MFY Schools Prom 2013

11-13 NOVEMBER 2013 ROYAL ALBERT HALL LONDON

A new generation of musical talent on the world’s most famous stage

Music Welcome to the magic of the 2013 Music for Youth Schools Prom concerts

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Once again, we are delighted to present to you a rich cocktail of music from right across the musical spectrum, the geographical spectrum and the centuries, all performed by fantastic musicians every one of whom is under the age of 21.

This year we have taken the words of musicians, philosophers and the young people themselves as the inspiration for our 2013 concerts here at the Royal Albert Hall.

listening the more In Monday's concert, we have clustered the performances around the idea of music as a 'Celebration' - focusing on the energy and excitement for which the Schools Prom concerts have become known. Of particular note is the large scale collaborative project involving multiple partners across Essex and students from the RNCM Session Orchestra from Manchester, brought together in a new commission by Karl Jenkins.

Tuesday's theme of 'Transformation' encourages us to reflect on how music, ideas and events from the past can be interpreted through the 'voices' of young people. We welcome for the first time a massed ensemble from Lincolnshire with their tribute to the Dambusters of the Second World War, and we are delighted to be joined this evening by George 'Johnny' Johnson, who is the last surviving British Dambuster.

you play the more Wednesday's theme is 'Innovation', which sees an emphasis on new works, and innovative ways of working - kicking off with a new orchestral piece, composed and conducted by Harry Davidson, aged 18 from Berkshire, and moving on to an ambitious new commission, by composer Joe Broughton, which brings together brass bands, string ensembles, folk groups and choirs from all over Cornwall.

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Do take time to read this souvenir programme, for news about exciting developments at Music for Youth. From our National Partnership Awards to an international musical twinning project – it’s all there.

As ever, Music for Youth exists to celebrate and showcase the amazing achievements of others and this year’s Schools Prom concerts are no exception in the high quality and professionalism they represent. You will not be disappointed…

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Chief EXecutive, MFY

MUSIC FOR YOUTH

ENTERTAINING THE WORLD Inspiring Creativity

So what do we do?

A National Youth Music Organisation

Music for Youth is a unique organisation in that it exists to support and connect young musicians and their teachers and music leaders all over the UK. It does this in many different ways. It organises performance based events in the form of regional, and national festivals each year. These attract around 40,000 young musicians who are given the opportunity to perform to peers, and to Music for Youth's professional Music Mentors - who provide every single group with constructive feedback to assist their onward musical journey. From these festivals, Music for Youth invites 3,000 young musicians to perform at London's Royal Albert Hall each year in three spectacular showcase concerts - which have become 'not to miss' events in the music education calendar.

Through this annual season of events, Music for Youth offers the chance for young musicians and their music teachers and leaders to be part of a national picture, to celebrate their achievements on a national stage and to present the richness and diversity of young people's music-making across the country to a wider audience.

But that's only part of the MFY story...

As a national organisation, Music for Youth uses its position to champion identified causes, uphold particular values and ways of working, be a catalyst for new ideas and projects, and broker collaborations and partnerships between groups, organisations and artists who might not otherwise have met. A musical match-maker perhaps...

PROUD PARTNER OF MUSIC FOR YOUTH

Currently, Music for Youth does this through, for example, Massed Ensemble projects involving large numbers of young people from a particular region; Primary Prom concerts around the country where young performers themselves inspire and motivate primary school audiences; a pilot Young Artist Development Programme where young composer/artists are mentored by professional composers and write a new work for a group of MFY young performers; an international musical twinning project - Britten & Beyond celebrating the music of Benjamin Britten in partnership with the British Council; and a whole host of workshop activities, professional development programmes and curriculum based projects for schools, which link into our national programme of events.

The Royal Albert Hall is pleased to support many charities across the year and to partner with Music for Youth to inspire the nation’s young musicians, as part of our thriving education and outreach programme.

We work with over 100,000 children every year to spark their imagination and inspire creativity.

So, if you haven't been involved with Music for Youth before, there are many ways you can do this... whether you are an aspiring young musician, the parent or friend of a performer, a teacher or music leader in the audience tonight for the first time, or a member of the general public!

DO GET IN TOUCH WITH US

For more information on how to get involved, go to page 21.

You can also email us at mfy@mfy.org.uk or call 020 7759 1830.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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THE MFY SEASON

The MFY Season offers a range of opportunities for young musicians, teachers and music leaders to connect with a national programme.

Inverness

Perth

Ambassadors

Mentoring Edinburgh Glasgow

Collaborations

SCHOOLS PROM

Massed Ensembles

Gateshead

Special Projects

Peterlee

Commissions Stockton-on-Tees

Rossendale Wardle

Halifax

Hull

Satellite Stages

Huddersfield Sheffield

Liverpool Warrington

Boston Loughborough Staffordshire + Stoke

Norwich

Cheltenham

Oxford

REGIONAL FESTIVALS

Aylesbury St Albans

Swindon

Schools

*London

Aldershot

PRIMARY PROMS

Exchange

High Wycombe Reading

MFY Performance Platforms

Signposting Bedford

Northampton

Music Education Hubs Young People

Ashford

Burgess Hill Exeter

Junior Ignite

King’s Lynn

Birmingham

Taunton

NATIONAL FESTIVALS

Young Artist Development Programme

Buxton

Shrewsbury

Haverfordwest Newport Cardiff

National Partnership Awards

Wakefield

Rochdale

Wrexham

Workshops

Harrogate Bradford Leeds

Southampton

Partnerships

Community Groups

Exmouth

Truro *Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Havering, Hounslow, Newham, Shoreditch, South Bank

Commissions

Professional Development

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CLASSIC FM MUSIC TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2013

We are delighted to be here at the Music for Youth Schools Prom once again, supporting the work that this excellent organisation does in giving such fantastic opportunities for young people’s music-making to be heard by the widest possible audience. This is the 15th year that the Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year awards have celebrated the outstanding job that the UK’s very best music teachers do in instilling a passion for their subject into a new generation of music lovers.

There is a tendency for music teachers to be the unsung heroes of the music world. Yet, without them, there is a risk that many young people would not have music introduced into their childhoods in a structured way. Music has the power to touch our lives in a far more complex way than many subjects that we study at school and gives us life skills far beyond what we learn in the classroom.

This year, we recognise Primary and Secondary School teachers, Peripatetic and Private teachers, Special Education Needs teachers and we mark the Lifetime Achievement of one particular music educator.

We are very grateful to Yamaha, Avid, the Musicians’ Union and Music for Youth for their continued support of our awards. We are particularly pleased that once again the awards are being presented here at the Schools Prom. These three concerts play a very valuable role in showcasing the incredibly high quality of achievement in music-making by young people of all ages from right across the UK. There is a huge amount of talent on show from the young people performing tonight and music teachers are the very special people who help to unlock that talent. Without them, tonight’s concert simply wouldn’t happen. We owe them a very deep debt of gratitude.

