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"South Manchester String Quartet were excellent . Professional, kind and talented."

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"Jonathan and I wanted to thank you for playing at our wedding reception last weekend. We really enjoyed the songs you played and it was the perfect accompaniment to our reception drinks. We've had lots of compliments from our guests on how much they enjoyed your music and the high quality of your performance- they felt it was perfect for the summer house location and added a sense of occasion to the event. We would highly recommend you to others planning their wedding and other events. Its been great to work with you leading up to this event and thank you so much for making our reception so special."

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"The quartet were fantastic!! Absolutely made the ceremony and drinks reception everyone commented on how they added so much to the atmosphere so thank you very much."

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"The volume and repertoire were ideal for the occasion and I'm aware you put in a great deal of effort to ensure this would be the case. Following our conversation on the inclusion of a few 'requests', your arrangements for cello and violin were first-rate, extremely professional and greatly appreciated by those attending."

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"Hi Anne and everyone, It was such a wonderful day. I’m still revelling in it...you play so beautifully together, and I’m thrilled with Steve’s arrangements and how it’s sounding. I’ve had a lot of great feedback from the church, and apparently tickets are selling well. I’ll send over some pics and video clips to you tomorrow - and of your Beethoven finale! Here is the list of songs we will be performing: Anam Cara Thunder and Birdsong Rings of Saturn Catalina Heroes Thanks again all. Looking forward to our next rehearsal. Deborah x"

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"Everything went really well yesterday, the band were amazing. They really went above and beyond and we will certainly be using them again. True professionals in every sense. What we managed to achieve in just one day was nothing short of a miracle and Athena were instrumental in this."

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"Probably the best string duo in London! Thank you for the amazing performance!!"

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"Hi Anne. I did hear the string quartet and thought they were fantastic and such very nice people too! I expect, as they don ‘t have people sitting down and listening, they can’t tell how they are being received, but the feedback was all lovely, my GM was very pleased! Many thanks for your contribution to what was a very successful evening, Kind regards "

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"I wanted to let you know what a wonderful surprise it was for Tom to see you playing Happy Birthday for him and to follow it up with a marvelous selection of tunes. He and his wife are still talking about the surprise party and I should like to thank you for making his day all that bit special. You all went the extra mile to make it work for him and for that I thank you. "

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"The quartet were wonderful and we would definitely recommend and use again. Sarah Jane and Abi were so extremely helpful, polite and professional and nothing was too much trouble for them in the lead up. Our guests loved their performance so thank you very much for making our wedding day so special. "

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"The String Trio we booked for our wedding were simply magnificent, creating precisely the atmosphere we sought as guests arrived, throughout our ceremony and afterwards in the most glorious of surroundings. They were completely self-supporting and arrived - played - departed effortlessly. I would not hesitate to book them again."

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"Thank you so much for your beautiful music- it was everything I dreamed of and really added to the atmosphere and feel of the day. Sha's reaction to you playing Blue Monday was great; he recognised it instantly!"

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" Thanks Anne, everybody enjoyed the concert tremendously. I hope we can do another show sometime. Best wishes, Roger"

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"Where were you on Wednesday 25th May at 6pm? If the answer is anywhere but at Gratot church, you missed a treat! The people who were in the audience were richly entertained by a trio of talented musicians who freely gave of their time in order to raise funds in support of Ukraine. The programme was widely varied and featured Irene Donnelly (who sang in four languages, no mean feat ) , hitting some incredibly high notes, and violinist/violist Anne Tupling who played with a mellifluous or exciting tone as demanded by the different genres of music.  The concert started appropriately with Ukrainian folk music by Verchovino, featuring all three performers, in which you could sense the stamping of boots and clapping of hands, portrayed by the strong rhythmic beat. This set the high standard for the rest of the evening. We were treated to music by composers ranging from Handel to Gershwin, Puccini to Cole Porter, and also to the haunting Ashokan Farewell (written 40 years ago by the American composer, Jay Ungar), played with great sensitivity by Anne. This was possibly my favourite performance in the musical pot pourri. The evening was a resounding success and raised the wonderful sum of £600 to go to help those who have lost so much. Thank you for organising the event and bravo to the musicians for a memorable evening. You seemed to enjoy performing as much as we enjoyed listening. Encore please!"

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"Dear Simon and Jon A huge thank you to you both for your beautiful music at our wedding, we loved it. And also thank you for working with Crizzie our friend the singer to make it a very special, personal and emotional ceremony. With many thanks to you both With best wishes Emma and Chris"

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