Music for Youth Proms 2018 - Souvenir Programme

MUSIC FOR YOUTH

PROMS 2018 OFFICIAL PROGRAMME 7pm — 5/6/7 November 2018 Royal Albert Hall, London

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WELCOME CONTENTS 01 Welcome 02 Looking back at Music for Youth in 2018 03 Music for Youth across the UK 05 Support us 07 Music for Youth regional events 12 Massed Ensembles at the MFY Proms 13 Massed Ensemble: Monday 5 November 14 Massed Ensemble: Tuesday 6 November 15 Massed Ensemble: Wednesday 7 November 20 Programme: Monday 5 November 22 Biographies & performers: Monday 5 November 25 MFY Connects 26 Programme: Tuesday 6 November 28 Biographies & performers: Tuesday 6 November 30 Programme: Wednesday 7 November 32 B iographies & performers: Wednesday 7 November 35 Thank you for your support 40 Credits

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I always enjoy the moment when first time guests attending the Music for Youth Proms realise the magnitude of the event they are witnessing, and that their preconceptions about what young musicians can achieve fall short of the mark. They don’t usually expect a spectacular live show with nearly 1,000 young performers each night, fantastic musicianship and incredibly high production values.

Music for Youth strives above all to be inclusive. We do our utmost to remove barriers to participation, working with partners across the country to address the issues they face in enabling young people from all walks of life to have equal access to sustained music making opportunities.

With the number of young people learning music in school currently decreasing, it is ever more crucial that organisations like Music for Youth support the efforts of grass roots music education providers, and that we include those young people learning music beyond the school setting.

This year, we present our first lunchtime concert in the Hall’s Elgar Room, Spotlight On: Strings (see page 25), and we are delighted to present three large scale regional partnership projects (Massed Ensembles) across three nights. These 600 strong projects are the cornerstone of the Proms and directly address our ambitions around inclusion.

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On Monday, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra lead a project which includes two SEND schools and members of the National Open Youth Orchestra project, the world’s first disabled-led national youth orchestra.

Tuesday brings us a partnership led by Leicester-Shire Schools Music Service involving 24 schools across the region, as well as a partnership with musicians from the Darbar Arts Culture Heritage Trust. Finally, Wednesday’s project is presented by Oxfordshire County Music Service, and has involved secondary school choirs buddying children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who either attended their own mainstream schools, or special schools. Members of two youth orchestras and a theatre group did likewise and the whole music project centred around this buddying scheme. (see pages 13, 14 and 15 for details).

To continue this theme, for the first time ever the finale to each concert has been written by a young musician.

‘Let’s Get Together’ by Peter Morgan, a student on the RNCM Popular Music degree course, will close each evening – sung and performed by all 1,000 musicians . Definitely not to be missed!

So, it remains to welcome you to the Music for Youth Proms. Enjoy!

Judith Webster Chief Executive

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LOOKING BACK AT MUSIC FOR YOUTH IN 2018 JANUARY

APRIL

SEPTEMBER

NEW MUSIC STAGE Original music created and performed by young musicians Call out for new works

REGIONAL FESTIVAL SERIES 50 locations across the UK

FREQUENCIES Workshops and showcase – EDM, indie, urban and rock The Station, Bristol

FEBRUARY REGIONAL FESTIVAL SERIES 50 locations across the UK ROCK, POP & URBAN REGIONAL FESTIVALS Five events across the UK MFY INVITES High profile performances at MFY sponsor events PRIMARY PROMS Inspiring educational concerts for primary schools performed by young people Symphony Hall, Birmingham

ROCK, POP & URBAN REGIONAL FESTIVALS Five events nationwide MFY INVITES...

High profile performances at MFY sponsor events

MAY MFY INVITES...

High profile performances at MFY sponsor events

JUNE MFY INVITES...

High profile performances at MFY sponsor events

MARCH

JULY

PRIMARY PROMS Inspiring educational concerts for primary schools performed by young people Hull City Hall, Hull

EAST WING LIVE Co-programmed free, live music sets by MFY emerging artists Somerset House, London

REGIONAL FESTIVAL SERIES 50 locations across the UK ROCK, POP & URBAN REGIONAL FESTIVALS Five events nationwide MFY INVITES...

High profile performances at MFY sponsor events EXCHANGE Performance platform & youth music forum Glasgow, Scotland

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NATIONAL FESTIVAL Five-day festival at world-class venues and Fringe stages across the city Birmingham JAZZ AT THE TOWN HALL Nikki Yeoh presents an evening of Jazz Birmingham SCHOOLS CONCERT: RHYTHM AND SONG First ever schools concert as part of 2018 National Festival

MFY INVITES High profile performances at MFY sponsor events

OCTOBER PRIMARY PROMS Inspiring educational concerts for primary schools performed by young people Norwich Theatre Royal, Norwich Royal Albert Hall, London MFY CONNECTS Brokering musical development activities for young musicians Royal Albert Hall, London FREQUENCIES Workshops and showcase – EDM, indie, urban and rock CLF Art Café, Bussey Building, London Sage Gateshead MFY INVITES High profile performances at MFY sponsor events MASSED ENSEMBLES Call for 2018 submissions

NOVEMBER MUSIC FOR YOUTH PROMS A celebration of the MFY annual season: three spectacular showcase concerts Royal Albert Hall, London SPOTLIGHT ON: STRINGS We step beyond the auditorium for the first in a series of free intimate concerts Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall

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MUSIC FOR YOUTH ACROSS THE UK Music for Youth attracts young musicians from all over the UK – from Inverness to Truro and Belfast to Hull.

Inverness

Perth

Glasgow

Edinburgh

Gateshead Durham

Peterlee

Belfast

Harrogate Hull Halifax Wardle Wakefield Rochdale Manchester Barnsley Liverpool Huddersfield Doncaster Rotherham Sheffield Boston

Peak District Buxton Shrewsbury

King’s Lynn Norwich Rutland Peterborough

Stafford & Stoke Birmingham Northampton Cheltenham

Haverfordwest

Bedford Aldeburgh Milton Keynes

Oxford Newport Bristol

Swindon

Watford London

Aldershot Taunton Southampton

Burgess Hill

Truro

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SUPPORT US HELP US GIVE MORE YOUNG PEOPLE LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES

ABOUT US Annually, Music for Youth gives more than 60,000 young people from all backgrounds the opportunity to take part in large-scale performance events, for free. Our programme uniquely brings together young musicians of all abilities from across the UK to make music. Through our work, we seek to nurture not only the next generation of musicians, but the next generation full stop.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE By making a donation, you will provide opportunities for young people, for example: • £25 gives one young musician the unforgettable experience of performing at the Royal Albert Hall • £50 pays for a classroom of Primary School children to experience their first MFY Primary Prom

“ The festival enabled us to grow as a group, improve, enjoy watching others do what we love and make so many amazing memories!”

Past performer, Music for Youth

• £250 provides a music mentor to support groups at our events

As a registered charity, the support of businesses, trusts and foundations, and individuals is vital. We are immensely appreciative of all those who currently support us. However, we still need to raise a significant proportion of our income to ensure we can continue to make a positive impact on young lives.

HOW TO DONATE • Please look out for our donation buckets as you exit the Royal Albert Hall • You can also donate by texting MFYX10 £10 to 70070 • You can donate anytime on our website at mfy.org.uk/donate • If you would like to know more about supporting us or would like to discuss a gift, please contact Sal Goldsmith, Head of Development, at sal@mfy.org.uk or call her on 0207 759 1834 Charity number: 285831 @musicforyouth

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REMEL LONDON PRESENTER

Remel London is a bubbly and energetic award-winning radio and television presenter and host, born and raised in North London.

Remel has quickly risen up the ranks and carved a solid reputation in the UK entertainment industry and continues to make a national name for herself.

Known for her love of UK music and entertainment Remel can be heard on Capital XTRA and seen as the lead presenter of SKY 1’s What’s Up TV.

Remel started her career as the face and lead presenter of online platform Link Up TV as well as the official host of ILUVLIVE for three years before progressing to hosting live shows across the country. Her music knowledge has caught the attention of major industry players, and she was added as a member of the MOBO Awards panel in 2013–2015 and later became the official Red Carpet Host for the brand. An avid blogger with over 12K followers on Twitter and over three million views across various YouTube channels her social media influence is set to grow even further in future. @Remel_London /Remel_London @remel_london

FINALE

LET’S GET TOGETHER, PETER MORGAN Music for Youth is delighted to announce that for the first time ever the closing song for each of our 2018 Proms concerts, which will be performed by all 1,000 young musicians each evening, has been written by a young singer songwriter under the age of 21. ‘Let’s Get Together’ was submitted by Peter Morgan, a 19 year old singer songwriter from Cardiff, currently studying on the RNCM’s Popular Music degree course.