Darren Henley OBE Managing Director Classic FM

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Special Education Needs Music Teacher of the Year Jocelyn Watkins Treloar School, Hampshire Lifetime Achievement Award Peter Bridle

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PRESENTER

Jamie Crick

Presenting this year’s Schools Prom is Classic FM’s Jamie Crick.

No stranger to the stage, Jamie is more than just a face for radio!

Although a massive Beethoven fan, giving John Suchet a run for his money, Jamie is into all kinds of music, so is excited about all the different genres which will be performed over the course of the three nights of the Schools Prom.

London born Jamie has presented the CLASSIC FM lunchtime show for nine years and he is known for his engaging style and musical insights, which will bring a rich understanding to the audience.

Jamie has been involved with Music for Youth in the past – he went down a storm at both the Family Proms and the National Festival in Birmingham.

Age eleven, Jamie was cast in hit musical Evita, so he will know what a big deal it is to these young people performing at the Royal Albert Hall. He’ll be able to keep the nerves at bay for the young people performing in front of 5,000 people!

Pomp & Circumstance - Elgar words

Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free, How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee?

Wider still, and wider, shall thy bounds be set; God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet!

Land of Hope and Glory Truth and Right and Freedom, each a holy gem, Stars of solemn brightness, weave thy diadem.

Tho' thy way be darkened, still in splendour drest, As the star that trembles o'er the liquid West.

Throned amid the billows, throned inviolate, Thou hast reigned victorious, thou has smiled at fate.

Land of Hope and Glory, fortress of the Free, How may we extol thee, praise thee, honour thee?

Hark, a mighty nation maketh glad reply; Lo, our lips are thankful, lo, our hearts are high!

Hearts in hope uplifted, loyal lips that sing; Strong in faith and freedom, we have crowned our King!

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MASSED ENSEMBLES

Each night of the Schools Prom, we present a large scale music project – or ‘massed ensemble’.

Each ensemble brings together hundreds of young musicians to perform a new commission composed especially for them, or devised with them through creative, composition-based workshops. We hope that through these projects, young musicians are able to do something beyond their normal experience, extend their musical learning, and work with musicians and composers with whom they would not have otherwise had the chance.

On Monday night, we hear from over 600 young people from Essex who will perform Rondo Latino! composed for them by Karl Jenkins. Tuesday night will see Lincolnshire Music Service present Lincolnshire Skies – A Tribute to the Dambusters, a special commission written to remember the 70th anniversary of one of the most memorable events of the Second World War. Finally, Wednesday night’s performance of One and All (Onen hag Oll), under the creative direction of Joe Broughton, presents a unique representation of musical traditions and life in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

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OUT OF ESSEX MASSED ensemble

Monday 11 November

Rondo Latino!

Composed by Karl Jenkins Funded entirely by ICAP Charity Day with the Classic FM Foundation Creative Team Leacorn Thwaite Paul Griffiths Jane Wheeler Young Artists Nathan Devonte Itoya Osagiede Musical Director RNCM Session Orchestra Andy Stott

Uniting over 600 young people from across Essex, aged between 9 and 21, the Out of Essex massed ensemble takes to the stage on Monday night to perform a special commission by renowned composer, Karl Jenkins.

Tuesday 12 November

Delivered in partnership with Essex, Southend and Thurrock Music Hubs alongside MFY, this exciting project has brought together young people in a unique collaboration between 11 participating schools across the county. The young people taking part represent a range of abilities, backgrounds and musical experience, united in celebration of participatory music-making in a project that has offered something for every individual young person. The project has involved a series of intense vocal workshops and ‘cluster’ rehearsals between participating schools led by the project’s artistic team of professional musicians and young leaders.

Workshops and rehearsals have focused on developing the young people’s creative and musical skills, exchanging ideas between schools, and teaching a range of new singing and improvisation techniques to give confidence to their performance of the Latin American inspired, Rondo Latino!.

You will hear the young people chant in a unique language.

Karl Jenkins says, "It is my own invented language. Much like scat singers in jazz who invent words as they improvise, there is no meaning to the words. The piece is using the voice purely as an instrument."

Karl Jenkins left open a section of Rondo Latino! for the young people to devise some of their own music in response to the rest of the piece. Leading this creative section are 50 pupils from Beacon Hill Academy, Debden Park High School and Newport Free Grammar School.

The Essex performers are accompanied by the RNCM Session Orchestra. This unique ensemble brings together musicians from both popular and classical music degree courses. Some of the Orchestra’s rhythm section and vocalists have also taken part in the creative workshops in Essex.

"This has been an extraordinary journey. Now, here we are.

Over 600 young singers and musicians bringing their individual and shared experiences together in song."

Jane Wheeler, Vocal Leader "As Head of Music Service in Southend I was thrilled to get involved with this project; here was the chance for 600 young people to perform an especially composed piece by Karl Jenkins with no audition necessary! An amazing opportunity for all of these young people. I’m sure it will give them something to remember for many years."

Ros Pitcher, Head of Southend Music Service "We imagined our students would enjoy the workshops but we hadn't quite anticipated how much momentum the whole project would gain. The students have really made this experience their own and the workshops have been keenly awaited. The musicmaking has spread an incredibly good energy, which has had an impact far beyond the project."

Carine Ries, Beacon Hill Academy

With many thanks to all staff and young people involved in this project, our vocal leaders, along with our colleagues at the Essex, Southend and Thurrock Music Hubs and the ROH Bridge Programme.

This project would not have been possible without the support of its sponsors. Out of Essex is funded entirely by the ICAP Charity day with the Classic FM Foundation.

Lincolnshire Skies: A Tribute to the Dambusters Composed by Jonathan Nowell Conductor Martin Stockdale

Lincolnshire MASSED ensemble

The massed ensemble on Tuesday showcases the wealth and breadth of musical talent within the rural county of Lincolnshire, uniting around 600 performers ranging in age and ability from nearly 40 schools. It features young people in the very early stages of learning an instrument through to the most accomplished players in the county, many of whom are set to make music their career.

Lincolnshire Music Service wanted an opportunity to showcase their work on a national stage, during what is an important year for Lincolnshire; 2013 is the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters’ Mission and the 40th anniversary of Lincolnshire Music Service.

The project has brought together many young people across the county who have made new friends and experienced ensemble playing on a grand scale. Lincolnshire Music Service describe their Schools Prom performance as ‘an inspiration to all who will take part in this unforgettable experience.’ In addition to the performance itself, the collaborative working between local organisations and the creation of new partnerships will enhance future music-making initiatives in the county.

"Lincolnshire is a rural county and to unite musicians from nearly 40 schools is a great achievement."

