Clarinetist

The Cardinal Quintet is a Manchester-based wind quintet, made up of recent graduates of the Royal Northern College of Music. Since then, Kaoruko, Cara, Connor, Esmé and Anna have enjoyed playing in a variety of concerts and venues across the North West, including the RNCM Concert Hall, Manchester Cathedral, and St Ann’s Church. They were winners of the 2025 RNCM Fewkes Chamber Music Prize and the 2025 June Emerson Launchpad Chamber Music Prize. Valerie Coleman’s Red Clay and Mississippi Delta vividly depicts the bluesy dialect of the Mississippi delta region, home to her mother’s family.

Clarinetist

Cara Smith

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 28, 2026

Cardinal Quintet - Relaxed Performance · Leeds Conservatoire

Future and recently performed repertoire

Clarinet in Peter and the Wolf by Prokofiev

Leeds Conservatoire

Clarinet in Red Clay and Mississippi Delta by Coleman

Leeds Conservatoire

Clarinet in Sweet Soufflé by Stevens

Leeds Conservatoire

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