Composed and Performed by Preetha Narayanan & Tara Franks (Balladeste)
*Balladeste album coming September 2017

Recorded and Mixed By Shammi Pithia

Rocking - by Preetha Narayanan & Tara Franks

London-based contemporary trio Quest Ensemble bring a unique take to the classical piano trio format.  A collaboration between 3 versatile performers/composers - Filipe Sousa (piano), Preetha Narayanan (violin) and Tara Franks (cello), their varied musical styles weave together a lyrical tapestry of sound, blending improvisation with co-created original compositions.

Drawing on influences as broad as the contemporary minimalism of John Adams and Steve Reich to medieval plainchant, the experimental melancholic textures of Radiohead to the progressive jazz precision of Brad Mehldau, their lyrical melodic lines, rich harmonies and interwoven rhythmic counterpoint place the trio in a unique musical landscape between chamber, jazz, folk and 21th century contemporary classical music.

www.questensemble.co.uk

Second Album "The Other Side" to be released on the 5th June 2020
Debut Album 'Footfall' - Released May 15th, 2014

Experimental avant-pop band from East & North London.  New Album Skeleton Hill out now https://fireflyburning.bandcamp.com 

Filipe Sousa is a pianist, composer, educator and sound artist. With a background in Architecture, his work as a composer and performer is often concerned with space and movement, driven by a strong sense of rhythm and flow. With his unique blend of influences, he makes music that is at once fresh and familiar.
His ‘InTransit’ sound pieces have been featured in online arts magazine ‘Muda’ and he founded Quest Ensemble a contemporary classical piano trio who devise their own music and have just launched their acclaimed sophomore album 'The Other Side' (*****Songlines Magazine)His piece ‘Like as the waves’, written for cellist Matt Haimovitz and vocal trio Voice was selected as Runner Up in the Oxingale International Composition Competition and performed across the USA in 2016.