National Festival Birmingham Programme 2012

BIRMINGHAM 2-7 JULY 2012

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WELCOME TO NATIONAL FESTIVAL BIRMINGHAM 2012!

FLANFAYRE, SLOW BOAT, JIGSAW JAM, JAMATION, PIECE ON A POSTCARD, UTALKS, BRASS NATION, INSTITUTE INDUSTRY TALKS, IKON FAMILY DAY, NYMOS, FOLK MASH UP, NUT FESTIVAL TENT, BIG SING, MUSIC! LISTINGS PAGE

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MONDAY 2 JULY 2012 INFANTS & JUNIORS

TUESDAY 3 JULY 2012 CHOIRS ENSEMBLES

WEDNESDAY 4 JULY 2012 ORCHESTRAS ENSEMBLES

THURSDAY 5 JULY 2012 WINd BANdS TRAdITIONAL & INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC AMPLIFIEd

FRIDAY 6 JULY 2012 BRASS BANdS JAzz AMPLIFIEd

SATURDAY 7 JULY 2012 ORCHESTRAS JAzz

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FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

MONDAY 2 JULY LUNCHTIME EVENT: JIGSAW JAM WITH SARAH WATTS

WEDNESDAY 4 JULY

TUESDAY 3 JULY

A PARTNERSHIP PROJECT WITH SOUNd ANd MUSIC & BIRMINGHAM CONTEMPORARY MUSIC GROUP

Public launch - Listen Imagine Compose: changing the way composition is taught in secondary schools New Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Conservatoire 17:00–18:00 There are many challenges in teaching composition. Listen Imagine Compose has addressed these challenges through a series of symposia and action research projects and aims to bring about significant change in the way composition is taught in secondary schools.

Six action research projects have taken place around the country investigating six key questions relating to teaching composition at KS3 and 4. Themes include evaluation, effective feedback, the role of listening in the creative process, introducing unfamiliar aesthetics, creative use of technology and how expert composers and performers can be most effectively used in the classroom.

The context for music education is currently in flux and we are keen to see composition and creative music-making as central to these developments and at the heart of young people’s music education.

This public launch will share the initial findings, key learning from the project and the implications for practice.

Symphony Hall 13:15-14:15 Led by percussionist Rob Farrer, this is a fun and physical rhythm based workshop, built around MFY’s commission, Piece on a Postcard.

This piece demonstrates how to approach rhythmical building blocks in composition and has been written so that anyone can take part, whatever their musical experience.

Supported by Vivendi Create Joy & PRS for Music Foundation

MEC AGM MEETING

Birmingham Conservatoire The Music Education Council will hold its AGM and Full Council Seminar. The MEC believes in universal inclusion and access to a quality, sustained, progressive and personalised lifelong music education in school, community and home. mec.org.uk

THURSDAY 5 JULY

LUNCHTIME EVENT: FOLK MASH-UP WITH JOE BROUGHTON

Symphony Hall 13:15-14:15 Join folk musician and composer Joe Broughton for a high energy, unique funky folk workshop. In just one hour participants will perform an outrageous and powerful piece, based on a folk tune that will include some fat grooves and general noisiness!

THE INSTITUTE INdUSTRY TALKS

HMV Institute The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance is internationally regarded as one of the world’s leading schools of modern music.

Alumni are musicians and technicians in cutting-edge bands at the top of their game, and include the bassist for Paloma Faith, the guitarist for Radiohead and the drummer for Marina and the Diamonds among others. The Institute Industry Talks will give bands an insight into the Institute and the courses and experiences they offer, as well as advice and tips on making music your career.

FESTIVAL TENT SPONSOREd BY NUT

11:00-18:00.

Live music and workshops every day fromm further afield, alongside workshops and talks.

Featuring local musicians and groups fro for free!

Come and listen to a wide range of music

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LUNCHTIME EVENT: PIECE ON A POSTCARd WITH ROB FARRER

Festival Tent Percussionist Rob Farrer will help young musicians explore the exciting world of rhythm and improvisation.

Symphony Hall 13:15-14:15 Join Greg Beardsell, Dominic Peckham and members of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain for a big choral mash-up of pop, jazz and gospel riffs. Just bring your voice and your imagination.

Led by folk musician and composer Joe Broughton, these workshops will take place on Ikon’s Slow Boat, a 72 foot canal boat, as it journeys along the waterways of Birmingham. During these two hour workshops, participants will look at how to develop their musical ideas in this inspirational setting.

Supported by Vivendi Create Joy & PRS for Music Foundation

JUNIOR PERCUSSION WORKSHOPS

LUNCHTIME EVENT: NYC BIG SING

TUESDAY 3 – SATURDAY 7 JULY IKON SLOW BOAT COMPOSITION WORKSHOPS

Symphony Hall 13:15-14:15 This is a fun and inspirational workshop led by composer Sarah Watts to showcase a new suite of ensemble pieces that she has written for MFY, for beginner musicians. The workshop will focus on new piece The Sky which has been written for any pitched instrument and where possible using the first three notes learnt on each instrument.

Supported by Vivendi Create Joy, PRS for Music Foundation & Kevin Mayhew Publishers

FRIDAY 6 JULY

LUNCHTIME EVENT: BRASS NATION WITH ROGER ARGENTE & FRIENdS

Town Hall 13:15-14:15 Join renowned trombonist Roger Argente and friends for an hour long blast of brass. Looking at a range of styles and techniques, this massed workshop will focus on Flanfayre by Stephen Deazley, a new piece commissioned specially for the National Festivals and will culminate in a dazzling massed performance.

Sponsored by EIS Supported by PRS for Music Foundation

UTALKS

HMV Institute Universal Music is the UK’s leading music company, home to artists like Florence + The Machine, Jessie J, Mumford & Sons, Take That, Elbow and Lana Del Rey as well as international superstars like Lady Gaga and Rihanna. Every genre of music is represented across their labels which include Island, Polydor, Mercury and Decca. Universal Utalk sessions are designed to give people interested in working in music the chance to throw questions at those working on the front line of the music industry. National Festival participants will get to hear from Universal’s expert panel.

FREE RUSH HOUR BLUES

Symphony Hall Café Bar 17:30-19:00 Come along and unwind in the intimate, relaxing atmosphere of the foyer bar and let the sensational sounds of Rush Hour Blues help you find that Friday feeling. Holyhead Jazz Band are a young group of talented musicians from Holyhead School in Handsworth, Birmingham.

Together with teachers, composers and adult musicians they have developed their composing, performing and ensemble skills. To date, they have performed at The ICC, Symphony Hall, Edgbaston Cricket Ground and The Drum Theatre. They are a very dedicated group of young musicians who all thoroughly enjoy the experiences they have had as a ensemble.

SATURDAY 7 JULY

LUNCHTIME EVENT: JAMATION WITH JASON YARdE & ANdY GRAPPY

NUT Festival Tent 13:15-14:15 Join saxophonist Jason Yarde and tuba player Andy Grappy for an hour long workshop on their new piece, commissioned by MFY for National Festival performers. JAMation is a collection of themes, written to be used in any combination. During the workshop see how the character of the piece changes depending on which combination of themes are used. Bring your instrument, energy and sense of adventure!

Supported by Vivendi Create Joy & PRS for Music Foundation

LUNCHTIME EVENT: PROGRESSING ORCHESTRAS FLANFAYRE WORKSHOP

Town Hall 13:15-14:15 Participants will join Stephen Deazley and Sid Peacock for an hour long workshop discovering new approaches to their music-making, tackling the new piece Flanfayre by Stephen Deazley and having fun within a diverse ensemble!

IKON FAMILY dAY

Ikon Gallery 13:00-16:00 Join MFY and Ikon Gallery for a fun art and music workshop designed for families, led by MFY music mentor Sam Dunkley. This is a free drop in session open to all.

Please note children should be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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MUSIC FOR YOUTH MFY Regional Festival Series February-April UK wide Schools Prom 12-14 November 2012 Royal Albert Hall London

Inspirational Concerts throughout the year at venues across the UK

National Festival Scotland 8 June 2012

National Festival Birmingham 2-7 July 2012

ABOUT MFY

THE MFY SEASON

Passionate About Music - Open To All

The season is designed to inspire, nurture and support musicians at every level of experience. Festivals take place in a variety of venues in over 50 locations across the UK. As well as performing, groups watch, listen and support one another.

Founded in 1970, MFY is a national music education charity providing free performance and audience opportunities for young people aged 21 and under through an annual season of nationwide festivals and concerts.

MFY is a festival series, not a competition. It offers young people the opportunity to perform live in a supportive and non-competitive environment and more than 2.4 million young people have taken part in MFY events over the years.

Enter for the 2013 season from 20 August 2012 at mfy.org.uk

MFY Music Mentors attend every festival.

Their role is to listen to each performance and provide focused, constructive feedback that will help each group continue their musical journey. Since MFY began, musicians such as Evelyn Glennie, Nigel Kennedy, Michael Collins, Jason Yarde, Thomas Adès, Simone Rebello, John Harle, Gary Barlow, Ian Belton, Matthew Barley, Clio Gould, Jules Buckley, Lucy Shaw, Roger Argente and Kit Downes have taken part.

Today, MFY continues to provide performance opportunities for young people across the UK. Every year over 100,000 participants get to perform live, witness exhilarating concerts, take part in inspirational workshops and gain valuable advice from our team of Music Mentors.

None of this would be possible without the support of our sponsors and the generosity of individual donors.

THANK YOU.

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FUNDRAISE FOR MFY dId YOU KNOW MFY WORKS WITH 100,000 PERFORMERS AND AUDIENCE EVERY YEAR. 87% OF OUR PARTICIPANTS ARE FROM STATE SCHOOLS. 94% OF MONEY RAISED GOES DIRECTLY ON THE EVENTS. WE DON’T CHARGE ANYONE TO TAKE PART IN OUR EVENTS. IT’S A FESTIVAL SERIES NOT A COMPETITION WHICH MEANS IT’S DESIGNED TO INSPIRE, NURTURE AND SUPPORT MUSICIANS AT EVERY LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE.

EASY WAYS TO SUPPORT MFY THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THE WORK OF MFY ANd THE NExT GENERATION OF YOUNG MUSICIANS.

You can help raise funds for MFY by shopping online at no extra cost to you.

This year we want to get 100 people to download the Give as you Live™ app. On average, shoppers raise £2 per month, that’s £24 per year!

So far the MFY team have raised £170 by shopping through Give as you Live™. So help us reach our target of 100 shoppers in 2012!

Install the app at giveasyoulive.com/musicforyouth

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NATIONAL FESTIVAL SCOTLAND FRIdAY 8 JUNE PERTH

ON FRIDAY 8 JUNE, YOUNG MUSICIANS FROM ACROSS SCOTLAND GATHERED IN THE CITY OF PERTH TO PERFORM IN MFY’S FIRST EVER NATIONAL FESTIVAL SCOTLAND.

The festival featured 400 young performers aged between 9-21 who took to the stages of Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre, filling them with masses of music for this one day celebration of music-making. A range of ensembles performed in both venues including choirs, rock, traditional music, percussion groups and much more.

A total of twenty-five groups performed on one of the main stages, from Glasgow, the Highlands, Perth, Fife, Carnoustie, Edinburgh, Midlothian and Renfrewshire. Alongside main stage performances a range of workshops were on offer for the young performers to take part in.

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The festival featured Flanfayre a brand new fanfare, sponsored by EIS, written by composer Stephen Deazley especially for National Festival Scotland which will also feature in National Festival Birmingham.

Folk musician and composer Joe Broughton was also in Perth, leading a musical procession through the centre of Perth during the lunchtime break, filling the streets with a musical mash-up.

You can find out more about National Festival Scotland at mfy.org.uk/scotland

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MFY COMMISSIONS MFY HAS BEEN BUSY COMMISSIONING LOTS OF NEW MUSIC FOR 2012!

FOUR OF THESE PIECES WILL FEATURE AT NATIONAL FESTIVAL BIRMINGHAM. Keep an eye on the MFY website throughout the year where you will be able to download these commissions for free! mfy.org.uk/thesoundvault

PIECE ON A POSTCARD

Sponsored by Vivendi Create Joy Supported by PRS for Music Foundation Piece on a Postcard is a rhythmical piece designed to engage anyone in a musical activity. It’s been written by MFY Music Mentor Rob Farrer who is a percussionist and Head of Percussion at the Junior Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Piece on a Postcard demonstrates how to approach rhythmical building blocks in composition and has been written so that anyone can take part, whatever their musical experience.

There are five grooves which can be used together or on their own, as a clapping based piece or with instruments. The notes with stems down should produce a low tone - you might do this by patting your stomach. The notes with stems up should produce a high sound such as a hand clap.

Have a go, have fun and send us your performances of Piece on a Postcard soon!

Download Piece on a Postcard at mfy.org.uk/thesoundvault

JAMATION

Sponsored by Vivendi Create Joy Supported by PRS for Music Foundation JAMation is a collaborative piece written by Jason Yarde and MFY Music Mentor Andy Grappy. Andy Grappy is a professional tuba player and Head of STAX Music Centre, London. Jason Yarde is a saxophonist, composer, arranger, producer, musical director and MFY alumni.

Written for musicians at grade five standard or above, JAMation is a collection of jazz influenced themes, written to be used in any combination. The character of the piece changes depending on which combination of themes are used so energy and a sense of adventure are required!

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JIGSAW JAM

Sponsored by Vivendi Create Joy Supported by PRS for Music Foundation & Kevin Mayhew Publishers Written by composer and MFY Music Mentor Sarah Watts. Jigsaw Jam is a collection of short ensemble pieces for beginner instrumentalists. These can be played together in any order (like a jigsaw), to make one big piece.

The main piece is The Sky. This has parts for every instrument that is likely to be taught in any classroom or instrumental group.

It can be performed with any combination of instruments along with a piano or CD accompaniment. The parts have been written as much as possible using the first three notes learned on each instrument. There is also a vocal part that can be added.

The other pieces that can be added to the Jigsaw are for each instrumental section on their own - strings, woodwind, brass, recorders, pitched percussion, ocarinas, harmonicas, guitars and ukuleles. The pieces can be played from music, or learned by ear.

Jigsaw Jam can be played by any size of ensemble. It is a fun piece to celebrate the first achievements of learning an instrument.

FLANFAYRE

Sponsored by EIS Supported by PRS for Music Foundation Written by Stephen Deazley, composer, music director and animateur, this fanfare received its world premiere at National Festival Scotland on 8 June in Perth. Although specifically written for National Festival Scotland, the Flanfayre will have a second outing at National Festival Birmingham!

Here’s a little note from Stephen…

“It’s not really a fanfare (oops). It’s more like a large cheesy flan full of different flavours, although you will still hear one or two heraldic sounding parps. I decided to set myself a challenge to write the piece in 100 bars, but ended up with 102! I am however blaming my imagined Highland pipers having to strike up their drones just before the final tune - it added exactly two bars! I really enjoyed writing this - I hope you enjoy playing it. A big thank you to MFY. What a delicious treat for me.”

— Stephen Deazley deazley.org Download Flanfayre at mfy.org.uk/thesoundvault

MUSIC MENTORS

MFY MUSIC MENTORS

AWARDS

A team of MFY Music Mentors will be working across the festival.

Their role is to listen to each performance and provide focused, constructive feedback that will help each group continue their musical journey. At the end of each session the Music Mentors will talk about all of the performances, providing feedback and present each group with a certificate.

Across the festival, the awards are supported by the following organisations:

During the feedback session, the Music Mentors may decide to present awards to celebrate a certain element of a particular performance.

The awards are given out to celebrate musical aspects of performance and they will be presented at the discretion of the Music Mentors.

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Q&A: EMILY BARKER Hailing from Bridgetown, Western Australia, Emily Barker is a compelling songwriter with a gift for weaving melody and words.

Together with her band The Red Clay Halo, she has recorded three albums, dazzled audiences at music festivals and her song, Nostalgia, become the Bafta-winning theme tune to the BBC One drama Wallander starring British actor Kenneth Branagh.

February 2011 saw the release of Almanac, attracting airplay on BBC 6 Music, Radio 2 and Radio 4’s Loose Ends. A stream of sold-out UK tour dates followed, culminating in a rapturously received show at London’s St Giles-in-the-Fields church at which Almanac was performed in its entirety including a stunning, stark version of Pause. This song has since been used as the theme tune to the BBC2 noir thriller, The Shadow Line.

The band’s albums are entirely self-financed and released on Emily’s own imprint Everyone Sang.

How did you get into music and when did you start writing your own material?

I started singing at a very early age due to my mum being able to play the guitar. She would sit the four of us kids down and teach us how to harmonise to old folk tunes. I began playing classical piano when I was 15 and also started singing in the high school band at the same time.

When I was 18, I got a guitar and taught myself how to play.

I immediately started writing songs as I found the guitar was such a great tool for this.

You grew up in Western Australia. Are there any notable differences in the music scene there compared to the UK? Definitely, there are many! For starters there are not very many people there so gigs and opportunities aren’t as abundant. Having said that, there is a very good infrastructure for musicians and due to the isolation, Western Australian musicians tend to have a unique flavour to their style. The UK is saturated with bands and gig-goers which means there are so many opportunities but consequently there’s also lots of competition. I love performing in both places.

Your song Nostalgia was used as the theme tune for the TV show Wallander and Pause was the title track to the hit BBC drama The Shadow Line which won Best TV Soundtrack at the 2012 Ivor Novello Awards. How did that come about and how important is it to receive exposure to new audiences in this way?

I was very honoured to have these songs picked up by composer Martin Phipps. He worked them into the theme tunes and closing credits on both of these crime-thriller BBC dramas. Martin had seen us playing at a garden party in Tufnell Park, London and loved the songs. It’s provided us with so much exposure and for an independent artist, this is something we could never have afforded to pay for, so it has been wonderful!

You regularly collaborate with other musicians and artists. What do you enjoy about taking this creative approach to your work?

It gives you insight into how others work and opens you up creatively.

It’s very easy to stick to the same patterns of work but when you collaborate you really have to be open to different ways of being creative.

Folk in a Box sounds fun! Tell us more!

There is one performer, one listener, one song, performed in a beautiful, sound-proofed wooden box which travels around the country. Find out more at www.folkinabox.net What’s the best advice anyone ever gave you?

They asked me “What do I define as success?” This has been invaluable to me. It’s very important to acknowledge your achievements as they come in rather than keep moving on, without pausing to realise what you’ve accomplished. It’s also important to keep redefining what you regard as “success.”

What’s next for you? Are you gigging over the summer, any festivals lined up?

We’re just about to head to Norfolk for eight days of pre-production (arranging instrumentation) for the next album which we’re then recording in Glasgow. Then festivals commence! We’ve got our whole year mapped out really and also the beginning of 2013 so it’s all very exciting. www.emily-barker.com

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Q&A: BARNEY HARWOOD

Children’s TV presenter Barney Harwood was born in Blackpool and was bitten by the performing bug at a tender age. He performed in a local cabaret band for four years before his musical talents caught the attention of Take That’s manager and he joined the boyband Goal aged 17. Barney made the move into presenting two years later on the popular music show Planet Pop. He then joined CBBC as a presenter on Smile and in 2007, won the Bafta for Best Children’s TV Presenter. Barney joined the Blue Peter team in January 2011.

Barney's talents extend off screen as well as on. A keen musician, he composed the theme tune to Bear Behaving Badly and contributed to some of the music on Prank Patrol.

As well as television, Barney is no stranger to the stage. He has presented concerts for the BBC Proms at London's Royal Albert Hall, is a regular presenter of MFY’s Primary Prom concerts and he recently appeared in pantomime in Bromley, Kent.

Barney's first love is music and he has been playing the piano and guitar since the age of six.

How did you begin your career as a presenter?

I was in a band when I was 17 and we secured a publishing deal to write pop music. To raise the profile of our band I joined a music show on Channel 4 called Planet Pop! I enjoyed it so much that I decided that presenting would be a great career!

Many of the skills needed as a performer are similar to those needed for presenting. What components do you think make up a great performance?

A performance has to be engaging! With music it's easy because the pieces of music were written by talented composers who thought about everything! There’s drama, intrigue and excitement! That's why my favorite composer is Prokofiev, although Stravinsky was pretty special too!

You’ve got experience of presenting concerts, live TV and radio. do you have to modify your presenting style for these and do you enjoy one more than the other?

I enjoy them all the same! It doesn’t really matter what I am doing. I love my job, but I especially enjoy working with a live audience because I can actually talk to them rather than trying to communicate through a glass lens!

What advice would you give to anyone that is interested in becoming a presenter?

Don't do it! Save yourself!!! RUN FOR YOUR LLLLIIIIVIVVVVVES!!!

