We had our first ever rehearsal with the Raise Your Voice Ensemble on Tuesday. This fantastic group of young musicians will be performing new music by Hannah Ashman, Francesca le Lohé, Mauricio Pauly, Steve Pycroft, Richard Scott and Chris Swithinbank on February 28th at Centro Bar, Tib St., Manchester, UK. The musicians are: Jenny Dyson (flute/piccolo), Jonathan Guy (clarinets), Steve Pycroft (drums), Christopher Jones and Michael Jones (violins), Rob Guy (viola) and Anna Menzies (cello).

Photographer, musician and all-round good guy Simon Bray was good enough to come along and take a few pictures, so we’re delighted to be able to show you some shots of what we’re up to. Check out Simon’s Flickr for some more of his photography.