Danielle Hobday, currently in Year 10, achieved a Grade 8 Distinction in Violin in Year 9 along with Grade 7 piano and Grade 6 clarinet.

In her spare time Danielle performs with ‘Cappriccio’, a small string ensemble of exceptionally able school-age players selected widely from around the North West.

Cappriccio perform both on their own and with the William Byrd Singers, an excellent chamber choir based in Manchester, directed by Stephen Wilkinson MBE.