{"id":35,"date":"2016-10-11T18:57:42","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T17:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bowmusique.com\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2017-04-25T14:15:26","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T13:15:26","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bowmusique.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-3c1fdba40d338b16ca77c196ccce61e6 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-35'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-av_three_fifth-169e5a607a277699ae4d12b1f6626805 sc-av_three_fifth 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'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Who We Are<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-5ddb108a61cdb431b77c5418bdf10c30\">\n#top .hr.av-av_hr-5ddb108a61cdb431b77c5418bdf10c30{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-av_hr-5ddb108a61cdb431b77c5418bdf10c30 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#b6374a;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-5ddb108a61cdb431b77c5418bdf10c30 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-283972ea15f2e73870c23e2d6de3245d'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 style=\"text-align: center\">String Quartets Ireland<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Bowmusique was founded by S\u00edofra Grant and Sandra Mason, experienced musicians with ready access to other skilled ensemble players.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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She has worked with the RT\u00c9 National Symphony Orchestra, the RT\u00c9 Concert Orchestra, the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Irish Concert Orchestra, the Irish Film Orchestra, and many other ensembles and companies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">She has played on many recordings, including film scores and advertisements. She has performed at award ceremonies such as the MTV Music Awards and the Meteor Ireland Music Awards.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-283972ea15f2e73870c23e2d6de3245d'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify\">Sandra Mason studied violin and piano at RIAM and DIT Conservatory of Music &amp; Drama. As a freelance musician, Sandra has toured extensively throughout Ireland, Europe, China and the U.S.A.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For the past ten years, she has been a member of the Tommy Fleming Band, touring Ireland, Europe and North America.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Sandra has been the musician coordinator for the Late Late Show (RT\u00c9) for the past 5 years, booking backing musicians for the guest artists. She appears regularly on the show.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">She has years of experience performing at corporate events, as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/bowmusique.com\/wedding-string-ensemble\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wedding quartets<\/a> and funerals all over Ireland.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-av_section-bb9bdb22c7f9e6bf1d52c155825dc7f7 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-35'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-35972167d9f102c5ddaec0c531c98b9e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify\">Individually and collectively we have performed with George Michael, Michael Bubl\u00e9, The Doors, Westlife, Boyzone, Il Divo, The Coronas, Colm Wilkinson, Andy Cooney, Daniel O\u2019Donnell, Crystal Gayle, Maxim Vengerov, Declan O\u2019Rourke, Josh Groban, Sharon Shannon, Jack L, Paddy Casey, Cathy Davey, The Priests, Alfie Bowe, Katherine Jenkins and many more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_3'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-35'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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