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The Yard, Manchester Tuesday 9 December 2025 ***** Christmas magic comes early to Manchester with joyful singing and a party atmosphere The Apex Singers. Photo Harry Proctor On another unseasonably warm evening in early December, we packed into one of Manchester's newest (and warmest!) venues, The Yard in the Cheetham area of Manchester, for a …
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Telyn Quartet Southwell Methodist Church The Telyn Quartet. Photo: Sophie Williams The Telyn Quartet (Tabitha Appel, Alma Vink, Isobel Neary-Adams, Seth Collin) is a young string quartet based in the UK, comprising students of David Takeno, Arisa Fujita and Louise Hopkins. They have received coaching from members of the Brodsky Quartet, the Lindsay Quartet and the London …
Monday 26 August 2024 09.00 Chapter House, Southwell MinsterGemma Bass (violin), Graham South (trumpet, flugelhorn), Judy Louie Brown (mezzo soprano), Marcus Farnsworth (baritone) The stalls and canopies of the Chapter House of Southwell Minster. Source Wikimedia Commons At 9.00 on a quiet Bank Holiday Monday, a small crowd of musical pilgrims journeyed to the Chapter …
Friday 24 May 2024 Waterside Arts Centre, Sale, Greater Manchester ***** A delightful evening of gorgeous a cappella singing The Apex Singers are a Manchester-based chamber choir of eight voices, founded and directed by Ollie Lambert. Unfortunately, one of the tenors was ill at short notice so last Friday's stunning a cappella performance at Waterside …