission is to promote contemporary and underperformed chamber music, delivering an uncompromising artistic image to a range of audiences. The Quintet have had a busy 2024, giving recitals at the Beaumaris Festival and Fishguard Music Festival. The group have notably performed for the Royal Society of Musicians, the University of South Wales Graduation Ceremonies and the International Malcolm Arnold Festival. They have held a two year Artists Residency at the Norwegian Church Arts Centre, where they have put on programmes titled; Welsh Spotlight, Contemporary Classics, In Prague, A Parisian Affair, Hungarian Soiree, and Mervyn Burtch: Rediscovered Quintets. The group have given recitals for the Cwmdu Music Concert Series and Concerts at the Crossroads Recital Series.
 
Individually, Gabriella Alberti (flute), Sam Willsmore (oboe), Hannah Harding (bassoon), Nathan Barker (French horn) and Meg Davies (clarinet) have all freelanced with professional orchestras such as the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Welsh National Opera and recently our bassoonist Hannah Harding has joined Sinfonia Smith Square (formerly Southbank Sinfonia) for their 2024/2025 season.