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| Status Cymbal: | |
| Gill Austin | - 1st Violin |
| Dave Williams | - 2nd Violin |
| Paul Appleyard | - viola |
| Una Birtchnell | - 'cello |
Status Cymbal was formed in 1988 as the Scarborough Spa Quartet by the string principals of the New Scarborough Spa Orchestra, which succeeded the renowned Max Jaffa Orchestra for summer seasons at the celebrated Yorkshire resort. From the outset it commissioned, from some of Britain's finest string arrangers, the beginnings of its unique library of witty and sparkling versions of all kinds of popular music: from Operetta to the modern Musical and from Bach to Rock, now incorporating Johann Strauss, Gershwin, Bernstein, Duke Ellington, the Beatles, Abba, the Carpenters, Led Zeppelin and Queen to name but a few. Played alongside the traditional classical repertoire, these were enthusiastically received by local audiences and the group soon became an established part of the summer musical scene in the region. Engagements further afield followed and the current name was adopted in 1992, when the original members left the Scarborough orchestra to concentrate on the development of the quartet.
A typical Status Cymbal concert consists of a formal classical first half, presented traditionally in white-tie-and-tails. During the interval its members slip into something more comfortable to present music in a lighter mood, including classics in all genres of popular twentieth-century music. Our playlist, which is continually being expanded, gives an indication of the range of numbers available.
In addition to its concert work, the ensemble has played in Hotels, Stately Homes, Livery and Banqueting Halls and for all kinds of private functions including weddings, corporate entertainment and conferences. As well as providing music for events organised by the British Tourist Board and the English Tourist Authority, it has been featured on the BBC Radio 2 Arts Programme and, in 1994, appeared on peak-time ITV network television in the Central TV programme 'Pot of Gold', hosted by Des O'Connor.
Since 1993 Status Cymbal has entertained regularly on Brittany Ferries, both on its high-season cross-channel services and its Xmas and New Year mini-cruise programme. In 1996 it was also invited to be a part of the entertainment team on the Holland-America line ship the MS Noordam, spending two months on board during its summer cruising schedule in Alaskan waters. A passenger survey rating of 8.6 out of a possible maximum of 9 ensured that further contracts were offered, most recently six weeks on the MS Statendam in the Caribbean. The quartet has also successfully auditioned for P&O Princess Cruises and spent the first four months of 1998 on the ships Regal and Dawn Princess sailing from Mexico via the Panama Canal to Puerto Rico and other destinations in the West Indies. Further engagements include recitals at arts festivals in Portsmouth and Somerset, a three month cruise to the Bahamas and Alaska, as well as its regular Brittany Ferries work, this summer on the MV Normandie crossing from Portsmouth to Caen.
In October 2002 they entertained at a dinner given in honour of Luciano Paverotti after his concert at the NEC and they performed at the regional ceremonies of the National Awards 2002. Other recent engagements include playing at receptions and parties hosted by Men's Health magazine, the Variety Club of Great Britain, the rock band Placebo and in various prestige locations throughout the UK.
