Britten Pears Young Artist 2021/22

Chamber Group

Slide Action is a multi-award winning quartet, formed in 2018 with the simple aspiration of developing the standard trombone quartet into something different…

Within a year of its conception, the quartet won 1st prize in the International Trombone Association Quartet competition at the 2019 International Trombone Festival in the USA. In 2020, they achieved 1st prize in the prestigious Royal Over-Seas League Mixed Ensemble competition and were also awarded the Philip Jones Prize for Outstanding Brass Ensemble. Recent engagements include the opening concert of the 2020/21 Grange Festival season.

The members of Slide Action are all professional trombonists; working with orchestras, bands and shows all across the UK such as the RPO, LSO, LPO, Philharmonia, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, BBC Symphony, Hallé, & Opera North to name but a few.