Launchpad Prize Winner's Profile No.3: The Risatina Quintet

THE PLAYERS

Alexandra Boeree - flute

Khemi Shabazz - oboe

Livia Frankish - clarinet

Deanna Greenwood - bassoon

Derryck Nasib - horn

BIOGRAPHY

The Risatina Quintet, based in Greenwich, London, originally formed in 2012 from a group of students studying together at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. 

Quickly moving on from standard wind quintet repertoire, the Risatina Quintet became rapidly interested in alternative music for wind quintet across multiple genres from pop and jazz to Afro-Cuban music and film arrangements. 

The Quintet has performed at a variety of functions and events and in 2015 undertook a tour of the UK performing concerts around the country over a week.

"Risatina" means "giggle" in Italian, a very apt name for our group who believe in the fun of a performance, and a performance that makes people smile.

Website:

http://therisatinaquintet.wix.com/the-risatina-quintet

Email:

therisatinaquintet@gmail.com

Soundcloud:

https://soundcloud.com/the-risatina-quintet

June Emerson Wind Music would like to thank Anna Noakes for organising the 

awarding of the Launchpad Prize at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. 

LINKS

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance
www.trinitylaban.ac.uk

June Emerson Wind Music - Launchpad Prize 2015

About the Prize

The Launchpad Prize was an idea that began as a desire to help young musicians in some significant way. With our limited financial resources it was difficult to come up with something that would make enough of a difference to make it worthwhile. The idea of sponsoring a prize at one of the UK music colleges was something we just couldn’t afford, and we also felt that we’d like to be able to offer something to more than just one college and be a little more ‘hands on’. We eventually decided that we would assist one predominantly final year wind ensemble from each of the major UK music colleges to launch themselves onto the professional circuit.

First awarded in 2009, the Launchpad Prize consists of practical help, including:

a substantial JEWM music voucher; dedicated space on the JEWM website; publicity at any time through our online media channels (JEWM blog, Twitter, Facebook etc); editorial coverage wherever possible; unlimited free advertising flyers in JEWM music orders in order to publicise themselves; exclusive access to the JEWM shop with use of all music and facilities; complimentary copies of any existing and future Emerson Edition publications which fit their instrumental line-up, and anything else we can think of.

The Winners!

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Seren Winds

Trinity College of Music

The Risatina Quintet

Royal College of Music

Hestia Saxophone Quartet

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Elysium Brass

Profiles of each of this year's winners will appear on this blog over the coming weeks...