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Withycombe Raleigh C of E Primary School is a state school with a strong musical tradition. Every year Year 6 children are invited to join a junkband. They start with body and voice rhythms and then move on to a variety of junk material. This year the music lessons were based on the BBC initiative, Ten Pieces. This inspirational experience resulted in the Stomp Band choosing their six favourite pieces as starting points for their own composition. The pieces they chose are: In the Hall of the Mountain King, Zadok the Priest, The Firebird, Beethoven's Fifth, Connect It and ‘Mars' from The Planets. They end with a celebration of all the pieces chosen, playing together. Harry Al-Mashoor, Erin Asselman, Harry Bennett, Sophie Blackett, Joseph Bowden, Ethan Brown, Natasha Buck, Oliver Butt, Sophie Butt, Macy Clark, Maisie Clements, Joe Dale, Sophie Day, Edward Dunstan, Isobel Farrant-Worth, Matilda Ficken, Grace Franks, Emily Freer, Emma Gill, Alfie Gillard, Will Greenaway, James Griffin, Jared Guy, Tegan Hall, Kizzie Hanley, Ollie Hempstead, Phoebe Hopkins, Kacey Horne, Louisa Jones, Jessica Langley, Louise Lawson, Matthew Lewis, Paddy McGuiness, Eloise Monnery, Charlie Passmore, Sammy Pratt, Ben Randall, Maddie Rogers, Montana Sabatini, Elina Saryazdi, Samuel Skinner, Ben Sriburi, Alex Stortenbeker, Joseph Tapp, Fletcher Tate, Charlie Tyler, Maisie Tyler, Charlotte Walker, Isla Walker, Alex Williams, Harry Williams, Anais Wiggins, Izzy Woodall
RICHARD TAUNTON 6TH FORM COLLEGE JAZZ COMBO
Richard Taunton 6th Form College Jazz Combo are all students studying music. The college is a general education 6th form college, with a particularly renowned reputation for its music provision. As a college of around 1200 students, over 250 engage with music courses at advanced level with a significant number progressing to study music at university or conservatoire. This combo rehearse weekly and have performed a variety of student compositions and standards. 2 Tone was a piece written by Alex Lockheart (the group's guitarist) for his A level Music composition. It draws influence from Alex's eclectic mix of interests and tastes. Guitar Alex Lockheart, Drums August Fox, Keyboard Quantae Ramdin Saxophone Josh Atrill, Jack Gallacher Bass Elliot Pottle Trumpet Adam Coffin
WSFG YEAR 11 STEEL BAND
Walthamstow School for Girls is a state comprehensive in London. Their first piece, Baba Yaga begins with a gentle introduction - a decoy to the aggressive passage that portrays the entrance of the Witch's hut striding around on huge chicken-legs! Toco Band is about Toco village band going to compete with the city bands. This is an exciting calypso - listen for the players using the wood of their sticks towards the end. Joy Akintan, Zahra Archer, Miriam Ashon, Natalie Brady, Omotolani David, Ella DowdenHylton, Maura Fitzsimons, Naomi Fujii, Adele Grandidier, Lola Grieve, Rowena Guy De Quin, Molly Kavanagh, Uma Mackie, Hannah MohdAzlin, Kathryn O'Sullivan, Sara Orzechovschi, Darshan Panesar, Sophie Pickett, Rosalind Robshaw
ACCORD ACAPELLA
Accord Acapella is a self-led group of friends who formed at Wells Cathedral School. The members are currently studying at the Universities of York, Durham, Royal Holloway and Cambridge, and The Royal College of Music. Accord Acapella’ aims not only to have fun, but to bridge the gap between choral greats and modern styles of music. Caliban’s Dream was written specially for Accord Acapella. It is taken from Shakespeare’s The Tempest and expresses the sense of mystery in the magic of the island through music. The second piece Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel? displays the slaves' desperation to be saved by God as Daniel was. The energy in their frustration makes for a striking and fun piece to finish with. Soprano Alice Gillie**, Annabel Green Alto Hattie Peck, Lydia Ward Tenor Oliver Buckland, Chris Knight Bass Lyndon Golding, Jamie Halligan
PEAK DISTRICT STRING ORCHESTRA
