Relax and enjoy our lunchtime Coffee Concert. With a complimentary coffee (or tea) and biscuits, our daytime recitals are the perfect musical pit stop.

All musicians appear by the kind permission of the Royal Northern College of Music.

Based in Manchester, the Nova Brass Quartet comprises musicians studying at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM). They perform regular concerts both at RNCM and across the North West. All four players are former members of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain and were finalists in the 2025 Philip Jones Brass Prize. They also appeared on ITV's Christmas Eve carols broadcast.

Harry Porthouse is a fourth year student from South Wales. He is the principal cornet player with the Leyland Band and also performs with Brass Band Oberland (Switzerland) and St Kilda Brass Band (NZ).

Ben Fearnley is a fourth year student who plays with the world famous Black Dyke Band. He also represented England in Palanga, Lithuania with the European Youth Brass Band and also enjoys playing trumpet in a variety of settings, especially chamber music and function bands.

Alice Clarke a third year tenor horn player from Manchester, and Angus Ritchie, a third year euphonium player from Glasgow, both play with the Brighouse and Rastrick band. Both were selected to represent England and Scotland respectively at the European Youth Brass Band in Stavanger, Norway in 2025.

The quartet performs a wide range of repertoire. From brand new commissions to more traditional programmes, they have music to suit all tastes.