Two talented musicians are set to perform in Bury on Friday.
Pianist Aaron Le Maistre and trombone player Nathan Joseph will showcase their skills in a lunchtime concert at Bury Parish Church at 12.30pm.
Aaron, 21, a multi-instrumentalist from Cheltenham is in his third year at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in Manchester, studying piano with renowned international concert pianist, Kathryn Stott.
Aaron has performed numerous recitals in Cheltenham and Jersey, including an exciting recital at the Gustav Holst Museum in Cheltenham, on Holst’s own piano.
As an ensemble musician, Aaron has been a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, principal viola of the CBSO Youth Orchestra, and has previously been leader of both the Gloucestershire Youth Orchestra and Gloucestershire Youth Chamber Orchestra.
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Nathan, from North London, is in his second year at the RNCM, studying tenor trombone with Roger Cutts and sackbut with Sue Addison. He also plays piano and doubles on alto and bass trombones.
Nathan is principal trombone of the Opera North Youth Orchestra and a member of the up-and-coming brass quintet, Paramount Brass, with whom he performs in recitals, competitions, and works with local youth bands.
In their first year of study at the RNCM, Paramount Brass performed in the finals of the Philip Jones Brass Chamber Prize.
Last February, Nathan won the brass open solo and solo open competitions at the Mrs Sunderland Festival.
Tickets will cost £5 on the door and refreshments will be served from 11.15am.
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