No, seriously, it's brilliant! Just be yourself and have fun! Remember every moment because the more you do, the more quickly time starts to move! A measure of success is how many memories you have at the end of your career. If you can’t remember much, you didn’t enjoy yourself!

Life is for living!

You are also a musician and songwriter. How did you begin your musical journey?

I've been playing music for as long as I can remember. It's just something that has always made me feel good. I started when I was four by trying to play 'When the Saints go Marching in' with my nose (I always try to do things differently) and it snowballed from there! I get home, put on my headphones and fly head first into a world where no one can reach me! It's like an escape! I have a publishing deal so I now write music for TV and film too.

Who are your musical heroes?

So many! (Barney takes deep breath). Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Keith Emerson, John Lord, Rick Wakeman, Billy Joel, Ben Folds, Rufus Wainwright, Prokofiev, Van Halen, Yngwie Malmsteen, Stevie Wonder, Rod, Jane and Freddy from Rainbow!

What's the last album you downloaded or bought?

I just bought Titanium by David Guetta! What a tune!

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Q&A: KATE SELF For the 2012 National Festival Birmingham, MFY has teamed up with Ikon and their Slow Boat project. Across five days of the festival young musicians will work with folk musician and composer Joe Broughton, developing their own original material as they journey along the waterways of Birmingham.

Kate Self is Learning Co-ordinator for Ikon Gallery and is the Slow Boat Project Manager.

Who are you and what do you do?

I studied Fine Art Painting at Winchester School of Art, completed a Teaching Certificate for Post-Compulsory education at Wolverhampton University and most recently a Masters Degree in Contemporary Art Theory at Goldsmiths. I have worked as a tutor for Foundation and Undergraduate courses in FE and HE capacity in addition to five years experience working within gallery education at the Design Museum and Tate Modern in London and Ikon Gallery in Birmingham. After completing my Masters in 2009 I returned to Ikon to work as Learning Co-ordinator. I work a lot with groups that visit the gallery and I currently manage the Slow Boat Programme.

Can you explain what the Ikon Youth Programme is, who they are and what they do?

The Ikon Youth Programme (IYP) is a group of young people aged 1519 from Birmingham who meet regularly to make artwork, meet other young people, host events and develop their own projects. I set up the youth programme back in 2009 as an initial nine month-long project with funding from Birmingham City Council, yet it quickly became apparent that the programme had a lot of potential. In 2010 we secured funding from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and turned IYP into a three year initiative (2011–13).

In three years we have worked in-depth with 35 young people that have formed a core group of IYP members. Recruited from within and around Birmingham their projects have so far included working with artists who make photography, installation, performance, print and design.

IYP members have also travelled and worked with young people’s programmes beyond the region in Bristol, Milton Keynes and London.

Where did the idea for Slow Boat originate from?

Slow Boat was conceived as the means of providing IYP with a space of their own.

As Birmingham is surrounded by canals, and Ikon has a rich history of dynamic off-site programming, the idea of taking on a boat seemed natural, and had the additional advantage of being mobile.

The Aaron Manby was commandeered in summer 2011, generously leased from Sandwell Council for the duration of the project. Converted

by Birmingham-based designers Queen & Crawford, the interior of the boat is flexible and can host meetings, seat 30 people for workshops, screen films and function as a moving gallery.

What interested you about collaborating with MFY? Collaboration and partnership working is really important to our work with young people. Over the last year we have developed a shared interest in film and music as the boat acts as an unusual floating venue.

We became aware of the work of MFY around the time of last year’s festival and are delighted that after months of planning Slow Boat will open for five days to host a series of workshops.

The work of MFY is truly inspiring; travelling around the country leading regional events throughout the year, engaging with thousands of young people with all kinds of music. Being involved in the festival which is taking place in our home city presents us with an unmissable opportunity. We hope to make recordings of the music made during the workshops and feature some of this on our internet radio station we are designing for the boat.

What does the rest of summer have in store for Slow Boat?

This summer Slow Boat will make its longest journey to date, cruising for five weeks from Birmingham to London and back again along the length of the Grand Union canal. This trip is the result of a major collaboration between Ikon’s IYP and Chisenhale Gallery’s youth programme Propeller. We will be making stop-offs along the way, working with other canal-side organisations, regularly blogging and broadcasting from our radio station whilst onboard.

For more information about this project please contact k.self@ikon-gallery.co.uk and visit www.ikonslowboat.com

Slow Boat is now the name of both the boat and the three year project of working with young people.

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Q&A: PAUL MACALINDIN

In the 1990s Paul MacAlindin gave countless premieres of young composers’ work, both in orchestral concerts and with top ensembles.

At this time he was also assisting Sir Peter Maxwell davies which brought him in contact with some great British works and with orchestras such as the Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic and BBC Philharmonic.

Since 2001, Paul has worked with the British Council on groundbreaking projects, such as The Turn of The Tide with the Croatian Radio Orchestra and conducting the Armenian Philharmonic.

In 2008, Paul read about the proposed National Youth Orchestra of Iraq, immediately contacted the British Council and has been musically directing the Orchestra since 2009.

Tell us about your musical background.

I grew up in Scotland in the town of Dunfermline, where I involved myself in many music, theatre and ballet projects. Through the Carnegie Youth Theatre, I became Musical Director for one show, the Dracula Spectacula and got hooked on telling people what to do! My university education in Surrey, York and Michigan State taught me the foundations of conducting. While at Surrey University I formed my first ensemble, Seventh Cosmic Wind and performed Pierrot Lunaire at the Edinburgh Fringe at Tic Toc at Marcos. Twenty years later, I'm returning this year with the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq (NYOI) for my second visit to the Fringe.

How did you first hear about the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq and what motivated you to get involved?

I was eating fish and chips in the Barony Bar in Edinburgh and there was a press report about the NYOI in a copy of the Glasgow Herald which was lying on a restaurant table.

I immediately saw huge potential and thought this was culturally an incredibly exciting project. Bringing Zuhal Sultan's musical friends together with the operational and financial capacity of the British Council would be incredibly rewarding and challenging and would require us to solve many problems in non conventional, innovative ways.

How do the young musicians you work with approach their musicmaking and what motivates them?

They are motivated by instrumental music. It's that simple. Some used music during the war to shut out reality. Others to build some kind of educational base for their talents as traditional singers, others because they already played in ensembles such as the Kurdish String Orchestra or the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra.

Can you describe some of the challenges that the young people in the orchestra face?

Physically getting an instrument is important and tough. I'm sure that many talented young musicians don't ever get access. Those that do are pretty much left with poor quality instruments and without any teaching support, so they download what they can from the internet and use YouTube to coach themselves. It is the general consensus of the tutors that music teaching in Iraq isn’t particularly high. Good quality teachers did exist in Iraq, but fled or were killed in 2003.

What is the most important message that the young people would want to share with those taking part in the MFY season?

Music reconciles and creates a strong bond of family within the orchestra. Your background is irrelevant, as long as you can play and contribute. It's also about communicating the positive side of a culture to the world, and so the elements of cultural diplomacy combined with mobility, both incredibly powerful themes for young musicians today, are at the NYOI's forefront. With the case of Iraq, no country has been so intensively reported in the last ten years and yet we still know nothing about it. So NYOI players subvert various editorial agendas simply by being who they are and doing what they do.

The power lies in the simplicity.

The orchestra performed at the Bonn festival in Germany in 2011.

What's next on the horizon?

We're planning a visit to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on 26 August and a concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s Southbank on 28 August. Following that we have international plans until 2014.

How do we find out more and how can people support the NYOI? People can visit our website www.nyoiraq.com with links to facebook, youtube and twitter. You can also donate to the virgin site uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/NYOIraq and come and support us in the performances!

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MONDAY 2 JULY INFANTS & JUNIORS

INFANTS & JUNIORS SYMPHONY HALL 10:20-19:30

INFANTS & JUNIORS ADRIAN BOULT HALL 10:30-19:30

PRESENTER Will Horner MUSIC MENTORS Sam dunkley Sam works as a community musician, running projects across the country for schools, prisons, councils, theatres and various other groups, specialising in large scale singing projects, songwriting and transition in schools. He also runs Performing Arts etc, a company which creates fun and exciting music theatre projects for young people.

Sam has conducted at the Royal Albert Hall for the MFY Schools Prom, Birmingham’s Symphony Hall for the Sing for All Chorus, he is conductor of Beverley Early Music Festival Schools Chorus and he conducts a community choir. Sam’s first instrument is voice, he also plays drums, guitar, bass and piano.

Alison Walker Alison started learning the recorder aged six, taking up cello with Norfolk County Music Service aged nine. Inspired by the many exciting musical opportunities on offer at school, she decided to study music at university and continued with postgraduate studies on recorder at Vienna Conservatoire and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Alison enjoys a varied and stimulating musical career, performing as a soloist on recorder and in orchestras, chamber ensembles, theatre pit bands and pop groups as a cellist. A passionate teacher, Alison works with beginners, adults and music students alike, as well as leading workshops and musical collaborations for organisations including MFY, BBC Proms and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Musical highlights include County Youth Orchestra summer schools, performing David Bedford’s fantastic Recorder Concerto, improvising and performing with the world class Iranian Dastan Ensemble, co-directing and performing with the BBC Proms Family Orchestra at the BBC Proms and leading hundreds of young recorder players in SCORE! at Birmingham City Football Club as part of MFY’s National Festival.

PRESENTER Michelle Holloway MUSIC MENTORS Andy Grappy Andy is a freelance tuba player and has performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, The Philharmonia, BBC Symphony and Concert Orchestras and has played on many film and TV scores.

Andy has also worked with many leading jazz and world music artists including John Dankworth, The Jazz Warriors, Lester Bowie, Hermeto Pascoal, Sam River, Jason Moran, Courtney Pine and The Grand Union Orchestra.

Andy played in the musical Chicago for ten years and since leaving has worked with artists as diverse as Tom Jones, Damon Albarn, Bellowhead and Massive Attack.

Andy is also Head of STAX Music Centre in Southwark, London.

Kate Jones Music has always played a major part in Kate’s life. She began learning the piano at an early age, adding a tenor horn before moving onto the French horn, singing in the school choir and performing in local musical theatre and pantomime productions.

Kate’s career has focussed significantly on music and she has worked on some the country’s major music events. Her role has encompassed creating, producing and programming a wide range of events, from Choir of the Year and the Folkestone Menuhin Violin Competition to BBC Radio 2 Voice of Musical Theatre and BBC Young Musician of the Year. Kate is currently producing youth music events for the Mayor of London which, for 2012, includes Big Busk, London’s biggest ever street music competition.

WORKSHOpS

LUNCHTIME EVENT

National Children’s Orchestra Workshops Birmingham Conservatoire Junior Percussion Workshops NUT Festival Tent

Jigsaw Jam with Sarah Watts Symphony Hall 13:15-14:15

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MONDAY 2 JULY INFANTS & JUNIORS SYMPHONY HALL 10:20 - 19:30 BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE STUDENTS

Happy Feet Milton Ager All arr S Flynn

Flanfayre Stephen Deazley

UKE ‘N’ PLAY

10:30

director Jessica Berners Assistant director Brian Eade Ukulele Rap Jessica Berners Winter Sport Anon Rock Around the Clock Max C Freedman All arr J Berners

MARSHFIELD PRIMARY TAIKO Newport, Gwent Age 8-10 director David Powell Prelude Powell Hina daiko Trad Fujin & Rajin Trad Kenka daiko Trad

SCHOLES SCHOOL GUITARS & CHOIR

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire Age 4-11 Musical director, Conductor - Guitars Patricia France Conductors - Choir Danielle Brown, Sarah Curtis Farruca D Cracknell A Keelie Trad Ghanaian arr D L Thomas River of dreams* G Eady Gospel Medley Trad

LECKHAMPTON PRIMARY SCHOOL ORCHESTRA Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Age 7-11

Conductor Monica Leiher-Jones Music Co-ordinator Miriam Hartley Feierlich und Gemessen Mahler The Flintstones Hoyt Curtin All arr Monica Leiher

TATWORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL ORCHESTRA Chard, Somerset Age 7-11

director Sue Flynn Conductor David Knight Eighteenth Variation from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Rachmaninoff Take Five Paul Desmond May it Be Eithne Ni Bhraonain

King’s Lynn, Norfolk Age 7-9

NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL FOR BOYS WIND BAND Northampton, Northamptonshire Age 11-13

Musical director Glynis Davies Voyages on a Rowing Song William Himes Hawaii Five-O Theme Mort Stevens arr Sean O’Loughlin

KMS HOLME VALLEY MUSIC CENTRE JUNIOR GUITARS Holmfirth, West Yorkshire Age 6-12

Musical director Ginette Eady Assistant director Sandra Broadbent Quake & New Beginnings Ginette Eady

SMITHY BRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL BRASS BAND Rochdale, Lancashire Age 7-11

Conductor Lee Rigg Headteacher Jane George Mickey Mouse March Paul Lovatt-Cooper Concert Overture Francis Clifford Grand Grand Waltz Francis Clifford Scooby doo Meets the Muppets Various arr Cameron Mabon Snake, Rattle & Roll Keith Strachan

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LUNCH

14:30 HEREFORD CATHEDRAL JUNIOR PERCUSSION BAND Hereford, Herefordshire Age 10-11 director of Music Meurig Thomas An Improvisation on the Feng Yang Song Trad Chinese

ST ELPHEGE’S SCHOOL INFANT CHOIR Wallington, Surrey Age 4-8

Musical director Frances Hawkes Assistant Accompanists Vida Quansah, Shelia Doherty Come, Sing & dance With Me Various

HACKNEY AFRICAN DRUMMERS THE DYNAMIX Hackney, London Age 8-11

African drumming Teacher Steve Bewes African dance Teacher Dorinia Harley Kundum drumming & dance Trad West African drumming & dance Trad West African

ST MARY’S RC PRIMARY SCHOOL UPPER JUNIOR CHOIR Clapham, London Age 9-11

Music Co-ordinator Julie McCann Accompanist Tamara Vasylenko Nanuma Ghanaian I Will Wait Mark Beswick, Howard Francis Firework Katy Perry arr St Mary’s Orchestra Gold Forever Steve Mac, Wayne Hector, Claude Kelly

KMS COLNE VALLEY MUSIC CENTRE JUNIOR STRINGS Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Age 5-13

director Ralph Barker Hard as Rock Peter Martin The Fox Went a Fiddlin Trad arr Carrie Lane Gruselle dragon Slayer Rob Grice Frog in a Tree Edmund J Siemicki Fancy Fiddles Mark Williams

LORD STREET PRIMARY SCHOOL WIND BAND Colne, Lancashire Age 8-11 Conductor Carol Dolan Marching Marines Trad arr Gary Young Three Songs from the New World Trad arr Stuart Johnson Young ‘n Swingin Trad arr Gary Young Marching Saints Trad arr Gary Young

HAZLEHURST PRIMARY SCHOOL BAND Bury, Lancashire Age 8-11 Musical director Mark Golding Gospel Rock Ian McKenzie March Ernie Waites Brass Bop Ian McKenzie Czardas Ernie Waites

WITHYCOMBE STOMP Exmouth, Devon Age 10-11

Musical director G Chalkley Movement director Emily Mellor Olympic dream* Withycombe Stomp arr Chalkley, Mellor

* Student Composititon

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16:30 17:00 17:15

ALL SAINTS JUNIOR SCHOOL ORCHESTRA Fleet, Hampshire Age 9-11

Conductor Alison Wyld Accompanist Roy Woodhams Themes from Pomp & Circumstance Elgar arr Nicholas Hare Chariots of Fire Vangelis arr Nicholas Hare God Save the Queen Thomas Arne arr Simon Wyld

ROCHDALE JUNIOR BRASS BAND Rochdale, Greater Manchester Age 6-13

Musical director Hayley Walsh I Wanna be Like You (The Monkey Song) R & R Sherman Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious R & R Sherman doll on a Music Box R & R Sherman All arr Alec Wares

LITTLE VOICES

Fleetwood, Lancashire Age 7-11 director Joanna Newson Accompanist Leanne Oldfield Entrance of Gladiators Julius Fucik Be a Clown Cole Porter The Entertainer Scott Joplin The Silent Clown Sylvia Abraham The Colours of My Life Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart The Sad Clown Leanne Oldfield Join the Circus Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart

SCARBOROUGH AREA MUSIC CENTRE JUNIOR CONCERT BAND Scarborough, North Yorkshire Age 8-13

Conductor Liz Clark Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers Howard Shore arr Jerry Brubaker

Y6 SIXTEEN

Grendon, North Warwickshire Age 7-11 Conductor Michele Sandland School Term Blue T R Sandland School Report T R Sandland Please Miss....

T R Sandland

WARDLE JUNIOR BAND

Rochdale, Lancashire Age 11-13 Conductor Gwen Smith Off to Sea Ray Woodfield Beyond the Sea Jack Lawrence, Charles Trenet arr Frank Bernaerts Skye Boat Song arr Gary Young Pirates of the Caribbean Klaus Badelt arr Cameron Mabon

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY JUNIOR STRING ORCHESTRA Northamptonshire Age 9-12 Conductor Jane Hargrave Co-Conductor Naomi Bates Shule Agra Trad arr Jan Armstrong Gospel Time John Whitney

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19:00 19:30

MONDAY 2 JULY INFANTS & JUNIORS AdRIAN BOULT HALL 10:30 - 19:30 10:30 ST BENEDICT’S ELECTRO PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Ealing, London Age 8-10

Musical director Ben Gale Popcorn Gershon Kingsley Axel F Harold Faltermeyer All arr Ben Gale

LLANDAFF CITY PRIMARY SCHOOL ORCHESTRA

Cardiff, South Glamorgan Age 7-11 Conductor Matt Hardy Theme from doctor Who Murray Gold Calon Lan Trad Feeling Good Anthony Newley All arr M Hardy

DRAGON SCHOOL BIG BAND Oxford, Oxfordshire Age 9-13

Musical director David Smith The Pink Panther Henri Mancini arr Paul Murtha don’t Know Why Jesse Harris arr Paul Murtha I Heard it Through the Grapevine Norman J Whitfield, Barrett Strong arr Peter Blair

THE WALTON OAK AFRICAN DRUMMERS

Walton-on-Thames, Surrey Age 9-11 Music Specialist Mrs Harte Assistant Janet Barrett Cou Cou Trad Tiriba Trad All arr Mrs Harte

SPRATTON HALL SCHOOL JAZZ BAND Northampton, Northamptonshire Age 9-13

Musical director Nicola Morrell Rock this Town Brian Setzer Chattanooga Choo Choo Harry Warren, Mack Gordon All arr Mike Story

SIR JOHN CASS STRINGS Aldgate, London Age 9-11

Musical director Katherine Shave Carnival Thomas Gregory dona Nobis Anon arr Thomas Gregory Pavane Thoinot Arbeau arr Thomas Gregory Abide With Me William Henry Monk arr Jeremy Birchill Smooth Operator Thomas Gregory

GOSPEL OAK Y6 BRASS BAND Camden, London Age 10-11

Music Co-ordinator Ashley Miller Conductor Deirdre Box Ode to Joy Beethoven arr Deirdre Box William Tell Overture Rossini arr Deirdre Box Eye of the Tiger Sullivan & Peterik arr Deirdre Box Theme from The A Team Mike Post arr Nic Hurst Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Joe Zawinul arr Deirdre Box

SILKSTONE COMMON JUNIOR & INFANT SCHOOL ORCHESTRA

Barnsley, South Yorkshire Age 7-11 Teacher/Musical director Kathryn Smith Greensleeves Trad arr Tony Mason Sh! Sh! Helen Butterworth dilley dance Helen Butterworth

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12:30 13:00 LUNCH

14:30 ST ANDREW’S SCHOOL GAMELAN GROUP Oxford, Oxfordshire Age 9-11

Musical director Isabelle Carré Lancaran Kotek Trad Javanese dancing Serpent* St Andrew’s School Gamelan Group Lancaran E-E-E, O-O-O Trad Javanese

ST SWITHUN’S YEAR 3 (WOOD NYMPHS) Winchester, Hampshire Age 7-8

Head of Music & drama Caroline Silvester Class Teacher Kate Grosscurth As You Like It in a Nutshell!

Caroline Silvester (with a little help from Shakespeare!)

JORDAN JUNIOR STRINGS Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire Age 5-13

director Elaine Bonner Accompanist Stuart Bonner La Cumparsita Gerardo Matos Rodriguez Glwysen Edward Jones Three Scottish Reels Trad All arr Edward Huws Jones

LUDLOW DJEMBE DRUMMERS Southampton, Hampshire Age 9-11

Group Leader Gillie Hotston MalikLiam* Ludlow Djembe Drummers Jansa Trad Mali Hot Chocolate* Ludlow Djembe Drummers All arr Ludlow Djembe Drummers

THE ABBEY JUNIOR SCHOOL LOWER JUNIOR CHOIR Reading, Berkshire Age 9-11

Conductor/Head of Music Ruth Adams Accompanist Sacha Heard Rhythm of the Rain Jerry Estes Ben Walter Scharf arr Jeff Funk Song of the Prairie Hart, Cooling It’s in My desk!