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Pete received mentoring and support from Patrick Bailey, an MFY Music Mentor, to arrange his pop song for a full symphony orchestra, big band and several hundred young voices!

Patrick will be conducting the finale each evening, and we are very pleased that Pete and his family will be joining us on Tuesday evening.

Music for Youth is grateful to Andy Stott (RNCM) and Patrick Bailey for helping to make this exciting project a reality, and to Pete for meeting every one of our extremely challenging deadlines!

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MUSIC FOR YOUTH REGIONAL EVENTS MUSIC FOR YOUTH IS PROUD TO REACH AROUND 40,000 YOUNG MUSICIANS EACH YEAR THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE SERIES OF REGIONAL EVENTS RUN BY MANY LONG STANDING MUSIC EDUCATION PARTNERS.

From 2019 the range of events which make up our regional programme will broaden further still. We will maintain our programme of Regional Festivals, including a number of Contemporary Regional Festivals, which focus on rock, pop and urban music (previously called RPU Festivals). For all of these events, any group can register for a place directly through Music for Youth’s website. They are open access, with no minimum standard of performance.

The Festivals are a fantastic opportunity for young musicians to share their music making, listen to other groups from their area and gain expert advice from professional musicians and music educators: our Music Mentors.

All young people and teachers taking part in a Network event gain feedback from MFY Music Mentors, and are invited to subsequent MFY national events later in the year, such as the National Festival and Festival Fringe.

If you would like to be part of the 2019 Regional Festivals please visit mfy.org.uk/regional. Registrations close on Thursday 29 November 2018.

If you would like to submit an event to be part of the Local Event Network, please email mfy@mfy.org.uk for further details. Local events can take place anytime between November and April.

From November, we are delighted to announce an additional 20 events run wholly by grass roots music education organisations in association with Music for Youth. These events form a new Local Event Network (LEN).

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THANK YOU TO OUR 2018 DELIVERY PARTNERS ACROSS THE UK ALDEBURGH ALDERSHOT BRIGHTON & HOVE BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM, RPU BOSTON BURGESS HILL CHELTENHAM GATESHEAD HARROGATE HAVERFORDWEST HUDDERSFIELD HULL KING’S LYNN LONDON, RPU LONDON, CAMDEN LONDON, ISLINGTON LONDON, EALING/HARROW LONDON, SOUTHBANK LONDON, SUTTON MILTON KEYNES NEWPORT NORTHAMPTON OXFORD PEAK DISTRICT ROCHDALE SHREWSBURY SOUTHAMPTON STAFFORD & STOKE SWINDON TRURO TRURO, RPU WAKEFIELD WARDLE WATFORD

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MASSED ENSEMBLES AT THE MFY PROMS “ Treating young musicians like professionals, with top quality lighting, sound and production values makes their performance feel extra special, and is at the heart of what we do at Music for Youth,” Judith Webster, Chief Executive, Music for Youth

WHAT IS A MASSED ENSEMBLE? Massed Ensembles are one of the cornerstones of the Music for Youth Proms, and involve around half of each night’s 1,000 young performers. At each evening of the Proms, a different Massed Ensemble represents a different region of the country and, following months of creative development and rehearsals, hundreds of young people from these regions perform in a once-in-a-lifetime, large scale performance on the world-famous Royal Albert Hall stage.

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WHAT DO WE SUPPORT? • Innovation through repertoire and ways of working • Collaborations between groups of different ages and abilities • Good practice in teaching and learning • Opportunities for young people to take part in something beyond their normal experience, meet young musicians they would not otherwise meet and work with artists they would not otherwise have had the opportunity to work with • Audience development – active involvement in securing support for young people

2018 MASSED ENSEMBLES We are delighted to introduce the regional massed ensemble performance projects that will be presented here at the Music for Youth Proms.

The three partnerships whose projects were selected are Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Soundstorm Music Hub, Southampton Music Hub, Isle of Wight Music Hub, LeicesterShire Schools Music Service and Oxfordshire County Music Service.

MASSED ENSEMBLES IN 2019 Music education providers and arts organisations are invited to submit Massed Ensemble Performance Project proposals for the MFY National Festival in July 2019, and for the MFY Prom concerts in November 2019. If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please visit mfy.org.uk/massedensembles to complete the online application form.

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MASSED ENSEMBLE MONDAY 5 NOVEMBER

BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, SOUNDSTORM MUSIC HUB, SOUTHAMPTON MUSIC HUB, ISLE OF WIGHT MUSIC HUB Symphony 125 Composer: James Redwood Conductor: Frank Zielhorst

Symphony 125 was commissioned

by SoundStorm Music Education Hub for its premiere in Poole (May 2018).

Named in celebration of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s 125th Anniversary, Symphony 125 by composer James Redwood is designed to be performed by musicians from absolute beginner to professional, bringing together a huge number of musicians in one large ensemble.

Over two days of workshops back in September 2017, James gathered riffs and melodies (and at times whole sections) from the young composers and then took the material away to stitch together into what became Symphony 125.

The core themes were developed by students from Longfleet C of E Primary, Canford Heath Junior School, Jewell Academy, Bishop of Winchester Academy and Glenmoor & Winton Academies in Bournemouth and Poole, whose ideas have all been incorporated into the final work.

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Listen out for the different ways that the numbers 1, 2 and 5 have been turned into music (as the basis of both rhythmic and melodic patterns). We hope that you also enjoy the two different 5/4 grooves as well as the pop classic that is Jewell and Glenmoor & Winton Academy’s ‘Musical Fireworks’ song.

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra would like to thank SoundStorm, Southampton Music Education Hub and Isle of Wight Music Education Hub for enabling them to bring the piece to hundreds of students across the South Coast through 2018 and 2019, including the performance as part of the Music for Youth Proms at the Royal Albert Hall.

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MASSED ENSEMBLE GROUPS

Bournemouth & Poole Bishop of Winchester Academy, Bournemouth Family Orchestra, Bournemouth Youth Handbell Team, Canford Heath Junior School, Glenmoor & Winton Academies, Jewell Academy, Longfleet Primary School, Parkstone Grammar School, Poole Grammar School, Victoria Education Centre, Musicians of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Southampton Great Oaks School, Highfield Primary School, Hollybrook Junior School, Shirley Junior School, Southampton Family Orchestra, St. Deny’s Primary School, Southampton Youth Orchestra, Southampton Youth Concert Sinfonia, Upper Shirley High School, Wordsworth Primary School Isle of Wight Carisbrooke College, The Island Free School, Isle of Wight Music Centre, Medina College

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MASSED ENSEMBLE TUESDAY 6 NOVEMBER

LEICESTER-SHIRE SCHOOLS MUSIC SERVICE Legend of the Sky; Mvt.1 Fly Beautiful Beast/Mvt.2 Kill the Griffin/Mvt.3 Breathe In Love Composer and Conductor: Fraser Trainer Head of Ensembles and Performance: Helen Fisher Singing Development Leaders: Nicola Atkins and Gillian Ramshaw Originally written to celebrate the music service’s 70th Birthday (2018), Legend of the Sky was a nine movement 50 minute epic that told the old folk tale of the arrival of a much feared Griffin (half Lion half eagle) to the tranquil and unassuming village of Griffydam.

The griffin lands in the well scaring the villagers and stopping them from getting water so they plot to kill it.

In the original story a knight shoots the griffin with an arrow, but in our version a courageous child speaks up and suggests helping the griffin out of the well to fly free. The story encompasses pertinent themes around community, fear of outsiders, tolerance and ultimately learning to live happily alongside others.

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Through the Philharmonia, composer Fraser Trainer and Librettist Hazel Gould worked creatively with musicians, schools and singers incorporating the young people’s ideas and themes into the final piece. The group performing today is made up of 24 City and County primary, secondary and upper schools plus members of the Music Services’ Saturday ensembles. After rehearsing in smaller groups over the term tonight will see them all performing 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.

MASSED ENSEMBLE GROUPS

Performers from the Leicester-Shire Schools Music Service Training Orchestra, Concert Orchestra, Wind Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Big Band and Steel Pan Ensemble Massed choir schools Inglehurst Junior School, Sparkenhoe Community Primary School, Granby Primary School, Church Langton C of E Primary School, St Joseph’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, Gaddesby Primary School, Newcroft Primary Academy, Stokes Wood Primary School, Gartree High School, Griffydam Primary School, St Luke’s C of E Primary, St Peters C E Primary Academy, Wolsey House Primary School, Blaby Stokes C of E Primary, Woolden Hill Primary School, Lady Jane Gray Primary School, Kilby St Marys C of E ( aided) Primary School, Wreake Valley Academy, Stanton under Bardon Primary School, Fleckney C of E Primary School, John Ferneley College, New College, Brookvale Groby Learning Campus, Longfield Academy

With thanks to Hazel Gould, players from the Philharmonia and Darbar Arts Culture Heritage Trust.