Jennifer McKie, Lincolnshire Music Service Lincolnshire Skies: A Tribute to the Dambusters was commissioned

by Lincolnshire Music Service to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters’ mission. Lincoln-based composer and performer, Jonathan Nowell, celebrates Lincolnshire’s aviation heritage by recreating the key sounds, sights and events of the Dambusters’ raid in this beautiful and poignant piece which features a massed wind band and choir. The piece guarantees to take the audience back in time to the crucial events that took place during the Second World War. As our special guest on Tuesday says, "This special evening at the Royal Albert Hall is a most fitting finale to this year’s 70th Anniversary commemorations of the Dambusters Raid of 16/17 May 1943. To be in the presence of and hear 600 children and young people from the county of my birth perform the premier of 'Lincolnshire Skies' - A Tribute to the Dambusters - makes me both proud and humbled. It is my great privilege to attend this evening’s performance, and I hope you will enjoy this most fitting tribute to all involved in that epic raid, particularly those who did not return."

George ‘Johnny’ Johnson, the last surviving British bomb aimer of the Dambusters

Tonight's performance is dedicated to the memory of "the brave men and women of Bomber Command".

Jonathan Nowell, Composer

Lincolnshire Music Service would like to thank its sponsors and partners: Arts Council England; East Lindsey District Council; Lincolnshire CfBT Education Trust (School Improvement Service of the Year 2012); Lincolnshire County Council; Jonathan Nowell; Lincolnshire Young Journalist and Film Academy; and RAF Music Services, which now has vacancies for Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Cornet, French Horn, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Percussion, Violin and Piano.

For more information visit www.raf.mod.uk/rafmusic

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WEDNESDAY 13 November

One and all (onen hag oll) Composed by Joe Broughton Funded by Vivendi Create Joy Fund Creative Team Joe Broughton Tom Chapman Paloma Trigas

Additional funding from West Cornwall Youth Trust David Cornwell Trust Porth-en-alls, Prussia Cove, Cornwall

Co-Create Cornwall MASSED ensemble

Co-Create Cornwall is a massed ensemble composition project, involving over 600 young people from 29 different school and community groups from across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

The project has involved the co-creation of a commission led by professional MFY artists in partnership with multiple local music leaders. The project represents the diverse and rich musical landscape of the UK’s most southern point and has involved young people from the length and breadth of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, reaching out to those who experience rural isolation in its most extreme form. Starting in May this year, MFY engaged a team of artists to work in the region, delivering workshops and developing new music together - all in partnership with local teachers and musicians to ensure a lasting legacy.

"Each music group has engaged with a spirit of eagerness, and a willingness to share their love of music-making with others" Tim Boulton, Cornwall music leader and Massed Ensemble Co-ordinator One and All (Onen hag Oll) was written by composer and multiinstrumentalist, Joe Broughton. The piece has five sections that describe different elements of life in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It begins with Out At Sea - in the dead of night, where a lone fisherman is unaware of the storm brewing. A solemn recorder section in The Fisherman’s Prayer accompanies the lost souls of those people who are on the next part of their journey - wherever they may be going - while people left behind come to terms with loss. The Dance of Progress points out that there are many different ways for the human race to move forward. Big Dance Company, choreographed by Fiona Richardson, perform a dance symbolising a young person’s battle to be heard. We are then thrust onto a silent moor where the stars are so clear and the air so pure, it really makes you think. Outside Inside represents those contemplative moments. In the final section of the piece, Harsh Realities recognises that amongst all the space, beauty and community spirit, things are not always easy. However, the spirit of the Cornish people wins over at the end as we are taken over by Sunshine – as much a joyful reminder of the great environmental work going on in Cornwall as it is a summer party.

"Creating a piece for 600 young people with 73 different parts to perform has to be a challenge worth taking on! I saw a really ambitious combination of styles around Cornwall - classical, folk, pop, world, jazz and most things in between - the energy and life that this group can bring to the piece is incredibly uplifting. I was immediately fired up to write the piece having met so many inspiring teachers and enthusiastic and skilful young people. The point of music will always be to create a vibe amongst the players that can be infectious for the audience."

Joe Broughton, Composer "The piece is unique because it is written especially for us, written for over 600 youngsters (and oldies!) with care to cater for the particular skills, standards, and instruments involved.

It aims to show the essence of Cornwall, so it is very personal for those playing."

Judy Whitlock, Liskeard School and Community College "We are so isolated and never get the chance to join in with this type of project. The level of funding we are getting has been vital to us – it’s great that we’re not forgotten, out on our rock!

It means a huge amount to the area! Everyone is buzzing!"

Debbie Wainwright, Five Islands School, Isles of Scilly

"The sheer joy of singing with a vast choir in the Royal Albert Hall is incomparable and will hopefully feed back into our town, as we seek to promote choral singing as a wonderful and fulfilling opportunity."

Ros Pitcher, Southend Music Service

"A wonderfully active scene of youth music-making has sprung up, building on traditions of brass band playing and singing, spreading in all musical directions.

Co-Create Cornwall has brought together 29 different groups across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Each group has engaged with a spirit of eagerness and a willingness to share their love of music making with others."

CALL TO ACTION!

MFY showcases one massed ensemble performance in each of its three Schools Prom concerts every year. Through these large-scale projects, we can support innovation, ambition and good practice, and provide an opportunity for a particular region of the country to showcase its locally produced work on a national stage.

If you are currently planning a large-scale performance project and would like to be considered as one of the 2014 massed ensemble performances, please email mfy@mfy.org.uk to make sure that you are on our mailing list. A Call for Projects will go out at the end of November. Project criteria and further information will be published on the MFY website, www.mfy.org.uk

Tim Boulton, Co-Create Cornwall Massed Ensemble Coordinator

"In the 40th year of Lincolnshire Music Service, it has been a great opportunity to showcase the musical talent of the county's young people."

Jonathan Nowell, Composer

With many thanks to all staff and young people involved in this project.

Without their dedication and hard work it would not have been possible.

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We are currently developing a new business club where local businesses can benefit from an association with MFY, by providing goods or services to our substantial network of schools, educational partners and other Business Club members.

In 2013: Our Regional Festival Series involved over 40,000 • young musicians.

8 Primary Prom concerts took place in Birmingham, Bradford, • Exeter and London attracting audiences of around 15,000

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In 2013: 8,500 young musicians performed in the MFY National Festivals • in Birmingham and Perth.

10 groups of young musicians were awarded an MFY National • Partnership Award. Read more about this exciting new awards

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We launched our pilot of the Young Artist Development • Programme. Two up-and-coming young composers are now

Our reputation

working alongside professional composers and collaborating with a group of young musicians to write a composition for performance at a future MFY event.

We have an unparalleled reputation for delivering spectacular showcase events, concerts and festivals, including the annual Schools Prom at the Royal Albert Hall - the highlight of the music education calendar.

A range of professional development sessions were organised • for music teachers in Bradford and across Cornwall.

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We work with young people, teaching professionals, parents, music education organisations, schools, music education hubs, community organisations and arts venues.

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MFY showcases the exemplary work of teachers and music leaders, as well as the musical excellence of young musicians, to a wide and varied audience.

Our reach

With the support and dedication of our many volunteers and the MFY team, we involve around 40,000 young people in MFY events each year, with another 20,000 as audience. Nearly 90% of them are from state schools.