Mary Lynn Lightfoot

BUCKINGHAM ALLSTARS Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire Age 8-11

director Tom Lawrence On the Ning Nang Nong* Words by Spike Milligan Music by Buckingham Allstars

PELICAN VOICES Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Age 5-7

director Kirsty Body H.E.L.L.O. Trad arr R Ledgard, U Weber Alive, Happy & Green Trad arr Holdstock, Nicholls Hole in the Ground Ted Dicks Happy Endings Lionel Bart

ENGLISH MARTYRS’ SCHOOL ORCHESTRA Wapping, London Age 9-11

Musical director Sarah Mackenzie Jamaican Suite Kathy & David Blackwell Hollywood Suite Kathy & David Blackwell

FEEdBACK

16:30 17:00

* Student Composititon

17:15

HOMEFIELD COMPOSERS ENSEMBLE

ELANGENI DRUMMERS

Amersham, Buckinghamshire Age 8-9 Class Teacher Claire Thompson drumming Teacher Sarah Skilbeck Senwa dedende Trad Kpanlogo Trad arr Roger Wolfe Ewe Trad Arr Sue Lubner, Tamar Swade Yankadi Trad arr Paulo Mattioli Kye Kye Kule Trad Jabba Jabba djembe Trad arr Ianto Thornber

CHELMSFORD YOUNG STRINGS Chelmsford, Essex Age 7-11

Conductor Naomi Poole Tutor Suzanne Loze Night Life Barry Carson Turner Lazy Sunday Tony Osbourne Groovy Strings Tony Osbourne

ST AUGUSTINE’S PERCUSSION GROUP Darlington, County Durham Age 7-11

Sutton, Surrey Age 10-13

director Andy Meyers Nightmares Within* Homefield Composers Ensemble

DULWICH PREP LONDON BIG BAND Lambeth, London Age 11-13

Musical director Kevin Street Libertango Astor Piazzolla arr Paul Murtha Basin Street Blues Spencer Williams arr Michael Sweeney Haven’t Met You Yet Michael Bublé arr Scott Ragsdale

ROCHDALE JUNIOR BIG BAND Rochdale, Lancashire Age 8-14

Conductor Ian Nelson Sentimental Journey Bud Green, Les Brown, Ben Homer arr Paul Murtha Born to Be Wild Mars Bonfire arr Michael Sweeney Fiesta Latina Victor Lopez

FEEdBACK

19:00 19:30

director Anthony McGeeney Sync the Island Boom* St Augustine’s Percussion Group arr Anthony McGeeney

MILLBROOK SAMBA BAND Kettering, Northamptonshire Age 9-11

Musical director Des Dyer Teachers Julia Curtis, Mary Cooper One day in the Village Samba Rhythms arr Des Dyer & the children

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TUESDAY 3 JULY JUNIOR & SENIOR CHOIRS, ENSEMBLES

JUNIOR CHOIRS SYMPHONY HALL 10:30-19:45 PRESENTER Michelle Holloway MUSIC MENTORS Leonora davies Leonora started learning the piano aged eight and began learning guitar at college after her father brought her one from Spain. Singing has formed a large part of her life and is now probably her first love.

Her mother was a singer and teacher and the sound of her voice could be heard all round the house. Alongside formal lessons, Leonora also sang in school choirs and folk clubs in Barnsley and Wakefield.

Leonora trained as a teacher, teaching music and dance in both primary and secondary schools. Later as a music inspector in London she enjoyed organising and leading choirs and ensembles as well as being able to support colleagues and teachers in the classroom. Now as a freelance consultant she continues to work with teachers and children on a wider range of initiatives.

Sam dunkley Sam works as a community musician, running projects across the country for schools, prisons, councils, theatres and various other groups, specialising in large scale singing projects, songwriting and transition in schools. He also runs Performing Arts etc, a company which creates fun and exciting music theatre projects for young people.

Sam has conducted at the Royal Albert Hall for the MFY Schools Prom, Birmingham’s Symphony Hall for the Sing for All Chorus, he is conductor of Beverley Early Music Festival Schools Chorus and he conducts a community choir. Sam’s first instrument is voice, he also plays drums, guitar, bass and piano.

SENIOR CHOIRS TOWN HALL 10:30-20:00

PRESENTER Will Horner MUSIC MENTORS Phil Bateman Phil had a love of music from a very early age, starting piano lessons at seven, flute at eight and saxophone at thirteen.

He spent most of his youth singing and writing songs and performed in a band and a school pop group throughout his teenage years. Aged seventeen Phil wrote a full length musical which he staged and directed before he went on to study piano and voice at Birmingham Conservatoire where he was an enthusiastic member of the Guild Musical Theatre Group.

After university, Phil began teaching music in primary schools and drama schools, as well as working as a singer and pianist in

cabaret bars. He then started as a freelance Musical Director and Actor/Musician performing in fringe venues in London, in regional theatres and in national tours.

Aged 32, Phil had the opportunity to work as Musical Supervisor, writing vocal and dance arrangements and all additional music, for the hit West End musical Our House, with songs by Madness. This experience was a steep learning curve as it was Phil’s first time working in the West End and conducting a band in a pit.

The show won the Olivier award for best New Musical in 2003. Phil then went on to be the Musical Director of Billy Elliot the musical working with Elton John to create the show, which he conducted for the first year of the run. It won the Olivier for Best New Musical in 2006.

Phil continues to work as a Musical Director, on both traditional shows and on creating new pieces of musical theatre.

He is currently preparing the score for the musical of Bridget Jones, with songs by Lily Allen, due to open in the West End in November 2012.

Gillian dibden Gillian started her musical education with piano lessons from the age of seven and also enjoyed singing in her junior school choir. An inspirational music teacher came to her school when she was fourteen and Gillian became really passionate about all kinds of music and it became an enormous part of her life. Gillian studied piano and cello at the Royal College of Music and on graduation went into her dream career of teaching music in school. Here she found that the most exciting skill to explore was choral training and conducting. The joy of leading and inspiring young people through singing and helping them to fulfil their potential has “been like a good book” that she can’t put down!

Personal highlights have included a Churchill Fellowship in Choral Music, enabling travel and study in South Africa and Finland, being named Sainsbury’s Choral Director of the Year in 2002 and bringing groups to perform at the MFY Schools Prom at the Royal Albert Hall.

JUNIOR & SENIOR CHOIRS ADRIAN BOULT HALL 10:30-20:05

PRESENTER Anna Flannagan & Tim Spires MUSIC MENTORS Mark Griffiths Mark learned his first music in the local church choir where his father sang and his mother played the organ. The rest of his musical training revolved around church music (he was lucky enough to sing in some really good choirs who toured all over the world) and in county youth choirs where he first took part in an MFY festival. Along the way, he became quite a good French horn player and rather a disappointing pianist.

He began his career as a singer, working

with London’s opera choruses and the choirs of all its great churches. However, he began to work regularly with the Berkshire Youth Choir during their period of great competitive success, and soon found himself more and more in demand as a choral conductor and workshop leader.

In 2003 he became Musical Director of Coro, a prize-winning London-based chamber choir with whom he has toured internationally, commissioned new works and recorded three CDs. Mark has been a Guest Conductor for well-known small choirs like Chantage and large choirs like The Philharmonia Chorus. He conducts choirs of all sizes for the Junior Department of Trinity College of Music and recently he has taken on the Choral Conducting seminar for the University of Winchester. Mark’s personal musical highlights include conducting a full performance of Rachmaninov’s Vespers and winning the Tallinn International Choral Competition with Coro.

Adey Grummet Adey is a soprano who works hard to defy classification. Although she has a dim, dark past in shows, dance and straight theatre, she is mostly involved in contemporary classical music these days. She has created more that a dozen roles in new operas for contemporary composers including John Woolrich, Julian Grant, Stephen McNeff and Richard Thomas.

Adey sings in the fusion vocal group The Shout with Orlando Gough and works all over Europe as a vocal animateur, most recently leading projects for the BBC and ENO Baylis. She sat on the board of the Society for the Promotion of New Music for seven years before its recent merger into Sound And Music. She is a writer, lyricist and conductor, directing her own vocal ensemble The Curate’s Egg.

ENSEMBLES SPONSOREd BY MUSICIANS’ UNION RECITAL HALL 10:15-20:05

PRESENTER Alistair Mcdonald MUSIC MENTORS damien Harron Damien is a percussionist, composer and educator from Northern Ireland. As a member of the prize-winning BackBeat Percussion Quartet, he has performed many of his own works both nationally and internationally and his compositions have featured in many of Britain’s festivals.

Whether as a performer or composer, Damien has a strong interest in globally diverse art forms. His recent work includes Moving Bodies for Chamber Orchestra with prepared feet (all performers have a thin length of wood strapped to one foot) and Sangam for solo tabla and percussion quartet.

Damien studied performance and composition at the University of Huddersfield where he gained a first class

degree and was awarded the Ricordi prize for the performance of contemporary music and the Governor’s prize for achievement before continuing his studies at the Conservatoire National de Region de Rueil Malmaison in Paris. He has performed extensively throughout the UK and as far away as Zimbabwe, the USA and Japan. Specialising in the performance of contemporary music, Damien is a regular member of the groups Decibel and Black Hair and has also performed with many of Britain’s other leading ensembles and orchestras. In 2002 Damien was invited to direct the Japan Percussion Society Ensemble at a performance in the Philharmonic Hall, Osaka. He has appeared as a soloist at many venues and festivals playing virtuosic works that often incorporate elements of theatre. Also an experienced educator, Damien was artistic director of Yuva Sangeeth (Youth Music), an intercultural project run by the Asian arts organisation Kala Sangam in 2002.

Sarah Watts Sarah was brought up in a very creative home. Her mother played jazz piano and had great ideas and her father drew cartoons, painted and made models out of cardboard while listening to Radio 3. Encouragement in childhood from broadminded people gave her the confidence to pursue the things that inspired her. Sarah studied at the Royal College of Music in London and plays the bassoon, saxophone and flute, but is best known now as a composer. Her published works include the Razzamajazz series, Band in a Book, Red Hot Song Library, Red Hot Recorder Tutor and Class Act. All these are published by Kevin Mayhew Ltd. Sarah has been very influenced by the Dankworth Allmusic philosophy and now plays a big part in encouraging this broadminded musical thinking as Artistic Director of National Youth Music Camps.

She enjoys presenting workshops and inset days in this country and abroad. Her desire is to write music that is useful, enjoyable and accessible. She believes we are the product of the people who influence us and music educators have a great responsibility to encourage and inspire.

WORKSHOpS & EVENTS NYC Choral Workshops Symphony Hall Ikon Composition Workshop with Joe Broughton Ikon Slow Boat Listen, Imagine, Compose - Public Launch New Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Conservatoire

LUNCHTIME EVENT NYC Big Sing Symphony Hall 13:15-14:15

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TUESDAY 3 JULY JUNIOR CHOIRS SYMPHONY HALL 10:30 - 19:45

* Student Composititon

10:30

ST JOSEPH’S PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIR

ST CHARLES CHOIR

Islington, London Age 9-11

Musical director Yvonne Sebuyira O ye na rimbo Anon Lord You Have My Heart Martin Smith They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love Carolyn Arends arr Steve Milloy

Choral director Bernadene Ogle Assistants Clare Manning, Julie Hodnett Tula Baba Anon From Ipi Ntombi Something Inside So Strong Labi Siffre arr Mark De-Lisser

Ladbroke Grove, London Age 7-11

ST PAUL’S C OF E CHOIR

Nuneaton, Warwickshire Age 7-11 director Louisa Merrick Believe Lin Marsh Engine, Engine Trad American arr Jo McNally

HALL GREEN JUNIOR SCHOOL CHOIR Birmingham, West Midlands Age 7-11

directors Katherine Towers, Katie Lewis Summer is Icumen In Anon arr P Shaffer Flying Free Don Besig arr K Towers You Give a Little Love Alan Parker, Paul Williams

FOUR OAKS CLUSTER CHOIR Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands Age 9-13

Conductors Richard Jeffries, Liz Birch If I Only Had a Brain Harold Arlen arr Sally Albrecht With or Without You Clayton, Evans, Hewson arr R Jeffries

WELFORD & WICKHAM C E PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIR Newbury, Berkshire Age 7-11 Headteacher Florence Rostron Believe Lin Marsh double Trouble John Williams I Am the Wind Lin Marsh Circle of Life Elton John arr F Rostron

WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY CHORISTERS Warwickshire Age 8-13

director Garry Jones Accompanist Julian Grimshaw Akakomborerwa Lee R Kesselmann Firefly Andy Beck Bist du Bei Mir J S Bach attr Children Go Where I Send Thee Spiritual arr P Caldwell, S Ivory

JUNIOR QEGS

Wakefield, West Yorkshire Age 9-11 Musical director Karen Cousins Accompanist Jackie Clayton Psalm 150 F Roy Bennett The Lord Bless You and Keep You J Rutter I Feel the Spirit Trad arr D Besig

DENBIGHSHIRE YOUTH COUNTY CHOIR

Rhyl Area, Denbighshire Age 9-14 Conductor Eleri Watkins Accompanist Alex Wynne Jones Something Inside So Strong Labi Siffre dangos y Ffordd Robat Arwyn Trwy’r nos, Trwy’r dydd Trad Spiritual arr Patsy Ford Simms

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SINGING SOULS

SOUTHDALE JUNIOR SCHOOL CHOIR

Music Teacher/Choir Singing Leader Nicola Plumb My Favourite Things Rogers, Hammerstein dreamer Joyce Eilers Bacak Senwa dedende Lin Marsh Someone Like You Adele Adkins, Daniel Wilson

Ossett, West Yorkshire Age 8-11

Musical director Geraldine Gaunt Headteacher/Conductor Elodia Eccles Rule the World Donald, Orange, Barlow, Owen Tue Tue Trad African Collected by Brenda Rattray Senzenina Trad African dreaming Stephen Fischbacher

PADDOCK WOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIR, THE NINETEEN Paddock Wood, Kent Age 7-11

Choir director Niamh McGrogan Accompanist Nicola Doherty Every Car You Chase Snow Patrol/The Police Rolling in Sweet dreams Adele Adkins/Eurythmics With or Without You U2 All arr Niamh McGrogan, Nicola Doherty

WAVERLEY ABBEY C OF E JUNIOR SCHOOL CHOIR Farnham, Surrey Age 9-11

Head of Music/Conductor Hannah Good Rule the World Donald, Orange, Barlow, Owen Vera Abil Koci Ocean Commotion Debbie Campbell Go the distance Alan Menken

ARCHBISHOP BENSON SCHOOL CHOIR Truro, Cornwall Age 6-11

Conductor Natalie Rutherford Accompanist Charlotte Banks Amani Utupe Patsy Ford Simms The Lady dressed in White Lin Marsh Your Love is Amazing Brian Doerksen, Brenton Brown I’m Gonna Sing Trad Spirituals

Bridgwater, Somerset Age 7-11

INGLEBY MILL CHOIR Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-On-Tees Age 7-11 Musical director Liz Shaller Olympic dreams Liz Shaller

COLDFALL CHOIR Muswell Hill, London Age 9-11

Musical director Helen Ross Jamawale Trad arr Helen Ross Refuge Howard Goodall Rolling in the deep Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth Edited by Jenni Wheeler, backing track by Paul Honey

KENT COLLEGE CHORISTERS Canterbury, Kent Age 9-13

Musical director Jackie Spencer Fancie Benjamin Britten In the Bleak Mid-Winter Richard Lloyd Stocking & Shirt Alan Bullard How Can I Keep from Singing?

Robert Lowry Oklahoma!

Richard Rodgers arr Roderick Spencer

DURHAM LANE PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIR Eaglescliffe, Stockton-On-Tees Age 8-11

Choral director Jacqueline Ball Accompanist Nigel Ball Yellow Submarine Lennon, McCartney arr Rick Hein Wade in the Water Trad arr Jonathan Wikeley I Am a Small Part of the World Sally K Albrecht, Jay Althouse

Jubilate deo Jay Althouse On an Eagle’s Wing Andy Beck

PUTNEY HIGH JUNIOR SCHOOL CHOIR Putney, London Age 9-11

YSGOL GERDD CEREDIGION

Musical director Wendy Archibald Medley from Mary Poppins R M Sherman, R B Sherman arr Joyce Eilers

Castellnewydd Emlyn, Ceredigion Age 8-13

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THE LOUGHBOROUGH BURTON CHORISTERS Loughborough, Leicestershire Age 8-12

director Alex Osiatynski Agnus dei Gabriel Fauré Every Breath You Take Sting arr Osiatynski I’m Yours Jason Mraz arr Osiatynski

NELSON PRIMARY SENIOR CHOIR East Ham, London Age 9-11

Musical director Jo Cull London Bridge from Nursery Rhyme Cantata Nick Page This is Our World Joanna Forbes, Alexander L’Estrange

IVYDALE CHOIR Peckham, London Age 7-11

Choir Leader Daisy Moon Guitar Accompanist Ian Gray Group Leader Margaret Omoniyi Smile Behind the Eyes Brenda Rattray Corner of the Sky Stephen Schwartz Si Njay Njay Njay Trad Zulu

THE ABBEY JUNIOR SCHOOL UPPER JUNIOR CHOIR Reading, Berkshire Age 9-11

Conductor/Head of Music Ruth Adams Accompanist Sacha Heard It’s a Classic Various arr Audrey Snyder My Lord, What a Morning Negro Spiritual

director Islwyn Evans Y Ci Coch Brian Hughes Rocka My Soul Trad Spiritual Porth Madryn Trad Folk Abba Medley B Ulvaeus, B Andersson All arr Islwyn Evans

CUNNINGHAM HILL JUNIOR SCHOOL CHOIR

St Albans, Hertfordshire Age 9-11 Musical director Sarah Kropman Senua de dende (Canon) Ghanaian Folk Song Sing With Joy Lin Marsh What a Wonderful World George David Weiss, Bob Thiele Hine Ma Tov Allan E Naplan Believe Lin Marsh

ALL SAINTS JUNIOR SCHOOL CHAMBER CHOIR Fleet, Hampshire Age 9-11

Conductor Emma Mabin Accompanist Roy Woodhams Tandem Alan Simmons All for Love of One Bob Chilcott All You Need is Love Lennon, McCartney

WHS JUNIOR SCHOOL CHAMBER CHOIR Wimbledon, London Age 9-11

director Kristen Callaway Sing With Me Ken Burton Kis Nay Banaayaa Trad Hindi arr Mona Zeidan Morningtown Ride Malvina Reynolds arr Susan Breidis A Choral Benediction Don Besig

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TUESDAY 3 JULY SENIOR CHOIRS TOWN HALL 10:30 - 20:00 10:30 BEAUREGARD YOUTH CHOIR Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Age 10-18

Musical director Vicki Beauregard Shosholoza Trad South African Folk Song arr V Beauregard, R Weston The Rose Amanda McBroom arr Julie Knowles do You Hear the People Sing?

