Acclaimed by music critics as one of the finest period-instrument orchestras in the world, The Hanover Band has established an unrivalled reputation for the excellence of its performances and recordings of 18th and 19th century music.

Founded in 1980 by Artistic Director Caroline Brown, over the last thirty years the orchestra has collaborated with a dynamic list of principal conductors and guest directors. The list reads like a 'Who’s Who' of period instrument interpretation – Monica Huggett, Sir Charles Mackerras, Roy Goodman, Anthony Halstead, Nicholas McGegan, Richard Egarr, Nicholas Kraemer, Graham Lea-Cox, Jeffrey Skidmore, Adrian Butterfield and Paul Brough.

Appearing at some of the great auditoriums around the world, including New York’s Carnegie Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, South Bank Centre, Royal Albert Hall and Wigmore Hall London. The orchestra has toured the UK extensively, made ten tours of the United States and has performed in Canada, Mexico, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Greece & Turkey. Resident at The Old Market, Hove, a Grade II listed building established in its own right as a vibrant arts and education venue, The Hanover Band has a long-term strategy to bring musical excellence to the South East of England and develop community links through an extensive education programme.

More than one hundred & sixty recordings featuring The Hanover Band are available on CD. The Band has recorded for Nimbus Records, Hyperion Record, Sony, EMI Eminence, Cpo, Cala Records, BMG/RCA, ASV, BBC Music Magazine & Opera Rara. The Band’s impressive discography includes JC Bach’s 22 CD box set of the complete orchestral works of JC Bach (Halstead/cpo), Schumann Symphonies (BMG Goodman), an award-winning Beethoven cycle (Goodman Nimbus), Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor (Mackerras Sony), Handel Xerses (McGegan), Bach Brandenburg Concertos (Halstead EMI), Bach Cantatas (Stutzmann BMG), Handel Opera Arias (Stutzmann BMG), Beethoven and Mozart Violin Concertos (Stephanie Chase Cala), Haydn Symphonies (Goodman Hyperion),Sullivan’s Rose of Persia & Six Overtures (Higgins Cpo), Boyce’s Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day, Secular Masque, David’s Lamentation over Saul and Jonathan and 18th Century British Symphonies (Lea-Cox, ASV) and Mozart The Supreme Decorator (Sir Charles Mackerras Opera Rara).