On 11, 12 and 13 November 2013, over 3000 young musicians • will take to the stage at the Royal Albert Hall to dazzle

We are passionate about creating life changing experiences for all young musicians regardless of their background, abilities or previous musical experience. We know these kinds of opportunities can be vital to give them the confidence and skills to succeed in life.

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Each award consists of a year long partnership with award sponsors – who provide specially curated musical experiences appropriate to the needs of each group.

So, whether a jazz group, an orchestra, a folk band or a class of primary school children, the young people will link up with professional artists, leading music educationalists, music industry insiders and world class concert venues for further performance opportunities, masterclasses, coaching, mentoring, access to rehearsals of high profile shows and even tailor made careers guidance…

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Craig Irving Hosta

"the whole audience were clapping so hard we could hardly hear ourselves play"

Kasia Zaitz Pimlico academy Steel orchestra

"we’re all so excited, we can’t stop talking about it!"

Stefan Tucker Belfast Royal Academy Irish Traditional Music Group

"we’re practising hard for this once-in-a-lifetime experience"

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When performing a Scottish jig at the Royal Albert Hall in the Schools Prom two years ago, Craig stepped up the tempo a notch and found "the whole audience were clapping so hard we could hardly hear ourselves play. I made a decision at that point that music was what I wanted to do for a living."

Craig is realising his dream, as he’s just started at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow. And despite his bandmates being in different cities, he decided to lead the group to progress through the MFY season again.

"The Royal Albert Hall is the best place I’ve ever played and the thought of playing there again has spurred me on, despite all the study, the challenge that us living in different cities present, and all the admin!"

A reel featured in Hosta's set was written by band member Euan about a friend who had been drawn out into a very rough sea and was missing. The friend happily returned, but the worry and panic Euan felt led him to write ‘Robert Paterson’s Deep Sea Dive’, which the guys will be performing on Wednesday night.

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Kasia was already playing piano, drums and percussion before she tried her hand at steel pans. Having been inspired by the likes of Stevie Wonder, she already had her heart set on being a musician even before getting involved in the Pimlico Academy Steel Orchestra and signing up for the MFY festival season.

"Watching other groups at the National Festival inspired us to try different things and motivated us to do better. And now we’re practising for the Royal Albert Hall and we’re all so excited, we can’t stop talking about it!"

"Steel pan music originated in the Caribbean, and we’ll be performing a typical calypso piece, which will bring some of that atmosphere to the Royal Albert Hall on the night."

Kasia keeps bumping into other members of the band who are practising their parts in the music room, spending their free time wisely to perfect their performance for the Schools Prom.

Stefan has been playing the flute since he was seven. Now aged 19, he talks fondly about his musical friendships that have prospered during that time, and also of the amazing support of his teachers.

"Getting through to the National Festival was really surprising.

As we were preparing for our spring concert we decided to record the rehearsal to send it in as a recorded entry. We promptly forgot about it, so it was out of the blue when we found out we’d been invited!

Seeing the high quality performances at the National Festival inspired us to be more creative and pushed us to be more adventurous in our arrangements.

I was flabbergasted when I found out we’d been invited to the Schools Prom. We never thought it would be us. Although it will be daunting to play the Royal Albert Hall, we just want to play our best, so we’re practising hard for this once-in-a-lifetime experience."

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CELEBRATION

"Music is about listening, the more you play, the more the magic spreads..."

MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN

The 2013 Schools Prom concerts aim to unite the performers and audience through exploring a common theme which takes us on a different musical journey each evening. Not only can we celebrate the fantastic achievements of the young musicians, but we can also share a gloriously diverse repertoire, a different take on familiar music, and new compositions hot off the press. We want to celebrate the freshness and energy young people bring, and which shines through each performance.

So it is fitting that the first of our three concerts is brought together under the banner of a 'Celebration' of the music shared, for its own sake.

Tonight's programme opens with the Pimlico Academy Steel Orchestra's Vibes Cyah Done to start the party off, and a virtuosic arrangement of Chick Corea's Spain. Weekend Rescue then share their own song Alice, a development of an improvised warm up for their gigs, followed by Little Talks, by Of Monsters and Men. Yaxham Ukes turn your perception of ukulele playing on its head, as these primary aged children delight us with a mixed bag of familiar tunes, clearly showing off their enthusiasm for the instrument.

By way of contrast, we move onto St Aidan's Chamber Choir who braved gale force winds to perform Philips' anthem, Ascendit Deus, on top of their Chapel Tower, in the tradition of St John's College Choir, Cambridge who do this each Ascension Day. We celebrate their commitment to their art - and offer a slightly warmer setting without the accompanying weather...

The woodwind quintet, Original 5, give us two short but exciting pieces, demonstrating their high level of expertise and professionalism, and the first half draws to a close with a unique gathering of 600 young people from all over Essex, united in a special commission by Karl Jenkins, Rondo Latino!. They are accompanied by the RNCM Session Orchestra. Listen out for the creative section in a 'window' within this choral work.

Pimlico Academy Steel Orchestra

Original 5

Bromley Youth Concert Band

London Musical Director Chris Storey Head of Performing Arts Nick Jones Age 14 - 17

Essex Musical Director Gill Thorn Administrator Kathy McCloud Age 15 - 17 Miniature No. 2 for Wind Quintet Gilbert Vinter arr Gill Thorn

Marche Slave Tchaikovsky arr L P Laurendeau

Spain Chick Corea arr Chris Storey

Leaping Dance from Old Hungarian Dances Ferenc Farkas arr Gill Thorn

RNCM Session Orchestra with Greater Gwent Youth Orchestra

Weekend Rescue

Out of Essex Massed Ensemble

Vibes Cyah Done Machel Montano arr Chris Storey

Devon Age 18 - 19 Alice * Weekend Rescue arr Finlay Cawthera, Jess Clarke, Connor Ward, Ryan Poulter

Creative Team Lea Cornthwaite, Paul Griffiths, Jane Wheeler Musical Director RNCM Session Orchestra Andy Stott Age 9 - 21

Little Talks Of Monsters and Men

Rondo Latino!

Karl Jenkins

Yaxham Ukes Norfolk Musical Director Tony Bailey Assistant Masha Smith Age 8 - 10 Shortnin’ Bread Trad arr Tony Bailey Tallis’ Canon Thomas Tallis arr Tony Bailey If You’re Happy and You Know It Trad arr Tony Bailey

After the interval, we hear two emotive and dramatic orchestral pieces. The Greater Gwent Youth Orchestra play two movements of Prokofiev's Scythian Suite; and the Bromley Youth Concert Band perform Marche Slave by Tchaikovsky.

St Aidan’s Chamber Choir

Tomorrow's Warriors - Ezra give us Shade of Scarlett, written by their drummer, Femi Koleoso, which reflects on how beauty can be achieved through a blend of different backgrounds and influences.

Similarly, Percussion School's Furniture Music is a rhythmically complex piece that draws on ideas from around the world in an adaptation of Chairs - a piece originally written by Percussion School pupils for their very first concert 10 years ago.

