Review Centre: Classical Ensembles

"I first encountered The Tuning Forks fairly recently, at a 200 capacity independent venue in the Strathbungo area of Glasgow. I was there as House Audio Tech and it was one of those nights where before the soundcheck had even commenced, I had a sense that something pretty special was about to happen. The individual tones they delivered during soundcheck were staggeringly rich and I knew that once the faders were at unity and the ensemble played as a unit that my initial instinct had to be correct. I was NOT prepared for the emotive, playful and dare I say, danceable set which we were treated to. Like an organism made of limbs that mostly supported each other without obstruction, ego or flashiness, but with occasional forays into wild and feral territories; always as a unit and simultaneously bubbling like a pot on the stage with sudden bursts of joyous phrase manipulation or flurries of individual hyper-expression that always teased and never outstayed their welcome. I was left shellshocked and almost lost for words immediately following their performance. Frivolity, lullabying, romance, questing, struggle, sadness, ecstasy and introspection seemed to come like waves from the stage but, the overall feeling was that the explorations I was witness to were a fun and gentle love letter to the magic of the life experience. In summation… There are very few artists that inspire me to lower my inhibitions enough to literally ASK to work with them again as soon as possible… but that’s exactly what was called for!"

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" Dear Anne, thank you so much for the excellent concert performance and well balanced programme at Harper Adams University last week. "

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"Scherzando played for us at our wedding on 22nd July at Lilleshall Hall. I cant thank you enough. You were fantastic!, all our quests enjoyed the lovely music. It really made the day extra special. X "

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"May we take this opportunity to pass on to you our thanks for the delightful, some said magical, music that you and Luisa provided. It helped to make the day extra special. We will have no hesitation in passing on your details for other occasions. "

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"We had the pleasure of hosting this talented duo at our showroom event, and they truly exceeded all expectations. Their performance was not only musically exceptional but also perfectly attuned to the ambiance we aimed to create. From the moment they began, they set a welcoming and vibrant tone that resonated with all our guests. Excellent!"

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"Trio Capriccio literally made our wedding day.... we had the most perfect music playing while our guests arrived, and they made an arrangement of our special song for when we signed the register, which was just perfect. Thank you so much xx"

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"I was transported on an imaginary train journey through a warm, dazzling, sunlit green, lush and remarkable country, thousands of miles away by the sublime sounds. "

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"Hi Rachel, Just wanted to say a big thank you from Sonali and myself for your performances on Monday! We were very impressed by the all the entrance arrangements and Sonali was over the moon that you were able to play dangerously in love for her song! Thanks again, Gavin"

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"An exquisite trio and I would highly recommend using them. Everyone commented on how amazing they were and they were even able to create an arrangement for us from an unpublished piece of music. They really made the ambiance of our wedding to what we wanted. 1st June 2018"

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"Well, all I can say is WOW! The talented musicians that came and performed at our wedding at Selby Abbey yesterday left us all speechless with their talent and music. Every piece sounded fantastic and made my day so special. Please would you pass on our thanks to each musician for their stunning performance. I'm only sorry I didn't get to express my thanks personally but was whisked from pillar to post yesterday. Thank you again, it made my day."

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"I would like to say that so many of our guests commented on your performance saying how brilliant you all were. Thank you so much, especially working around our busy venue and also the weather was against us bit. Thanks again!"

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"We booked this quartet for our ceremony and post-wedding drinks reception and they were one of the highlights of our day! Their extensive repertoire meant that we could enjoy our favourite rock, metal, film and Disney songs in classical format, and we had many guests commenting on how much fun they had listening to them. We wanted to walk out of the ceremony to the Island song from Adventure Time, which had never been arranged for a string quartet before. This was no trouble for Kim and her team who were able to put it together in a matter of weeks. I cannot recommend highly enough!"

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"Dear Laura and Bowfiddle Strings. Thank you for playing at our wedding at St. Paul's Church, Chipperfield on 27th March 2015. Your beautiful sound created a magical and very special ambience in the church which many of our guests commented on. Thank you also for playing at our reception at St. Michael's Manor, St. Albans. We had a wonderful day full of music, love and friendship. Best Wishes Becky & Dave (Bowfiddle Trio)"

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Hi Becky and Dave, I'm pleased that you had such a magical day and that our music was a part of that. We wish you all the best from Laura and Co.

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"We booked the Magenta string duet for our wedding at quite short notice. Very professional from start to finish! Added a real touch of class to proceedings! Beautiful music played throughout. Several wedding guests have given positive feedback on the live music. Highly recommended!!"

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"Thank you so so SO much. You were exactly what we were looking for. I would encourage anybody considering booking Lucy and Jack to DO IT. They are just fab."

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