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- ↑ "Northern Chamber Orchestra to perform its final three concerts at The Heritage Centre in Macclesfield" (Press release). Northern Chamber Orchestra. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ↑ "Northern Chamber Orchestra Announces New Artistic Leadership" (Press release). Northern Chamber Orchestra. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ↑ "Haydn Symphonies - No. 22 in E flat, "Philosopher"; No. 29 in E; No. 60 in C, "II distratto". Northern Chamber Orchestra / Nicholas Ward. Naxos © 8 550724". Gramophone : 46. June 1995. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
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