The Long Road Eriks Ešenvalds

North Yorkshire Musical Director Mark Pallant Age 16 - 18

INTERVAL 20 MINUTES

Greater Gwent Youth Orchestra Conductor Peter James Age 10 - 21 Scythian Suite ii The Evil God and the Dance of the Pagan Monsters iv The Glorious Departure of Lolli and the Cortège of the Sun Prokofiev

Manchester Musical Director Andy Stott Orchestra Manager Andrew Baylie Age 18 - 21 One Day Like This Elbow

Percussion School Kent Musical Director Molly Hollman Age 14 - 18 Furniture Music * Percussion School

Greater Gwent Youth Orchestra Conductor Peter James Age 10 - 21 Pomp & Circumstance March No.1 Elgar

Tomorrow’s Warriors – Ezra London Musical Director Gary Crosby OBE Age 16 - 20 Shade Of Scarlett * Femi Koleoso

Ascendit Deus Peter Philips

The RNCM Session Orchestra and members of the Greater Gwent Youth Orchestra will raise the roof with their arrangement of Elbow's euphoric rock anthem One Day Like This, and our concert concludes in its usual way with Land of Hope and Glory. So, we hope you enjoy this celebration of the power of music in the hands of these inspirational young musicians and their teachers.

In the words of Elbow, "...throw those curtains wide - one day like this a year'd see me right." * Student composition

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London Conductor Michael Purton Age 14 - 18

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PROGRAMME

MONDAY

"Be the change that you wish to see in the world" Mahatma Ghandi

Tonight's concert takes the concept of Transformation as its theme. Our aim for the evening is not only to celebrate the fantastic achievements of the young musicians and their teachers, but to go on a musical journey with them that is connected by a shared idea, and which informs our experience as an audience and perhaps as a human being. Tonight we consider how the young musicians take music from the past and give it a new voice, how they reinterpret familiar works, how they bring something new to established traditions so that we might hear them with fresh ears. As Søren Kierkegaard said, 'Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards', and this is particularly true this evening as we hear music reminiscent of the war years with a Glenn Miller inspired set from Youth Brass 2000 and a new commission by Jonathan Nowell, Lincolnshire Skies, which is a tribute to the Dambusters and Lincolnshire's aviation heritage, involving 600 singers and instrumentalists from across the county Lincolnshire. We are thrilled to be joined by the last surviving British Dambuster, Squadron Leader George 'Johnny' Johnson as guest of honour for this performance.

We are treated to a number of performances of traditional music by our young musicians. MiniTrad plays trad jazz, including solos improvised in the traditional way; the Belfast Royal Academy Irish Traditional Music Group gives us new arrangements of traditional Irish tunes; and the North East Folk Collective shares traditional songs of Aberdeenshire. Côr Aelwyd Chwilog sings a medley of five Welsh rhymes to complete our travels around the UK. Other thoughtful reflections on bygone eras include a performance of renaissance dance and instrumental music by Sponnaissance, a group formed to give GCSE and A-level students a hands-on approach to learning about renaissance music. Wardle Academy Youth Brass Band gives us a fanfare on Psalm 100, entitled Old 100th, and the toccata from Léon Böellman's Suite Gothique.

The first half of the concert draws to a close with a chance to join in Aldeburgh Music's celebration of the centenary of Benjamin Britten's birth, as Pete Letanka leads us through his arrangement of Cuckoo from the set of Britten's 12 songs known as Friday Afternoons, written for his brother's school.

Lucy Hodson and Emily Fox provide a contrast to the Second World War reflections of the larger groups, with two of their own songs in their more intimate duo formation, whilst the Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra tackles the enormously challenging Don Juan by Richard Strauss and the rousing Pomp and Circumstance to conclude the evening.

Wardle Academy Youth Brass Band Lancashire Conductor Lee Rigg Director of Performing Arts Janet Emsley Age 12 - 17 Old 100th Vaughan Williams

MiniTrad Kent Musical Director John Hall Age 11 - 12 Frankie and Johnny Hughie Cannon I Wanna Be Like You Robert & Richard Sherman

Wardle Academy Youth Brass Band Lancashire Conductor Lee Rigg Director of Performing Arts Janet Emsley Age 12 - 17 Suite Gothique iv Toccata Léon Boëllmann arr Eric Ball

Belfast Royal Academy Irish Traditional Music Group County Antrim Assistant Director Catherine Scully Assistant Director Niall McIlroy Age 14 - 19 TrEd in A Trad arr Niall and Damian McIlroy DamiAn’s Reels Stephen Rooney arr Niall McIlroy

Friday Afternoons Suffolk and North Yorkshire Musical Director Pete Letanka Age 7 - 18 FRIDAY AFTERNOONS Cuckoo Britten arr Pete Letanka

INTERVAL 20 MINUTES

Lincolnshire Massed Ensemble Conductor Martin Stockdale Lincolnshire Senior Music Advisor Jennifer McKie Age 9 - 19 Lincolnshire Skies: A Tribute to the Dambusters Jonathan Nowell

Lucy Hodson & Emily Fox Hertfordshire Musical Director Michael Davidson Age 15 - 18 Love Me Back * Lucy Hodson Mirror * Emily Fox

Youth Brass 2000 Northamptonshire Chairman Don Collins Conductor Chris Jeans Age 9 - 18 Tuxedo Junction Erskine Hawkins Moonlight Serenade Jerry Gray Virtuosity Kenny Baker Valero James Swearingham

Sponnaissance Northamptonshire Musical Director Catherine Underwood Age 14 - 18 Highland Laddie Trad My Bonny Lass She Smileth Thomas Morley il Ballerino Giovanni Gastoldi Adoramus Te Giovanni da Palestrina Pastime With Good Company Henry VIII * Student composition

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Côr Aelwyd Chwilog Gwynedd Musical Director Pat Jones Assistant Directors Carys Jones, Catrin Alwen, Alun Jones Age 9 - 17 Hen Arferion (old Traditions) Trad arr Olwen Jones YR OD (the Snow) Elgar

Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra Conductor John Trail Orchestra Manager Tom Morter Age 14 - 19 Don Juan Op. 20 R. Strauss

North East Folk Collective Aberdeenshire Director Sharon Hassan Age 13 - 21 The Dreadful End of Marianna for Sorcery Karine Polwart arr North East Folk Collective Miss Shepherd James Scott Skinner arr North East Folk Collective The Grey Dog Aidan O’Rourke Sliabh Russell Trad Sandy Broon’s Jonny Hardie and Gavin Marwick

Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra Conductor John Trail Orchestra Manager Tom Morter Age 14 - 19 Pomp & Circumstance March No.1 Elgar

PROGRAMME

TUESDAY TRANSFORMATION

INNOVATIOn

"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore" AndrÉ Gide

The final evening of the 2013 Schools Prom takes the notion of Innovation as the common thread drawing the repertoire and performances together. Tonight you will hear several new works, some written by the students themselves. However, our theme also encompasses innovative or interesting approaches to performance, quirky settings, as well as unusual instrumentation or ways of presenting something familiar. We hope you will agree with us that there is plenty of food for thought on tonight's menu.

