Eblana String Trio

Jonathan Martindale violin – Lucy Nolan viola – Peggy Nolan cello

Formed in 2006, the Eblana String Trio consists of three committed chamber musicians, intent on performing the often neglected string trio repertoire. During their time at the Royal Northern College of Music the trio were awarded many of the major chamber music prizes, notably winning the RNCM chamber music award and audience prize. From 2013-2015 they held the position of Junior Fellows in chamber music at Birmingham Conservatoire, and have subsequently been made members of the string and chamber music faculties. They are City Music Foundation Artists, championing new music and working with many leading british composers.

The trio regularly give concerts for music societies and festivals throughout the UK with notable past appearances including Keele Concerts Society, Salisbury Festival, Bollington Chamber Concerts, North Norfolk Music Festival, Holmes Chapel Music Society and Musikfest Goslar. They celebrated their tenth year of performing together with recitals in Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall and the Wigmore Hall.

Away from the trio, Jonathan holds the position of assistant leader of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra while Lucy and Peggy fulfill busy freelance schedules, including working with orchestras such as the Hallé, BBC Philharmonic and Manchester Camerata. Members of the trio teach for, amongst others, Birmingham Conservatoire, the Royal Northern College of Music, Yorkshire Young Musicians, Manchester University, Leeds University, and the Pro Corda International Chamber Music Academy.

William Harris

An accomplished cellist, pianist, and vocalist, William has achieved significant recognition across multiple disciplines within just seven years of musical study. He Has been awarded a Fellowship Performance Diploma for ‘cello (2017), Licentiate Performance Diploma for piano, and an Associate Performance Diploma for voice. After obtaining a double First Class Honours degree in Music from Clare College, Cambridge (2022), where he was both a music and choral scholar, he went on to study at the Eastman School of Music in upstate New York. He is soon to embark on a Doctorate of Music at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

As a soloist, William has performed Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme in Italy with the Orchestra d’Archi “Duchi d’Acquaaviva’ in Atri, Italy; has twice performed Dvorák’s Concerto in B minor; and both directed and performed C.P.E. Bach’s Concerto in A major in Cambridge and the Pays de Fayence, France. Since 2021 he has given a solo recital tour in Edinburgh, Scotland, and regularly performs solo recitals at the Music Cordiale Music Festival in both France and the U.K.. During his time at the University of Cambridge, he not only sang with the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, but also performed with them as a cellist around the U.K., including works by Nico Muhly, Tarik O’Reagan, Brahms and Ola Gjeilo for cello and choir.

As a chamber musician, William has played at London venues including St John’s Smith Square and L.S.O. St. Luke’s, where he performed Gnessin’s Piano Trio ‘In Memory of Our Perished Child’, opus 63, as part of the Gresham College Lecture series. In Cambridge, he was part of a new music trio that participated in workshops and masterclasses with composers such as Judith Bingham, Graham Ross, and John Rutter. Alongside this, he was part of a Cambridge chamber music award scheme which received regular coaching from the Emerson Quartet and members of the Royal Academy of Music faculty. As a fellow of the 2023 Beethoven Academy at the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society, he has performed at the Smithsonian Institute and other private venues around Washington D.C.. In the last three years, William has given multiple chamber music outreach and educational concerts at schools around the Rochester (N.Y.) area and performed multiple times in Eastman School of Music’s Honours Recital for Chamber Music.

Recent festival appearances include The Schiermonnikoog Festival in the Netherlands, Prussia Cove International Musicians Seminar, Apeldoorn Festival and Masterclasses, Sitka International Cello Seminar, and Music Cordiale Music Festival. His growing reputation as a cellist was further solidified when he won prizes at the Radda String Competition in New York (2024) and reached the semi-final stage of the Antonio Janigro International Cello Competition in Croatia in 2024.
William currently plays on a cello dating from 1750 made by ‘Finocchi of Perugia’ and a bow made by Eugène Sartory in Paris in 1905. This summer he is looking forward to returning to the Sitka International Music Festival along with performing in Portugal for the first time. In October he will join the Downey Symphony Orchestra in Los Angeles to perform Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme, opus 33

Richard Leach’s Tailgate Ramblers

RICHARD LEACH – TROMBONE
Richard has taken on the baton from Tony for this year’s concert. He runs his own very successful band, Richard Leach’s Street Band, and also appears as half of Slide by Slide, a trombone duo with Kevin Grenfell. He is a popular and successful musician and widely known for his playing and camaraderie.
TONY PIPKIN – CORNET AND VOCALS
Tony has performed at Harrington Church on several occasions and the audience has always enjoyed the sessions. He is a former member of Zenith Hot Stompers and The New Delta Jazz band and is also in the line up of the Wabash Jazzmen and Richard Leach’s Street Band.
ZOLTAN SAGI – CLARINET AND SAXOPHONE
Zoltan has played with some of the most prestigious bands, notably The Big Chris Barber Jazz band. He is currently a member of Richard Leach’s Street Band and also has his own quartet and trio. He can be seen on the jazz circuit and at festivals throughout the UK.
HOWARD WORTHINGTON – DOUBLE BASS
Howard has been on the jazz scene since 1967 playing with several bands including The Ken Colyer Trust Band, Baby Jools Jazzaholics and the Wabash Jazzmen. A superb bass player, he is in great demand.
DAVE BROWNING – PIANO
Dave is considered as one of the top “Harlem Stride” pianists in the UK. He leads his own Dixieland band, The Jazz Cats, and appears at clubs and festivals both in the UK and overseas.
NICK WARD – DRUMMER
Nick is the most popular drummer on the Traditional jazz scene. He is famous for his vintage drum kit with an illuminated bass drum and his particular style of playing. He is great to watch. He is a member of Richard Leach’s Street Band and also has his own band, The Jelly Roll Quartet.