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The Quartet
We are a modern quartet playing various woodwind instruments in a variety of styles available for functions as "background musicians". We offer a wide range of wedding packages. Our music encompasses flute baroque pieces, modern saxophone jazz and clarinet pieces. We recently recorded some of our “favourites” which are available for you to listen to on request.
The “Four”
I have known two of my companions for some years. We have all come from different backgrounds; Jackie from the military, and both Margaret and Amanda have classical backgrounds, I met both Margaret and Amanda at the Gravesend Borough Band. Margaret played flute and alto sax but then “graduated” to the baritone. Last year we spent a day at a sax factory picking Margaret’s new Bari which she is immensely pleased with. She plays piano and does music arrangements for local theatre groups, as well as playing in a number of music groups. Jackie and I met at a dance band rehearsal about seven years ago. We immediately hit it off and found we had very similar musical tastes. Jackie played a key role with me in the formation of the Peninsula Big Band (PBB). Over the years Jackie has played in a number of bands including tribute groups. By far her favourite instrument is the tenor sax, but she plays a mean soprano too!! Her clarinet isn't bad either………
Amanda started playing the piano at the tender age of four, and then went on to play the organ. She started playing the flute at 16 and in just 18 months had passed grade 8; she achieved a BA Hons music degree, and in her spare time learnt the cello. Again in a thirst for learning she took up the clarinet and in just two years had passed her grade 8; she continues to work on a performers diploma. Sax is a very new instrument to Amanda but she has taken to it like a duck to water, and on past performance she will very soon have mastered alto, tenor, and soprano!!
Our photos currently show Craig, Amanda's predecessor, who was with us for a year and left in April this year to go and live in Cornwall. We will get some photos of Amanda up on the website as soon as we can get her to pose nicely with the rest of us!
As for me, I just love playing-flute, sax or clarinet. I learnt my trade at the ILEA music centre with the London Schools Symphony Orchestra and Concert Band, We travelled abroad to play after week-long intensive practice sessions. I was privileged to play under the direction of a young Simon Rattle. Latterly I joined local bands and orchestras and set up the PBB a few years ago. ………..As a group the Quartet has hit it off musically, which I am sure you will appreciate once you listen to us………..We are “Mainly Sax”
Getting in touch
If you would like to book us, please 'phone us on 07702 056378 or use the email link below. Because we don't like spam (who does?) we have taken some steps to protect ourselves. This will only affect you if javascript is not enabled in your browser, which does not apply to most people. If you don't use javascript (or you use webmail such as hotmail) you can still email us by typing our address as follows into your email program (please do not include the punctuation or leave spaces) "bprankard" followed by an "@" symbol followed by "mainlysax.co.uk".
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