Mike Cavanagh becomes a Besson Artist
Mike Cavanagh, the Principal baritone of Black Dyke Band, has just announced that he has accepted Besson’s invitation to become a Besson Artist and Consultant. Commenting on the role Mike stated, “Having always played on a Besson Sovereign Baritone, I firmly believe the Besson range are the best on the global market. I am delighted to accept the invitation from Besson/Buffet Crampon to become a Besson Artist and Consultant.”
Mike needs little introduction to brass band audiences, having played principal baritone at Grimethorpe for over fie years before joining Black Dyke. In June 2016 Mike graduated with First Class Honours from the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) and, whilst studying, co-founded the multi award-winning A4 Brass Quartet and developed into a distinguished chamber musician. With A4 Brass Mike has won the internationally-recognised Royal Over-Seas League Chamber Music competition (2018); the Royal Philharmonic Society Henderson Chamber Music prize (2018); a Tunnell Trust Award (2017); the Tillett Trust Young Artists’ Platform (2017) and selection as 2018 City Music Foundation Artists. He regularly works with Live Music Now! and Music in Hospitals & Care, helping to transform lives through the power of live music.
Mike prides himself on taking the Baritone to new audiences and venues for the instrument and performance highlights with A4 Brass include appearances at Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, Bridgewater Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room in addition to concerts in Lithuania, Finland, Switzerland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. In June 2018 A4 Brass completed the prestigious RNCM International Artist Diploma in Chamber Music as John Fewkes Scholars and were subsequently invited to become Honorary Associate Artists of the RNCM in recognition of the quartet’s success in the music profession. His performance career has taken him to many of the U.K’s leading concert venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Symphony Hall, Bridgewater Hall, The Sage, Snape Maltings and Perth Concert Hall, in addition to performing overseas in Australia and France.
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