The Peak District String Orchestra (PDSO) is the flagship orchestra of the Peak District Music Centres, a charitable organisation which aims to support and promote music-making for young people. The Peak District Music Centres are supported by the Derbyshire Music Education Hub. The PDSO pride themselves on committed, effervescent and engaging performances leaving no stone unturned when exploring the string orchestra repertoire! This evening they will be performing from memory. The Three Pieces in an Old Style is a little known gem of the Polish composer, Henryk GÓrecki. Much of his work is melancholic, reflecting the mood in post war Poland. Echoes of pain streaked joy can be clearly heard in these three arrangements of traditional Polish songs. Violin Isobel Barber, Lydia Barber, James Boshier, Jenny Chennels, Tom Colling, Lily Howard, Pheobe Hutchinson, Charlotte Jardine, Grace Kellett, Ewan Kilpatrick*, Katherine Marrow*, Rebecca Marrow*, James May, Lorna Richardson, Erin Shires, Megan Shires, Ruth Silver, Mary Underhill, Maximilian Verdicchio, Georgina Walker, Wesley Walker, Charlie Waller, Lydia Westhead, Congling Wu Viola Emily Beswick, Nigella Beswick*, Alice Kerry, Kezia Taylor, Ellena Taylor, Hazel Watson, Amy Woodward* Cello Rachel Catlin, Aedan Frazer, Niamh Macnamara, Patrick Moat, Fran Sisson, Joss Spear*, George Taylor, Holly Watson. Double Bass Julia Battarbee, Gregory Hall, Eve Johnson*, Annabel Pitts
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RUBIK'S CUBE
Rubik's Cube is a group of amazingly talented pupils from Osborne School in Winchester, a special needs school. The band promote self-esteem building, friendship and fun through their exhilarating concerts. The band choose their own songs, practice most lunchtimes and are big fans of popular music! The group was set up 6 years ago when a pupil was disengaging with lessons and found a passion for drumming. He asked for a band to be put together to support his talent, and 'Rubik's Cube' was born. The band have already played some big events, including the Winchester Theatre Royal and performing as The Olympic Torch arrived at Osborne School in 2012. This evening, the band will be performing a 'mash-up' of all their favourite songs. They couldn't decide on just 1 or 2, so they bunched them altogether into a medley of popular songs. Stacey Arber, Connor Bates**, Liam Chandler**, Connor Coleman**, Michael Cross, Jamie-Lee Gunston, Joe Johnson**, Megan Jones, Zak Moody**, Grace O'Donnell, Ella Parker, Didi Pebody, Kayleigh Pike, George Price**, David Simpson**, Oliver Smith-Myatt, Ben Vear, George Collingwood**, Laura Eichhorst
GWENT YOUTH WIND ORCHESTRA
Gwent Youth Wind Orchestra comprises some of the very best wind, brass and percussion students from the four local education authorities. The Wind Orchestra is one of several county ensembles organised by Gwent Music, whose aim is to deliver excellence in musical tuition and performance opportunities. Silver Screen harks back to the days of silent film, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. The story unfolds from opening credits to a scene set in a typical “Wild West” American town. Local happy go lucky hero meets pompous Mayor’s beautiful daughter. Archetypal evil villain steps in between the star crossed sweethearts, a chase and fight ensues with the inevitable poor girl being tied to the railway tracks. A train is heard approaching, will the unconscious hero recover and save the day? In the best of cinematic traditions he does, with the villain getting his just deserts and they all live happily ever after! Piccolo Vanessa Evans* Flute Molly Bradley*, Abigail Chamberlain, Gemma Harbour, Emily Harris, Rebecca Melling, Katie Mogford, Frances Nicholls, Kate Telfer, Molly Van Buren, Eleri Williams, Laura Worman Oboe Joel Dixon, Hafina Morgan*, Alice Sharp, Tomos Silcox Bassoon Sophie Goodings, Matthew Harrison*, Mary McCormick, Laura Walsh Eb Clarinet Louise Bartle* Clarinet Josef Archer, Daniel Chung, Maggie Cloud, Daisy Cooksley*, Lloyd Cottrell, George Gooch, Mackenzie Paget, Harriet Reeks, Rhiana Robinson, Seren Thomas Bass Clarinet Noah Jones, Jonathan Martin, Emma Wilson* Alto Saxophone Alex Davis*, Ollie Jenkins, Mollie Jones, Lily Sayani Tenor Saxophone Megan Davies*, Daniel Newberry Baritone Saxophone Rhea Morgan* French Horn Naomi Clarke, Tomas Edwards, Rhiannon Greenslade, Cador Morgan*, Samuel Proll Trumpet Natasha Chandra, Ellis Davies, Jamie Davis, Bryony Evans, Elliot Gooch, Elicia Hopkins, Emily Humphries*, Annicca Prince, Jenny Prosser, Harri Seymour Trombone Harri Archer, Bethan Cooke*, Christopher Davis, Rhys Jones, Stephen Moore, Mark Pask, Joshua Rackham Euphonium Hannah Long, Jessica Netherway, Hannah Pope* Tuba Oliver Morgan*; Sam Nicholls, Ioan Williams, Joshua Worman String Bass Florence Mayo* Percussion Rhys Davies*, Corin Dennehey, Alex Evans, James Harrison*, Harrison Pugh, Ophelia Russell, Thomas Williams
