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Celestial Concerts with the City of Bristol Choir

Posted on May 6, 2016 by BCatherine

The Lochrian Ensemble is looking forward to playing for the City of Bristol Choir’s Spring Concert under the baton of David Ogden tomorrow at St George’s, Bristol. If you are a lover of the music of Handel then you are … Continue reading →

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Wedding at Coombe Lodge

Posted on March 11, 2016 by BCatherine

Looking forward to playing for Jason and Becca’s Wedding at Coombe Lodge today. Congratulations to both of you – excited to be part of your special day.

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Wedding at Orchardleigh House

Posted on March 4, 2016 by BCatherine

The Lochrian Ensemble is looking forward to playing for Gabi’s Wedding tomorrow at the beautiful venue Orchardleigh House. The repertoire she has chosen is perfect for The Lochrian String Quartet and we can’t wait to be part of her special … Continue reading →

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Potentino Wine Quintet by Mark Springer

Posted on February 14, 2016 by BCatherine

The Lochrian Ensemble is looking forward to their next meeting with Mark Springer where we will be exploring more of the newly composed Potentino Wine Quintet – seeing how the piano and strings combine in the fourth and fifth movements. … Continue reading →

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A Happy New Year

Posted on January 2, 2016 by BCatherine

With the sounds of New Year’s Day Waltzes still ringing in our heads The Lochrian Ensemble and String Quartet would like to wish you all a very happy and healthy 2016. May it be full of wonderful music!

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Songs of Praise

Posted on October 10, 2015 by CNerissa

Cath and Nerissa are juggling Falstaff duties with Opera Project at The Tobacco Factory in Bristol with The Lochrian Ensemble’s next Songs of Praise recording this coming week. Watch this space for news of the transmission date and times.

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Sanctum

Posted on October 10, 2015 by CNerissa

Really excited to have our slot confirmed for this event and it’s great to get the opportunity to play Mark Springer’s Potentino Quintet again so soon. More details to follow: http://sanctumbristol.com

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Opera Project’s Production of Verdi’s Falstaff

Posted on October 4, 2015 by BCatherine

Catherine and Nerissa are looking forward to joining the Opera Project Orchestra for their new production of Verdi’s Falstaff. Opera Project and Tobacco Factory Theatre have teamed up again for what many regard as one of the finest of all … Continue reading →

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Wedding Music Piece of the Week

Posted on September 21, 2015 by BCatherine

The tunes from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Sunset Boulevard are still swirling around in my head from the band call yesterday so I think that my Wedding Music Piece of the week just has to be a string quartet arrangement … Continue reading →

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Sunset Boulevard at the Bristol Hippodrome

Posted on September 20, 2015 by BCatherine

Members of the Lochrian Ensemble are looking forward to a busy week. Rehearsals are underway for BLOC’s (Bristol Light Opera Company) production of Sunset Boulevard at the Bristol Hippodrome which runs from Tuesday 22nd September to Saturday 26th September. Andrew … Continue reading →

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