The Olive Collective
The Olive Collective is a piano, cello and oboe/cor anglais trio based in Cardiff.
All classically trained musicians, we are an experimental group that enjoys playing music influenced by a variety of styles including jazz, folk and Middle-Eastern music.
06/06/2023
We have an upcoming gig at Burdall’s Yard in Bath - we’d love to see you there!!
04/05/2023
Thank you so much to Riverfront and Live Music Nowfor an amazing gig yesterday! With such a great hall and wonderful audience, we loved every second of sharing our music there!
Here’s a few pre-performance snaps 📸
19/04/2023
We’re really looking forward to our next gig in May! Hope to see you there 🎵🫒
Lunchtime Concerts: The Olive Collective
3 May, 1pm
A young, passionate and experimental ensemble comprising Alex Carey (cello), Ella Pearson (oboe/cor anglais) and Megan Rushbrook (piano). Their music is is influenced by a variety of styles including classical, jazz, and world music.
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Work in progress - we’ve been learning a new piece written by our very own pianist, Megan! Here’s a WIP take
18/03/2023
Tonight! Come down to Urban Crofters - the place where it all began - to travel through Scotland, Wales, and the Middle East with us! Tickets available at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/theolivecollective/the-olive-collective-at-urban-crofters-a-year-on/e-pxekzx or by cash on the door - we can’t wait to see you!
12/03/2023
We are returning to Urban Crofters a year since our last appearance there, this Saturday, 18th March, at 7:30pm! Join us for some exhilarating music in the place where it all began…
Head to www.ticketsource.co.uk/theolivecollective to get your tickets, or pay by cash on the door
11/03/2023
It was a pleasure to perform at Llandaff Cathedral Festival coffee morning today - thank you so much for having us and for being so enthusiastic in your singing and clapping along!
10/03/2023
Join us tomorrow at 11am for a hour of wonderful music from the The Olive Collective in the Parish Hall. There is step free access and parking available in the Memorial Carpark
09/03/2023
If you can, come and join us on Saturday morning for some live and interactive music 🫒🎵
This Saturday join us for an hour of wonderful music performed by The Olive Collective. We look forward to seeing you at 11am in the Parish Hall.
07/03/2023
Workshopping day!! On Sunday, we were rehearsing new pieces, creating some interactive elements and writing some new music! Such a nice space to have spent the day 🫒
20/02/2023
An absolute pleasure to perform at St Paul’s today, thank you all so much for coming down! We loved every second, massive thanks to Saint Stephen's Concerts for having us 🥰
19/02/2023
Tomorrow! If you’re able to get to Bristol, come and see us perform Behind the Wall by Daniel Herskedal at St Paul’s Church, Clifton, we’d love to see you there!
13/02/2023
Thank you so much Llywelyn Ifan Jones: Harpist for a fantastic concert on Saturday! Join us for the next one with The Olive Collective at 11am on 11 March.
01/02/2023
Gig announcement!! We’ll be performing Behind the Wall by Daniel Herskedal at St. Paul’s Church in Bristol, 20th February at 1:10pm. Free admission with a collection at the end. We’d love to see you there 🫒
17/01/2023
Not long now till we play at Bristol Cathedral, we hope to see you there!
14/01/2023
Gig announcement! We’ll be playing at Bristol Cathedral on Tuesday as part of their Lunchtime Recital Series - we’d love to see some familiar faces there!! Buzzing to be on the road again 🫒
13/01/2023
We’re back in business!! After an unplanned and lengthy break (quite literally, as pointed out by Megan!) we’re finally back to playing together and we can’t be more excited! We have some exciting things in store, so stay tuned for updates coming very soon 🫒🫒
30/08/2022
following the completion of our training, we’re happy to announce that we’re officially Live Music Now (Live Music Now) musicians!! Follow the link on our page to find our LMN page and stay tuned for exciting thing to come…
09/08/2022
This is one of our favourites! We love playing it, and it was amazing to get to perform it in the Dora Stoutzker Concert Hall 🎵🫒
The Olive Collective - ‘Sunrise in Ramallah’ by Daniel Herskedal
30/05/2022
A performance of Salah Elfajer (Morning Prayer). We love playing this one, experimenting with quartertones, extended techniques and improvisation
https://youtu.be/7BkIZjE_um8
The Olive Collective - Salah Elfajer (Morning Prayer) by Daniel Herskedal An atmospheric piece inspired by Middle Eastern music, we use quartertones, extended techniques and improvisation.
20/05/2022
We’re so, SO happy to share that we have been accepted onto the Live Music Now scheme!!! You’ll be hearing a lot from us soon 🫒🫒🫒
A clip from 'Abu Ezz Grill' by Daniel Herskedal
10/03/2022
We had an absolutely incredible time performing Daniel Herskedal Behind the Wall on Tuesday - we’re still recovering from the amount of energy and emotion we put into it! Thanks so much to Daniel for an astonishingly good composition and to everyone that came along to listen: we hope our music remains in your minds and hearts 🤍🫒
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