Catriona Bourne Quartet

BIOGRAPHY

Multi-instrumentalist Catriona Bourne marries technical virtuosity with unique sound-worlds to create exciting programmes, often featuring her own original music. Her performances on flute and harp blend elements from classical, folk and jazz traditions, carefully curated around themes of nature and mythology.

As a flautist, Catriona is passionate about new and improvised music, and has been booked to perform contemporary concertos with orchestra including the Ibert Flute Concerto and Liebermann Flute Concerto No. 1. She has commissioned works from Asha Parkinson and Nathen Durasamy, performed new works by female composers at Kings Place with contemporary septet Cirque de Pierrot, and explored free improvisation with the London Ambient Orchestra at events including Wilderness Festival. Catriona has experimented with flute and live electronics, recently performing a solo set of her own arrangements and improvisations in the Elgar Room at the Royal Albert Hall. She has also won numerous awards and competitions, including…