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Classical clarinet and piano duo available for recitals, functions and educational workshops. Experienced cruise musicians. Based in Cheshire and London, willing to travel.
Versatile quartet with varied repertoire and a unified concept of sound. Core French rep, jazz and new music in every concert. Three World Saxophone Congresses. Work for Essex Music Services, various local authorities, residential courses.
15 Hemmings Court, Maldon, CM9 6UW
Sax septet.
c/o London Musicians Ltd, Vine Lane, Hillingdon, Middx, UB10 0BX
Versatile group of str players from Scotland and across Europe. Based in Glasgow; 40-50 concerts per year in the six cities of Scotland; regular summer tour of the more remote and rural Highlands and Islands of Scotland; festival appearances plus an annual series at London's prestigious Wigmore Hall. New works for str regularly contrast and complement much-loved classics. Regular tours abroad. Recent engagements incl performances in China, Germany, France and Brussels (at the request of the Scottish Government). Recent educ work incl a large scale early years project, w/shops.
350 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow, G2 3JD
All-female invitation only solo voice ensemble founded and directed by Vetta Wise, dedicated to "beautiful sounds in beautiful spaces". Repertoire from mediaeval to twenty-first century. Singers are based in Suffolk and Norfolk. Recent concerts in Suffolk, Malvern, Worcester and Venice. Future engagements at St. Bride's London and Southwold (2015). Projected engagements: Wymondham Abbey and Woolpit (2016)
16 Gorse Lane, Reydon, Southwold, Suffolk, IP18 6NG, United Kingdom
Well known international artists in a combination of trio and duos featuring violin, guitar and soprano or tenor voice, (without piano). Popular introduced programmes ranging from Dowland lute songs to Vaughan Williams folks songs and Piazzolla Tangos. Workshops in conjunction with recitals.
Wind quintet giving recitals, w/shops and educ projects.
28 Rosemary Ave, Goldthorn Hill, Wolverhampton, WV4 5BT
String trio. Artistic Directors of Festival International de Musique de Chambre en Charente.
Le Pavillon, Le Rocher, 16210 Yviers, France
7-piece band hailed as “playing the best Balkan and klezmer music in Britain” (The Evening Standard) Four studio albums released through World Music Network and ARC Music; regular sessions on BBC radio.
Available from quartet - septet internationally for festivals, music clubs & societies, arts centres, weddings and parties
Clar, Vln, gtr, perc, acc, d.bass, vocals.
‘Just fantastic to go and see live’ - BBC Radio 3.
‘A whole stream of mirthful anecdotes [and] blurry-fingered precision' - The Glasgow Herald.
Mandolin, mandobass, violin, guitar and voice. Festivals and concerts throughout Europe, Canada and USA.
c/o Anne Jones, Acoustic Records, PO Box 350, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 7DQ, United Kingdom
A RIOT OF MUSIC & HUMOUR - Britain's first modern mandolin quartet
‘Wicked and wonderful’ BBC Radio 3
‘True class…21st -century British wit and skill.’ Musician Magazine
‘Wit and sparkle from the eclectic, virtuosic quartet.’ BBC Radio 2
Led by 'one of the world's great mandolinists' (BBC Radio 3) the quartet also features 'one of Britain's finest voices' (BBC Radio 4), Hilary James; renowned classical guitarist and conductor of the National Youth Guitar Ensemble, Gerald Garcia; and 3-time UK banjo champion, Richard Collins. International festivals and concerts. Also work with young people.
c/o Anne Jones, Acoustics records, PO Box 350, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 7DQ
Matthew Howells/flute, Alice McArthure/oboe, Charlie Sheppard-Vine/clarinet, Thomas Porter/bassoon, Michael Barr/french horn
All recent graduates of the RCS, Sirocco Winds are quickly establishing themselves as a young and vibrant ensemble, presenting a lively and entertaining programme of music to suit all tastes.
4 Bute Crescent, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 1BS, United Kingdom
This long established group has toured extensively through Britain and Europe. They have given performances at London’s South Bank, St Johns Smith Square and St. David’s Hall, Cardiff.
Their concerts often champion 19th and 20th century women composers e.g. Amy Beach, Lili Boulanger, Germaine Tailleferre, Kate Loder and Dora Pejacevic . Their CD of early chamber music by Henriëtte Bosmans has ben released by toccata classics in August 2022.
46 Cranhurst Rd, London, NW2 4LP
Amy Tress, William Newell, Alistair Vennart, Stephanie Tress
Winner of the 2014 Royal Overseas League Ensemble Competition, the Solem Quartet was formed in 2011 at the University of Manchester, and takes its name from the university’s motto. The quartet enjoys a busy concert schedule performing at venues both across the UK – including Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Bridgewater Hall and Holywell Music Room – and internationally.
“… the tight ensemble work [and] the sense of fun and enjoyment which was effortlessly communicated from the opening bars”
— Yorkshire Times
Winner of the 2014 Royal Overseas League Ensemble Competition, the Solem Quartet was formed in 2011 at the University of Manchester, and takes its name from the university’s motto. The quartet enjoys a busy concert schedule performing at venues both across the UK – including Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Bridgewater Hall and Holywell Music Room – and internationally.
“… the tight ensemble work [and] the sense of fun and enjoyment which was effortlessly communicated from the opening bars”
— Yorkshire Times
c/o Tashmina Artists, 63 Cambridge Street, London, SW1V 4PS, United Kingdom