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MASSED ENSEMBLE WEDNESDAY 7 NOVEMBER

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY MUSIC SERVICE Together Musical Director and Conductor: Angela Turton Additional Conductor: John Lubbock OBE Assistant Conductor: Debbie Rose Group Leaders: Jonathan Cox, Victoria Beaumont (SEND Coordinator), Cat Kelly (Makaton Singing Coordinator), Jon Fletcher, Lorna Waters, Blane Chalmers Oxfordshire County Music Service invited secondary school choirs to buddy children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who either attended their own mainstream schools or special schools. Instrumental players from the County Music Service’s two most advanced orchestras and youth theatre group were also invited to buddy SEND children who played instruments and danced. Local Music Hub partners whose focus is Youth and Disabled Arts were also invited to take part. Musical direction, coaching and conducting were provided by Music Service staff and by Music Hub partner John Lubbock, OBE, who has extensively provided live professional music in Oxfordshire special schools for many years.

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In Caelum Fero Karl Jenkins ‘Composition & film’ Composed by participating students and featuring on film, SEND students whose disabilities prevent them from attending This Is Me from ‘The Greatest Showman’ Benj Pasek & Justin Paul

British-born composer, Karl Jenkins’s In Caelum Fero from his Songs of the Sanctuary Suite, is a perfectly accessible piece. With infectious driving rhythms, memorable sequential melodies and a limited range of notes – it is perfect for SEND children to sing well. It is not just about participation, it is about accessing music and performing it to a high standard. The lyrics are not of any language - Jenkins made them up, they are gobbledegook! Perfect for all singers to be on a level playing field and to learn together!

There is so much great quality inclusive practice in this performance, it has already left an impression on performers as they have been rehearsing and composing together.

Three composition workshops allowed all children to create musical ideas – melodic and rhythmic motifs built on the harmonic feature of This Is Me – the ‘sad’ B Minor passing into the ‘happy’ D Major. Whilst the composition is being played, you will see a film that features Oxfordshire children whose disabilities prevent them from attending the Royal Albert Hall.

Just about every child in tonight’s performance already knew the ‘power-anthem of the moment’ This Is Me from the hit film: The Greatest Showman, as schools across the county have adopted it for their concerts and assembly music. The lyrics deeply resonate a message of inclusion.

MASSED ENSEMBLE GROUPS

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Oxfordshire County Music Service ensembles Oxfordshire County Music Service Buddy Choir, Oxfordshire County Music Service Buddy Orchestra, Oxfordshire Youth Music Theatre, Oxfordshire County Youth Choir, South Oxfordshire Youth Performing Arts Secondary Schools Aureus, Bartholomew’s, Cheney, John Mason, King Alfred’s, St Gregory the Great, St. Edward’s Special Schools Bardwell, Endeavour Academy, John Watson, Kingfisher, Mable Pritchard, Northern House, Springfield Primary Schools Abingdon Boys’ Prep, Bayard’s Hill, Brookside, Ewelme, Shellingford, Stadhampton, Tyndale, Windmill Music Hub participating partners Ark T Centre, Youth Handy Voices, Oxford Youth Arts Partnership, West Oxfordshire Wheelchair Dance

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MONDAY 5 NOVEMBER

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PROGRAMME MONDAY 5 NOVEMBER

BIRMINGHAM AZAAD DHOL GROUP Birmingham Age: 12–17 Dhol Fanfare Harjit Singh

BIRMINGHAM AZAAD DHOL GROUP Birmingham Age: 15 Dhol Medley Harjit Singh

RASiDA London Age: 17–19 I’m Just Fine* RASiDA Sorry For Wasting Your Time* RASiDA

VOCALIZE London Age: 11–18 Conductor: Andy Gilbert Treasure/Finders Keepers Bruno Mars/Mabel arr. A Gilbert One Last Time Ariana Grande arr. A Gilbert

SMITHY BRIDGE SCHOOL BRASS BAND Smithybridge, Lancashire Age: 7–11 Conductor: Legg Rigg Concert Overture Francis Clifford Foolin’ About Gary Young Circus Parade Ray Woodfield Toccata in D minor J S Bach arr Stanko

BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, SOUNDSTORM MUSIC HUB, SOUTHAMPTON MUSIC HUB, ISLE OF WIGHT MUSIC HUB MASSED ENSEMBLE Symphony 125 James Redwood

INTERVAL

GWENT YOUTH WIND ORCHESTRA Gwent, South Wales Age: 12–21 Vesuvius Frank Ticheli

MUSICA YOUTH JAZZ Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Age: 13–18 Orange Coloured Sky Milton DeLugg and Willie Stein arr. Roger Holmes Trumpet Concerto Harry James

ELEPHANT TREES Manchester Age: 19–21 Uncomfortable* Martha Philips Missing* Martha Phillips LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC YOUTH COMPANY Liverpool Age: 12–19 Songs of Stone* Joshua Quinlan NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH ORCHESTRA Northamptonshire Age: 15–18 Conductor: Richard Roper Four Sea Interludes: Moonlight, Storm Benjamin Britten

FINALE Let’s Get Together* Peter Morgan

RYLANDS HEATH Luton Age: 21 Best Friend* Jack Cowap, James Deacon West Coast* Jack Cowap, James Deacon

*Student composition **New Music Stage Please see pages 22–23 for performers lists and additional staff

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BIOGRAPHIES & PERFORMERS MONDAY 5 NOVEMBER

BIRMINGHAM AZAAD DHOL GROUP

Azaad Dhol group, founded in Birmingham 1996, is made up of versatile percussionists who are from a wide range of Birmingham city schools who have performed all over the country. The group perform traditional Punjabi folk beats which have been influenced by the youth of this generation. Their latest performances have included: Birmingham grand central (in front of thousands of people), 10k run. They are the only group with a mixture of male and female dhol players, who say they have gained confidence from engaging in performances.

Sonam Bansal, Safiya Bhatti, Muskaaann Bhopal* **, Hajrah Hafeez, Zaki Hussain, Vishal Mahay**, Vinaya Patel, Niroop Sohal**, Sukhmani Sohal**, Dhiren Verma

RASiDA

RASiDA is an 18-year old artist from East London who fully immerses herself into songwriting, production and instrumentation. Her style is rooted in R&B and soul genres and she draws influence from artists such as D’A ngelo and Stevie Wonder. With support from the band, they have performed on the main stages of LOVEBOX and All Points East.

Keys and lead vocals Rasida Gerald Guitar Kuba Bennett Bass Jonah Scott Kit Amani Simpenzwe Saxophones Jaz Christodoulou-Lee Kaidi Akinnibi Backing vocals Ava Joseph Marcus Clavier Laura Clavier Feature artist Kieran Lewis

SMITHY BRIDGE SCHOOL BRASS BAND

Smithy Bridge School Brass Band was founded in 1998 and is currently conducted by Mr Lee Rigg. The band is made up of children from Year 3 through to Year 6. The band has played at the Music for Youth National Festival for a number of years.

Izabelle carruthers-Rigg, Emily Clough, Fraser Cragg, Isabelle Digiorgi, Daisey Dixon, Lucy Garrett,Charlie Garrett, Lucas Gumbley, Levi Hague, Olivia Healey, Lilly Ife, Eva Lewis, Harry Matthews, Joe Russon, Scarlet Reid, Fletcher Schofield, Harvey Spiller, Erin Sharp, Ella Shearsmith, Eddie Tallentyre, Eve Tyler, Holly Whitehouse, Benji Williams, Alfie Worroll, Bailey Worroll, Lana York Headteacher Jane George

GWENT YOUTH WIND ORCHESTRA

MUSICA YOUTH JAZZ

Kathryn Carter-Evans, Darcie Childs, Bethan Cole, Natalie Groves, Rhiannon Hawkins, Rebecca Joliffe, Katie Mogford*, Sophie Rackham, Elenna Robinson, Katie Telfer, Molly Van Buren, Megan Wood, Francesca Barton, Grace Lewis, Cara Newsam*, Orlagh Williams, Rhian Beynon, Erin Burke, Tomos Burke, Niamh Crosbie, Elin Crosslands Erin, Flaherty, Morgan Heath, Morgan Jones, Natasha Jones, Noah Jones, Mateusz Kuczynski, Emilia Leo, Heidi McSweeney, Rhea Morgan, Rhianna Robinson, Alexia Vaghela*, Lucinda Burge*, Tom Silcox, Heidi Wallerman, Matthew Blore, Olivia Brewin, Elinor Carter-Evans, Daniel Davis*, Robert Scudamore, Beibhínn Williams, Laura Wilson, Nic Brown, Jamie Davis, Gilbert Jackson, Alex Linton, Maya Ross, Leo Schartz, Harri Seymour*, Eve Tonner, Lestyn Beynon, Oliver Cook*, Jasmine Smith, Harri Archer, Ethan Corcoran, Stephen Moore*, Charlotte Tuck, Oscar Denton, David Hawkins, Hannah Pope*, Sean Linton, Patrick Miller, Oliver Morgan*, Joshua Worman, Thomas Blore, Robert Bull, Alex Evans*, Harrison Pugh, Matthew Roche, Maia Slater, Thomas Williams Group Director Beth Linton Head of Wind Simon Linton