First up is a student composition as Berkshire Youth Orchestra perform Harry Davidson's orchestral work, Type II, conducted by the 18 year old composer. His piece depicts the dramatic end of a dying star. The orchestra is followed on stage by High Wycombe Music Centre Adolphe Sax Quartet for Under the Veil and The Lone Ar-ranger Goes Sax Mad. Intriguing...

Dulwich Hamlet Primary Fusion Ensemble were formed as the result of a project with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and tonight they perform their own composition Scandinavian Sounds, based on trolls, Vikings and all things Norwegian. Next, Swindon based trio, The Debuts, in their own words, aim 'to deliver something you have never heard before, and to woo you with our Swindonian charms' via two of their own songs. We wait with baited breath!

Finishing the first half is Northamptonshire's flagship group, Wellingborough Music & Arts Centre Festival Band, who charm us with the beautifully orchestrated Songs of Sailor and Sea, complete with the three note motif of the humpback whale.

After the interval, young musicians from all over Cornwall (including the Isles of Scilly) take to the stage for their massed ensemble performance of Joe Broughton's challenging and at times poignant new composition One and All (Onen hag Oll), influenced by, and written for the 29 groups of young instrumentalists, singers and dancers congregated here tonight.

Cornwall's mammoth undertaking is followed by two numbers

by Lewis and the Ukes - Yours 'Til I Die, written by band member Nathan Battersby and Somebody I Used to Know, incorporating what the band describe as an innovative twist... Next up, Spill the Beans was written specially for the City of Hull Youth Jazz Orchestra by Andy Scott. Their involvement in the development of the piece gave them an invaluable insight into the performer / composer relationship, and a real sense of ownership and passion for the work. St Thomas More School Chamber Choir then sing Eric Whitacre's beautiful Five Hebrew Songs, accompanied for the first time by a string quartet from their school, and they are followed by a very special performance of an arrangement of the film score Out of Africa by Bents Green Special Sounds. Using an electronic instrument called the Soundbeam, alongside a range of xylophones, metallophones and untuned percussion, you will hear truly unique sounds. The final performance before Elgar's traditional finale is by Hosta, a group of young Scottish musicians from the Highlands, who share a rousing set of songs, reels and jigs from the ever growing Celtic music repertoire, including tunes written and arranged by members of the trio themselves.

Berkshire Youth Orchestra

Co-Create Cornwall Massed Ensemble

Bents Green Special Sounds

Conductor Harry Davidson Age 11 - 18 Type II * Harry Davidson

High Wycombe Music Centre Adolphe Sax Quartet Buckinghamshire Musical Director Alison Downie Age 16 - 18 Under The Veil Nigel Wood The LonE Ar-Ranger Goes Sax Mad arr Philip Buttall

Dulwich Hamlet Junior School Fusion Ensemble London Musical Director Lauren Brant Age 10 - 11 Scandinavian Sounds * Dulwich Hamlet Junior School Fusion Ensemble

The Debuts Wiltshire Age 16 Runaway * The Debuts Railway Side * The Debuts

Wellingborough Music & Arts Centre Festival Band Northamptonshire Conductor Ruth Allen Age 11 - 19 Songs of Sailor and Sea Robert W Smith

INTERVAL 20 MINUTES

Composer and Musical Director Joe Broughton Drum Kit and Workshop Leader Tom Chapman Violin and Workshop Leader Paloma Trigas Massed Ensemble Co-ordinator Tim Boulton Age 9 – 21 One and All (Onen Hag Oll) Joe Broughton

Lewis & the Ukes Caerphilly Musical Director Mr M. Collins Head of Music Miss B. Jenkins Age 13 - 18 Yours ‘til I Die * Nathan Battersby Somebody That I Used To Know Gotye

Out of Africa John Barry arr Judith Ennis

Hosta The Highlands Age 18 - 20 The Boy Who Wouldn’t Hoe Corn Trad Shove The Pig’s Foot A Little Further Into The Fire Bruce Molsky Robert Paterson’s Deep Sea Dive * Euan Smillie £50 Cashback Fraser Shaw, John Summerville and Kevin O’Neill Dashing White Eejit Allan Henderson

City of Hull Youth Jazz Orchestra

All arr Hosta

East Riding of Yorkshire Musical Director Sean Miller Assistant Musical Director Bill Ferrier Age 13 - 19

Berkshire Youth Orchestra

Spill The Beans Andy Scott

Conductor Jonathan Burnett Age 11 - 18 Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 Elgar

St Thomas More School Chamber Choir Tyne and Wear Musical Director Michael Summers Age 15 - 18 Five Hebrew Love Songs Eric Whitacre

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South Yorkshire Musical Director Judith Ennis Age 16 - 17

PROGRAMME

WEDNESDAY

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TEACHER

Lauren Brant

Dulwich Hamlet Fusion Ensemble

"Music gets me out of bed in the morning.

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Lauren Brant is the recorder tutor, trumpet tutor and the Assistant Music Co-ordinator at Dulwich Hamlet Junior School, based in South London. We asked Lauren to tell us about her journey as a young musician, her approach to teaching music and her Music for Youth story so far.

I am passionate about introducing young people to new music and I want to pass on my enthusiasm to all my pupils. When you see that spark in a young person’s eye because of the music they are creating – it’s a privilege to be part of that experience.

What do you remember about your experience of music in school?

Although my parents love music, and were incredibly supportive of my musical education, I was the first person in my family to formally learn an instrument. I was therefore very lucky to be taught music in schools where it was a vital part of the curriculum and ethos similar to Dulwich Hamlet Junior School. At my primary school I had the opportunity to play the trumpet and recorder and thanks to an inspirational brass teacher quickly caught the music bug. In secondary school I was privileged to have a place on the Pimlico Special Music Course (a scheme which sadly no longer exists). Pimlico School was a fantastic place and I loved the fact that I was surrounded by likeminded young musicians. I want to create a similar experience for the pupils at my school and deliver musical projects where this same team spirit and creativity is instilled into the work we do.

Tell us about your approach to teaching music?

I direct five ensembles in school including the Dulwich Hamlet Fusion Ensemble, who will perform in this year’s Schools Prom. When we performed at the MFY National Festival in Birmingham, it was great. We were very proud of ourselves and were presented with an Innovation Award for the music we performed.

In Fusion Ensemble I involve my pupils in creating new music. I start by selecting a country for musical inspiration and use workshops and exercises to tap into the children’s creativity. We also take an existing composition and give it an innovative twist.

I expose them to different contemporary music techniques to help them develop ideas. I want them to think differently about the music they make and so I introduce them to a range of musical styles and instrumentation from different parts of the world, such as Cuba, Bolivia and Indonesia.

The children love the collaborative way of working and say the Fusion Ensemble is ‘the best thing they do at school.’ One pupil, Ruby, says rehearsals ‘allow her to explore different sounds on her violin.’ We don’t use sheet music during rehearsals and our performances. I think this helps the young people engage more with one another during a performance and think more as a team. As we play by ear, it also means I involve children in my work who find reading music difficult.