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THE MIGHTY SKY CHOIRS & ORCHESTRA
The group performing for you this evening has been brought together in order to perform excerpts from Beth Nielsen Chapman’s The Mighty Sky. The musicians from Kirklees and Daventry have performed these songs before and are delighted to be on stage with young people from Chiltern for the biggest performance yet! With 15 choirs, narrators, soloists and instrumentalists from all three areas, they’ve found out how to put ‘mighty’ into The Mighty Sky! This is a truly eclectic mix of popular song styles. It takes factual information about space and the theory of the big bang and sets them to music in a very child friendly way. The Mighty Sky Choirs Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School, Thornhill Junior and Infant School, Farnley Tyas Cof E First School, Lindley Junior School, Netherthong Primary School, St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Weedon Bec Primary School, Ashby Fields Primary School, The Grange School, Guilsborough School, Naseby Cof E Primary Academy, Chiltern Music Academy Junior Choir, Chiltern Music Academy Intermediate Choir, Hamilton Academy, High Wycombe Church of England Combined School, The Mighty Sky Orchestra Kirklees Youth Symphony Orchestra, NMPAT, Daventry Centre Orchestra, Chiltern Music Academy Senior Orchestra, Chiltern Music Academy Senior Wind Band
HARROW TAMIL SCHOOL CARNATIC ORCHESTRA
Harrow Tamil School Association is a charity helping the local community to learn Tamil and Carnatic music and instruments, teaching students from age 5 to 21. This group of 20 students consists of performers of different ages, performing Veena, Violin, Keyboard, Drums, Miruthangam, Morsing, Gadam and Kanjira. Improvisation in raga is the soul of Indian classical music. ‘Manodharma sangeetham’ or ‘Music of imagination’ as it is known in Carnatic music, embraces several varieties of improvisation. Raga rock is rock or pop music with a heavy Indian influence, either in its construction, its timbre, or its use of instrumentation, such as the Violin, Veena, Miruthangam, Gadam, and Tabla. Mohan Benita, Suren Harini, Mohan Harrish, Srikanthan Harrison, Anandanadesan Kajni, Kiritharan Kapileshan, Balamuraly Lathesha, Vigneswaran Lathusha, Kugapiragasam Loaghitha, Baskaran Meenusha, Maheswaran Piraveen, Kugapiragasam Saranyan, Selvaratnam Saravania, Pirapakar Shathushan, Thampiah Thanushanth, Thurairajah Tharshika, Nanthakumar Vidya, Chandrabalan Vijith, Vickramarajah Vithurjan,
ST AIDAN'S CHAMBER CHOIR
St. Aidan’s Chamber Choir is made up of 16-18 year olds. The choir has achieved national recognition through the BBC Songs of Praise Choir of the Year competition, winning the competition in 2006 and appearing on many other occasions. They perform regularly on national and regional stages, and also tour internationally. The choir’s repertoire includes a wide range of sacred and secular music, gospel music and pop arrangements. Signifying Nothing was written by current student, Tom Knowles, and sets words from Shakespeare’s Macbeth in an atmospheric way. The choir is very pleased to have performed this piece at the Music for Youth New Music Stage in Birmingham and again tonight, under the direction of Tom himself. Armottoman Osa is a surprisingly energetic setting of a poem from Finland, which says “How cold is the waterfowl, swimming on the icy lake; so cold is the person without love”. The choir has enjoyed the rhythmic and linguistic challenges of this exciting piece. Soprano Rebecca Archbold, Charlotte Astley, Sophia Bonini, Beth Bracewell, Sasha Brunyee, Sophie Buckle, Bethany Crompton, Kate Danter, Paige Jowsey, Claire Macfarlane, Julia Morgan, Jessica Oliver, Georgina Randall, Emma Riley, Emily Scullion, Megan WallJones, Anna Wicks, Phoebe Worley Alto Lydia Bradd, Ellie Dickson, Imogen Froggatt, Beth Lonsdale, Claire Mather, Eleanor McDermott, Clarrie Pettit, Constance Richards, Ruth Scholes, Rosie Sharp, Bekki Stevenson, Faye Weerasinghe, Lauren Woodhall Tenor Nathan Clarkson, Calum Claughton, Simon Denson, Jonny Escreet, Greg Ives, Tom Knowles, Robert Nicholas, James Proudler, Charlie Prudames, Elliott Tutt, Tim Williams Bass Peter Clark, Harry Cockerham, Jacob Dudman, Christian Dutton, Beau Hill-Smith, Dan Hobbs, Douglas Ives, Alex Johnson, Cameron Meek, Andy Mellor, Angus Morgan, David Paynes, Michael Taylor, Robert Wiggins, Jack Wright
