Formed in 2017 out of a love for the powerful intimacy of the string quartet, Brother Tree Sound are deeply connected by a passion to explore the great canon of the string quartet repertoire whilst staying tuned to the continuous shifting landscape of todays classical music scene. With three albums generating over 10 million streams worldwide,  a recent sold out debut at Kings Place London, recipients of the  Vaughan Williams Foundation grant and with numerous performances in music clubs, on concert platforms, at music festivals, outdoor stages and folk music clubs, Brother Tree Sound is a trailblazing string quartet inspiring audiences through their scintillating performances.  

 

 

Dedicated to the performance of new music their work includes regularly commissioning composers to write new music. The groups dexterity as an ensemble and their open approach to creating projects allows them to move seamlessly from  the traditional string quartet repertoire to experimental music with space for some of their own arrangements of folk music along the way.  

 

Recent projects include releasing an album of early 20th century French quartets by Ravel, Tailleferre, Milhaud and Durey with First Hand records after becoming fascinated with this transitional period of music. The album has been very well received by both national and international critics gaining a 4 stars review in BBC music magazine in June 2025.

 

The quartet has a deep connection to folk music and in October 2024 they released their album Maid on the Shore. Here  they are delving further into the rich and fascinating world of traditional folk songs from England, Ireland and Wales. Their heartfelt arrangements are driven by personal connections to the timeless traditions, stories and landscapes. The album includes well-known songs as well as uncovering a few hidden gems.  

 

Over the past few seasons the quartet has recorded, made videos and commissioned music for a variety of projects. They released their hugely successful EP Interstices, in 2020. Naming it after the Latin for  'The Space Between'  the idea was to bring together four quite different styles of music that explore the same intangible idea of finding the spaces between notes, phrases, musical landscape and performers.The EP has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 a number of times.

 

Always searching for new audiences, the quartet released their album Songs Without Words in 2022. An album  review from blogger 'Stationary Travels' writes: 'They found time to create an intimate record featuring their own composition which highlights their considerable prowess as arrangers and performers as well. The album abounds in intimate, ethereal beauty while occasionally showing playful glimpses of their self-confessed “eclectic tendencies”.   

 

 

Future and current projects include the launch of a recording and video of a new commission from Ben Nobuto with Ben Goldscheider for NMC records, various concerts featuring a new commission 'The Fens' by Peter Fribbins for string quartet and horn. They will return to Amersham Concert Club in November 2025 for a concert including Ravel string quartet and continue a tour of  quartets by Mendelssohn and Haydn to Chelmsford Cathedral midday series, Chesham Fringe festival and United Reformed Church in Wheatley Oxfordshire. 2026 will see them continue their performances throughout the UK including their first concert for London Chamber Music Society on 10th May.