Something Jazzy This Way Comes

Something Jazzy This Way Comes

As you might have heard through the grapevine, a new boutique jazz festival is coming to Altrincham this April and we’re super excited! We’re especially pleased to see a strong Music Place contingent taking to the stage to do what they do best. The Jazz Voices...
Meet The Music Place- Lucy!

Meet The Music Place- Lucy!

If we do say so ourselves, our staff are pretty ace. So for our next few blogs, we’re going to be getting to know them a little better, kicking off with owner and manager of The Music Place, king of the hill… Lucy McElhinney! Why did you start up The Music...
Singing for the brain with Clare!

Singing for the brain with Clare!

Anyone who saw the choir’s stunning performance at Harfest, their flash mob at Altrincham Market or their Christmas performance at Manchester Cathedral will have caught sight of the myth and legend that is Clare Morel. If The Music Place were a country, she’d be...
Neil Rocks The Oscars!

Neil Rocks The Oscars!

Last night, former Music Place bass teacher, Neil Fairclough, took to the stage at the 91st Academy Awards (cue internal squeals) to open the ceremony with Queen and Adam Lambert. Just a run of the mill Sunday eh? Since first meeting Brian May as a member of the house...
Classical Music…Too Hot to Handel

Classical Music…Too Hot to Handel

This Monday, Altrincham Market welcomes The Stamford Orchestra to perform a special concert at Market House. The event will offer a relaxed way to enjoy classical music for all the family… and apparently there’ll be hotpot! Reading about the event got us...
The New Girls In Town…

The New Girls In Town…

We’re busier than ever here at The Music Place so we’ve brought some new faces into the fold, and they’re pretty special! So, for this week’s blog, we’ve decided to get to know these gals a little better… EMMA- Woodwind Emma grew up in West Sussex and started playing...