Bones Apart
Bones Apart | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Manchester, England |
| Genres | Various |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Members | Becky Smith Sarah Williams(musician) Jayne Murrill Helen Vollam |
| Past members | Carol Jarvis Becca Harper Arlene Macfarlane Lorna McDonald and Camilla Tveit. |
| Website | bonesapart.com |
Bones Apart is an English all-female trombone quartet. The group formed in 1999 at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.[1][2] As of 2019, the group includes Becky Smith, Sarah Williams, Jayne Murrill, and Helen Vollam.[1] Former members include Carol Jarvis, Becca Harper, Lorna McDonald, Camilla Tveit and Arlene Macfarlane.[1][3][4]
Tours and performances
[edit]The quartet has toured throughout Europe, Japan and in the United States including performances at the International Trombone Festival, the International Women's Brass Conference, the Spanish Brass Festival, and the Edinburgh International Festival, Scandinavian Trombone Festival, Lieksa Brass Week, Vilnius Festival, Bury St Edmunds Festival, Leicester International Music Festival, Sauerland-Herbst Festival, Eastern Trombone Workshop in Washington, DC.[1][5][6]
Awards
[edit]The group won the 2001 Royal Over-Seas League Competition and has also won the Philip Jones Award.[2][6]
Discography
[edit]Bones Apart has released four albums.[7]
- No More Blues (2002)
- Enigma (2006)
- four4four (2009)
- ten (2009) - 10th anniversary CD
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "About us". Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
- ^ a b "Music Department To Present SummerArts Concerts". SIUE News. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 27 May 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ "All-Female, British Trombone Quartet To Perform At SIUE On June 9". SIUE News. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2 June 2003. Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ "Bones Apart, the all-female tromboners". Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 29 February 2008.
- ^ "Blowing in from across the Atlantic..." Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2007.
- ^ a b "Shepherd School of Music - Houston, TX". Archived from the original on 15 May 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
- ^ "Discography". BonesApart.webs.com. n.d. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
External links
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