DA CAPO DUO Guide to fee £384

Formed in September 2003 at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), Da Capo Duo has firmly established itself in Greater Manchester and the surrounding area as a versatile performing ensemble. Having been accepted onto the RNCM’s Professional External Engagements list, the duo has developed a busy concert schedule. Da Capo Duo has performed extensively in collaboration with LIME (a co-operative venture between Music in Hospitals and Live Music Now), taking them into the heart of the local community, as well as giving many recitals. Through this variety of work, their experience and teamwork is apparent, and audiences have commented on their rapport, clear communication and the professional manner in which they present themselves and their music.

Sarah Atter is currently a scholarship student at the Royal Northern College of Music and the University of Manchester studying on their prestigious Joint Course intended for musicians with outstanding practical and academic ability. In June 2007, she was awarded a first class BMus(Hons) from the University of Manchester.

Since 2004, Andrew Booth has been studying the guitar at the Royal Northern College of Music under Gordon Crosskey and Craig Ogden. He has also played in masterclasses with Gary Ryan and Chris Stell (Eden-Stell Duo) and had lessons from David Tanenbaum and Thomas Kirchoff (Amadeus Duo). He joined the Da Capo duo in 2006 and has already made a huge impact with his flawless playing.

Highlights

• Playing for the Queen in 2005


• Playing at the Barbican Centre, the Royal Albert Hall and the millennium Festival in Leeds


• Both have been successful finalist in the National Chamber Music for Schools competition


• Both have been regional finalists in the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition


• Playing for the Cheltenham International Festival of Music, the Hallé Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic, the Lincolnshire and Leicestershire Youth Symphonic and Manchester University Wind Orchestra