Holy Saviour's Church Tynemouth

Wind and Song  was the apt title for a joint concert with Colla Voce Chamber Choir.
The quintet played Paul Patterson's Westerly Winds and Farkas' Early Hungarian Dances.
Joint items with the choir, arranged by Chris Clinch, were Corpus Christi Carol, Faure's Pavane and Parry's I was Glad

Soiree for Room for You

By invitation only, North Wind presented an evening of music for Quintet and Sextet.
Medaglia, Belle Epoque en Sud-America was followed by Patterson's Westerly Winds. After the interval Mary spoke about our chosen charity for this evening (£435 was raised for Room for You).
Dave's brother, Charlie, joined the quintet enabling us to play the sextet Mladi by Janacek and Ben's arrangement of Gershwin's Three Preludes.

St James and St Basil Fenham

As part of the regular lunchtime concert series held at the church, North Wind performed a selection of French wind music from the late 19th and 20th century. Ibert: Trios Piece Breve, Ravel: Mother Goose Suite and Saint Saens Romance for horn and piano. The concert ended with our first performance of Jean Francaix wind quintet.

Music Week at school

North Wind Quartet presented a programme of music for Music Week at Chillingham Road Primary School, Heaton.
Enthusiastic pupils enjoyed a selection from Brahm's Hungarian Dance, Peter and the Wolf, Teddy Bear's Picnic and a Harry Potter medley.

Birthday performance

A private birthday party took us to York to perform a selection chosen from Ibert Trois Piece Breves, Walton's Facade Suite, Reicha Quintet, Tea for Two, Mississippi Five, Hallum's Dance Suite as well as pieces by Sullivan, Elgar, and traditional folk arrangements.

St James and St Basil

19th Century Art Song & Chamber Music was the title of a lunchtime concert at St James and St Basil in Fenham. Also performing in the concert were soprano Nicola Sugden with accompanist David Murray.

Critical Care Memorial Service

This our second year of playing at the annual memorial service, held at St George's Church, Jesmond, for the families of those who have passed away in Critical Care units at the Freeman and Royal Victoria hospitals. We played Skye Boat Song and Chrysanthemums (Puccini).

St George's Church, Morpeth

North Wind played the ever popular Mississippi Five by Jim Parker in the 1st half of the Bewick Orchestra concert held in St George's Church, Morpeth, raising money for the Henry Dancer charity.

'Wind Over the Water' at Cullercoats Lifeboat Station

The Cullercoats ladies lifeboat guild organised a very successful soiree held at the lifeboat station. Pre concert drinks and welcome was followed by an hour of music which included Gershwin's Promenade (Walking the dog), Derek Hobbs arrangement of Five Northumbrian Songs, Three Sea Shanties (Arnold) and finishing with Mississippi Five by Jim Parker. Canapes and drinks were served by the RNLI crew volunteers. £560 was raised for the Cullercoats RNLI.

St Andrew's Church, Newcastle

Our second performance of Berio's Opus Number Zoo - at the New Tyneside Orchestra's  annual 'Musical Chairs' chamber concert held in St Andrew's Church in Newcastle.