Schonberg arr Ed Lojeski

BEDFORD SCHOOL CHAPEL CHOIR Bedford, Bedfordshire Age 9-18

director Joss Sanders Accompanist Jeremy Rouse Locus iste Bruckner My Soul There is a Country Parry O Clap Your Hands Vaughan Williams

SIR HENRY FLOYD SENIOR CHOIR Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire Age 15-18

Musical director Vincent Forshaw Shoshone Love Song Roger Emerson And So it Goes Billy Joel arr Bob Chilcott Fix You Coldplay arr Philip Lawson

BRISTOL CATHEDRAL CHOIR SCHOOL GOSPEL CHOIR Bristol Age 13-18

director Eiron Bailey Pianist Nigel Ipinson Fleming Souled Out Hezekiah Walker Hold On Trad Happy Are the People Trad arr Bailey

GIBSON SINGERS

LUNCH

Upminster, Essex Age 17-18

14:30

director of Music Jan Bristow Conductor Jonathan Sheppard O Vos Omnes Victoria A Spotless Rose Herbert Howells Crux Fidelis John IV of Portugal A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square Manning Sherwin arr Michael Neaum

ST MARYLEBONE SCHOOL CHAMBER CHOIR Westminster, London Age 13-18 Musical director Paul Jones Alleluia Sally Albrecht Run Gary Lightbody arr Paul Jones Barcelona Freddie Mercury arr Paul Jones

CLEEVE SCHOOL SENIOR CHOIR Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Age 15-18

LUTON YOUTH CANTORES

Musical director Helen Taylor Accompanists Chris Keir, Jon Rees Sanctus: The Armed Man Karl Jenkins I dreamed a dream Schonberg At the End of the day Schonberg Nella Fantasia Morricone arr Snyder

Luton, Bedfordshire Age 12-19 Musical director Kerry Watson Pianist Nick Ridout Laudate dominum Mozart arr Lionel Lethbridge The Lioness Hunt Lebo M arr Stewart Phillips Jar of Hearts Christina Perri arr C McLeish

SINGERS LIMITED High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Age 16-18

Musical director Tim Venvell Yes Sir, That’s My Baby Kahn, Donaldson arr Jack Baird Steal Away Trad Spiritual Tippett adapted Sh Boom Keyes, Feaster, McRae, Edwards arr Randy Watson dayton Ohio Randy Newman arr Simon Carrington dem Bones Spiritual arr R Sells

BURGESS HILL SCHOOL CHAMBER CHOIR

MALE FORCE

director Garry Jones Accompanist Richard Marr Castle On a Cloud Schonberg Give Us Hope J Papoulis arr Nunez Stars L Kuzmenko Firefly A Beck Someone to Watch Over Me Gershwin

Burgess Hill, West Sussex Age 14-18 Musical director/Conductor Richard Haslam Accompanist Phillip Sear West Side Story Tonight One Hand One Heart America Bernstein

NOTA BELLA

Kenilworth, Warwickshire Age 11-16

Northampton, Northamptonshire Age 14-18 Musical director Barrie Johnson There is Nothin’ Like a dame Rodgers, Hammerstein arr William Stickles I Am That Man Mark Hayes Kick Back, Relax Patrick Rose, Shayne Taylor Seventy Six Trombones Meredith Wilson arr John Peterson

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LANGLEY PARK SCHOOL FOR BOYS SHOW CHOIR

HEMIOLA YOUNG MUSICIANS

Swansea, Glamorgan Age 12-19

Beckenham, Kent Age 16-18

Musical director Delyth Holland Assistant Musical director Myfanwy Kohll Accompanist Glenn Crooks To the Hills and the Vales Purcell Fear No danger Purcell Weeping (N’kosi Sikeleli Africa) Dan Heymann arr Alexander L’Estrange Hafan Gobaith Delyth Ress, Eleri Richards

Musical director David Bullen director Martin Costello Company from Company Stephen Sondheim Ever After from Into the Woods Stephen Sondheim

SUTTON COLDFIELD YOUTH VOICES Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands Age 13-18

Musical directors Richard Jeffries, Liz Birch The Lord is My Shepherd Howard Goodall Make You Feel My Love Bob Dylan arr R Jeffries Feel Good Tyson, Scott arr Baker, Elliott

ST CECILIA SINGERS Croydon, Surrey Age 15-18

Musical director Hilary Meyer Accompanist/ Assistant director Gillian Hope Totus Tuus Gorecki arr Meyer Hamba Lulu Trad arr Brewer Gray’s Pier Peter Maxwell-Davies

WYEDEAN GOSPEL CHOIR Chepstow, Monmouthshire Age 12-18

Conductor Daniel Falber Head of Music Patrica Allard Operator William Spivery arr Kirby Shaw Can the Circle Be Unbroken Trad Gospel arr Jeff Guillan O Happy day Edwin Hawkins arr Sarah Parsons

THE RAINBOW CONNECTION YOUTH CHOIR Doncaster, South Yorkshire Age 12-21

Vocal Coach Deborah Mellors Musical director Paul Mellors War of the Worlds Jeff Wayne We Work the Black Seam Sting Shed a Little Light James Taylor All arr Paul Mellors

THOMAS TELFORD SENIOR CHAMBER CHOIR Telford, Shropshire Age 16-18

Musical director Gareth Howard Locus Iste A Bruckner A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square Manning Sherwin arr Manhattan Transfer I’ll Cover You J Larson

TEES VALLEY YOUTH CHOIR Tees Valley Age 14-19

Conductor Andy King To the Mothers in Brazil Lars Jansson Sleep Eric Whitacre Kalinda Sydney Guilliame

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CARDIFF HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR BOYS CHOIR

Cardiff, South Glamorgan Age 14-19

Conductor David M Leggett Accompanist Sian Crossan Riu Chiu Trad Basque arr D Leggett You Raise Me Up Rolf Løvland Confitemini domino Constantini arr D Leggett Bui doi from Miss Saigon Boublil, Schonberg

* Student Composititon

LOUGHBOROUGH ENDOWED SCHOOLS CHAMBER CHOIR Loughborough, Leicestershire Age 15-18

director Alex Osiatynski Gloria (Movement I) Vivaldi Ubi Caritas Durufle Blackbird Lennon, McCartney arr Jonathan Wikeley Pastime with Good Company attrib Henry VIII arr Ward Swingle

BRIDGWATER COLLEGE SHOW CHOIR

Bridgwater, Somerset Age 16-18 Music & Artistic director Kat Stevens Colour My World T Hatch, Trent Keep Holding On/Never Had a dream Come True Lavigne/Dennis/Ellis Goodnight Sweetheart Carter, Hudson Cross the Line/I Love the Nightlife/I’ve Got the Music in Me Shire, Maltby Jr/Bridges, Hutcheson/Boshell All arr Kat Stevens

DINAS BRAN MALE CHOIR

Llangollen, Denbighshire Age 16-19 Musical director Aled Phillips The Zephyr Song Red Hot Chilli Peppers arr A Phillips Wherever You Will Go The Calling arr A Phillips Use Somebody Kings of Leon arr A Phillips At Calvary Mary McDonald

BARTON PEVERIL CHOIR Eastleigh, Hampshire Age 16-18 Musical director Gary Williams Somebody to Love Freddie Mercury arr Gary Williams Bye & Bye Gary Williams So Good Martin Adu Price Tag Claude Kelly, Lucasz Gottwald, Jessica Cornish arr Mark De-Lisser

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19:30 20:00

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TUESDAY 3 JULY JUNIOR & SENIOR CHOIRS AdRIAN BOULT HALL 10:30 -20:05 JUNIOR CHOIRS

10:30 NANTWICH YOUNG VOICES Nantwich, Cheshire Age 7-13 director/Conductor Victoria Palethorpe Accompanist Rita Davies Hey, Mr Miller David Machell I Am a Small Part of the World Sally K Albrecht, Jay Althouse Theatre Rag Alan Simmons

SPRATTON HALL SCHOOL COMBINED CHOIRS Spratton, Northamptonshire Age 9-13

Musical director Andrea Fountain Accompanist Derek Wears Kyama from Torchbearers Lin Marsh I’m Gonna be Your Friend Chris Williams By & By Trad Spiritual

OXFORD HIGH JUNIOR SCHOOL CHAMBER CHOIR Oxford, Oxfordshire Age 9-11

director of Music Louise Taylor Assistant Conductors Camilla Stephenson, Sophie Reynolds The dong dee dong Song Sarah Watts I Believe David Blackwell The Cat Came Back Henry S Miller arr Aden G Lewis

WOLDGATE COLLEGE JUNIOR CHOIR Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire Age 11-13 Musical director Adam Schofield Head of Specialism Martin Trevaskiss O re mi Trad When I Grow Up Tim Minchin arr Adam Schofield Happy Ending Mica Penniman

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL CHOIR

Altrincham, Cheshire Age 8-11 Conductor Elizabeth Paterson Accompanist Kristen Lien One Voice Barry Manilow Prayer from Hansel & Gretel Engelbert Humperdinck arr Bryceson Treharne Gonna Rise Up Singin’ Don Besig

THE RAINBOW CONNECTION JUNIOR CHOIR Doncaster, South Yorkshire Age 8-13

Vocal Coach Deborah Mellors Musical director Paul Mellors Choeur des Gamin’s from Carmen Bizet This Old Man Trad In My Room Brian Wilson arr Paul Mellors

BURGESS HILL SCHOOL JUNIOR CHOIR

Burgess Hill, West Sussex Age 8-10 Musical director Julie Playford Get on Board This Train Don Besig, Nancy Price Colours of the Wind Alan Menken The drunken Sailor Sea Shanty arr Emily Crocker

NORTHWICK PARK CHOIR Canvey Island, Essex Age 9-11

Musical director Sarah Goldsmith Accompanist Julie Mylroie The drunken Sailor Sea Shanty arr Emily Crocker Cape Cod Shanty Sea Shanty arr Kevin Stannard Ride Out the Storm Hiawyn Oran, Carl Davis Sailing Gavin Sutherland arr Peter Hunt

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LINDLEY JUNIOR SCHOOL TRAINING CHOIR

HIGH WYCOMBE MUSIC CENTRE STAGE CHOIR

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Age 7-11

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Age 11-18

Musical director Alison North Accompanist Emma Binns Hakuna Matata Elton John arr Roger Emerson You Are Not Alone R Kelly arr Patrick Allen Feel Good Tyson, Scott arr Baker, Elliot

Musical director Patrick Gazard Comedy Tonight Sondheim arr Milloy The Ballad of Sweeney Todd Sondheim Windmills of Your Mind Legrand, Bergman World in Union Holst, Skarbek

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12:25 13:00 LUNCH SENIOR CHOIRS

14:30 CARDIFF COUNTY & VALE OF GLAMORGAN YOUTH CHOIR Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan Age 16-21

Musical director Jeff Davies Co-Conductor Jen Roderick Eleanor Rigby Lennon, McCartney Hushabye Mountain R M & R B Sherman arr Andy Beck The Long day Closes Arthur Sullivan Erile!

Trad Zulu

OAK FIELD SCHOOL CHOIR

Bilborough, Nottingham Age 11-18

Music Teacher Simon Townsend Makaton Specialist Julie Franks Hello Goodbye Lennon, McCartney Good Morning Baltimore from Hairspray Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman Three Little Birds Bob Marley Let’s Twist Again Chubby Checker Beautiful Christina Aguilera

MARIA FIDELIS CONVENT SCHOOL GOSPEL CHOIR Camden, London Age 11-18

Manager Lyn Newell Conductor Karen Gibson Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho Trad Spiritual arr Karen Gibson Something Inside So Strong Labi Siffre arr Tina Brooks It is Good to Praise the Lord Trad Jewish arr Fred Hammond, Karen Gibson Total Praise Richard Smallwood arr Karen Gibson

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH CHOIR Northamptonshire Age 13-19

director Graham Tear The Isle is Full of Noises Bob Chilcott The Willow Song Trad arr John Rutter Angelis Suis deus Vytautas Miskinis Hamba Lulu Mike Brewer

WOOD GREEN SCHOOL SENIOR CHOIR Witney, Oxfordshire Age 14-18

Musical director Jonathan Cox Accompanist Joanne Hammond Seasons of Love from Rent Jonathan Larson arr Emerson Hallelujah Leonard Cohen arr Emerson Bohemian Rhapsody Freddie Mercury arr Brymer

KING ALFRED SCHOOL CHOIR Barnet, London Age 11-18

Musical director Anna Broad Accompanists Bruno Heinen, Nick Marangoni, Michael Winawer You’re All I Need to Get By Ashford, Simpson Something Inside So Strong Labi Siffre Great day Trad Spiritual All arr Nell Buckingham

DAVID IDOWU CHOIR Southwark, London Age 13-18

director Laura Howe Accompanist Ross Power Singing Tutors/Mentors Charlene Jones, Kwabena Adjepong, Daniel Vincent Lean On Me Bill Withers arr Mark De Lisser Swing Low/Going Home Trad Spiritual arr Laura Howe Every Kind of People Robert Palmer arr Laura Howe

WYVERN CHOIR

Eastleigh, Hampshire Age 11-16 Choir director Kim Seagrove Head of Music Bryan Postlethwaite Be Like Him Trad African arr K Seagrove I Will Wait Mark Beswick, Howard Francis dollar/Buzzin’ Blacc, Michels, Monshon, Dynamite, Mann, Boyz, Rotem arr K Seagrove

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HUDDERSFIELD YOUNG SINGERS SENIOR CHOIR Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Age 11-18

Musical director James Lewis Administrator Jo Lewis Cry Me a River J Timberlake arr J Lewis True Colours B Steinberg, T Kelly arr J Lewis Lady Gaga Medley Various arr K Schneider, J Lewis

LLANTARNAM SCHOOL DEAF CHOIR

Cwmbran, Torfaen Age 13-18 Conductor Hailey Bond Musical director Mary Cole Every Tear is a Waterfall Coldplay Lean On Me Seal The Climb Miley Cyrus

* Student Composititon

LADY LUMLEY’S SCHOOL CHOIR Pickering, North Yorkshire Age 11-18

Musical director Clive Wass Conductor (Student) Tom Wrench May it Be Bhraonain, Ryan & Ryan arr Brymer Shine Owen, Barlow, Robson, Orange, Donald arr Hussey Price Tag Kelly, Simmons, Gottwald, Cornish arr Parry dare You to Move Switchfoot arr Josh Parker

CANTA BENE

Kings Lynn, Norfolk Age 11-18 Musical director Ian Johnson Anything Goes Cole Porter Ave Verum Corpus Mozart Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Ashford, Simpson All arr Ian Johnson

VOCALIZE

Lewisham, London Age 11-18 Musical director Andy Gilbert Fix You Coldplay I’m Not Breaking* Trishana Scott Happiness Alexis Jordan All arr Andy Gilbert

RACHAEL’S VOICES Glossop, Derbyshire Age 13-19 Musical director Rachael Howarth Tourdion Attaignant arr Barbier Ave Verum Corpus Mozart Weeping Heymann arr A L’Estrange The Long day Closes Sullivan

GREATER GWENT YOUTH CHOIR Newport, Gwent Age 15-21

directors Alyson Jones, Nicholas Steel Il est Bel et Bon Passereau Hush, Little Baby Trad American arr Bob Chilcott Ar lan y mor Trad Welsh arr Bob Chilcott Theme Academy Howard Goodall arr A L’Estrange

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SANKEY SINGERS Warrington, Cheshire Age 11-18

Musical director Joanne Meredith Assistant director Robert Meinardi Sankey Jubilee Medley The Best of British Adele Adkins, Lennon, McCartney, The Smiths & Elbow arr Joanne Meredith Ave Verum Corpus Mozart Bring Him Home Schonberg arr Mark Brymer

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TUESDAY 3 JULY ENSEMBLES SPONSOREd BY THE MUSICIANS’ UNION RECITAL HALL 10:15 - 20:05

* Student Composititon

10:15 DUDLEY PERFORMING ARTS SENIOR KEYBOARD ENSEMBLE Dudley, West Midlands Age 14-17 director James Gullick Rendezvous Jarre arr J Gullick

TBA

Coventry, West Midlands Age 16-18 director A C Kennedy Your Song John, Taupin True Colours Steinberg, Kelly, Lauper Somebody to Love Mercury

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH GUITAR ENSEMBLE Northamptonshire Age 12-19

director John Draper ThingammyJig John Compton Minuet Le Tombeau de Couperin Maurice Ravel arr Alan Hirsh Pacific Coast Highway Andrew York

OXENFORD YOUNG MINSTRELS Oxford, Oxfordshire Age 12-18

director Rhiannon Evans Set of Three ductias (Medieval dances) Anon Edi beo Thu Hevene Queen Anon English dance Anon Sumer Is Icumen In Anon

YOUTHARMONY TEEN Lutterworth, Leicestershire Age 13-17

Musical director Alison Woodward Assistant director Dave Monk We Are Young Fun Mash Up The Script Hey Soul Sister Train

ZEPHYR SAX QUARTET

Swindon, Wiltshire Age 15-18 Teacher Helen Pysanczyn Oye Como Va Tito Puente arr Marillia Urban Fusion Roger May

HORN BLOWER BRASS BAND

Ripon, North Yorkshire Age 16-18 do Whatcha Wanna Trad New Orleans arr James Lancaster Can’t Hold Me Back* Adi Rhodes Sweet dreams Lennox, Stewart arr James Lancaster

WARDLE HIGH SCHOOL PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

Rochdale, Lancashire Age 11-16 Musical director Michael Harper Balalaikan Holiday Morris Alan Brand Tico Tico Zequinha Abreu Summon the Spirits Kevin Tuck

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LUNCH

14:30 RHYTHM STICKS Tottenham, London Age 11-16

Workshop Leader Andrew Plummer Assistant Workshop Leader Tom Greenhalgh Experiment VII* Rhythm Sticks Exploration in 12* Rhythm Sticks Finnigan’s Way* Rhythm Sticks

BLAENAU GWENT BLUE BRASS

Blaenau Gwent, Gwent Age 14-18 director Ceri Rees Blues Concerto for Alto Saxophone & Brass Quintet First Movement Holcolme

BERKSHIRE MAESTROS SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE

Reading, Berkshire Age 12-18 director Victoria Benjamin Simon’s Mangrove Groove Roger May Carnival Karen Street

PEMBROKE PRIMARY ALC Chepstow, Monmouthshire Age 5-11

Workshop Leaders Side by Side Music Once Upon a Time Song Side by Side Music The Three Billy Goats Side by Side Music Grandma Side by Side Music The Three Little Pigs Side by Side Music The Superhero Song Side by Side Music

JUNIOR PRIME BRASS Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Age 13-18

Musical director Christopher Lawrence The Welcome from The Gospel Hall Chris Hazell On the Sunny Side of the Street Jimmy McHugh arr John Iveson Keep Young & Beautiful Harry Warren arr John Iveson Homepride from Three More Cats Chris Hazell

WESTCLIFF HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex Age 11-17 Musical director Gill Thorn Rondo Krommer Movements from Façade Walton All arr Gill Thorn

BERKSHIRE MAESTROS ORCHESTRA OF BASSOONS Reading, Berkshire Age 12-18

director Catherine Millar Entry of the Gladiators Fucik arr Nick Hunka Bohemian Rhapsody Mercury arr Millar

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY FLUTE CHOIR Oxfordshire Age 12-18

Cossack Ride Soldan Serenade Schubert Witches’ dance MacDowell

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16:50 17:20 17:35 FOURTISSIMO

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Age 14-18 Musical director Mark Wagstaff Okavango Damien Harron Cross Talk Richard Charles

TUBA EUPHORIA Newport, Gwent Age 11-18

director Sean O’Neil The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture Otto Nicolai arr Clifford Bevan

ST FAITH’S WOODWIND ENSEMBLE

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Age 11-13 Musical director Graham Dolby Music Teacher Elizabeth Kennerley Summertime George Gershwin arr Graham Dolby Funeral March of a Marionette Charles Gounod arr Bill Holcombe

URBAN VOICE

Stockton-On-Tees, Teesside Age 12-17 Musical director Cherie Gears don’t Worry Be Happy/ don’t Worry About a Thing Bobby McFerrin/ Bob Marley Forget You/Higher & Higher Cee Lo Green/Jackie Wilson

Price Tag Claude Kelly, Lucasz Gottwald, Jessica Cornish All arr Cherie Gears

SONITUS

Sheffield, South Yorkshire Age 16-17 Mr Sandman The Chordettes Crazy in Love Beyoncé Autumn Paolo Nutini Jolene Dolly Parton

BISHOP STOPFORD SCHOOL CLARINET CHOIR Kettering, Northamptonshire Age 14-18

director Andy Kirkwood Conductor Lydia Jackson donna Nobis Pacem Trad arr Elliot Del Borgo Capriol Suite i Basse danse ii Pavane vi Mattachins Peter Warlock arr Russell Denwood Two Scottish Folk Songs Will Ye No Come Back Again Loch Lomond Gordon Dale

AYLESBURY MUSIC CENTRE FLUTE CHOIR Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire Age 11-18 Conductor Lizzie Molloy Arabesque No 2 Debussy arr Kris Dorsey Toccata & Fugue Alan Pring

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WEDNESDAY 4 JULY ORCHESTRAS, ENSEMBLES

ORCHESTRAS SYMPHONY HALL 10:30-19:55 PRESENTER Sam dunkley MUSIC MENTORS Eric Tebbett Eric began playing the trumpet at the age of seven and was a member of The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain for three years. After being awarded a Preston-Simpson Scholarship he entered the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1970, where he studied singing, piano and trumpet. Eric has performed extensively in Europe and the USA, as well as giving solo performances on both radio and television. For five years he was a member of The International Staff Band of The Salvation Army, before playing with the celebrated GUS Band for three years.

Recently Eric has worked as Chorus Director and Assistant Conductor for Central Festival Opera and he has sung the Evangelist in both Bach’s St. John and St. Matthew Passions and appeared with Ely Cathedral Choir and Bath Camerata.

Neil Valentine Neil began his musical life as a violinist, until he grew really tall and at age fourteen switched to the viola, never to look back.