How have you found the MFY season?

We have worked with Music for Youth since 2005. When I found out we’d been invited to perform at the Schools Prom I didn’t believe it at first. It’s great that the music they have created is being recognised – we are all so proud. The absolute highlight of the year for the children will be performing at the Royal Albert Hall.

The piece we will perform is inspired by another country – Norway.

We explored the ideas of ice, climate, trolls, Vikings and magic for our performance. Some sections of the piece are always improvised so we never know where the piece will take us on the evening. We’re very excited to present our work!

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For more information about Britten & Beyond, contact Judith Robinson, Britten & Beyond Project Manager, judith.robinson@britishcouncil.org or via Music for Youth on 020 7759 1830. www.brittenandbeyond.org

Britten & Beyond is an exciting new initiative led by Music for Youth and the British Council and is part of the centenary celebrations of composer Benjamin Britten.

One of the greatest composers of the 20th century, Benjamin Britten wrote music for everyone; he wanted his music "to be of use to people, to please them, to enhance their lives." He also composed music for children and often included them in the music he wrote for adult audiences.

MFY and the British Council have brought together a total of 23 groups of young musicians from the UK and overseas. 16 groups of UK young musicians are twinning with young musicians from the USA, Croatia, Armenia, Jordan, Bulgaria, France, Portugal, Germany and Israel.

"Through this project, we can fulfil one of our missions which is exchanging cultural ideas and opening up to music dialogues between different cultures" During the coming year, the groups will go on a virtual journey together as they explore Britten’s “holy triangle” of listening, performing and composing. Through a series of activities or “stopoff points”, participants will navigate their unique virtual journeys, sharing their work digitally via the project website, www.brittenandbeyond.org "Many of my students have never left this small part of Birmingham in their lives and so a bigger perspective on the world through a musical project would be invaluable."

"This would be an amazing way of bringing musically-minded children together, not only to share performances, but also to learn from each other, sharing ideas and discussing what they feel about the music they are performing and what they like about it."

A wealth of resources celebrating Britten’s centenary have been developed by a number of organisations across the UK. Many of these are free, and available on the Britten & Beyond website. MFY is delighted to be working with the British Council to broker these international partnerships over the coming year.

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Music for Youth would like to thank all its sponsors and supporters.

Their generosity and vision enables MFY to support young musicians across the whole of the UK.

Major Sponsors

The National Union of Teachers is the largest teachers' union and the only union that represents only qualified teachers, or those who are on courses or in posts that will lead to teacher qualification. The NUT campaigns consistently for professional unity in the teaching profession. We believe that a single professional body, articulating the views of the profession, would benefit both children and teachers.

Teaching is a challenging and important job. Teachers can change children's lives.

The hallmark of the NUT has been a commitment to high-quality education for all children.

Crucial to the full and enriched development of our children and young people is the opportunity to enjoy and make music. The National Union of Teachers is honoured to be a major sponsor of Music for Youth. teachers.org.uk

The TES is home to a global digital community of over 3 million registered users and is one of the fastest growing online networks of any profession anywhere in the world, as well as being the largest single professional network in the world.

We believe that teachers around the world are the single most important influence on a child's education and that every child should have the best access to educational content regardless of economics. We also believe that teachers want access to the very best content and resources possible to inspire their students.

By pooling the vast knowledge, experience and creativity of teachers around the world, and by giving them the ability to share the very best lesson content, we believe that the education system can be transformed for the better.

Proud of our 100-year heritage and of our ever-increasing collection of free digital teaching resources, TES exists to help drive up standards of education by putting the right teachers in the right jobs and giving them the tools to be the very best that they can be.

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With over 667,000 resources, more than 3.7 million resources are downloaded from our websites a week - up to eight TES resources downloaded a second.

Our award-winning website, TES Connect, is home to over 11,000 free music lesson plans, music activities, music worksheets, music teaching ideas and much more - designed for teachers by teachers.

Explore TES Music Resources and many more at www.tesconnect.com TES is proud to sponsor Music for Youth – we hope you have a wonderful evening.

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by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world’s greatest musicians, singers, dancers, sportsmen, statesmen and world leaders have appeared here. It is a registered charity held in trust for the nation’s benefit and receives no central or local government funding.

One of the Royal Albert Hall’s charitable aims is to open the building and bring its work alive through its Education and Outreach programme. We work with children, teachers, young people, families and community groups to open up the Hall’s calendar of events and make the most of the unique characteristics of the building. Our programme includes specially created tours, workshops, projects and schools matinees. royalalberthall.com facebook.com/royalalberthall twitter.com/royalalberthall life.royalalberthall.com Registered Charity No: 254543

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ABRSM is the exam board of the Royal Schools of Music, delivering over 650,000 exams every year in around 90 countries. These include graded music exams for more than 30 instruments, singing, Jazz, and ensembles, as well as Music Theory and diplomas.

Our exams are designed to motivate students of all levels and ages, giving them a series of realistic goals and tangible rewards for their achievements.

We believe that good foundations in performance and theory create rounded and confident musicians. So, we aim to encourage a love of music through our stimulating syllabuses and assessments.

ABRSM is committed to supporting high-quality music-making, learning and development, and to producing the best possible resources for music teachers and students.

To build on more than 120 years of inspiring generations of musicians, we work with a variety of organisations in the UK and around the world, providing donations, scholarships and sponsorship. abrsm.org

Out of Essex Project Sponsors

SUPPORTERS

Out of Essex, funded entirely by ICAP Charity Day with The Classic FM Foundation, brings together over 600 children and young people from 12 schools in the county of Essex to sing together. Classic FM’s charity, The Classic FM Foundation exists to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and adults across the UK through the power of music. The charity funds a range of innovative music education and music therapy projects all over the country.

In 2012, The Foundation was chosen to benefit from ICAP Charity Day, one day a year when ICAP give away all their revenue and commissions to a selection of charities worldwide. Composer Karl Jenkins has written a special piece, which has been further developed by students from some of the participating schools. After gathering in smaller groups over the summer, tonight will see hundreds of young voices come together to perform this huge collaborative piece on a grand scale, giving them all a unique opportunity to perform in one of the UK’s most prestigious concert halls.

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Through entertainment, culture and communication Vivendi aims to contribute to the well being and self esteem of the young people it funds.

Each year, Vivendi supports over 30 NGO projects helping young people achieve their full potential. The program operates in the United States, Europe (France and the United Kingdom), Africa (Morocco, Mali and Burkina Faso) and Brazil.

The Martyn Donaldson Music Trust The Hugh Fraser Foundation The Samuel Gardner Memorial Trust The Goldsmiths' Company Charity Hocktief Facility Management UK Ltd David and Penny Lendon The Mercers' Charitable Foundation

Supported by The Youth Music Initiative through Creative Scotland

Perth & Kinross Council A D Power Will Trust The Geoff & Fiona Squire Foundation The Underwood Trust The Garfield Weston Foundation

The Vivendi Create Joy Fund is a proud supporter of Music for Youth and its young talent since 2009.

