Amata Musica, roughly translated as 'beloved music’, are six good friends, each with distinguished performing careers, coming together to produce chamber music of the highest standards.

In 1984 the celebrated bassoonist Martin Gatt took a three-year sabbatical from his position of principal in the London Symphony Orchestra, to become the first Head of Wind in the newly opened Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Here he met Margaret Lynn, an acclaimed pianist and Associate Dean of Music. During the next three years they undertook many recitals, broadcasts and recordings together. When Martin returned to the UK in 1987 to resume his career in the LSO they continued their partnership of recording and performing as a duo.

In 1998 the oboist Jane Finch, who enjoys a fine freelance career, approached Martin with a view to bringing first-class chamber music to venues in the South West of England where they had both settled. As the Lynn Trio they developed an enthusiastic following, with eventual signing to MRC Classical in 2008 following their successful first release of Madeleine Dring's chamber works. In 2009 the trio were joined by the esteemed clarinettist Colin Parr when he retired to the West Country from the position of principal clarinet with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra – a post he had held for many years.

Leslie Sheills, Head of Woodwind at prestigious Millfield school, and ex-principal flautist of the South African Broadcasting Corporation Symphony Orchestra was duly invited to expand musical forces. Amata Musica was completed later that year with the arrival of Sue Dent - one of the foremost exponents of the natural horn and Professor of both natural and modern horn at the Royal College of Music. Concerts sell-out on word of mouth alone, but for those not fortunate enough to catch them live, rest assured that Amata Musica signed to MRC Classical earlier this year for a series of sumptuous recordings for wind trio, wind quartet, wind quintet and piano sextet.