Quartet’s national honour

MUSIC maestros . . . back, from left, Rory Farrell (brass band), Roger Meaden (wind band conductor), Mark Shales (wind band), Matthew Mankarious (contemporary music group and wind band) Michael Ashworth (wind band) Isaac Marshall (youth choir). Front, from left, Heidi Yip and Stacey Brookfield (both contemporary music group)

A QUARTET of talented groups from Oldham Music Centre have been chosen to appear on the national stage.

The centre’s youth wind band, youth choir, contemporary music group and youth brass band will perform at the National Festival of Music for Youth in Birmingham from July 6 to 12.

More than 10,000 young musicians will perform 800 different works at the celebration, the largest event of its kind in the world. Every style of music is represented and every corner of the UK.