Saxophones Madeleine Blythe, Charlotte Dodd, Katherine Hull, Isobel Kerr, Ethan Reeves, Lauren Smallman*, Max Storey, Arley Stuffins, Grace Turner, Laurence Vines Trumpets James Coneron, Ruth Crowther, Joseph Haigh, Grace Jolly, Rebecca Reddiough, Christie Smith* **, Erin Taaffe, James Zbos Trombones Michael Dougherty*, Sophie Farrar, Dominic Postlethwaite, Jordan Trickett Rhythm section Kitty Cameron (piano), Rosella Turner (bass) Will Walker (guitar) Percussion Alistair Maitland, Harry Stobart, Joseph Zbos Vocals Daisy Cameron** Musical Director Adam Kingham Ensemble Support/ Deputy Leader Stephen Bradnum

The Gwent Youth Wind Orchestra is managed

by Gwent Music and made up from the most advanced wind and percussion players from across Blaenau Gwent, Newport, Monmouthshire and Torfaen. The group itself has been in existence for over 30 years and during its time has taken its members to performances in St David’s Hall, Southbank Centre, the Sage, Symphony Hall, the Royal Albert Hall and last year performed on the world reknowned stage in Carnegie Hall.

VOCALIZE

Vocalize is an urban/pop choir from Sedgehill School, South East London. Formed in 2010, they have since performed their take on modern classics at many of the UK’s top venues. Many of the 40 members are part of the school record label, XFADE RECORDS, where they write and record their own songs.

Both Vocalize and XFADE Records can be found on Soundcloud.

Formed in response to the demand for a top quality jazz ensemble in Kirklees, award-winning Musica Youth Jazz is made up of musicians from across the five local music centres – Batley, Holme, Shelley, Colne and Mirfield – managed by Musica Kirklees. Demonstrating a range of music genres, from latin, rock and funk to classic swing, the group play to audiences at charity events and public concerts in and around the local area.

RYLANDS HEATH

Rylands Health is made up of childhood friends, Jack Cowap and James Deacon.

The duo, who have been playing music together since they were young, combine their sharp ear for melody and interesting harmonies with a wide range of musical influences to create snappy, genre-bending tunes. The pair’s music has received support from far and wide including on BBC Introducing and on ITV’s ‘This Morning’.

Lead vocals, electric guitar Jack Cowap Drums, backing vocals James Deacon Manager Rafi Galkoff

Nadia Antwi, Amy-Louise Arter, Angela Bara, Olivia Bartley, Mellissa Bates, Rushalee Bennett, Rashidah Binns**, Rosita Boyd, Rashad Cayenne-Davis**, Aysha Corrodus, Alik Davidson, Emma Dawson, Sorayah Dehaney, Nazeera Dias, Ava Drew, Ruby Duffy, Lakwon Ffrench**, Donovan Haffner**, Isabella Hales, Liam Hammond, Kelis James, Mariama Kabba, Meltem Karabeyaz, Ruby Langthorne, Nadia Malanowska, Vicky Martin**, Muchiela Mark, Tetsuya Nicholson, Shantae McKenzie, Tom Monks, Matthew Moore, Elizabeth Oginni**, Success Opara, Melek Orhan, Christabel Oyewoga, Millie Pearton, Ramiel Powell, Ornella Ramphul**, Tyrese Reid**, Shai Saunders, Favour Sanya, Martha Sanya, Yau-Sene Saunders, Zakiya Simpson-Finch, Chantilea Stewart, Ousmane Sylla, Ana Teixera, Meila Tilbury, Tracey Tran, Angelina Williams

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ELEPHANT TREES

Manchester-based Elephant Trees are no strangers to noise. Frontwoman Martha Phillips, consistently delivers biting vocals and unforgettable hooks admist their chaotic mix of alt-rock, disco, pop and punk. Their live show is a masterclass in girl power, queer power, and in doing what you love. Having played O2 Academy, Leeds to Kendal Calling, toured Europe and now graing the stage at the Royal Albert Hall, Elephant Trees are about to embark on their first UK tour and bring their screaming chaos to cities across the country.

Vocals/guitar Martha Phillips Backing vocals/ guitar Samuel Hugh-Jones Bass Alexander Goodall Drums William Brooks Music Manager Natasha Arciniega

LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC YOUTH COMPANY

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Company provides performance and learning opportunities for young people from across the North West of England, including Rushworth Young Composers scheme.

Ellie Black, Marianne Billington, Ellen Boyland, Caitlin Gaul, Elsie Manson, Katie Mathieson, Angelina Dorlin-Barlow, Rebekah Edwards, Sophie Ennis, Benjamina Ferrante, Amelia Gray, Finlay Ireland-O’Mahony, Bethany Jackson, Elsie Manson, Joshua Quinlan*, Maisie Stephens, Lily Stephens, Olivia Ward Learning and Ensembles Coordinator Frankie McCormick Youth Company Manager Vicki Ciaputa

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Northamptonshire County Youth Orchestra is the senior of 3 Symphony Orchestras, managed by Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust (NMPAT) which is celebrating its 50th birthday this year.

The orchestra’s members are formed by some of the 20,000 children across Northamptonshire who received instrumental lessons from the Trust last year. Rehearsing weekly, they undertake a busy and varied concert programme.

Jade Segler, Beth Elliot, Hing Tim Fung, Izzy Annandale, Phoebe Mcerlean, Thomas Lack, Helena Thomas, Rachel Wilson, Amy Lennon, Beth Lennon, Courtney Castle-Palmer, Harvey Dickerson, Matthew Foster, Jessica Moore, Hana Rogers, Katarina Hutchin, Darya Sutton, Josephina Chapman, Rebecca Hart, Ella Penn, Hannah Sutton, Lucy-Ellen Payne-Clarke, Sejal Patel, Penelope Tollervey, Beatrice L’Olive, Rowan Dymott, Ethan Leech, Jan Kingsbury, Jasmine Brown, Oliver Calyton, Alessio Lala, Jon Broughton, Michael Needle, Emma Bird, Emma Bird, Daniel Kingsbury, Ilana Tapper, Keren Tapper, Jessica Mundy, Cacilia Hagenberg, Rachel Capper, Miles King, Kaushik Ganeshan, Bradley Cooper, Winston Ho, Jack Smith, Emily Leech, Zachary Polnyj, Seth Tsang, Cara Duttaroy, Issra Osman, Amy Dolphin, Lucy Underwood, Luke Thompson, Amy Raynor, Lottie Thomas, Fenella Downes, Oliver Pott, Georgia Richardson, Sara Banks, Yannick Bhatt, Mathew Dacosta, George Wise, Anya Warcaba-Wood, Alex Bushell, David Amor-Segan, Kayleigh Bell, Katie Ratcliffe, Miqueas Lopez-Woodward, Miles Baker, Hannah Heilbuth, Emily Rogers, Samuel Austin, Roisin Allcock, Eleanor Holmes, Agatha Bec, William Gold, Harry Jones, Jonathan Davies, Joshua Comery, Ella Mainard, Mark Potts, Thomas Buck, Ellena Teal, Jesse Turnock, Ethan Mcinerney, Phoebe Snook, Leon Middleton, Thomas Kilby, Harry Nellis, Sam Mainard, Oliver Breslin, Francis Lester-Rourke, Holly-Alice Morton

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MFY CONNECTS

DEVELOPING TOMORROW’S MUSICIANS Music for Youth is known for championing young musicians.

It’s what we do. MFY Connects takes this one step further by brokering musical activities for young musicians delivered by leading music industry partners. From professional ensembles to conservatoires, and from specialist national bodies to world class concert venues, this programme offers one-off exclusive development opportunities designed to inspire the young musicians and their teachers.