He studied at York University and Trinity College of Music and was a member of Southbank Sinfonia in 2007. During his time with the orchestra he discovered creative music workshops and has since delivered music projects and workshops with, amongst others, the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Spitalfields Music Festival, BBC Proms, and Wigmore Hall.

Neil has worked with primary and secondary schools, nurseries, care homes and community groups, with Barnardos, Carers Lewisham, Royal London Hospital, Greenwich Mind and Wiltons Music Hall.

He is also heavily involved with Tower Hamlets Arts and Music Education Service, where he conducts at the Saturday Music Centre. He still plays his viola and is currently studying with jazz violinist Julian Ferraretto.

ENSEMBLES SPONSOREd BY MUSICIANS’ UNION ADRIAN BOULT HALL 10:30-20:05

ENSEMBLES SPONSOREd BY MUSICIANS’ UNION RECITAL HALL 10:30-20:05

WORKSHOpS & EVENTS

PRESENTER Will Horner MUSIC MENTORS Tony Harris A keyboard player, percussionist and composer, Tony first got into music at primary school as a master recorder player (or so he liked to think). He progressed to being a very bad clarinettist until he thankfully left it on a bus and took up the piano. He seemed to handle the keyboard quite well and after studying music at university he qualified as a secondary school teacher. He has since worked in primary and secondary schools, FE colleges, Birmingham Conservatoire and on the education team for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. He is now Senior Lecturer in Music Education at Nottingham Trent University.

Tony is inspired most by working with young musicians and has contributed to the education programmes of some of the UK’s leading organisations, festivals and orchestras. An active composer and performer, he is founder member of the experimental duo The Pound Shop Boys with whom he has toured nationally. He has also performed with the Cornelius Cardew Ensemble, is resident percussionist with the CoMA East Midlands ensemble and records solo material under the name of Boring Phil. Tony is also co-author of The GCSE Composition Course, published by Peters Edition and his major new book, The Legacy of Cornelius Cardew, is published

by Ashgate later this year.

Sarah Watts Sarah was brought up in a very creative home. Her mother played jazz piano and had great ideas and her father drew cartoons, painted and made models out of cardboard while listening to Radio 3. Encouragement in childhood from broadminded people gave her the confidence to pursue the things that inspired her. Sarah studied at the Royal College of Music in London and plays the bassoon, saxophone and flute, but is best known now as a composer. Her published works include the Razzamajazz series, Band in a Book, Red Hot Song Library, Red Hot Recorder Tutor and Class Act. All these are published by Kevin Mayhew Ltd. Sarah has been very influenced by the Dankworth Allmusic philosophy and now plays a big part in encouraging this broadminded musical thinking as Artistic Director of National Youth Music Camps.

She enjoys presenting workshops and inset days in this country and abroad. Her desire is to write music that is useful, enjoyable and accessible. She believes we are the product of the people who influence us and music educators have a great responsibility to encourage and inspire.

PRESENTER Michelle Holloway MUSIC MENTORS John Evans John is a professional session guitarist, composer, songwriter and arranger who has played for Ray Davies, Chris Difford, Liam Bailey, Marti Pellow and The Divine Comedy. John has also appeared on soundtracks for the BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 4 films and has arranged music for various ensembles including the BBC Ulster Orchestra and Sinead O’Connor. John is also a writer/performer for Roxbury Music and has played various West End shows including Billy Elliot and Jersey Boys.

John also teaches A level composition and music technology, the pre-professional jazz and pop ensembles and the BTEC 1st diploma in Music at Sussex Downs College. damien Harron Damien is a percussionist, composer and educator from Northern Ireland. As a member of the prize-winning BackBeat Percussion Quartet, he has performed many of his own works both nationally and internationally and his compositions have featured in many of Britain’s festivals.

Whether as a performer or composer, Damien has a strong interest in globally diverse art forms. His recent work includes Moving Bodies for Chamber Orchestra with prepared feet (all performers have a thin length of wood strapped to one foot) and Sangam for solo tabla and percussion quartet.

Damien studied performance and composition at the University of Huddersfield where he gained a first class degree and was awarded the Ricordi prize for the performance of contemporary music and the Governor’s prize for achievement before continuing his studies at the Conservatoire National de Region de Rueil Malmaison in Paris. He has performed extensively throughout the UK and as far away as Zimbabwe, the USA and Japan. Specialising in the performance of contemporary music, Damien is a regular member of the groups Decibel and Black Hair and has also performed with many of Britain’s other leading ensembles and orchestras. In 2002 Damien was invited to direct the Japan Percussion Society Ensemble at a performance in the Philharmonic Hall, Osaka. He has appeared as a soloist at many venues and festivals playing virtuosic works that often incorporate elements of theatre. Also an experienced educator, Damien was artistic director of Yuva Sangeeth (Youth Music), an intercultural project run by the Asian arts organisation Kala Sangam in 2002.

National Youth Orchestra Workshops Symphony Hall & NUT Festival Tent Youth Music Theatre Workshops Birmingham Conservatoire Ikon Composition Workshop with Joe Broughton Ikon Slow Boat MEC AGM MEETING Birmingham Conservatoire

LUNCHTIME EVENT

Piece on a Postcard with Rob Farrer Symphony Hall 13:15-14:15

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WEDNESDAY 4 JULY ENSEMBLES SPONSOREd BY MUSICIANS’ UNION AdRIAN BOULT HALL 10:30 - 20:05

* Student Composititon

10:30 KRUPA PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Ealing, London Age 12-16

Musical director Ben Gale Sabre dance Khachaturian arr James L Moore, Ben Gale America Leonard Bernstein arr Ben Gale Sing, Sing, Sing Louis Prima arr Ben Gale

SPONNAISSANCE Towcester, Northamptonshire Age 13-18

Musical director Catherine Underwood Steam Boat Trad Sing We at Pleasure Thomas Weelkes Weep, O Mine Eyes John Bennet Branle Tielman Susato El Grillo Josquin Des Prez As Vesta Was Thomas Weelkes Kenmure’s Up and Awa’ Trad

TUDOR BAND

Leamington Spa, Warwickshire Age 8-18 Conductor Liz Murphy Musical director Jacqui Robertson-Wade El Grillo Josquin Des Prez Il Ballo delle Ingrate Monteverdi Almaine (The Honie-Suckle) Holborne Pavin & Galliard of Albarti Albarti

14:30

BELLS ANGELS

Wallington, Surrey Age 13-15 Musical director Emily Walker Group Support Sarah Cragg Baby Justin Bieber Run Snow Patrol A Football Madness Various All arr Emily Walker

GREATER GWENT PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Newport, Gwent Age 9-17

directors David Powell, Damian Pugh, Peter Morgan Technoblend Powell Stinkin’ Garbage Ed Argenziano Shimbayashi Trad Welsh Techtradblend Powell

R!OT

Dover, Kent Age 12-18 Musical director Matthew Miles R!OT vs drummer* R!OT

CALDERDALE YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA Halifax, West Yorkshire Age 14-20

HARINGEY YOUNG MUSICIANS SENIOR GUITAR GROUP

Musical director Patrick Eady Assistant director Stephen Drinkwater Sirocco Patrick Eady Sporting Paddy Trad Irish arr Patrick Eady

Haringey, London Age 10-17

directors Nick Walker, James Longworth Tango Estampie Luc Levesque Arrivederci Peter Nuthall La Colombina Walker, Longworth

KINGSTONE ACADEMY TRUST ENSEMBLE

HOLMFIRTH HIGH SCHOOL VOICES & ORCHESTRA

Hereford, Herefordshire Age 7-16

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire Age 11-16 Musical director James W Morgan Two Sisters Barry Russell

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12:35 13:00 LUNCH

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Musical director Matthew Hunt Go On Man, Fly* Jack Dennehy The Climb J Alexander You Raise Me Up Løvland, Graham arr M Hunt

OAK GROVE COLLEGE ENSEMBLE Worthing, West Sussex Age 11-16

Music Teacher Emily Armstrong Group Leaders Rob Harvey, Hayley Fox Scarlet Pimpernel Frank Wildhorn Bring Me to Life Evanescence

CONFUSION

JAZZ IN MY PANTS

Northampton, Northamptonshire Age 14-18

Durham, County Durham Age 14-18 All Right Now Paul Rodgers arr P Bradshaw St James Infirmary Blues Anon arr P Bradshaw Crazy Little Thing Called Love Freddie Mercury arr P Bradshaw Let the Sunshine In Galt Macdermot arr E Bradshaw

director Andy Kirkwood directors Tim Green, Jo Bridge Audio Illusion Roger May Synthesis Roger May

BYMT BIG PHAT BRASS Bromley, Kent Age 14-20

TORFAEN MUSIC CENTRE SENIOR GUITAR ENSEMBLE

Musical director Dennis Mycroft Caravan Duke Ellington arr Richard Bissill Gee, Officer Krupke Leonard Bernstein arr Simon Kerwin

Torfaen, Gwent Age 12-18

Musical director Craig Web Pirates of the Caribbean Klaus Badelt arr Jason Savoury Electric Counterpoint Movement III Steve Reich arr Craig Webb

ISCA LINEA HARP ENSEMBLE Newport, Gwent Age 13-17

director Charlotte Swayne My Favourite Things Rodgers, Hammerstein arr Rebecca Large Canon Pachelbel

ZODIAC

Lewisham, London Age 15-18 Musical director Andy Gilbert Earthquake Labrynth Walking* Trey Qua Hey Ya! OutKast arr Zodiac

BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS’ BRASS ENSEMBLE

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16:35 17:00 17:15

Birmingham, West Midlands Age 14-18 director Bob Vivian dance Suite Bob Birch Summer of ‘42 Michel Legrand arr Ian Rae

STAGE 84 YORKSHIRE SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS, SENIORS Bradford, West Yorkshire Age 14-21 Principal Valerie Jackson MBE director Craig Winward Olympics 2012* Vahan Salorian

IGOR’S FRIENDS Northamptonshire Age 14-18

Conductor Peter Dunkley Symphonies of Wind Instruments Stravinsky

GREATER GWENT BOTTOM HEAVY Newport, Gwent Age 5-20

director Emma Archer Czardas Monti Nothing Else Matters Metallica Propane Nightmares Pendulum All arr McCluskey

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH BANDS PERCUSSION PROJECT Hampshire Age 8-18

Conductor Mark Streather Caravan Duke Ellington arr Diane Downs, Rick Mattingly Ran Kan Kan Tito Puente arr Will Rapp Afro Blue Mongo Santamaria arr Diane Downs, Rick Mattingly Jai Ho A R Rahman arr Will Rapp

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19:35 20:05

WEDNESDAY 4 JULY ENSEMBLES SPONSOREd BY MUSICIANS’ UNION RECITAL HALL 10:30 - 20:05

* Student Composititon

10:30 ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL CLARINET CHOIR High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Age 16-18 Musical director Alison Downie Monochrome Peter Schickele

STAFFORDSHIRE YOUTH RECORDER & RENAISSANCE ENSEMBLE Staffordshire Age 10-18

Conductors James Scarrott, Jane Coxon 13 Century English dance Anon arr Terry Carter Helas Madame King Henry VIII arr Terry Carter La Volta Michael Praetorius La Morisque Susato arr Terry Carter Branle Gervaise The Goroum Paul Clarke Trotto Anon arr Terry Carter

JUNIOR GUILDHALL BRASS ENSEMBLE London Age 15-18

Musical director Spencer Down The Earle of Oxford’s March William Byrd arr Elgar Howarth The Chicken Pee-Wee Ellis arr Richard Edwards

BELLE REVE

Boston, Lincolnshire Age 17 Vertigo U2 Stronger Kelly Clarkson Use Somebody Kings of Leon

Amelie Yann Tierson arr J Ennis, C Bradley

THE HIGH WYCOMBE MUSIC CENTRE SAX CHOIR High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Age 12-19

OCTAVES

Conductor Alison Downie Cat Quintet Trevor Wilson Simon’s Mangrove Groove Roger May

Musical director Andy Gilbert Back Now* Arlene Dihoulou, Iandra Robinson, Trishana Scott Together Now* Arlene Dihoulou, Iandra Robinson, Trishana Scott All arr Andy Gilbert Can’t Be Tamed* Arlene Dihoulou, Iandra Robinson, Trishana Scott

Lewisham, London Age 15-16

THE “ORIGINAL” BASS PEOPLE

Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Age 10-18 Musical director Gill Thorn Administrator Kathy McCloud Montagues & Capulets Prokofiev Pavanne Fauré Pizzicati Delibes All arr Gill Thorn

PERCUSSION SCHOOL Ramsgate, Kent Age 14-18

Musical director Molly Hollman Music for Pieces of Metal* Percussion School Samba Reggae Trad arr Percussion School

CITY OF HULL YOUTH PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

ASSUMPTION GRAMMAR SCHOOL BARBERSHOP GROUP

Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire Age 13-18

Ballynahinch, County Down Age 15-18

Musical director/Conductor Martin King Fantasy On the Plains Michael Aukofer

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12:35 13:00 LUNCH

14:30

director Geraldine Cochrane Somewhere Out There James Horner arr Kirby Shaw Son of a Preacher Man John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins arr Anne Raugh Over the Rainbow Harold Arlen arr Russ Robinson Java Jive Milton Drake, Ben Oakland arr Kirby Shaw

SIR THOMAS PICTON SCHOOL VOCAL QUARTET

BENTS GREEN SPECIAL SOUNDS

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire Age 14-18

Musical director Judith Ennis Marimba Soloist Chris Bradley

Musical director James Olyott Asika Thali Trad arr Mike Brewer My Funny Valentine Richard Rogers

Sheffield, South Yorkshire Age 16-17

Beggin’ Frankie Valli arr James Bartlett Big Spender Cy Coleman

17:15 JOHN TAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL BARBERSHOP SINGERS

MALCOLM ARNOLD ACADEMY BRASS ENSEMBLE Northampton, Northamptonshire Age 11-16

director Michelle Reading Tutor Gary Fountain Soldiers Chorus from Faust Gounod arr D Masters Marche Militaire Schubert arr D Masters Huntsmen’s Chorus Weber arr D Masters Toreador’s Song Bizet arr D Masters dimples Ragtime Intermezzo L E Colburn arr C Bell All Around the World Bolero; Ein Polka; La Valse; Cossack dance B Kraser

Musical director Jack Hawkins Coney Island Baby Les Applegate arr SPEBSQSA This is My Moment Frank Wildhorn arr Acoustix Bohemian Rhapsody Freddie Mercury arr Stephen Armstrong

Musical director John Hall Now is the Month of Maying Thomas Morley April is in My Mistress’ Face Thomas Morley Weep O Mine Eyes John Bennet dashing Away Trad arr Rutter

For Good* Ben & Alfie The Velvet Tongued Man* Ben & Alfie

HMS SAXOPHONE QUARTET Hampshire Age 14-18

director Anne Higgs Entree M Praetorius arr P Reeve die Bankelsangerlieder Anon arr R King Bergamasca S Scheidt arr Wernick Come Landlord Fill the Flowing Bowl Trad arr S Roberts

Ashford, Kent Age 16-18

HIGH WYCOMBE MUSIC CENTRE GUITAR CONSORT High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Age 15-18 director Gareth Holwill Perigord en Hiver Dan Jones

director Tim Ower Ulla in Africa Heiner Wiberny Tango Karen Street

CAERLEON COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

GREATER GWENT YOUTH BRASS ENSEMBLE

Musical director Damian Pugh Four on the Floor J Peyton Estilainan Kehtolaula Trad Sabre dance Khachaturian arr Moore Overture for Hans N Feet Schinstine

Newport, Gwent Age 13-19

director Sean O’Neil An American in Paris Gershwin arr Daniel Guyot

Newport, Gwent Age 15-18

16:35 17:00

UMS

Taunton, Somerset Age 17-18

Cheddar, Somerset Age 16-18

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Barton under Needwood, Staffordshire Age 16-18

BEN & ALFIE

CHEDDAR VALLEY MUSIC CLUB BRASS ENSEMBLE

This Marriage Eric Whitacre Three Sea Shanties Trad arr Colin Asher Wien bleibt Wien Johann Schrammel arr Peter Perenyi

LANGLEY PARK SCHOOL FOR BOYS BRASS QUARTET Beckenham, Kent Age 14-17

Musical Coach David Bullen Lucky Number Pamela Wedgwood Canzon a 4 Giovanni Gabrieli

FEEdBACK

19:35 20:05

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WEDNESDAY 4 JULY ORCHESTRAS SYMPHONY HALL 10:30 - 19:55 SCHOOL FEEdBACK ORCHESTRAS

10:30 BEDFORD SCHOOL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Bedford, Bedfordshire Age 14-18

director Martin Hughes Serenade No 6 in d Major, KV239 Mozart

AMBROSE ENSEMBLE Warwick, Warwickshire Age 13-17 Conductor Jeremy Sampson director Simon Hogg Brooke Green Suite Holst Irish Jig Anon

NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL FOR BOYS ORCHESTRA Northampton, Northamptonshire Age 11-18

Musical director Barrie Johnson Toccata & Fugue in d minor J S Bach arr Victor Lopez Titanic James Horner arr John Moss

LADY MANNERS SCHOOL STRING ORCHESTRA

Bakewell, Derbyshire Age 11-18 Conductor Angela Bailey Simple Symphony Op 4 i Boisterous Bouree ii Playful Pizzicato Britten St Paul’s Suite Op 29 No 2 i Jig Holst

NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS STRING ORCHESTRA Northampton, Northamptonshire Age 11-18

Conductor Corinne Malitskie Strings at Sea: A Nautical Suite for String Orchestra Eoin Hamilton

12:15 12:45 LUNCH

14:30 GIBSON ORCHESTRA

Upminster, Essex Age 12-18 director Jan Bristow Pomp & Circumstance No 1 Elgar Tahiti Trot Shostakovich arr Brubaker I Am the doctor Murray Gold arr Tom Bryant

DULWICH COLLEGE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Dulwich, London Age 12-18

Conductor Lesley Larkum Serenade for Strings, Op 48 iii Elegie Tchaikovsky divertimento in F Major i Allegro Mozart

CARDINAL VAUGHAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Kensington, London Age 14-18

Conductor Scott Price Piano Concerto in A minor i Allegro Grieg

LATYMER SCHOOL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Edmonton, London Age 15-18

Conductor Jim Harrison Passacaglia - death of Falstaff from Henry V Walton Serenade, Op 22 i Moderato iii Scherzo, Vivace Dvorák

* Student Composititon

EGGLESCLIFFE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA

PENZANCE YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA Penzance, Cornwall Age 11-18

Eaglescliffe, Stockton-On-Tees Age 11-18

director Tim Boulton St Pauls Suite i Jig ii Ostinato Holst String Quartet No 8 i Largo ii Allegro Molto Shostakovich

Conductor Matthew Haworth Finlandia Sibelius Scene from Swan Lake Tchaikovsky West Side Story Overture Bernstein arr Peress

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16:15 16:45

Bromley, Kent Age 13-19

Conductor Jonathan Josephs Assistant director Mary Nuttall Chamber Symphony Op 110a Shostakovitch arr Barshai

OPEN STRING & CHAMBER ORCHESTRAS

17:00 EAST MIDLANDS YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA East Midlands Age 11-18

Conductor Richard Howarth dido & Aeneas The Triumphing dance The Sailor’s dance Henry Purcell Petite Sérénade Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama Somewhere Leonard Bernstein arr R Howarth Mantras Richard Meyer

GREATER GWENT YOUTH STRING ENSEMBLE Newport, Gwent Age 13-20

Musical director Peter James Chamber Symphony 118a Movement Shostakovich

BROMLEY YOUTH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

NORTH EAST HAMPSHIRE AREA SENIOR STRINGS

Farnborough, Hampshire Age 10-16 director Juliet Balch Rondeau from Abdelazer Suite Purcell Venezia - La Seconda Peter Martin Cruising the Caribbean Trad arr Carrie Lane Gruselle

BRIGHTON YOUTH ORCHESTRA STRING ENSEMBLE Brighton, Brighton & Hove Age 15-18 director of Music Andrew Sherwood Eclogue Gerald Finzi Two Spirituals Trad arr Daniel Scott

FEEdBACK

19:25 19:55

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THURSDAY 5 JULY 2012 WIND BANDS, TRADITIONAL & INTERNATIONAL, CHAMBER MUSIC, AMPLIFIED

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WIND BANDS SYMPHONY HALL 10:30-20:40 PRESENTER Sam dunkley MUSIC MENTORS Andy Grappy Andy is a freelance tuba player and has performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, The Philharmonia, BBC Symphony and Concert Orchestras and has played on many film and TV scores.