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Regional Festival CREDITS

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The 2013 Regional Festival Series would not have been possible without the support of the following local organisers and venues:

NORTH EAST & YORKSHIRE

Gateshead Michael Summers St Thomas More Catholic School Halifax Kevin Rivett Heath Training and Development Centre Harrogate Mark Pallant St Aidan’s C of E High School Huddersfield Pat France Colne Valley Specialist Arts College Hull Chris Maynard & Dominic Wright Albemarle Music Centre Leeds David Evans Garforth Academy Peterlee Andy King The Academy at Shotton Hall Sheffield Ian Naylor The Bannerdale Centre Stockton-on-Tees Matthew Haworth Egglescliffe School Wakefield Geraldine Gaunt & Fiona Park St. Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School

WALES

Cardiff The Coal Exchange Haverfordwest Chris Llewellyn Sir Thomas Picton School Newport Peter James Newport Centre Wrexham Kevin Whitley Rhosnesni High School

east anglia

King's Lynn Paula Moate & Peter Strudwick Springwood High School Norwich Ian Johnson OPEN

South East

Aldershot Wendy Brett & Simon Wyld The Connaught School Ashford John Hall Norton Knatchbull School

Burgess Hill Richard Haslam Burgess Hill School for Girls Southampton Stuart Marchant The Mountbatten School Southampton Paul Swindale Richard Taunton Sixth Form College

north west

Buxton Hannah Watson St Thomas More Catholic School Liverpool Clare Wilkins Formby High School Rochdale Richard Charles Rochdale Town Hall Rossendale Gill Middlemas Haslingden High School Wardle Gwen Smith Wardle Academy Warrington Joanne Meredith Great Sankey High School

central england

Aylesbury Elizabeth Molloy Aylesbury Music Centre Bedford Michael Gleeson & David Ewbank Wootton Upper School Birmingham Birmingham Conservatoire Birmingham Pepita Hanna Birmingham Ormiston Academy Boston Graham Standley & Lee Hextall Haven High Academy Loughborough Aidan Geary Loughborough Endowed Schools Northampton Peter Smalley Northampton School for Boys Northampton Peter Smalley Northampton School for Girls Oxford Liz Stock Bayards Hill School Oxford Liz Stock St Gregory the Great School Staffordshire & Stoke Jenny Mason The Bridge Centre

london & Around

High Wycombe Tim Venvell The Royal Grammar School London, Shoreditch Rich Mix London, Camden Cecil Sharp House

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London, Croydon Fairfield Halls, Arnhem Gallery London, Ealing Dan Francis Twyford C of E High School London, Havering Jan Bristow The Coopers' Company & Coborn School London, Hounslow Alan Goodall Isleworth and Syon School for Boys London, Newham Michael Broad Langdon School London, Southbank Centre Southbank Centre Reading Rhiannon Greenaway Kendrick Girls’ School St Albans Ben Storey St Albans Music School

Judith Webster Chief Executive

Tim Spires Senior Producer

Fiona Dalgetty Fèis Rois

Déarbhaile Nairn Producer

Stephen Deazley Love Music

Lauren Barton Producer

Aileen Douthwaite Heads of Instrumental Teaching in Scotland

ev-entz.co.uk

Andrew Duncan Scottish Brass Band Association

Elias Bate Operations & Finance Manager Lynn Simmonds Development Manager Jessica Paton Marketing Manager

Cheltenham Philip Cowley & Steve Legge Pate's Grammar School Exmouth Steve Grant Exmouth Community College Swindon Paul Ashman The Platform Truro Tim Boulton Truro Methodist Church

Jennifer McGlone Scotland Co-ordinator

DIRECTORS

Joan Gibson National Youth Orchestra of Scotland Jennifer Martin Composer David McLeod Heads of Instrumental Teaching in Scotland Thursa Sanderson Drake Music Scotland

Graeme Wilson Scottish Association of Music Educators

David Hamid (Chairman)

Robin Bynoe John Dixon

Hugh Lenon

Edinburgh Tony George Broughton High School Glasgow The High School of Glasgow Inverness Alison Mackenzie Culloden Academy Perth Patrick Dalgety & Horsecross Creative Learning Team Perth Concert Hall The Scottish Regional Festivals were supported by Creative Scotland.

Robert Wilson

FOUNDER & HONORARY LIFE PRESIDENT

PROGRAMME PRODUCTION

Design Research Studios researchstudios.com Print FM Print fmprint.co.uk

Larry Westland CBE

PHOTOGRAPHERS

BIRMINGHAM ADVISORY GROUP

Chris Christodoulou photochris.co.uk

Katie Banks Town Hall Symphony Hall

Alick Cotterill alickcotterill.co.uk

Technical Crew

Emily Bartlett Birmingham Conservatoire

John Clemson Birmingham Music Service

Producer Adrian Evans

Tony Dudley-Evans Town Hall Symphony Hall

Stage Manager Stephen Harris

Clare Edwards Freelance Music Consultant

Rostrum Manager Tim Harris

Nancy Evans Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

Crew Simon Brittlebank Owen Davies Robert Graham-White Tim Lewis Richard Hinwood Matthew Tucker

The Regional Festival Series is sponsored by ABRSM, the exam board of the Royal Schools of Music

Supported in Scotland by the Youth Music Initiative through Creative Scotland

Andrew Jowett OBE Town Hall Symphony Hall David Saint Birmingham Conservatoire

STAGE MANAGEMENT, PERCUSSION & AMPLIFICATION

PIANOs KINDLY SUPPLIED BY

Yamaha Music Europe GmbH (UK)

Music for youth

Music for Youth 3rd Floor, South Wing Somerset House, Strand London, WC2R 1LA T 020 7759 1830 F 020 7759 1831 E mfy@mfy.org.uk Charity Registration No. 285831 mfy.org.uk

Founding Sponsor

WITH THANKS TO

Sponsored by

Sound by Design soundbydesign.net

Alexandra Brierley Head of Producing

Alistair McDonald Digital & Communications Officer

scotland

Carole Allen National Youth Choirs of Scotland

south west

Keith Stubbs Arts Education Consultant

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Schools PROM PHOTOS 2013

CHRIS CHRISTODOULOU hon. rcm MFY OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER www.photochris.co.uk • Photos will be available to view until 28th February 2014 • Orders for prints can be placed until 14th March 2014 • Photos will be available to view in the "Client Photos" section

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Ask a Music Teacher Having witnessed some of their students struggling with inferior instruments, music teachers usually know best . They also prefer instruments that play in tune - instruments like Yamaha.

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Yamaha’s new range of student brass and woodwind instruments represents better value than ever. Easy to play and individually crafted for perfect intonation, the Yamaha range ensures your child can make the best possible music start and have the greatest chance of fulfilling their dream.

chris@photochris.co.uk 07976 157455

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Music is the voice that tells us

that the

human race

is greater than it knows

Napoleon Bonaparte

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