We are proud to announce the 2018/19 partnerships for MFY Connects: OLDHAM YOUTH ORCHESTRA Royal Birmingham Conservatoire GWENT YOUTH WIND ORCHESTRA Royal Birmingham Conservatoire THE RANDOM PEOPLE Institute of Contemporary Music Performance NMPAT WELLINGBOROUGH SMARTIES Royal Albert Hall LONDON YOUTH FOLK ENSEMBLE Musicians’ Union BENJAMIN TURNER (OASIS ACADEMY SHIRLEY PARK) National Education Union (Teacher award) ELLISION Sound and Music (New Music award)

SPOTLIGHT ON: STRINGS at the Music for Youth Proms 1PM – TUESDAY 6 NOVEMBER Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall

As part of the Music for Youth Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, we’re stepping beyond the auditorium and bringing the first in a series of free intimate concerts to the Hall’s Elgar Room. In the first of these, we put the spotlight on strings as young musicians perform repertoire by composers spanning the last four centuries – from Handel through to Henry Mancini, in a concert presented

by Neil Valentine.

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We’ll also be joined by special guest Tianyou Ma, a prizewinner at the Menuhin Competition in Geneva 2018.

FREE

PERFORMING GROUPS • ELM TRIO • EFANDER STRING TRIO • CENTRE FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS STRING QUARTET • PENZANCE YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA • TIANYOU MA (Prizewinner at 2018 Menuhin Competition)

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TUESDAY 6 NOVEMBER

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PROGRAMME TUESDAY 6 NOVEMBER PENZANCE YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA Penzance, Cornwall Age: 12–18 Chanson de Matin Elgar arr. W.H. Reed

WIGAN YOUTH BRASS BAND Wigan, Greater Manchester Age: 11–19 Conductor: Dave Little The Journal of Phileas Fogg Peter Graham

EALING PERCUSSION ACADEMY JUNIORS Ealing, London Age: 7–10 King Of The Swingers’ Robert and Richard Sherman Inspector Gadget Shuki Levy and Haim Saban Baby Elephant Walk Henry Mancini

INTERVAL

MADRIGALIS Northampton, Northamptonshire Age: 11–18 Lullaby for the Witching Hour Kerry Andrew Some Things Are Meant To Be from ‘Little Women’ Jason Howard YMF YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA York, North Yorkshire Age: 15–21 New Rochelle Bob Mintzer That Old Black Magic Harold Arlen arr. Billy May PENZANCE YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA Penzance, Cornwall Age: 12–18 Winter from The Four Seasons Vivaldi KINGDOM Croydon, London Age: 13–16 Verbalists* Adam Kasozi, Keanu Reid, Kamanie McClymont arr. Kingdom (Youth String Orchestra) Come for the Kid* Kamanie McClymont, Tya Cunningham, Dante Grant arr. Kingdom

LEICESTER-SHIRE SCHOOLS MUSIC SERVICE MASSED ENSEMBLE Leicestershire Age: 8–9 Legend of the Sky; Mvt.1 Fly Beautiful Beast Mvt.2 Kill the Griffin Mvt.3 Breathe In Love Fraser Trainer CENTRE FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS STRING QUARTET Greater London Age: 17–18 Gill Tarlton: Head of Strings, CYM London Geoff Harniess: Head of CYM London Loud Simplicity Quiet Complexity* Jack Robinson BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS’ RECORDER SINFONIA Birmingham, West Midlands Age: 13–21 Conductor: Michelle Holloway Folk Dances from ‘The English Dancing Master’: All in a Garden Green – Jack a Lent – Staines Morris trad. published by John Playford arr. Stephanie Champion Lay A Garland Robert Pearsall arr. M. Holloway Kardos 1 Pieter Campo

CUMANN CEOIL NAOMH MHUIRE Magherafelt, County Derry Age: 11–17 Princess Nancy Traditional arr. Cumann Ceoil Naomh Mhuire Bríd Og Ní Mhaille Traditional arr. Cumann Ceoil Naomh Mhuire Farewell to Whalley Range Mike McGoldrick arr. Cumann Ceoil Naomh Mhuire I think it’s a Thursday Mike McGoldrick arr. Cumann Ceoil Naomh Mhuire The Rookery Traditional arr. Cumann Ceoil Naomh Mhuire SWAY Glasgow Age: 18–21 Empty Love* SWAY To Be A Man* SWAY CITY OF BELFAST YOUTH ORCHESTRA Belfast, County Antrim Age: 14–19 Conductor: Paul McBride Intermezzo from “Háry János” Zoltan Kodály Out of Africa John Barry arr. Nic Raine

FINALE Let’s Get Together* Peter Morgan

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BIOGRAPHIES & PERFORMERS TUESDAY 6 NOVEMBER PENZANCE YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA

In recent years, Penzance Youth String Orchestra (PYSO) have become recognised as one of the principal performance groups in Cornwall. The group perform a wide range of repertoire, from Biber and Bach to the present day, as well as exhibiting many new works and arrangements for the first time.

In the last 18 months PYSO have worked with the US folk/rock group Harpeth Rising, cellist Richard Lester, Jazz violinist Christian Garrick and members of the Budapest Cafe Orchestra, and the Dante String Quartet.

Violins Caitlin Boulton, Benji Cahalane, Millie Coulson, Emma Eddy, Esmée Loughlin-Dickenson, Bill Lut**, Ava Maggs, Jake Montgomery-Smith, Isabella Roseberry-Hills, Lauren Sweeny*, Violas Tim Boulton, Richard Matthews, Cellos Joseph Barker, Thomas Royle, Ciaran Trevena*, Basses Sebastian Asbury-Semmens,* Sam Thomas Harpsichord Rosanna Rowe

EALING PERCUSSION ACADEMY JUNIORS

Ealing Percussion Academy has been making music for four years. The academy has four groups from absolute beginners to the seniors and Ealing Percussion Academy Juniors is the first group the students join. The group is setup to encourage confidence and fun in playing percussion instruments before moving on to more challenging repertoire.

Luke Crown, William Edwards, Kiran Grover, Thomas Kottler, Christopher Le Bouëdec, Freddie Morrey, Elio Nutt, Eva Pangrazi, Caspar Stevenson, Lily Yue Musical Director Ben Gale

MADRIGALIS

Madrigalis is the Senior Chamber Choir at Northampton School for Girls. It is one of the school’s longest running groups and next year will be its 25th birthday. Under the direction of Beth Hodgson, this close harmony group offers the more experienced singers an opportunity to perform a more challenging repertoire. The group regularly performs in school concerts and has taken part in many community and charity events, with numerous performances in local and national choral festivals over the years.

Madeleine Alexander, Roisin Allcock, Aoife Allcock, Rhiannon Athow, Lily Bonnie-Milthorpe, Neve Burton, Emily Butt, Jess Button, Lily May Campbell, Caoimhe Cleary, Lorien Compston, Grace Cosford, Laura Donaghue, Rosie Donoyan, Poppy Duff,Tamara Edwards, Grace Fathers, Abigail Faulder, Sinead Ferguson, Lola Fletcher, Amy Fordham, Holly Grieveson, Emma Heap, Katie Hindson, Charlotte Howarth, Amelia Howarth, Sophie Howseman, Holly Hughes-Rowlands, Hannah Jarvis, Amy Jones, Orla Knivett, Poppy Lane, Rebecca Langsch, Charlotte Levy, Deni Mistry, Millie O’Neil, Damilola Olanrewaju, Janet Oyewole, Emma Parker, Jenna Pheasant, Joanna Philipsz, Hope Reynolds, Anastasia Rose**, Georgia Simpson, Gracie Smith Rutter, Jacey Uwase, Katherine West, Jenna mae White, Eleanor Whitestone-Paul (Dancer), Georgia Wild (Dancer), Olivia Wild, Anna Wood, Imogen Wordingham, Caitlin Yarker Musical Director Beth Hodgson Music College Director Paul Parker

YMF YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Open to players of up to 21 years-old, the YMF Youth Jazz Orchestra is comprised of musicians who have already achieved a high standard on their instrument. The group plays sophisticated arrangements to a professional standard.

Trumpets Maddy Carr-Rushby, Matthew Foulds, Cian O’Neil-Manning, Simon Moulds Trombones Isaac Bousfield, Peter Fewster, Adam Quilter, John Tuffen Saxophones Hannah Bayliss, Nathan Burroughs, Jamie Duffill, Lizzie Hyde, Will Gibbon Rhythm Issac Burland, Tom Chalk**, Bertie Kirkwood**, Max Pinckney, Ben Quilter Musical Director Ian Chalk

KINGDOM

Kingdom is a young ensemble that writes and performs original music about growing up today in Croydon. The styles have a range of influences, from South London genres (including Grime) to American Hip Hop and pop. In addition to the quality of music, the group places significant emphasis on lyrical content. The group have been writing and performing together for just over a year, including performances at Disneyland Paris, Wembley Arena and alongside Arcade Fire on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge.