Andy has also worked with many leading jazz and world music artists including John Dankworth, The Jazz Warriors, Lester Bowie, Hermeto Pascoal, Sam River, Jason Moran, Courtney Pine and The Grand Union Orchestra.

Andy played in the Musical Chicago for ten years and since leaving has worked with artists as diverse as Tom Jones, Damon Albarn, Bellowhead and Massive Attack.

Andy is also Head of STAX Music Centre in Southwark, London.

Keith Hewson Keith started playing the piano aged seven and his musical career developed from there. Piano is his main instrument and he pursued singing whilst at music college.

Keith also plays guitar and can manipulate most brass instruments although he would probably say that his favourite instrument is the conductor’s baton!

After leaving school he studied music at the Royal Northern College of Music and then Leeds University. He started teaching in 1972 and retired in 2008. Throughout his teaching career he was constantly involved in the development of school orchestras, brass bands, wind bands and choirs. Chamber music of all types and styles was also very high on his list of musical activities. On a personal level he has always enjoyed playing jazz piano at a professional level and for pure relaxation.

In 2002 Keith was voted Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year and was given positions on the Specialist Schools Expert Panel and the government’s Music and Dance Scheme Group.

TRADITIONAL & INTERNATIONAL ADRIAN BOULT HALL 10:30-19:55 PRESENTER Tom Chapman MUSIC MENTORS damien Harron Damien is a percussionist, composer and educator from Northern Ireland. As a member of the prize-winning BackBeat Percussion Quartet, he has performed many of his own works both nationally and internationally. His compositions have featured in many of Britain’s festivals.

Damien’s recent work includes ‘Moving Bodies’ for Chamber Orchestra with ‘prepared feet’ (all performers have a thin length of wood strapped to one foot) and Sangam for solo tabla and percussion quartet. Whether as a performer or composer, Damien has a strong interest in globally diverse art forms.

Damien studied performance and composition at the University of Huddersfield where he gained a first class degree and was awarded the Ricordi prize for the performance of contemporary music and the Governor’s prize for achievement before continuing his studies at the Conservatoire National de Region de Rueil Malmaison in Paris. He has performed extensively throughout the UK and as far away as Zimbabwe, the USA and Japan. Specialising in the performance of contemporary music, Damien is a regular member of the groups Decibel and Black Hair, and has also performed with many of Britain’s other leading ensembles and orchestras. In 2002 Damien was invited to direct the Japan Percussion Society Ensemble at a performance in the Philharmonic Hall, Osaka. He has appeared as a soloist at many venues and festivals playing virtuosic works that often incorporate elements of theatre. Also an experienced educator, Damien was artistic director of Yuva Sangeeth (Youth Music), an intercultural project run by the Asian arts organisation Kala Sangam in 2002.

Andy Mellon Andy started learning the piano aged four and the trumpet aged nine. From that point on he couldn’t imagine pursuing anything other than music.

Andy was fortunate enough to win a scholarship to the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music which further established his goal to be a professional musician.

As well as playing trumpet and piano, Andy is also a composer and musical director. He started his career as a musician who was rooted in the western classical tradition, playing in orchestras and performing recitals. He soon started getting asked to play in more diverse groups and became more involved in theatre, commercial and world music. This led to him playing in a wide range of settings, from the orchestra pits of a musical, to backing a pop act to travelling to exotic countries playing Algerian Rai music. Andy also started teaching trumpet and piano in local schools and thoroughly enjoyed witnessing young musicians developing their skills.

Some of his most treasured musical memories include performing the Haydn Trumpet Concerto whilst at college, playing at his first ever BBC Prom, performing in Hyde Park to over 100,000 people and the first time he heard one of his pieces performed. Andy also plays trumpet with the award winning folk band Bellowhead and is an Artist in Residence at Southbank Centre.

CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL HALL 10:15-20:30 PRESENTERS Will Horner & Michelle Holloway MUSIC MENTORS douglas Mitchell After studying at the Royal Academy of Music, Douglas joined the clarinet section of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1992, the youngest member of the orchestra at that time. He remained there for the next eighteen years, and was appointed co-principal in 2004. Aside from concerts, recordings and tours with the orchestra he was involved with its very busy education department, taking part in projects in schools, hospitals, prisons and hospices in the UK and abroad.

He left the RPO in 2010, and now freelances with all of the UK’s major orchestras, as well as pursuing his other activities away from the concert platform.

He is a regular visitor in London’s music colleges, and this year has coached the youth orchestras of Ulster, Iraq and Great Britain. He is also a composer and improviser, and has been part of collaborations and projects with Robert Mitchell, Damon Albarn, Matthew Bourne and Sting. Highlights of his work abroad have included education projects in the United States, China, Kazakhstan and Iraq.

Gwyn Parry-Jones Gwyn has loved music from a young age and took up the piano then the bassoon and also briefly trained as a singer. Gwyn played in orchestras and ensembles in his local area while at school and joined every available group he could find. He continued his studies at Manchester University, where he co-founded the university chamber orchestra before continuing with his bassoon and piano studies at the Royal Northern College of Music.

Gywn taught music at Millfield School for a couple of years before returning to Manchester, where he played with the Hallé and BBC Philharmonic. He also sang with the BBC Northern Singers and conducted both the Melandra Ensemble and Manchester Camerata. After a period teaching at Salford University College, Gywn moved to Reading to take up an academic post at Reading University where he was head of Music Activities until his retirement in 2006. He continues to perform, mainly with The Five Winds and ZigZag and conducts both within the university and outside. Other teaching experiences include the universities of Oxford and Keele in the UK and Gothenburg in Sweden.

AMpLIFIED SPONSOREd BY ROCKSCHOOL HMV INSTITUTE 16:30-21:00 PRESENTER Will Horner MUSIC MENTORS John Evans John is a professional session guitarist, composer, songwriter and arranger who has played for Ray Davies, Chris Difford, Liam Bailey, Marti Pellow and The Divine Comedy. John has also appeared on soundtracks for the BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 4 films and has arranged music for various ensembles including the BBC Ulster orchestra and Sinead O’Connor. John is also a writer/performer for Roxbury Music and has played various West End shows including Billy Elliot and Jersey Boys.

John also teaches A Level composition and music technology, the pre-professional jazz and pop ensembles and the BTEC 1st diploma in Music at Sussex Downs College.

Jamie Trowell Jamie is a London-based freelance drummer and percussionist whose career has entailed a wide variety of jazz, pop and theatre gigs all over the world. Having become fascinated by the drums after attending a local Musicians’ Union big band concert in Ipswich aged eight, he acquired a second hand drum kit and was soon involved in as much music-making as possible with local jazz, funk and rock bands as well as orchestras and choirs.

Having gained a BA Hons music degree from the University of York in 2000, Jamie has enjoyed a varied musical journey as a performer which has incorporated tours and residencies in Europe, America, Australia, the Middle-East, Far-East and the UK. Recent highlights include a residency at the Marina Bay Sands hotel theatre in Singapore with the show Thriller Live and a series of gigs in cities such as Lisbon, Istanbul and Delhi playing in the house band for the World Travel Award ceremonies, as well as concerts at the Royal Festival Hall and Ronnie Scott’s in London with various jazz and Latin artists.

Jamie is a keen educator and has taught drums on the National Diploma and BA Hons degree courses at the Colchester Institute of Performing Arts since 2004.

He also spent several years working for the Live Music Now scheme with the Sahara Jazz Quartet and regularly works for Heart n Soul, a South London arts organisation with learning disability culture at its heart.

WORKSHOpS

SAMYO Rhythm Workshops Birmingham Conservatoire The Institute Industry Talks HMV Institute Ikon Composition Workshop with Joe Broughton Ikon Slow Boat

LUNCHTIME EVENT

Folk Mash-Up with Joe Broughton Symphony Hall 13:15-14:15

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THURSDAY 5 JULY WIND BANDS SYMPHONY HALL 10:30 - 20:40 SCHOOL WIND BANDS

10:30 NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL FOR BOYS SYMPHONIC WINDS Northampton, Northamptonshire Age 12-18

WARDLE HIGH SCHOOL WIND BAND Rochdale, Lancashire Age 11-15

Conductor Jane Conway Head of Performing Arts Janet Emsley Soaring!

Erik Morales Creed William Himes Gently Touch the Sky Robert Sheldon Electricity Brian Balmages

Musical director Barrie Johnson Symphonic Metamorphosis on themes from SaintSaëns’ 3rd Symphony Philip Sparke

ST AIDAN’S HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC WIND BAND

ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL FIRST WIND BAND

director of Music Mark Pallant Lux Aurumque Eric Whitacre Gaelforce Peter Graham

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Age 12-18

Conductor Tim Venvell Nimrod from Enigma Variations Elgar arr H B Hingley Hanover Festival Philip Sparke arr Rickets

CROMPTON HOUSE SCHOOL SENIOR WIND BAND Shaw, Greater Manchester Age 13-18

Conductor Roger Meaden March - HMS Trinidad George Lloyd Andante & Scherzo Reginald Heath Festive Winds Frank Erickson

14:30 GREATER GWENT YOUTH SYMPHONIC WINDS Newport, Gwent Age 13-20

Music director Paul Hornsby Wild Nights Frank Ticheli Fantasia on Black is the Colour of My True Love’s Hair Mark Camphouse

Harrogate, North Yorkshire Age 14-18

CARRICK WINDS Truro, Cornwall Age 11-19

Conductor John Greaves Among the Clouds Brian Balmages Hymn to the Beauty that Was Jane Russell Bate

WYVERN CONCERT BAND Eastleigh, Hampshire Age 11-16 director Bryan Postlethwaite Encanto Robert W Smith Illuminations Jay Bocook

HIGH WYCOMBE MUSIC CENTRE CONCERT BAND High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Age 14-18

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12:35 13:00 LUNCH

SMITHILLS SCHOOL SENIOR SYMPHONIC WIND BAND Bolton, Greater Manchester Age 11-18

Musical director Chris Wormald Les Miserables Schonberg, Boublil, Kretzmer arr Wormald

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MUSIC CENTRE & OPEN WIND BANDS

Conductor Andy Rogers Carmina Burana Carl Orff arr Bocook, Danger Minstrel Boy/ Toss the Feathers Trad arr Wiffin

NEWPORT MUSIC CENTRE SENIOR WIND BAND Newport, Gwent Age 14-18

director Joanne Hornsby Nessun dorma Puccini arr Jay Bocook The Spirit of the Falcon Richard Saucedo The Seal Lullaby Eric Whitacre

* Student Composititon

ROCHDALE JUNIOR WIND BAND

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire Age 11-19

Rochdale, Lancashire Age 8-15

Conductor Ruth Allen Olympic Fanfare John Williams arr James Curnow The Witch and the Saint Steven Reineke

Musical director Laura Clarke Mama Mia Andersson, Ulvavus, Anderson arr Robert Longfield American Pie Don McLean arr Ron Sebregets Baby Elephant Walk Henry Mancini arr Johnnie Vinson Celtic Air & dance Trad arr Michael Sweeney

CORNWALL YOUTH WIND ORCHESTRA Cornwall Age 12-21

Musical director Janet Elston Administrator/Coach Stephen Clifford Yosemite Autumn Mark Camphouse Lincolnshire Posy i Lisbon iv The Brisk Young Sailor vi The Lost Lady Found Percy Grainger

HIGH PEAK WIND BAND

Peak District, Derbyshire Conductor/ Ensemble director Tom Jarvis Sing, Sing, Sing Louis Prima Indiana Jones & the Raiders of the Lost Ark John Williams arr Tom Jarvis March from the First Military Suite in E flat Holst

BERKSHIRE MAESTROS READING MUSIC CENTRE CONCERT BAND Berkshire Age 12-18

director Cathy Laney Conductor Di Prince Lux Aurumque Eric Whitacre Sinfonietta, Movement 1 Stuart Johnson

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE YOUTH WIND ORCHESTRA South Gloucestershire Age 13-19

Conductor Richard Jones The King Across the Water Bruce Fraser Pavane from Symphonette No 2 Morton Gould Second Suite in F i March Holst

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH CONCERT BAND Northamptonshire Age 14-18 Musical director Peter Smalley Hemming Way John Dankworth

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17:00 17:30

17:45

WELLINGBOROUGH MUSIC & ARTS CENTRE FESTIVAL BAND

REDBRIDGE MUSIC SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND Ilford, Essex Age 12-18

Musical director David Smith Festive Overture Shostakovich arr Hunsberger Battle Hymn of the Republic Trad arr Smith

KMS SHELLEY MUSIC CENTRE SENIOR WIND BAND Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Age 12-18

Conductor Simon Mansfield Flourish for Wind Band Vaughan Williams When the Stars Began to Fall F Allen Habitat J Higgins

WORTHING YOUTH CONCERT BAND Worthing, West Sussex Age 13-18

Area Manager Colin Arenstein Conductor Jenny Smith Skydance Richard L Saucedo Music from How to Train Your dragon John Powell arr Sean O’ Loughlin

WIRRAL SCHOOLS CONCERT BAND Birkenhead, Wirral Age 13-19 Musical director Rob Watson Theatre Music Philip Sparke

BASINGSTOKE AREA YOUTH WIND ORCHESTRA

Basingstoke, Hampshire Age 11-18 director Diane Fuller Conductor John Fuller Fascinating drums Ted Huggens Polka from Solitaire Malcolm Arnold arr John P Paynter Blue Rock Philip Sparke

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20:10 20:40

THURSDAY 5 JULY CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL HALL 10:15 - 20:30 10:15 SUTTON YOUTH CLARINET QUARTET Sutton, Surrey Age 14-18 Leader Jack Reddick Polkash Ilio Volante Noelia Ilio Volante Tik Tak Polka J Strauss

AYLESBURY MUSIC CENTRE BRASS SEXTET Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire Age 15-18

divertimento Op 49 Leonard Salzedo

TORFAEN MUSIC CENTRE VIOLIN QUARTET Torfaen, Gwent Age 14-16

Burgess Hill, West Sussex Age 12-15

director Peter James Suite for 4 Violins Movements 1 & 2 Ladislav Gabrielli Summer Serenade Tony Osbourne

Musical director Jenny Caws Assistant director Emma Dell dazzling divertimento Robert Hinchcliffe

WELLINGBOROUGH MUSIC & ARTS CENTRE BRASS BUTTONS

DOUBLE REED DAZZLERS

VAMOS GUITAR DUO High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Age 15-16 Mentor Gareth Holwill Granada Isaac Albeniz arr Karl Scheit

DULWICH COLLEGE STRING QUARTET Dulwich, London Age 16-18

1st Violin David Young String Quartet Op 18 No 1 i Allegro Beethoven

THE JUNIOR “ORIGINAL” CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Age 10-12 Musical director Gill Thorn Administrator Kathy McCloud divertimento Mozart Pavanne & Tordion Warlock L’Agreable Marais Trumpet Tune Walton All arr Gill Thorn

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire Age 12-13

Musical director Ruth Allen Stay Tuned i Winter Sails ii A Bump in the Night iii Mystery Man iv Skeleton Rag v Lucky Number Pamela Wedgwood

QUATTRO

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire Age 17-18 Musical director Lizzie Molloy Pavane Op 50 Gabriel Fauré arr Serge Flaumont Homeside from Fictions Mike Mower

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12:25 13:00 LUNCH

14:30 BLOWN AWAY

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Age 12-18 Musical director Tom Molloy Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments iii Adagio Mozart Boulevard - Three Cheers for the Band Jim Parker

ENFIELD YOUNG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WIND QUINTET Enfield, Middlesex Age 14-17

Tutor Jessica Mogridge Sechs Bagatellen i Allegro Con Spirito iii Allegro Grazioso iv Presto Ruvido Ligeti Three Shanties iii Allegro Vivace Arnold

MILTON KEYNES MUSIC SERVICE PIANO TRIO Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Age 15-18

Musical director Maia Griffin Piano Trio Op 8 in G minor i Allegro con Fuoco Chopin

DRAGON STRING QUINTET

WIND MACHINE Northampton, Northamptonshire Age 16-18

director Graham Tear Suite in d i Allegro Moderato Arthur Bird Octet in E flat iii Scherzo Mendelssohn arr Hugh Bowman

THE JOCELYN TRIO Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire Age 16-18

Musical director Rebecca Whitehurst Piano Trio in G Major i Andantino con Moto Allegro Debussy

THE HAMPSHIRE STRING QUARTET

Winchester, Hampshire Age 15-17 Musical director Juliet Balch String Quartet No 1 i Allegro vivo Appassionato Bedrich Smetana

CENTRE FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS PIANO TRIO London Age 15-16

Acht Stucke Op 83 No 5 & No 2 Max Bruch

FEEdBACK

* Student Composititon

MEGEMI

Buxton, Derbyshire Age 14 Teacher Jason Curteis Rondo from duo in G Mozart duet from 10 duos Op 60 Robert Fuchs Tango Jonathen Shipley

THE DRAGON SAXOPHONE QUARTET Harrogate, North Yorkshire Age 13-15

director Debra Scherer Assistant director Sarah Jobson declamation & dance Everett Gates The Rains are Coming Robert Steadman

SOUTH MONMOUTHSHIRE MUSIC CENTRE KEMPTON TRIO

Monmouthshire, Gwent Age 12-16 director Paula Kempton Trio Sonata in G minor Op 2 No 8 Handel arr Paula & Edward Kempton da New Rigged Shipp Trad American arr Paula Kempton

TAUNTON’S COLLEGE BRASS QUINTET

Music director Gerald Hopkin Molly on the Shore Percy Grainger Mock Morris Percy Grainger

16:45 17:20 17:45

Southampton, Hampshire Age 16-18

THE YANG QUARTET

CAVADANTO STRING OCTET

Coventry, West Midlands Age 16-18

Oxford, Oxfordshire Age 9-13

Enfield, London Age 15-18

Group Leader Liz Partiridge Co-ordinator of Chamber Music Groups for EASS Sean Turpin The London Quartet i Allegro Haydn arr John Rayson Movement for String Quartet Sawyers Pizzicato Polka J Strauss

Shrewsbury, Shropshire Age 17-18 Coach John Fairbank String Octet Op Posth i Allegro Moderato Bruch

Group Leader Paul Swindale Jive for Five Nagle Battle Suite, Movement 3 Scheidt

BLACK DYKE YOUTH TROMBONE QUARTET

Bradford, West Yorkshire Age 15-20 Libertango Piazzaolla arr D Boyle Mr Sandman Pat Ballard Tokyo Triptych ii Sengakuji iii Shibuya Phillip Sparke

FIDDLE FINGERS STRING QUARTET N3H2O

Ripon, North Yorkshire Age 14-17 director Janet Nicholas Concerto Grosso Op 6 No 8 Christmas Concerto Corelli arr Bailey-Mortimer Finale from Simple Symphony Britten

BRASS PINS

Bath, Bath & North East Somerset Age 16-18 Musical director Susan Avison Sonata from die Bankelsangerlieder Anon arr David R Thomas Song Edward Gregson Alla Burlesca Gilbert Vinter

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STRING THEORY

director A C Kennedy String Quartet in F Major i Allegro Moderato.

