Northern Quarters

Northern Quarters are a brass quartet (est. 2020) based in Manchester, comprising of students at the Royal Northern College of Music.

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Today we enjoyed our first chamber music coaching session at the @RNCMvoice since lockdown 3.0 with Ewan Easton, principal tuba at @the_halle. Ewan also played for @briggusbb during his studies so it was great to reminisce with him about his time spent at the band.

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This week we celebrated two of the quartet’s founding members, @amy_ewen and @TomSmith_cornet, on becoming @BessonLondon artists! Congrats both! 👏🏻

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@JamesFountain94 @LPOrchestra 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Today we are celebrating Amy Ewen’s Birthday! 🎉

Amy is an incredible musician and a real driving force behind many of the quartet’s ideas! We’re so grateful to have her here at Northern Quarters! Happy Birthday, Amy! 🥰

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Here is our first virtual video of 2021!🤩 We hope you enjoy our socially distanced rendition of the beautiful Second Movement from Sparke’s, Divertimento! To watch the full video, check us out on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube! 🎶

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We’re really looking forward to teaming up with Lions Youth Brass next Tuesday in an online workshop! We’ll be discussing an array of topics with the students, as well as helping with preparations for their entry to @Coryband’s online contest! 🎺🎶

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@Anthony_white98 @HelpMusiciansUK @Tesco Thank you! 🙏

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After a successful couple of days busking at Tesco in Horwich, we have just donated £157.32 to @HelpMusiciansUK.

Thank you @Tesco for supporting the arts with your 'Spreading Festive Cheer' project and also allowing us to collect money for our chosen charity.

#LetMusicLive

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@Mu_For_Mu Thank you! 🙏

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@HelpMusiciansUK @Tesco You’re very welcome! 🙏

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Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We hope you enjoy our virtual rendition of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel! You can find the full video on our Facebook, Instagram and Youtube! 🎅🏻🎄❄️

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We loved being part of the @RNCMvoice Virtual Choir Project, performing @sjoverington’s arrangement of Silent Night, led by @anna_beres29! 🎶🎅🏻

Silent Night - RNCM Singers + the Northern Quarters, directed by Anna Be... https://t.co/5nkTyNVmIY via @YouTube

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Thank you to all our followers so far! 🙏

Did you know you can also follow us on Instagram!? We’re on Facebook and YouTube too.

Instagram: northern.quarters
Facebook: Northern Quarters
YouTube: Northern Quarters

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@HelpMusiciansUK @Tesco You’re welcome, it was our pleasure! 🎶

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We had so much fun playing Christmas Carols at @Tesco over the weekend to lift spirits, spread Christmas cheer and raise money for @HelpMusiciansUK! 🎶🎺🎄☃️❄️

Thank you to Alicia Davis for stepping in to play with us! 👏🏻

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Introducing you to our final co-founder, Laura Conway! Laura is currently in the final year of her undergraduate degree at the @RNCMvoice and plays within the cornet section for @blackdyke! 🎶

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Introducing you to another founding member, Amy Ewen! Amy is principal baritone for @briggusbb and is studying for a masters at @RNCMvoice! 🎶

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Introducing you to another founding member, Emma Conway! Emma is a first year tenor horn student at the @RNCMvoice and solo horn of @TheFaireyBand! 🎶

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Introducing you to @TomSmith_cornet - founding member of @N_Quarters and principal cornet of @briggusbb 🎺

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Thank you to @DesignSwarbrick for another fabulous logo creation! 😍