Bones Apart

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Bones Apart
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Manchester, England
Genre = Various
Years_active = 1999–present
URL = [http://www.bonesapart.com/ bonesapart.com]
Current_members = Becky Smith
Lorna McDonald
Jayne Murrill
Helen Vollam
Past_members = Carol Jarvis
Becca Harper
Arlene Macfarlane

Bones Apart is a British all-female trombone quartet. The group formed in 1999 at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.cite news|url=http://www.siue.edu/news/TheOarchives/TheOArchive052703.shtml| title=Music Department To Present SummerArts Concerts|work=SIUE News |publisher=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |date=2003-05-27 |accessdate=2008-04-06] As of 2008, the group includes Becky Smith, Lorna McDonald, Jayne Murrill, and Helen Vollam.cite web|url=http://bonesapart.webs.com/aboutus.htm|title=About us|accessdate=2008-03-31] Former members include Carol Jarvis, Becca Harper, and Arlene Macfarlane.cite news |title=All-Female, British Trombone Quartet To Perform At SIUE On June 9|url=http://www.siue.edu/news/archives/ArchivesJUN2003.shtml |work=SIUE News |publisher=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |date=2003-06-02 |accessdate=2008-04-06] cite web|url=http://caymannetnews.com/2006/02/1033/female.shtml|title=Bones Apart, the all-female tromboners|accessdate=2008-02-29] The group plays only Conn-Selmer trombones.

Tours and performances

The quartet has toured throughout Europe and in the United States including performances at the International Trombone Festival, the International Women's Brass Conference, the Spanish Brass Festival, and the Edinburgh International Festival. [cite web|url=http://www.cumberland-news.co.uk/arts/viewarticle.aspx?id=562552|title=Blowing in from across the Atlantic...|accessdate=2007-11-16Dead link|date=May 2008] cite web|url=http://music.rice.edu/featured/bones_apart.html|title=Shepherd School of Music - Houston, TX|accessdate=2008-03-31]

Awards

The group won the 2001 Royal Over-Seas League Competition and has also won the Philip Jones Award.

Discography

Bones Apart has released two albums.cite web|url=http://bonesapart.webs.com/recordings.htm|title=Recordings|accessdate=2008-04-14]
*"No More Blues" (2002)
*"Enigma" (2006)

References

External links

* [http://www.bonesapart.com/ BonesApart.com]
*myspace|id=bonesaparttrombonequartet