| 1/5 of Beethoven | A Day in the Life |
| Dead Man Blues | |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | Deep Purple |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | Do Do Do |
| All I Ask of You | Don't Cry for Me Argentina |
| All I Do the Whole Night Through | Dragnet |
| All the Things You Are | Drivin' |
| Always True to You after My Fashion | |
| America (from West Side Story) | Eleanor Rigby |
| Annie! (Overture) | Élite Syncopations |
| Annie's Song | Every Breath You Take |
| Anniversary Waltz | |
| Answer Me | Finian's Rainbow (Medley) |
| Anything Goes | Fire on the Mountain |
| Arkansas Traveller | Floral Dance |
| As Time Goes By | Forgotten Dreams |
| Auld Lang Syne | |
| Autumn Leaves | The Girl from Ipanema |
| The Avengers | The Girl with the Flaxen Hair |
| God Only Knows | |
| Baby Love | Goodbye to Love |
| Back in the USSR | Green Leaves of Summer |
| Beer Barrel Polka | Guantanamera |
| Berceuse (Listen with Mother) | Gypsy |
| Bethena Waltz (Joplin) | |
| Big Spender | Harry Lime Theme (Film The Third Man) |
| Black is the colour of my True Love's Hair | Heart and Soul |
| Black & White Rag | Hello |
| Blue Tango | Here There and Everywhere |
| The Blue-Tail Fly | High Noon |
| Bohemian Rhapsody | Hill Street Blues |
| Both Sides Now | The Honeysuckle and the Bee |
| Bridge over Troubled Water | Hungarian Rag |
| Canon (Pachelbel) | I Do Like to Be beside the Seaside |
| Cascades Rag (Joplin) | I Dreamed a Dream |
| Cavatina (Film The Deer Hunter) | I Heard It through the Grapevine |
| Chanson d'Amour | I Know Him So Well |
| Chariots of Fire | I Love Paris in the Springtime |
| Charleston | I Won't Dance |
| Cheek to Cheek | If You Knew Suzie |
| Chelsea Bridge | Imagine |
| Chi Mai (TV The Life and Times of Lloyd George)It's Rock & Roll! (Medley) | |
| Chimes BluesI'll Build a Stairway to Paradise | |
| Chrysanthemum Rag | I'm into Something Good |
| Close to You | I'm Walking in the Air |
| Cock Linnet | |
| Coronation Scott | Jazz Me Blues |
| Country Club Rag (Joplin) | Jealousy |
| Country Gardens | |
| Kickin' the Dog | |
| Dad's Army (TV Theme) | King Porter Stomp |
| Dambusters March | Kitty Valse |
| Dark Eyes | |
| Scott Joplin's New Rag | |
| La Bamba | September Song |
| La Paloma | Shepherd's Hey |
| La Vie en Rose | She's Out of My Life |
| Le Jardin de Dolly | Singing in the Rain |
| Le Pas Espagnole | Skip to My Lou |
| Leaning on a Lampost | Slap That Bass |
| Let's Do It | Smoke Gets in Your Eyes |
| Londonderry Air | Solace (Joplin) |
| Love Is Here to Stay | Solitaire |
| Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds | Somebody Loves Me |
| Someone to Watch over Me | |
| Makin' Whoopee | Something |
| The Man I Love | Something's Coming |
| Man of La Mancha (Medley) | Sometimes when we Touch |
| Mandy | Somewhere over the Rainbow |
| Maria | Spanish Eyes |
| Memory (Musical Cats) | Spanish Flea |
| Michelle | St Louis Blues |
| Misty | Stairway to Heaven |
| Mi-a-ou (Faure) | Star Wars (March) |
| Money Money Money | Strangers in the Night |
| Moonlight and Roses | Strawberry Fields Forever |
| Moonlight in Vermont | String Boogie |
| Murder on the Orient Express | Summer Holiday |
| My Fair Lady (Selection) | Summertime |
| My Funny Valentine | Sunshine |
| Superstar | |
| Nice Work if You Can Get It | Swanee |
| A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | |
| Nights in White Satin | Take 5 |
| No Strings | Take Me Home Country Roads |
| Norwegian Wood | Tango: "Por una Cabeza" |
| There's No Business like Show Business | |
| Oh! Dem Golden Slippers | Thoroughly Modern Millie |
| The Old Music Master | Thunderbirds |
| Orange Blossom Special | Tiger Rag |
| Top Hat | |
| Paint It Black | Two Guitars |
| Paperback Writer | The Typewriter |
| Paragon Rag (Joplin) | |
| Pasadena | Un Homme et une Femme |
| Pennies from Heaven | Up a Lazy River |
| Penny Lane | |
| Penny Whistle | Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair |
| Pick Yourself Up | The Way You Look Tonight |
| Pinball Wizard | What'll I Do |
| The Pink Panther Theme | When I'm 64 |
| Pleasant Moments Waltz (Joplin) | A Whiter Shade of Pale |
| Preludes 1-3 (Gershwin) | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire |
| Puppet on a String | Wonder Boy |
| Wonderful World | |
| Raggin' the Scale | |
| Ragtime Dance (Joplin) | Yesterday |
| Reel Fiddlin'(Medley of Scottish Reels) | Yesterday Once More |
| Roseleaf Rag (Joplin) | A Yiddische Momma |
| Runaway Rocking Horse | |
| Russian Rag | |
| Satin Doll | |
| Scarborough Fair | |