By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 18 February 2021 at 13:19
Recorder quartet Palisander, with Lydia Gosnell front left. Photograph: Marc McGarraghy
East London recorder quartet Palisander first hit the headlines in 2016 after successfully raising thousands of pounds for a six-foot tall contrabass recorder, before self-releasing their debut album a year later to wide critical acclaim.
The foursome have since performed all over the world, but, like many musicians, have had their wings clipped by the Covid pandemic.
To keep busy, the band has been working behind the scenes on various projects, one of which has seen them announced as the partner ensemble for the National Centre for Early Music’s (NCEM) prestigious Young Composers Award 2021.