Très doux Ravel

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THURSDAY 5 JULY TRADITIONAL & INTERNATIONAL AdRIAN BOULT HALL 10:30 - 19:55 10:30 RHYTHMS OF EGYPT Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Age 7-16

Choreographer & Musical director Kim Hall Habibi Wa Enaya Mohamed Fawzi arr Guy Schalom Male Tahtib* Rhythms of Egypt arr Kim Hall Taramaya Sayed Salama arr Kim Hall doulab Higaz Maqam Scale arr Maren Lueg

REPERCUSSIONS Croydon, London Age 11-16 Group Leader Meriden Clough Samba Batucada Meriden Clough Iko Iko Meriden Clough

GINGER PIG

Halifax, West Yorkshire Age 17-19 Fiddle Player Lucie Breton Guitar Player Matthew Breton Bantry Lasses Trad Carolyn’s Air/Mothballs* Trad/Lucie Breton All arr Ginger Pig

ROOTZ

Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire Age 11-19 Ensemble Tutor Caroline Hollingshurst Accompanist Dan Hollingshurst Scalloway Boe/ Tenpenny Bit/ Humour of Glengart Trad Jamaica/Newcastle Playford Old Joe Clark Trad All arr Rootz/Hollingshurst

BECKFOOT SAMBA BAND

Bradford, West Yorkshire Age 12-18 Musical director Mark Lewalski Agogo Again Snappy Snares Mark Lewalski

PAGODA CHINESE YOUTH ORCHESTRA Liverpool, Merseyside Age 6-20

Musical director K H Li Arts & Project development Zi Lan Liao Jasmine Flower Fusion John Wardle Mix of Chinese/Western Folk Songs Trad arr K H Li Mix of Chinese/Western Folk Songs Trad arr John Wardle

HIGHWORTH FOLK BAND Ashford, Kent Age 14-18

Co-ordinator Gill Tucker The Rakes of Kildare and the Tenpenny Bit Trad Farewell to Nigg Trad Jump at the Sun Trad All arr Highworth Folk Band

PARKWOOD HALL STEEL BAND Swanley, Kent Age 10-19

Lead Teacher Performing Arts Angela Hollands Medley of Pieces for Summer King, Leiber, Stoller, Arrow Somewhere Over the Rainbow Harold Arlen Eastenders Simon May From Mozart to Carnival Mozart, Kaoma

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14:30

LOS MUSICOS

PANATICAL

Cumbia Sabrosa Columbian Cumbia Band Veinte Años Maria Teresa Vera All arr Los Musicos

Eastleigh, Hampshire Age 12-19 Musical director Tim Downs Assistant director Rebecca Glenn Pizzicato Polka Strauss arr Tim Downs Meh Love Sean Kingston arr Megan Gritti Vibes Loquan, Philmore arr Tim Downs

RIPPLE ESCOLA DE SAMBA Barking, Essex Age 7-14

Musical director Chris Marshall Evolução do Samba (Evolution of Samba) Trad arr Chris Marshall

OKU NOJO DAIKO - NORTH EAST HAMPSHIRE AREA SCHOOLS TAIKO Aldershot, Hampshire Age 10-18 director Carol West Awakening Spirit* Oku Nojo Daiko

HENRIETTA BARNETT SCHOOL CARNATIC ENSEMBLE Hampstead, London Age 16-18 Vocalist Naviena Selvarajah Madurai Arasaalum Meenakshi Dr Kunnakudi, R Vaidhyanathan

CHESTNUT GROVE STEEL PANS Balham, London Age 13-14

Head of Performing Arts Katie Ash Steel Pan Teacher Chris Storey A Fifth of Beethoven Beethoven arr Walter Murphy, Chris Storey Toco Band Lord Kitchener arr Chris Storey

Penzance, Cornwall Age 15-16

LIAR IN THE LIGHT Crediton, Devon Age 14-15

Tell it to Me Old Crow Medicine Show Foggy Mountain Breakdown Earl Scruggs Next to the Trash Punch Brothers All arr Liar in the Light

HORNSEY SCHOOL STEEL PANS Hornsey, London Age 12-16

director of Music Peter Austin Steel Pans Leader Chris Storey diva Mash-Up Peter Austin

FEEdBACK

16:35 17:05 17:20

KAGEMUSHA JUNIOR TAIKO Exeter, Devon Age 15-17

Artistic director Jonathan Kirby Company director Steve Richardson Tai Ya Sa* Kagemusha Junior Taiko A Rock and a Hard Place Jonathan Kirby

FLATS & SHARPS Penzance, Cornwall Age 18-19

Riding that Midnight Train Bill Monroe Fly Mikey Ponsford Girl Kirk Bowman All arr Flats & Sharps

* Student Composititon

FERRERS FOLK BAND YANGCHIN - TEES Higham Ferrers, VALLEY MUSIC Northamptonshire SERVICE Age 11-18

Band Leader Jan Armstrong The Peacock/Farolito Trad Peerie Hoose/Hello Holly How Are You? Trad

PIMLICO ACADEMY STEEL BAND Pimlico, London Age 14-16

Head of Music Nick Jones director Chris Storey Saving All My Love for You Houston Mas que nada Mendes Iz a trini Benjai All arr Storey

PORTCHESTER MARIMBA ENSEMBLE Portchester, Hampshire Age 11-15 Musical director Lindsay Jobling Jumala Nyawela* Brandon Draper Chisa Abdullah Ibrahim arr Lindsay Jobling Kinyemi* Brandon Draper

ZINGARESQUE 1 Northampton, Northamptonshire Age 12-18 Musical directors Richard Leigh, Lydia Whittaker African Medley Trad African Lullaby* Alice Roberts Rememberance* James Campling I Love You So Trad All arr Zingaresque 1

Stockton-On-Tees, Teesside Age 14-18 Conductor Chris Lewis Krummshots W Meyering Pasacalle Trad Equador A Pigeon is Flying Trad China All arr C Lewis

STEELIO’S

Portchester, Hampshire Age 11-16 Musical director Lindsay Jobling Prelude* Finli Draper Another Star Stevie Wonder arr Lindsay Jobling In My House Emmanuel ‘Oba’ Synette arr Lindsay Jobling

FEEdBACK

19:25 19:55

THURSDAY 5 JULY AMPLIFIEDSPONSOREd BY ROCKSCHOOL HMV INSTITUTE 16:30 - 21:00

* Student Composititon

16:30 URBAN SOUL

Stockton-On- Tees, Teesside Age 14-18 Musical director Cherie Gears Love On Top/Lovely day Beyonce/Bill Withers arr Cherie Gears You’ll See* Marina Gears Seven Nation Army White Stripes arr Cherie Gears

RETROSPECT

Southampton, Hampshire Age 12-18 Group Leader Miriam Kenny Williams dynamite/ Sweet Child of Mine Taio Cruz/Guns ‘n’ Roses arr Joshua Pearl Summertime* Jess Dodgson arr Retrospect Since Lying Here* Jacob Tilley, Joshua Pearl arr Retrospect

MAMMOTH SOUND London Age 16-19

A Selection of Tracks* Mammoth Sound

HASLINGDEN SOUL BAND

Rossendale, Lancashire Age 14-18 Musical director Kevin Gibbs Respect Otis Redding Son of a Preacher Man Dusty Springfield Superstition Stevie Wonder

MKIII

Croydon, Surrey Age 15-17

SDK

Sidcup, Kent Age 13-16 Musical director Andy Gilbert Song 2 Mash Up* SDK Never Give Up* SDK Breakdown* SDK All arr Andy Gilbert

MODERN DAY PROFITS

Stockton-On-Tees, Teesside Age 10-18 Head of Music Matthew Haworth Bonkers Dizzee Rascall Without You* Ellis Rayner R U Mine?

Arctic Monkeys All arr Modern Day Prophets

JAX

Canterbury, Kent Age 17-18 Las Madrugadas* Charlie Flynn Holding On* George Challiss Clydesdale George Challiss

TANEISHA JACKSON & STEPHANIE FORBES Beckenham, Kent Age 16-17

Temper* Taneisha Jackson, Stephanie Forbes The Other Girl* Taneisha Jackson, Stephanie Forbes Forced to Remember* Taneisha Jackson, Stephanie Forbes

Age 15-16 Panda Eyes* Mitchell Dodson Just a Kiss* Harry Roke Balacade* Harry Roke

CHAMELEON

Sevenoaks, Kent Age 11-14 Blackout* Chameleon Liquid* Chameleon Stone Cold (Roxanne) Oli Brown All arr Chameleon

WALWORTH ACADEMY BOYS BAND Southwark, London Age 12-14

director Oliver Craze Eye of the Tiger Survivor arr O Craze don’t Go Wretch 32 arr O Craze Super Mario Smash House* Walworth Academy Band

STAR

Redditch, Worcestershire Age 17-19 Fire* Ben Hall Run This Town Acoustic Remix* Selena All arr STAR

FEEdBACK

20:10 21:00

THE DEBUTS

Highworth, Wiltshire

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FRIDAY 6 JULY BRASS BANDS, SCHOOL JAZZ, AMPLIFIED

BRASS BANDS TOWN HALL 10:15-20:40

SCHOOL JAZZ ADRIAN BOULT HALL 10:30-20:25

PRESENTER Sam dunkley MUSIC MENTORS Keith Hewson Keith started playing the piano aged seven and his musical career developed from there. Piano is his main instrument and he pursued singing whilst at music college.

Keith also plays guitar and can manipulate most brass instruments although he would probably say that his favourite instrument is the conductor’s baton!

After leaving school he studied music at the Royal Northern College of Music and then Leeds University. He started teaching in 1972 and retired in 2008. Throughout his teaching career he was constantly involved in the development of school orchestras, brass bands, wind bands and choirs.

Chamber music of all types and styles was also very high on his list of musical activities. On a personal level he has always enjoyed playing jazz piano at a professional level and for pure relaxation.

In 2002 Keith was voted Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year and was given positions on the Specialist Schools Expert Panel and the governments Music and Dance Scheme Group.

Eric Tebbett Eric began playing the trumpet at the age of seven and was a member of The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain for three years. After being awarded a Preston-Simpson Scholarship he entered the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1970, where he studied singing, piano and trumpet. Eric has performed extensively in Europe and the USA, as well as giving solo performances on both radio and television. For five years he was a member of The International Staff Band of The Salvation Army, before playing with the celebrated GUS Band for three years.

Recently Eric has worked as Chorus Director and Assistant Conductor for Central Festival Opera and he has sung the Evangelist in both Bach’s St. John and St. Matthew Passions and appeared with Ely Cathedral Choir and Bath Camerata.

PRESENTERS Will Horner & Tom Chapman MUSIC MENTORS Malcolm Earle-Smith Malcolm’s performing career as a trombonist and vocalist spans from early jazz to contemporary jazz styles. He has worked with many artists including Digby Fairweather, Jack Parnell, John Dankworth, Henry Lowther, Andrea Vicari and Martin Speake. He has also worked with soul artists Martha Reeves and Ronnie Spector. More recently, he has recorded and toured extensively with Bryan Ferry.

In 1996 he released his first quartet album Lyric Trombone. His present quintet Vox City5, features a double vocal frontline.

The group explores jazz singing through arrangements of standard tunes, through using voices in purely instrumental terms and through vocal improvisation. As a teacher, Malcolm has been involved in primary, secondary and adult sectors as well as with all the major music colleges.

He also teaches for the University of Glamorgan and Wavendon Jazz Summer Schools, runs workshops for ABRSM and is Senior Lecturer in Jazz at Trinity College of Music, London.

Malcolm Edmonstone Malcolm is a jazz pianist and arranger, born in Perth, Scotland in 1980. In 1998 he moved to London to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he is now Deputy Head of Jazz Studies. Having gained Bachelors and Masters degrees, Malcolm continues to forge a career as a modern musician, working as a pianist, educator, arranger and musical director in many high profile situations.

Whilst studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama he was called on by Laurie Holloway to cover the piano chair on an international tour with his wife, the late jazz legend Marion Montgomery. Since then Malcolm has continued to work with Laurie on various projects, including the first three series of the BBC 1 show Strictly Come Dancing, where he played piano and arranged a significant portion of the music.

During this time Malcolm was writing prolifically and having his arrangements performed live on television to audiences upwards of 10 million.

At 21, he met Jacqui Dankworth and soon became her Musical Director. Together they have toured the world and been involved in numerous recording projects, including albums Detour Ahead and Back to You.

In 2009, Malcolm had the honour of working alongside the late Sir John Dankworth on an album with Jacqui.

Malcolm is a member of Mike Walker’s Madhouse band and has played with many of the UK’s leading jazz musicians, including Mark Lockheart, Stan Sulzmann and Iain Dixon. At the 19th meeting of the International Association of Schools of Jazz, Dave Liebman invited Malcolm to play in his only appearance during that conference.

As a session musician, Malcolm’s extensive work ranges from recording for BBC Radio 3 with conductor Lorin Maazel to playing on live television with Tony Bennett. He has twice been commissioned by the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland.

Education has always been a large part of Malcolm’s life – as well as five years as Co-Director of NYJOS and the same time as a Professor at GSMD, he has held many visiting teaching positions, including stints at Royal Academy of Music, Trinity College of Music, Middlesex University and Birmingham Conservatoire. He is often employed by ABRSM to work with classical peripatetic teachers exploring jazz music.

AMpLIFIED HMV INSTITUTE 16:30-21:15

PRESENTER Will Horner MUSIC MENTORS John Evans John is a professional session guitarist, composer, songwriter and arranger who has played for Ray Davies, Chris Difford, Liam Bailey, Marti Pellow and The Divine Comedy. John has also appeared on soundtracks for the BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 4 films and has arranged music for various ensembles including the BBC Ulster Orchestra and Sinead O’Connor. John is also a writer/performer for Roxbury Music and has played various West End shows including Billy Elliot and Jersey Boys.

John also teaches A Level composition and music technology, the pre-professional jazz and pop ensembles and the BTEC 1st diploma in Music at Sussex Downs College.

Jamie Trowell Jamie is a London-based freelance drummer and percussionist whose career has entailed a wide variety of jazz, pop and theatre gigs all over the world. Having become fascinated by the drums after attending a local Musicians’ Union big band concert in Ipswich aged eight, he acquired a second hand drum kit and was soon involved in as much music-making as possible with local jazz, funk and rock

bands as well as orchestras and choirs.

Having gained a BA Hons music degree from the University of York in 2000, Jamie has enjoyed a varied musical journey as a performer which has incorporated tours and residencies in Europe, America, Australia, the Middle-East, Far-East and the UK. Recent highlights include a residency at the Marina Bay Sands hotel theatre in Singapore with the show Thriller Live and a series of gigs in cities such as Lisbon, Istanbul and Delhi playing in the house band for the World Travel Award ceremonies, as well as concerts at the Royal Festival Hall and Ronnie Scott’s in London with various jazz and Latin artists.

Jamie is a keen educator and has taught drums on the National Diploma and BA Hons degree courses at the Colchester Institute of Performing Arts since 2004.

He also spent several years working for the Live Music Now scheme with the Sahara Jazz Quartet and regularly works for Heart n Soul, a South London arts organisation with learning disability culture at its heart.

WORKSHOpS

NYJC & SAMYO Workshops Symphony Hall & Birmingham Conservatoire NYBBGB Workshops Birmingham Conservatoire NYJC Rhythm Workshops Birmingham Conservatoire Universal Utalks HMV Institute Ikon Composition Workshop with Joe Broughton Ikon Slow Boat

LUNCHTIME EVENT

Brass Nation with Roger Argente & Friends Town Hall 13:15-14:15

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FRIDAY 6 JULY BRASS BANDS TOWN HALL 10:15 - 20:40 SCHOOL BRASS BANDS

FRED LONGWORTH HIGH SCHOOL BRASS BAND

10:15

Musical director/Conductor Helen Robinson African Funk Alan Sernie The Last Rose of Summer Sir John Stevenson arr Matt Kingston Breakout Ronan Hardiman, Anne Dudley arr P Graham, transcribed & adapted H Robinson

BISHOP STOPFORD BRASS BAND Kettering, Northamptonshire Age 11-18

Conductor Brad Turnbull Fantasmic Bruce Healey arr Steven Ponsford A Gaelic Blessing John Rutter arr Ray Steadman-Allen Reach Dennis, Todd arr Tim Paton

WARDLE HIGH SCHOOL BAND

Rochdale, Greater Manchester Age 13-17 Conductor Lee Rigg Sparkling diamonds Leo Robin arr Sandy Smith Get Set Go - An Olympic Portrait Johnathon Bates A Saddleworth Overture Goff Richards

HASLINGDEN HIGH SCHOOL BRASS BAND

Rossendale, Lancashire Age 11-18 Musical director Kevin Gibbs Crazy Brass Machine Mark Taylor Toccata in d minor J S Bach Jubilation James Curnow

SPONNE BRASS BAND Towcester, Northamptonshire Age 11-18

Conductor Catherine Underwood The Carnival of Venice Julius Benedict arr Arban The Final Embrace* Daniel Johnson Sing, Sing, Sing Louis Prima arr Woodfield

MUSIC CENTRE & OPEN BRASS BANDS

Tyldesley, Greater Manchester Age 11-18

14:30 BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS’ BRASS BAND Birmingham, West Midlands Age 13-18

THE BLUECOAT SCHOOL BRASS BAND

Conductor Martin Orgill The dark Side of the Moon Paul Lovatt-Cooper

Oldham, Lancashire Age 11-18 Musical director Neil Hewson Concert Prelude Philip Sparke I Will Follow Him Plante, Pourcel, Mauriat, Gimbel arr Goff Richards Goldcrest James Anderson

WIRRAL SCHOOLS BRASS BAND Birkenhead, Wirral Age 12-19 Musical director Alan Milnes Newstead Goff Richards

BRASSED OFF

ELLAND SILVER YOUTH BAND

Macclesfield, Cheshire Age 11-18

Elland, West Yorkshire Age 9-19

Group Organiser Philip Kennedy Conductor Louise Renshaw Valero James Swearingen arr Sandy Smith Stal Himmel Alan Fernie Slaidburn William Rimmer

Musical director Samantha Harrison Secretary Kathleen Harrison Oceans Goff Richards

WIGAN YOUTH BRASS BAND Wigan, Greater Manchester Age 11-19

EGGLESCLIFFE SCHOOL BRASS BAND

Musical director Dave Little A Malvern Suite Philip Sparke

Eaglescliffe, Stockton-On-Tees Age 11-18 Conductor Matthew Haworth Trail Blaze Goff Richards American Trilogy Trad arr Goff Richards

HAVERING YOUTH BRASS BAND Havering, London Age 11-18

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Conductor Neill Hadden Toccata from The Year of the dragon Philip Sparke ‘Mid All the Traffic Leonard Ballentine Blenheim Flourishes James Curnow

* Student Composititon

ST HELENS YOUTH BRASS BAND

TEWIT YOUTH BAND

Musical director Anna Hughes-Williams Secretary Chris Marsh JFK Theme John Williams arr Alan Fernie You Are the Sunshine of My Life Stevie Wonder arr Goff Richards Glasnost Dizzystratford It Better be Tonight Mancini arr Klaas van der Woude

Musical director David Smith Slaidburn William Rimmer Feeling Good Bricuse, Newly arr Simon Kerwin Blaenwern W P Rowlands arr E Siebert Troublemaker Mike Davis

Harrogate, North Yorkshire Age 13-19

St Helens, Merseyside Age 12-19

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH BAND Hampshire Age 15-18

BERKSHIRE YOUTH BRASS BAND

director Jock McKenzie Renaissance Peter Graham Paquito Andy Scott arr Jim Fieldhouse

Berkshire Age 12-18

director John Watts Sectional Coach Jemma Evans dream Catchers Paul Lovatt-Cooper

YOUTH BRASS 2000

Corby, Northamptonshire Age 8-18

FEEdBACK

16:45 17:10 17:25

ROCHDALE BOROUGH YOUTH BAND Rochdale, Greater Manchester Age 11-18 Musical director Eric Landon Co-ordinator Cath Duffy Goldcrest James Anderson Concert Overture - The Prizewinners Philip Sparke

Chairman Don Collins Conductor Adele Hudson March of the Champions Major George Wilcocks Victory Herbert L Clarke Bolero Ravel arr Blast

PEMBROKESHIRE YOUTH BRASS BAND Pembrokeshire Age 11-18 Conductor Colin Barrett Musical director Hilary Lewis Champions* Ryan Howells Oregon Jacob De Haan

GREATER GWENT YOUTH BRASS BAND Gwent Age 11-21

Conductor Richard Evans The Essence of Time Peter Graham

BARE TREES COMMUNITY BAND Oldham, Greater Manchester Age 10-21

Musical director John Collins Festival Arrangement Light Walk Barrie Gott Y Bore Glas (Blue Morning) Trad Welsh arr Leigh Baker Shine as the Light Peter Graham

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE YOUTH BRASS BAND Northamptonshire Age 14-19 Conductor Brad Turnbull diversions on a Bass Theme George Lloyd

FEEdBACK

20:10 20:40

FRIDAY 6 JULY SCHOOL JAZZ AdRIAN BOULT HALL 10:30 - 20:25 10:30 BIRKDALE BIG BAND

Sheffield, South Yorkshire Age 13-18 Conductor Dr Spencer Pitfield Sing, Sing, Sing Louis Prima arr Lopez Swingin’ Shanty Trad arr Ford Sambeando Victor Lopez

ETYMOLOGY

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Age 15-18 Tutor Paul Schofield Jazz Police Gordon Goodwin arr Paul Schofield Sunny Bobby Hebb arr Etymology

POND:LIFE

Andover, Hampshire Age 10-13 Pianist/Leader Kevin Byrne Twelfth Street Rag Euday L Bowman Trouble in Mind Richard Jones Everybody Loves My Baby Clarence Williams All arr Kevin Byrne

RAVENS WOOD BIG BAND Bromley, London Age 12-18 Head of Music Annabel Davies Off the Hook Jeff Jarvis Azulito Ray Santos

SPRINGWOOD SWING BAND

King’s Lynn, Norfolk Age 14-18 Musical director E Seales Song for My Father Horace Silver arr Mark Taylor Rock This Town Brian Setzer arr Paul Murtha