CENTRE FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS STRING QUARTET

The Centre for Young Musicians (CYM) in London provides specialist instrumental and vocal training to over 400 children. The CYM String Quartet is one of numerous Saturday ensembles hosted by the Centre. They have been working with violinist Jack Robinson as part of his composition studies at CYM. Grace Byrne, Martha Debenham, Molly Meaker, Clara Neather Head of CYM London Geoff Harniess Head of Strings Gill Tarlto

BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS’ RECORDER SINFONIA

Based in Birmingham, Recorder Sinfonia is part of the network of ensembles run

by Services for Education. The group plays on a full consort of instruments, ranging from the Sopranino to the Contrabass, which helps them to explore a huge wealth of music spanning many centuries. They aim to demonstrate the versatility of the recorder, showcasing it’s flexible and unique sound, whilst presenting it as an exciting instrument in its own right. All players play multiple recorders and swap as required by the music.

Adam Kasozi, Keanu Reid, Kamanie McClymont, Keanu Reid, Nebill Futa, Tya Cunningham, Terrence Appiah, Dante Grant, Amaya Sewell, Tate Boyce, Tyrelle Boyce, Kwan Azevedo, Zione Martin, Jaden Holder, Khalis Winifred Mentor Benjamin Turner, Rapper/Rap Club Leader Adam Kasozi

Sara Alamolhoda, Kate Allsop, Nathan Bracken, Hannah Cheung, Kiera Fernandes, Tianran Ge, Rohan Gowni, Olivia Greenburgh, Hasnain Jafer, Antonia Jones, Kevin Mathew, Gracie McKeever, Arden Rowley, Jacob Rowley, Miriam Samuel, Abigail Peet, Maddie Perk

WIGAN YOUTH BRASS BAND

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Established in 1997, Wigan Youth Brass Band has been dedicated to providing a high quality brass band experience for the young musicians of the Wigan Area. The band is proud to work with Composer in Residence, Chris Evans, with whom new ways of treating the brass band ensemble are being discovered and enjoyed by audiences.

The band has toured extensively overseas, including to France, Italy, Belgium, Spain and Poland.

Cornets Holly Clarke*, Paddy Doe, Lucy Fletcher, Abby Kilpatrick, Max Lucas, Jacob Leddy, Hannah Lewis, Michael Lord, Carissa Nongplugh, Daniel Nash, Amy Oliva Sharkey, Simran Prakash*, Joshua Peacock, Harry Peacock, Alex Shone, Daniel Wilson, Tim Wilson Horns Isaac Davies*, Emma Fielding, Cameron Foster, Tom Lord* Joe Morris, Ben Riley, Sam Thompson Euphonium/Baritone Josh Brierley*, Grace Butcher, Grace Gillard, Joe Harrison, Trombones Joel Bird, Harry Butcher, David Card, Joe Davies, James Greer, Tom Peacock*, Harry Quirk* Basses Adrian Austin, Tom Fox, Henry Kay, Liam Parker Percussion Leanne Flaherty, Samay Prakash, Nathaniel Jepegnanam

Cumann Ceoil Naomh Mhuire, from Northern Ireland, is a group of 19 musicians, vocalists and dancers. Bringing a taste of Ireland to the stage, their performance features traditional folk instruments including the tin whistle, fiddle, Irish flute, bodhrán, concertina and accordian.

Many within the group are multi-instrumentalists and are completely immersed in this style of music.

Catherine Byrne, Róise Devlin, Caitlin Diamond, Nuala Diamond, Therese Diamond, Clodagh Gillen, Frances McAteer, Roise McCloy, Tomas McElroy, Rosie McElroy, Anna McKee, Mary McKee, Conor McSherry, Cara Murray, Caoimhe O’Kane**, Lauren O’Neill, Clara Quinn**, Meadhbh Sweeney**, Lewis Young Director of Music Una Donnelly

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SWAY

SWAY are an Indie Rock band from Glasgow.

Boasting an eclectic sound typified by their two distinct lead vocalists, they have drawn comparisons to The Cure, Joy Division, The Jesus & Mary Chain, DIIV, Dinosaur Jr, and The Smiths. In 2018 the band took to Inverness for the city’s Xpo North festival along with playing jam-packed sets in Glasgow’s St Lukes All-Dayer and Stag & Dagger festivals.

The band have followed last year’s ‘To Be A Man’ with new release “Another Lover”, putting the scope of their sound on full display.

Craig Milroy, Matt Aitchison, Jonjoe McGirr, David Roberts

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CITY OF BELFAST YOUTH ORCHESTRA

The City of Belfast Youth Orchestra is the most senior of the ensembles within the City of Belfast School of Music, administered by the Education Authority Music Service.

Currently in its 64th season, the CBYO is the oldest Youth Orchestra in Ireland. Members of the orchestra are drawn from all sections of the community and on stage tonight, 20 Schools from the Greater Belfast area are represented.

Flute Katrina Cuddy, Elizabeth Cheung, Krystyna England, Eva McKee* Oboe Harvey Jones*, Katie Lyons, Tilly Martin, Ben Russell Clarinet Laoise Kavanagh*, Rebecca Unsworth Bassoon Conor Brines, Fiona Kelly* French Horn Oisín McArdle, Charis Mills*, Lara Robb, Matthew Sayers, David Walmsley Trumpet Fionn McArdle, Eoin O’Gorman*, Ben Judah Simpson, Nicholas Thomas Trombone Patrick Creagh*, Rory Small, Gregory Conway Tuba Jason Melville, Andrew Sayers* Percussion Tom Farren, Patrick Hunt, Cathryn Lynch**, Isobella McMahon*, Miriam O’Reilly Violins Ella Brown, Sean Catney*, Yuan Chen, Naomh Clow, Anthony Cowan*, Maeve Crosbie, Orlaith Dynan, Hannah Gilchrist, Ellen Hartin, Grace Hamilton, Lucy Hamilton, Eva Hayward, Jamie Howe, Christie Kieran, Kaiwen Liu, Maebh O’Mainin, Molly Porter, Amy Montgomery, Anna Muller, Tara Mulvey, Emma McNally, Anna Quinn, Claire Shortt, Maya Reilly-Stewart, Matthew Toal, Andy Zhou, Aimee Zitouni Violas Emma Bell*, Charlotte Harding, Neha Krishnaswamy, Niamh McIntaggart, Junyu Meng, Connor Morrison Cellos Lucia Corrigan, Matthew Diamond, Jonathan Hayward, Amber McCalmont, Adam McCambridge, Claire McKinney, Colm Mohan, Eva Le Mahieu, Erin Peel, Ellen Quinn*, April Rose Double bass James Magrath*, Michael McGreevy, Maria Stewart

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WEDNESDAY 7 NOVEMBER

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PROGRAMME

WEDNESDAY 7 NOVEMBER KINGSDALE FOUNDATION SCHOOL STEELBAND London Age: 12–21 Conductor: Kishan Shorter-Ashmeil Sir Duke Stevie Wonder

FIGHTER OF THE NIGHTMAN Lewes, East Sussex Age: 17–18 My Low* Henry Gerrard arr. Jamie Moss Gun Reader* Henry Gerrard arr. Jamie Moss

YEAR 5 AND 6 CHOIR, OUR LADY OF VICTORIES RC PRIMARY SCHOOL Putney, London Age: 9–11 Conductor: Rieke Melvin Songs from Dragons Toczek and Singer

BOSTON YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA Boston, Lincolnshire Age: 13–19 Champagne for Gypsies Goran Bregovic arr. Lee Hextall, Vanessa Adams Whitney!