KATIE DOYLE
Katie Doyle is a singer-songwriter from Paisley, Scotland. Katie's songs are full of soulful melodies and lyrics, with Katie taking great inspiration from songwriters such as Carole King and Laura Nyro. Stuck With No Time has a slight groove and is smooth with calming chord structures. With lyrics such as ‘staring at my blank page, and nothing is coming to mind’ gives listeners a clue that Katie wrote it during a long period of writer’s block! Katie doesn’t often remember writing her songs, she describes the process as "a sort of possession", and that something takes over her. Old Ones is a song Katie wrote after discovering that a boy she liked wasn't so into her. It expresses the confusion and pain felt afterwards. Katie just ‘wants to know’ what made him change his mind. Vocals / Piano Katie Doyle
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LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra is part of an extensive range of ensembles provided by Leicestershire Schools Music Service (LSMS), a department supported by both Leicester City and Leicestershire County Council. In 1910, a young and relatively unknown Stravinsky was commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev to write a ballet for his Ballet Russe. Drawing on Russian folklore The Firebird tells of an ogre-like figure, Kastchei the Deathless, whose downfall is brought about by a beautiful rare bird - the enchanting Firebird. Stravinsky created a ground-breaking, magical and original score as you will hear by our performance of the mystical introduction, ’Infernal Dance’, peaceful berceuse and dramatic grand finale. 1st Violin India Andrews, Catherine Bridgwood, James Cockroft, Avishka Edirisinghe*, Hannah Erlebach, Annabel Fisher, James Hamil, Ruby Kelman, Caitlin Mee, Rebecca Watkiss, Lydia Weedon 2nd Violin Francesca Burbela, Ailsa Burns, Hannah Cowley, Zoe Gamble, Emily Newlyn, Madeleine Oakland*, Sarah Parkin, Isabella Ramnarine, Mark Shuttleworth, Huw Wadkin Viola Stijn Arroo, Grace Bale*, Amy Betteridge, Marissa Farrow, Anna Wells, Roberta Wright Cello Rebecca Bestwick, Rebecca Burden, Ross Burns*, Kieran Das, Chloe Havez, Dora Knowles, Aleesha Patel, Amy Richardson, Louise Alec Smith, Finlay Spathaky, Maisie Tufton, Edward Webb Double Bass Matthew Farrell, Richard Gent*, Charlie Robinson Flute Tom Barton, Ella McNamee, Meera Patel, William Rigby, Elizabeth Wells Oboe Oliver Brafield, Orla Canavan, Rachel Haddon, Catriona McQueen* Clarinet Charlotte Atherton, Rowena Bashforth, Sally Croysdale, Katie Mansell* Bassoon Lightfoot Freya, Amelia Palmer, Hayley Taylor, Trumpet James Bateman, Sophie Carr, Emile Higson, Der Van Byl, Kathryn French Horn Matthew Addison, Alexander Boukikov, * Frances Gordon, Victoria Schofield Trombone Alex Bland*, Harry Dunn, Chris Ridout Bass Trombone Arthur Henry Tuba Matt Wilkins* Harp Freya Brylka-Mee, Serene Dholakia* Timpani/ Percussion Stephen Cook*, Angus Cheney, Josh Greening Piano Alexander Huntley Organ Colin Millington.
FINALE: BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE FOLK ENSEMBLE
Arjun Jethwa, Ami Oprenova, Ben Weatherill, Beth Chamberlain, Charlotte Webb, Daniel Blanco Albent, Ed Day, Emma Cowper, Emily Dore, Eugenie Bramley, Georgina Silverton, Heather Duncanson, Helena Bale, Helena Britten, Isobel Matthews, Jake Thornton, Jamie Rutherford, Joe Broughton, John Ferrie, Josh Dean, Josh Wunderlich, Julie Winch, Laura Baker, Louis Stanhope, Maria Suciu, Mary Chapman, Matthew Price, Natasha Davies, Natasha Simons, Nick Hart, Ning-Ning Li, Patrick Lester Rourke, Rebecca Köhler Baratto, Rob Roberts, Robert Bark, Rosie Bott, Rosie Tunley, Sal Broughton, Sarah Farmer, Seth Bye, Bogdan Suciu, Tamara Haynes, Tom Chapman, Tommy Hill, Victoria Groves, Wayne Chan
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