Cara Janes

Cara is an award-winning professional Cellist based in Manchester, England. Since starting the Cello aged 5, Cara spent 15 years in specialist music education, starting at the world-famous Chethams’ School of Music, before completing her Undergrad and Master’s degree at the Royal Northern College of Music, where she studied with multiple world-class musicians, including Nicholas Jones, Chris Hoyle. Through-out her music profession, Cara has toured not only the UK as a soloist but also the USA, Europe and has even performed in Australia. She has also been privileged enough to perform for many of the Royals, as well as appearing on national TV on numerous occasions. Cara takes pride in her passion for different music genres and has had the opportunity to perform and record with the likes of Gary Numan, The Sugababes, Paloma Faith, Craig David, Wretch 32, John Newman, The Wombats, and many more. Performed with: Gary Numan (UK Tour 2018), Public Service Broadcasting (North UK Tour), Disturbed (Manchester Arena), e m b e r s (Albert Hall, Manchester), Collabro (Bridgewter Hall), Russell Watson (Manchester), Lesley Garrett (North UK Tour), So Solid Crew (Barbican, London), Kele-le Roc (Barbican, London), Sweet Female Attitude (Barbican, London), MJ Cole (Barbican, London), DJ Spoony (Hammersmith Apollo), Elizabeth Troy (Hammersmith Apollo), Lifford Shillingford (Hammersmith Apollo), Ms Dynamite (Hammersmith Apollo), Amy-Letitia (Manchester Venues), Alison Limerick (Manchester) Recorded with: Nile Rodgers/David Bowie (Abbey Road - Universal), Gary Numan live album (Bridgewater Hall + Royal Albert Hall), The Wombats (Parr Street Studios – Liverpool), e m b e r s live album + music video (Albert Hall, Manchester) Other Experience Performed with The Halle Orchestra Performed with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra ‘In Harmony’ Liverpool Practice Administrator at Chetham’s School of Music Practice Assistant at Chethams’ School of Music Lower strings sectional tutor at Chethams’ Cello Teacher at Altrincham Grammar School for Girls Soloist with Alderley Edge Symphony Orchestra (2014) Soloist with Torbay Symphony Orchestra (2015) Soloist with Lancashire Symphony Orchestra (2016) Soloist with Piccadilly Symphony Orchestra (2016, 2018)