Merrill, Rubicam, Walden, Reid, Babyface, Simmon arr. Lee Hextall, Vanessa Adams

AGS SENIOR STRING ENSEMBLE Ballynahinch, County Down Age: 14–18 Conductor: Nikki Johnson Molly on the shore Percy Grainger St Pauls Suite Holst

INTERVAL

ROSIE SULLIVAN, AGE-OTORI AND MILLIE Barvas, Isle of Lewis Age: 16–19 Space* Rosie Sullivan Past the Dancers* Age-Otori Paint Thinner* Rosie Sullivan, Age-Otori and Millie*

OXFORDSHIRE MASSED ENSEMBLE Oxfordshire Age: 10–19 In Caelum Fero Karl Jenkins ‘Composition & film’ Composed by members of the Massed Ensemble* This is Me from The Greatest Showman Pasek & Paul

YSGOL GERDD CEREDIGION Castellnewydd Emlyn, Ceredigion Age: 15–18 Conductor: Islwyn Evans All The Things You Are Oscar Hammerstein II & Jerome Kern arr. Kirby Shaw Beth Yw’r Haf I Mi? Traditional Welsh arr. Islwyn Evans Fat Al’s Jazz Emporium Roy Dawson UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER BIG BAND Leicester Age: 18–21 Tiger of San Pedro John La Barbera arr. Paul Lavender Minnie the Moocher Cab Calloway STONELEIGH YOUTH ORCHESTRA Wimbledon, London Age: 7–21 Conductor: Julian Hardwick Johannesburg Festival Overture William Walton

FINALE Let’s Get Together* Peter Morgan

THE ARNOLD QUINTET Northamptonshire Age: 16–18 Three Shanties Malcolm Arnold ABRAHAM DARBY ACADEMY SHOWBAND Telford, Shropshire Age: 11–18 Impressions of Japan James Barnes

*Student composition **New Music Stage Please see pages 32–33 for performers lists and additional staff

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BIOGRAPHIES & PERFORMERS WEDNESDAY 7 NOVEMBER KINGSDALE FOUNDATION SCHOOL STEELBAND

Kingsdale Foundation School Steelband are the champions of Classorama, in 2014, 2015, and 2017, an annual school steelband competition organised by Steel Pan. Previously, they have performed at the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Dulwich College Founders Day. Tonight, they will be performing an arrangement of one of Stevie Wonder’s most famous hits, Sir Duke. After Duke Ellington died in 1974, Wonder wanted to write a song acknowledging musicians that he felt important.

Oshun Atkins-Taipow, Ella Mae Barber, Ethan BrewertonHarper, Callum Brown, Alice Butler, Finlay Carrick Davies, Blake Cascoe, Louisa Davie, Luc Dellaway, Neto Ernani, Abigail Frost, Demetri Gaffney, Leah Gocher, Lucia Goya-Betts, Azahar Khoukhou, Kyle MacDonald, Dylan Makstutis, Ebow Mensah**,Sid Moon **, Alex Papp, Lola Peach-Bengoa, Connie Willis Director of Music Mary Graham

YEAR 5 & 6 CHOIR, OUR LADY OF VICTORIES R.C. PRIMARY SCHOOL

From Putney, London, Our Lady of Victories’ Year 5 and 6 Choir meet once a week at lunchtimes for rehearsals throughout the year. Regularly perfomring at School Masses and end-of-term concerts, the choir relish sharing their music-making with audiences.

Year 5 Francisco Aritio, Aleksandra Bak, Julia Bryg, Alexander Burns, Celeste Burnside, Megan Carlin, Megan Chalmers, Lucile Chereau, Isla Clancy, Oliwia Gosciniak, Samuel Hampton, Zachary Hargreaves, Richard Harris, Elodie Knowles, Charlotte Lundie, Nana Maghradze, Senan Malone, Sorcha Molloy Smith, Elliot Pascalidis, Alexander Penny, Emily Schafer, Alicja Szubarczyk, Victoria Wojciechowska, Paulina Zdunska Year 6 Holly Betteley**, Noelie Chereau, Alexander Cooke, Anthony Derry, Freya Doyle, Erik Hickman, Dominik Lukaszewicz, Honor Lynn, Sofia Magnuson, Frederick McCormack, Ania Michalik, Harry Nation**, Luke Newman, Scarlett Peacock, Daniel Sautchyn, Eva Simmonds, Oliver Smith**, Elvis Solombrino, Dhanya Stevens, Ela Walker, Conor Walter, Declan Walters Music Teacher Rieke Melvin Headteacher Deirdre McDonald

AGS SENIOR STRING ENSEMBLE

Assumption Grammar School Senior String Ensemble is one of three String Orchestras which rehearse on a weekly basis at the school.

The students explore a mix of repertoire from arrangements of larger orchestral works to musical medleys, baroque to 20th century string music. Members take an active role in helping to choose the repertoire of which they are excited to perform in the Royal Albert Hall tonight.

Sarah McElroy, Emma Braniff, Eloise Crane, Roisin Goodman, Niamh Kearney, Ciara Maguire, Cora Timoney, Orla McGarrity*, Ellen McGeown, Iseult, Katy Fitzpatrick, Shauna King, Amanda Dobbin-Rodriguez, Ciara McCullagh, Tara McKay, Laura McCann, Meabh Anderson, Erin Roddy, Ruth Kerr, Maria Downard, Sarah McCann, Alanna Crane, Aine Doherty, Kate Fitzsimons, Cara Taggart, Erin McAllister, Sara O’Rourke, Cara Keaveney Musical Director Nikki Johnson Assistant Michael Harrison

ROSIE SULLIVAN, AGE-OTORI AND MILLIE

This trio of young Scottish singer-songwriters are already paving a bright future ahead. Rosie, from the Isle of Lewis, was young songwriter of the year in a national competition and has already released two EPs. Age-otori is a 16 year-old Glaswegian singer-songwriter and avid pianist and is currently recording his first EP, to be released early 2019.

19 year-old Millie has supported artists including Be Charlotte, and Sam Brookes and performed live on BBC Radio’s Janice Forsyth show.

FIGHTER OF THE NIGHTMAN

Fighter of the Nightman are a 4-piece band from Lewes, made up of guitar, bass, synth vocals and drums. The band met in September 2017 through the East Sussex Academy of Music where their bespoke course allowed them to expand and develop their ensemble skills in an independent way.

Now, they are working together to create new and original music and have started performing their music at various events, including at Spring Live 2018, South of England Showground.

Katie Davies, Henry Gerrard, Jamie Moss, Morgan Sellis

BOSTON YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Boston Music Centre’s Youth Jazz Orchestra is a group organised by Lincolnshire Music Service. They rehearse at the Haven High Academy in Boston on Wednesday evenings.

Playing for memory, the orchestra enjoy big band swing which, with singers, they often combine with contemporary pop, soul and funk genres.

Voice Mia Garner, Courtney Goy, Georgia Long, Shayla Motley, Farrah Ward, Phoebe Wilkinson Trumpets Kamil Indyk, Alice Hextall, Travis Higgins, Osian Joyce, Jordan Smith, Andrew Sugg Saxophones Jasmine Allen, Rebecca Clarke, Emelia Hall, Oliver Hull, Joseph McGarel, George Wookey Trombones Samuel Fovargue, Hugo Fry, Orla Johnson, Jacob Osbourne, Empi Pywowariw Guitars Visvaldas Prastienius, Dominic Wright Pianos Jacob Pinchbeck, Erin Taylor Drums Lewis Edwards, Seb Hiom Bass Joshua Coe, Ashley Walker Director Lee Hextall Assistant Director Vanessa Adams

THE ARNOLD QUINTET

The Arnold Quintet is a group that has traditionally been comprised of the five principal players in the Northamptonshire County Youth Orchestra. As a result the makeup of the group changes constantly every September as players move on to University or Music College. Of last year’s quintet, who are performing tonight, three have begun undergraduate studies, one is on a year out and one is in their final year of A-levels.

Flute David Amor-Segan Oboe Miqueas Lopez-Woodward Clarinet Samuel Austin Bassoon Will Gold French Horn Joshua Comery Director Andy Kirkwood

ABRAHAM DARBY ACADEMY SHOWBAND

Abraham Darby Showband is a wind band which is made up of pupils from the Abraham Darby Academy situated near Ironbridge in Telford. The Showband have been involved in the Music for Youth National Festival for a number of years. Recently, they were presented with an outstanding achievement trophy for being triple platinum award recipients within the National Concert Band Festival.

Katie Goring*, Libby Moir, Alyssa Lowe, Becky Gibson, Peter Walden, Catherine Vellacott, Caitlyn Simms, Cate Bishop, Stephanie Parkes, Emily Woods, Ezri Fitzpatrick*, Lily Hughes, Naomi Gledhill**, Mia Holt, Bethan Hughes, Bessie Hanley, Jenny Hall, Keira Dhiraj, Leila Archer*, Finn Whitworth, Caitlin Hughes, Bethan David, Amy Collington, Maddie Cuthbert, Brodie Gulliver, Jasmin Spencer**, Jack Hoof*, Edward Follos, Tom Hoof, Amelie Gibbs, Amy Olver, Laura Olver*, James Fullerton, Oliver Hodgkiss**, Kyle Simms, Amelia Rock, Ben Ryder, Evie Morris, Jacob Duggan*, Alex Wust, Oliver Wust, Nathan Garvey**, Callum Parkes, Tom Hall*, Hayden Hellowell, Kieran Fellowes, William Woods, Jamie Gibson, Samantha Shaw, Tom Wust, Ethan Groome, Carys Williams, Ashley Haigh, David Zukiewicz, Holly Thatcher, Grace Thatcher, Grace Cooper, Phoebe Tallbot, Chloe Harborne, Esme Rhoden, Emily Duggan, Isabelle Tinkler, Freddie Jackson, Tamar Allie, Haralds Keiselis, Leah Bates, Archie Worthing Head of Music Rachel Morton Perfroming Arts Technician Chris Ruston

YSGOL GERDD CEREDIGION

Ysgol Gerdd Ceredigion is a youth choir from Castellnewydd Emlyn, West Wales. The singers have developed through the ranks of the choir honing their performing skills in concerts, competitions and eisteddfodau, a Welsh festival of music, literature and performance. Tonight’s ensemble recently formed as a close harmony vocal group to perform more specialised a cappella repertoire from pop and jazz to folk and barbershop.

