Our award-winning Elevate programme is set to return this year with a new band and artist pairing. After a successful open call for bands to submit project ideas for Round 4, Regent Brass have now been announced as the participating band.
Elevate has been designed to bring together brass bands and artists to create and learn together across a nine-month collaborative partnership. Regent Brass have selected to work with artist and storyteller Phoenix Fry, whose multidisciplinary creative practice works with video, books, drawing, painting and participatory art.
Phoenix commented: "I am thrilled to be paired with Camden's boundary-pushing Regent Brass. Together we're going to investigate what happens if we turn ourselves into monsters, beasts and spirits. Taking inspiration from European carnival traditions - as well as band members' dreams and imaginations - we are hoping to create some rather exciting public performances!"
Regent Brass MD Alan Duguid responded: “As a band who are keen to push boundaries and broaden musical horizons, we would love to participate to build links beyond our previous collaborators and help to develop experience to get new ideas for future projects too. We also want to change and broaden views of bands more widely.”
To find out more about previous rounds of the Elevate programme please visit BBE’s Case Study library.