Erin Byrne, Charlotte Carter, Elain Davies, Elin Davies, Lowri Davies, Elisa Evans, Marged Loan, Lois John, Mared Phillips, Mari Phillips, Cerian Rees, Lleucu William Musical Director Islwyn Evans

UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER BIG BAND

The University of Leicester Big Band is a group that is both led and run by students who do not study music at the university.

The 24 strong band rehearse once a week after lectures on a Monday and play everyone’s favourite jazz standards along with unique arrangements of works from different genres. They play regularly across Leicester at a variety of events, including at the Gent Festival where they are likely to perform for the third time in 2019.

Ruairidh Fraser, Jonathan Kat**, Isaac Mitchell, Jack Piercy, William Adams, Elizabeth Brocklehurst, Alex Harper, Tom Partridge, Jo Instone-Brewer, *Martha O’Sullivan**, Marcus Panchal, OJ Smith, Alex Parry, Faye Balcombe, Sam Johnstone, Kathryn Patterson, Emma Pritchard, Brennan Alleyne**, Steven Baird, Adam Djili, Khaliq Kamall, Peter Selves, Andrew Whiteley

*Section leader **Soloist

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STONELEIGH YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2019/20, Wimbledon-based Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra is one of the UK’s oldest youth orchestras. The two orchestras comprise over 160 players, drawn from 80 schools across London and Surrey. Both orchestras rehearse weekly, and perform three concerts a year in and around London. SYO undertakes an annual summer tour to Europe and runs regular, free one-day workshops, to enable guest players to join regular members.

Musical Director Robert Hodge Assistant Conductor Dan Shilladay Violin 1 Katarina Cabral, Amy Collis*, Hannah Dienes-Williams, Luca De Flammineis , Sorcha Enskat , Susannah Hardwick, Ella Heger, Hayun Lee, Safia Merchant, Joshua Neil-Boss, Molly Oglethorpe, Miriam Pancheva, Max Sitter, Martina Tarantini, Kai Yamasaki*, Beth Yates Violin 2 Eugenio Animali, Thomas Clapp, Abigail Dawes, Adamant Edindon, Sophie Hamilton, Emilia Hazel, Mark Heywood, Talitha Jones, Jemima Jordan, Humphrey Overli, Yohan Rodas*, Sarah Rudd, Nathan Sivanithy, Roni Xie Viola Sassan Bhanji, Gaby Cabral, Madeleine Dawes, Peter Fenech, Georgina Horwich*, Tifany Rodas, Katie Tomlinson Cello Eniola Akin-Olugbemi, Toby Anderson, Jemima Bristow, Daniel Brandon*, Max Cairney-Leeming, Sofia Caron, Anna Cooper, Elena Edwards, Jennifer Gilchrist, Rikki Hirai, Lois Hunt, Nicola Kemp, Emily Sprackling, Tate Tsang, Felix Waller Double Bass Amelia Cheeseman, Phoebe Clarke, Ben Fosker*, James Kelly, Niccolo Magnelia Harp Eleanor Medcalf*, Lena Reifland Flute Hannah Beggerow , Penny Cairney-Leeming*, Joel Crewe, Lucinda Douse, Elise Furber, Rosie Sibbald, Zachary Smith, Harry Tonge, Lana Wilson Oboe Sophie Bailey, Mia Grant, Tom Kirby, Eloise Wilson, Leo Zagorac* Cor Anglais Tom Kirby Clarinet Dani Bae, Oliver Castledine, Madeleine Jablonowska, Luke Melville, Zoë Newth, Roshan Patel*, Danielle Riegstra, Ailsa Scott, Oscar Stewart Bassoon Tilly Cairney-Leeming, Rob Hall, Lotte Hemke*, Flo Jarvis, Sebastian Pavin, Eve Yates Contrabassoon Flo Jarvis Horn Robert Arthur, Tiger Dazeley*, Patrick Lloyd, Callum Scott, Alastair Tennent, Rebecca Wing Trumpet Harry Appleby-Taylor, Oliver Baylis, Anthony Blake, Bernie Cheng-Whitehead, Lara Kerr, Jonathan Tennent, Eloise Yates* Trombone Otto Heese, Harry Raffaitin , Djomi Tsate , Joseph Verdin* Tuba Louise Martin* Percussion Theo Maniura, Heledd Gwynant, Gregor Thomson, Luca Wade, Jess Woo Chairman Bridget Merchant Vice Chairman Julian Hardwick

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SAVE CREATIVITY IN SCHOOLS THE PLACE OF CREATIVE SUBJECTS IN OUR SCHOOLS IS BEING THREATENED

34%

drop in arts GCSE entries 2010–2018

Between 2010–2017 the number of arts teachers fell by…

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reduction in the number of hours the arts were taught in England’s secondary schools Between 2010–2017

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

Without the support of our dedicated sponsors, supporters, public funders and trusts and foundations, it would not have been possible for so many young people to take part in the 2018 Music for Youth Proms.

THANK YOU TO OUR MAJOR SPONSORS

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THANK YOU TO OUR TRUSTS, FOUNDATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS AD Power Will Trust The David & Claudia Harding Foundation Garfield Weston Foundation Sir James Knott Trust The Davis Foundation The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust The Educational Institute of Scotland The Geoff & Fiona Squire Foundation The Goldsmiths’ Company The Martyn Donaldson Music Trust The Underwood Trust

THANK YOU TO OUR PUBLIC FUNDERS

THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS Duncan Greenland Stephen Lustig Judith Rattenbury Ruth Rattenbury Jeannine & David Webber Janet Webster Howard Williams and many more who wish to remain anonymous

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Talented young musicians from across England, creating and performing inspirational new takes on traditional music > Free Sampler Days in May/June 2019 > CPD for music educators

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AMERICA!

Bernstein Centenary

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Programme includes

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Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Dvorak

New World Symphony

JUNIOR TRINITY / Saturday School for talented young musicians aged 3–19 based in Greenwich

TRINITY LABAN CONSERVATOIRE OF MUSIC & DANCE

MUSIC FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AT TRINITY LABAN

Hurwitz

La La Land Concert Suite

ANIMATE ORCHESTRA / Opportunities for young musicians in school years 5 to 13 to play together and create their own music

SUMMER SCHOOLS

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NEW

From Gershwin to Sondheim, the West End to Disney.

The songs in our new syllabus span the world of musical theatre across stage and screen.

Exams at Grades 1-3 Out now!

“And when I grow up I will eat sweets every day.”

When I grow up, Matilda - Grade 2

Discover more at:

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CREDITS MANAGEMENT Judith Webster Chief Executive

TECHNICAL (EV-ENTZ) Adrian Evans Producer

Lauren Favish Office Manager

Stephen Harris Stage Manager

Sal Goldsmith Head of Development

Tim Harris Rostrum Manager

Anna O’Connor Marketing Manager

Crew Tim Lewis Rob Graham-White Scott Davies Phil Entwistle Richard Hinwood Tom Daley Alex Evans

Abi Jenkins Digital Communications Manager Jess Stevenson Development & Communications Assistant Liz Coomb Head of Programmes Kate Gardner Senior Production Manager Sophie Laurenson Senior Producer Peter Quinn Producer Maddy Fitzgerald Producer Judi Kingston Finance Consultant David McDonald Creative Consultant, Scotland Robert Spencer IT Consultant Sam Kok RNCM professional placement

PRINTED PROGRAMME Design Ross Shaw Print Urban Print and Design Limited Photography Alick Cotterill PHOTOGRAPHY Alick Cotterill alickcotterill.co.uk Splaat Media splaatmedia.co.uk VIDEOGRAPHY Prominent Digital Steve Holden Graham Essenhigh

Music for Youth is proud to be working in partnership with schools and settings on their Artsmark Award journey.

By supporting Artsmark settings, we’re helping put the arts at the heart of education, inspiring young people to create, experience and participate in high quality arts and culture.

Find out more about Artsmark at www.artsmark.org.uk

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CONTACT US 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 mfy.org.uk @musicforyouth /musicforyouth @musicforyouth PUBLIC RELATIONS Wildkat PR 020 3422 3344

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