BOLTON SCHOOL JAZZ BAND Bolton, Lancashire Age 14-18

Musical director Fiona Berry Hit the Bricks Gordon Goodwin Out of the doghouse Erik Morales Pick up the Pieces Ball, Duncan, Gorrie, Stuart, McIntosh, McIntyre arr Victor Lopez

CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE JAZZ BAND Newport, Isle of Wight Age 11-16 director Jeremy Gray Milestones Miles Davis Ajde Jano Trad Serbian Milestones Miles Davis All arr Jeremy Gray

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12:40 13:05 LUNCH

14:30 NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS BIG BAND Northampton, Northamptonshire Age 12-18 director Rob Rei A Few Good Men Gordon Goodwin Mr Bojangles Jerry Walker arr D Kear Feeling Good Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse arr Roger Holmes

WAKEFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL SWING FOUNDATION

Wakefield, West Yorkshire Age 13-18 Musical director David Waters A Night in Tunisia Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli arr Sammy Nestico Flight of the Foo Birds Neal Hefti arr Myles Collins Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Don Rae, Hughie Prince arr Alan Glasscock

CARDINAL VAUGHAN BIG BAND Kensington, London Age 14-18

director Scott Price Strike Up the Band George & Ira Gershwin arr Sammy Nestico The Rainbow Connection Paul Williams, Kenneth L Ascher arr Mark Taylor Birdland Josef Zawinul arr John Higgins

ST AIDAN’S HIGH SCHOOL SWING BAND Harrogate, North Yorkshire Age 14-18

Musical director Vicki Elliott Count Bubba Gordon Goodwin Frankenstein Edgar Winter arr Jack Cooper

ALTRINCHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS SWING BAND Altrincham, Cheshire Age 14-18

Conductor Colin Myers Cafe Rio David Benoit arr Mike Tomaro Freddie Freeloader Miles Davis arr Les Hooper Big Noise from Winnetka Haggart, Bauduc arr Paul Lavender

SPONNE JAZZ ORCHESTRA Towcester,

KING ALFRED Northamptonshire SCHOOL JAZZWORKS Age 11-18 Golders Green, London Age 11-18 Musical director Bruno Heinen Ease Back Grant Green arr Bruno Heinen Summertime Gershwin arr Jason Rebello Thriller Michael Jackson arr Bruno Heinen

RIPON GRAMMAR SCHOOL BIG BAND Ripon, North Yorkshire Age 13-18

director James Lancaster Boult Hole* Charlie Lancaster An Englishman in New York Gordon Sumner October Arrival Steve Waterman Superstition Stevie Wonder All arr James Lancaster

Conductor Colin Bugby Group Leaders Catherine Underwood, Will Osborn Nature Boy Eden Ahbez Grandma’s Hands Bill Withers Hungarian dance Brahms All arr Colin Bugby

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17:00 17:30

* Student Composititon

17:45 ST AUGUSTINE’S JAZZ ORCHESTRA Scarborough, North Yorkshire Age 13-17

Musical director Oliver Barron Honk Jeff Jarvis don’t Rain On My Parade Merrill/Styne arr O Barron Bugle Call Rag Pettis, Meyers, Schoebel arr Jeff Hest

CROESYCEILIOG JAZZ BAND

Croesyceiliog, Torfaen Age 11-18 Group Organiser Neil Parker Musical director Huw Williams The defribrillator Adrian Re Not to Be Forgotton Pat Metheny arr Robert Curnow Sonny’s Place Carl Strommen

HASLINGDEN HIGH BIG BAND

Rossendale, Lancashire Age 11-18 Musical director Kevin Gibbs American Patrol F W Meacham arr Cy Payne Tuxedo Junction Coleman & Hawkins arr Myles Collins Coconut Champagne Denis di Blasio arr Bob Lowden

BARTON JAZZ

Eastleigh, Hampshire Age 16-18 Musical director Steve Wallace Stompin’ at The Savoy Benny Goodman What You Wish Chris Potter Classical Gas Mason Williams

THE TRADLADS Ashford, Kent Age 16-17

Musical director John Hall Bill Bailey H Cannon St James Infirmary Blues Trad That’s A-Plenty Pollack Saints!

Trad

THE HALLIFORD SCHOOL WIND BAND Shepperton, Middlesex Age 12-17

Musical director/Conductor Jake Fryer Pop & Swing Celebration Medley Various arr Jake Fryer

FEEdBACK

19:55 20:25

NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL FOR BOYS BIG BAND Northampton, Northamptonshire Age 15-18 Musical director Barrie Johnson Count Bubba Gordon Goodwin Paranoid Android Radiohead arr Ken Schaphorst

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THE 2012 GUITAR, BASS & DRUMS SYLLABUS OUT NOW

2012 SYLLABUS FEATURES

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FRIDAY 6 JULY AMPLIFIED SPONSOREd BY ROCKSCHOOL HMV INSTITUTE 16:30 - 21:15

* Student Composititon

16:30 SOULED OUT Loughborough, Leicestershire Age 14-18

Music director Michael Fenton Shake Your Tail Feather Hayes Swinging Candy Pencils Aguilera/Nutini/Prima River deep/Proud Mary Spector/Fogerty All arr Michael Fenton

THOSE TWO GIRLS Stockton on Tees, Teesside Age 15-16

do It Like a dude Jessica Cornish et al She Will Be Loved Maroon 5 Perfect Pink

SOUL PATROL

Market Harborough, Leicestershire Age 14-18 Head of Music Helle Munksgaard Petersen Where I Belong* Sherry Trusler Take My All* Sherry Trusler Be Right Here* Ruby Finch All arr Soul Patrol

INLAZE

Wakefield, West Yorkshire Age 15-16 Flames Aren’t Flammable* Macauley Pritchard That’s Not Your Shade of Navy Blue* Macauley Pritchard

KORROZION

Towcester, Northamptonshire Age 12-15 Sainthood* Korrozion distorted* Korrozion

RICHMOND MUSIC TRUST SOUL BAND Richmond, London Age 14-18 Group Leader Roger Perrin Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Ashford, Simpson Seven Nation Army White Stripes The Weight Robertson

POLARIS

Battersea, London Age 15-18 Reflection* Polaris Heist* Polaris

SEVERIN

Kings Lynn, Norfolk Age 15-17 Teacher of Music Peter Cuss Head of Music Peter Strudwick Watch Over You Alter Bridge Until the End* Severin In Oceans* Severin

FEIRD WISH Stourbridge, West Midlands Age 16-17 Band Manager John Moore Waterfall Feird Wish Weekend Ages Feird Wish Run, Run, Run Feird Wish

INSIDE INDIGO Alton, Hampshire Age 16-17

Valerie The Zutons arr Mark Ronson Blackbird Rachel Unthank & the Winter Set arr Inside Indigo Gotta Get Thru This Daniel Bedingfield arr Inside Indigo

THE DECOY

Cwmbran, Torfaen Age 17-20 Group Leader Joanne Barber Wait* Lewis Barber MIS* Lewis Barber Mirrors* Lewis Barber

FEEdBACK

20:25 21:15

WOOTTON UPPER SCHOOL SOUL BAND Bedford, Bedfordshire Age 15-18

Little Bitty Pretty One Bobby Day I Can’t decide Scissor Sisters River deep, Mountain High Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich

TIME WILL TELL Alton, Hampshire Age 17-18

deadliest Catch Lower Than Atlantis Bones Young Guns Thanks for the Memories Fall Out Boy All arr Time Will Tell

THE SIR BERNARD LOVELL SCHOOL SOUL PROJECT Bristol, South Gloucestershire Age 11-18

Musical directors Greg Lyle, Beth Collins Bring it on Home to Me Sam Cooke Master Blaster (Jammin’) Stevie Wonder Ladies’ Night Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang dancing In the Street Marvin Gaye, William “Mickey” Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter All arr Sir Bernard Lovell School Soul Project

DOUBLE HELIX Burton on Trent, Staffordshire Age 16-17

What’s Your Next Plan?* Double Helix The Funk Song* Double Helix

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SATURDAY 7 JULY ORCHESTRAS, JAZZ

OpEN ORCHESTRAS SYMPHONY HALL 10:30-17:05 PRESENTERS Sam dunkley & Michelle Holloway MUSIC MENTORS Sarah Freestone Sarah began her musical career aged seven, playing and singing in folk clubs and by the age of eleven she was gigging regularly on guitar with her junior school jazz combo, The Average Height Band.

She went on to study guitar and violin as joint principal studies at the Royal Academy of Music, winning several prizes and awards on the way. She also studied bass guitar with the late great Jeff Cline, playing with the Royal Academy of Music Big Band. Sarah is a member of the BBC Concert Orchestra and is the leader and director of the Lullingstone Quartet, Aditi Ensemble, Marcel Sinfonia and Future Music Records Orchestra.

Sarah has worked in a wide variety of musical genres, as both writer and performer, from classical music to jazz, rock and pop. She has also written and performed string parts for TV, pop and rock studio recordings and live performances. Her guitar and mandolin work has taken her to all kinds of venues playing all kinds of styles, from folk clubs and rock venues throughout Europe and the USA to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, Royal Opera House, classical recitals and the West End. Recent shows on electric guitar include the UK tours of Jesus Christ Superstar and Blood Brothers as well as broadcasts for radio. Sarah played violin, guitar and banjo for Sheffield Crucible’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins and performed with the legendary Lee Hazlewood on electric violin, guitar, vocals and percussion at the Southbank’s 2005 Meltdown Festival. That year Sarah also made her acting debut in the UK premiere of “Playing For Time”, Arthur Miller’s play about the women’s orchestra in Auschwitz. In 2008 she toured the UK and USA with Alison Moyet, as her backing vocalist, guitarist and violinist.

After 10 years as a lecturer in Popular Music and Performing Arts she has combined her education work with performing, writing and conducting and is the first female conductor of the Dartford Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Thames Gateway. In 2010 Sarah had two compositions commissioned by the BBC and her recent arranging clients include the Royal Opera House, BBC and the current West End hit show Thriller. She is the author of five guitar teaching books and wrote the score for BAFTA-winning scriptwriter Roy App’s film, Common Ground. Sarah is one half of the Ancora flute and guitar duo whose debut CD Entrada was released last year.

douglas Mitchell After studying at the Royal Academy of Music, Douglas joined the clarinet section of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1992, the youngest member of the orchestra at that time. He remained there for the next eighteen years, and was appointed co-principal in 2004. Aside from concerts, recordings and tours with the orchestra he was involved with its very busy education department, taking part in projects in schools, hospitals, prisons and hospices in the UK and abroad.

He left the RPO in 2010, and now freelances with all of the UK’s major orchestras, as well as pursuing his other activities away from the concert platform.

He is a regular visitor in London’s music colleges, and this year has coached the youth orchestras of Ulster, Iraq and Great Britain. He is also a composer and improviser, and has been part of collaborations and projects with Robert Mitchell, Damon Albarn, Matthew Bourne and Sting. Highlights of his work abroad have included education projects in the United States, China, Kazakhstan and Iraq.

pROGRESSING ORCHESTRAS & MUSIC CENTRE ORCHESTRAS TOWN HALL 10:45-17:10 PRESENTER Tim Spires MUSIC MENTORS Eric Tebbett Eric began playing the trumpet at the age of seven and was a member of The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain for three years. After being awarded a Preston-Simpson Scholarship he entered the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1970, where he studied singing, piano and trumpet. Eric has performed extensively in Europe and the USA, as well as giving solo performances on both radio and television. For five years he was a member of The International Staff Band of The Salvation Army, before playing with the celebrated GUS Band for three years.

Recently Eric has worked as Chorus Director and Assistant Conductor for Central Festival Opera and he has sung the Evangelist in both Bach’s St. John and St. Matthew Passions and appeared with Ely Cathedral Choir and Bath Camerata.

Kate Comberti Kate Comberti started the piano at seven years old, and the violin at nine, when she was offered free lessons at school. At the age of seventeen, Kate won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music where she discovered a passion for singing and acting, taking the lead as Eliza Doolittle in the Academy production of My Fair Lady.

When she left college it wasn’t long before she was performing regularly with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia and Toronto Symphony.

She has also played with the CBSO, BBC

Welsh, London Sinfonietta and in London’s West-End. Highlights have included a tour of Canada of Eight Songs for a Mad King (Maxwell Davies) with the Banff Music Theatre Ensemble, and working with Micky Mouse at a recent Disney Spectacular!

In 2009 she gained an Mmus in Creative leadership from the Royal College of Music and is currently running a music centre for Junior Trinity College of Music, in North London. Kate is a member of Music for Life a group of musicians who use improvisation skills in Dementia care, based at Wigmore Hall, London.

MUSIC CENTRE & OpEN JAZZ ADRIAN BOULT HALL 10:15-18:35 PRESENTER Alistair Mcdonald MUSIC MENTORS Issie Barratt Issie is an internationally active composer, arranger, conductor, baritone player, record producer and educator who has performed at many leading concert halls, jazz clubs and festivals across the world.

She has been awarded commissions by the Philharmonia Orchestra, Delta Sax Quartet, 4th Dimension String Quartet, Voice of the North Jazz Orchestra, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Bohuslän Big Band (Sweden), North Cheshire Wind Orchestra, Norwegian Wind Ensemble, Treffpunkt, PRS-Foundation for New Music, JCFIAssociation (Norway), Swiss Gemeinderat and Burgerkanzlei of Unterägeri (Canton Zug), Vortex Foundation Big Band, Conservatoires UK Big Band, the National Youth Jazz Collective, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Royal Academy of Music’s Big Band, Royal Northern College of Music’s String ensemble, Trinity and Leeds Colleges’ Contemporary Jazz Ensembles, Youth Music and the South West Music School.

Her music often features internationally acclaimed soloists such as Anders Bergcrantz, Gary Burton, Tim Garland, Suranjana Ghosh, Julian Joseph, Mark Lockheart, Joe Locke, Carl Rütti, Rowland Sutherland, Maggi Olin, Mike Outram, Steve Waterman and Annie Whitehead, who frequently share the bill with fellow record label composers, Mike Gibbs and John Warren. Issie directs and composes for her own large ensemble comprising twentyone of Europe’s leading jazz artists, with whom she recorded her highly acclaimed debut album Astral Pleasures. Issie is also Founder and Executive Artistic Director of National Youth Jazz Collective.

Malcolm Edmonstone Malcolm is a jazz pianist and arranger, born in Perth, Scotland in 1980. In 1998 he moved to London to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he is now Deputy Head of Jazz Studies. Having gained Bachelors and Masters degrees, Malcolm continues to forge a career as a modern musician, working as a pianist,

educator, arranger and musical director in many high profile situations.

Whilst studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama he was called on by Laurie Holloway to cover the piano chair on an international tour with his wife, the late jazz legend Marion Montgomery. Since then Malcolm has continued to work with Laurie on various projects, including the first three series of the BBC1 show Strictly Come Dancing, where he played piano and arranged a significant portion of the music.

During this time Malcolm was writing prolifically and having his arrangements performed live on television to audiences upwards of 10 million.

Aged 21, Malcolm met Jacqui Dankworth and soon became her Musical Director.

Together they have toured the world and been involved in numerous recording projects, including albums Detour Ahead and Back to You. In 2009, Malcolm had the honour of working alongside the late Sir John Dankworth on an album with Jacqui.

Malcolm is a member of Mike Walker’s Madhouse band, and has played with many of the UK’s leading jazz musicians, including Mark Lockheart, Stan Sulzmann and Iain Dixon. At the 19th meeting of the International Association of Schools of Jazz, Dave Liebman invited Malcolm to play in his only appearance during that conference.

As a session musician, Malcolm’s extensive work ranges from recording for BBC Radio 3 with conductor Lorin Maazel to playing on live television with Tony Bennett. He has twice been commissioned by the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland.

Education has always been a large part of Malcolm’s life – as well as five years as co-Director of NYJOS and the same time as a Professor at GSMD, he has held many visiting teaching positions, including stints at RAM, TCM, Middlesex, University and Birmingham Conservatoire. He is often employed by ABRSM to work with classical peripatetic teachers exploring jazz music.

WORKSHOpS & EVENTS NYO Workshops Symphony Hall Ikon Composition Workshop with Joe Broughton Ikon Slow Boat IKON Family day with Sam dunkley Ikon Gallery 13:00-16:00

LUNCHTIME EVENTS JAMation with Jason Yarde & Andy Grappy NUT Festival Tent 13:15-14:15 Flanfayre Workshop for Progressing Orchestras Town Hall 13:15-14:15

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SATURDAY 7 JULY ORCHESTRAS SYMPHONY HALL 10:30 - 17:05 TOWN HALL 10:45 - 17:10

* Student Composititon

OPEN FEEdBACK ORCHESTRAS SYMPHONY HALL

12:15 12:45

10:30

LUNCH

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH ORCHESTRA

14:30

Oxfordshire Age 12-19

Orchestra Manager Tom Morter Conductor John Traill Portsmouth Point William Walton Tintagel Arnold Bax

LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Leicestershire Age 13-18

Conductor/Musical director Andrew Bound Spartacus Ballet Suite No 2 i Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia ii Entrance of Merchants, dance of a Roman Courtesan, General dance Khachaturian

KIRKLEES YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Kirklees Age 10-18

Musical director Thom Meredith Instrumental Tutors Ralph Barker, Will Mace, Nick Dolling, Rachel O’Sullivan Movements from Carmen Suites 1 & 2 Les Toréadors Habanera Chanson du Toréador Bizet Peterloo Arnold

GLOUCESTERSHIRE YOUTH SINFONIA Gloucestershire Age 13-19

Conductor Malcolm Pollock Chanson de Matin Elgar Menuetto & Carillon from L’Arlesienne Suite No 1 Bizet

54º NORTH

East Riding of Yorkshire Age 8-21 Conductor Richard Quick Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra i Intrada v March & Reprise Vaughan Williams

CORNWALL YOUTH ORCHESTRA Cornwall Age 11-19

director Tim Boulton Metal Graham Fitkin The Beautiful Blue danube Strauss

GREATER GWENT YOUTH ORCHESTRA Newport, Gwent Age 13-21

Musical director Peter James Romeo & Juliet Tchaikovsky Mambo from West Side Story Bernstein

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH ORCHESTRA Northamptonshire Age 13-18 Conductor Peter Dunkley The Pines of Rome Respighi

BERKSHIRE YOUTH ORCHESTRA Berkshire Age 11-18

Conductor Jonathan Burnett Orchestral Manager Caroline Woodhouse Festival Overture Shostakovich Konzertstück Movement 1 Schumann

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FEEdBACK

16:40 17:05

PROGRESSING ORCHESTRAS TOWN HALL

10:45 PENZANCE JUNIOR STRINGS Penzance, Cornwall Age 8-14

director Tim Boulton Assistant director Ben Hoadley Snowscape St Poltern Stephen Montague

NETHER GREEN JUNIOR SCHOOL ORCHESTRA

Sheffield, South Yorkshire Age 8-11 director/Conductor Tom Heritage Assistant director Kathryn Winson Tourdion Anon arr Nicholas Hare Caribbean Carnival Francis L Feese arr Jan Van der Goot American Patrol F W Meacham arr Jan Ven der Goot

IN HARMONY LAMBETH - HOLST ORCHESTRA Lambeth, London Age 7-13

director Gerald Sterling Senior Teacher Gillian Walshaw Sword dance Trad arr Bob Phillips Blue danube Johann Strauss Jr arr Robert D McCashin Lannigan’s Ball Trad arr Frank Biddulph Kingston Calypso K & D Blackwell Themes from The Planets Holst arr D E Wagner, Gerald Sterling La Cucaracha Trad Mexican arr Gillian Walshaw

WILTSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS JUNIOR STRINGS

LUNCH

Wiltshire Age 6-12

14:30

Musical director Daniel Smith Assistant directors Caroline Tyson, Hilary Mason, Lyndy Bishop, Fern Joyce, Theresa Cole, Kerry Bishop Country & Western Suite Various arr Daniel Smith

OLDHAM YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Oldham, Lancashire Age 13-18

FEEdBACK

11:50 12:15

MUSIC CENTRE ORCHESTRAS TOWN HALL

12:25 NEW CENTURY STRINGS Bolton, Greater Manchester Age 10-18

Conductor Sarah Reed Strings Coach Helen Temperley Näpsyttäjä - Sprättarin The Plucker Pehr Henrik Nordgren Elegy to the Memory of Samarin Tchaikovsky Faroe Rum Trad Shetland arr Alistair McCulloch New dawning Alistair McCulloch arr New Century Strings

ISCA LINEA SENIOR STRINGS Newport, Gwent Age 11-18

director Peter James Bohemian-danish Folk Songs Nielsen Tros y Garreg Karl Jenkins danza Final from Estancia Alberto Ginestera arr Robert Longfield

Conductor Kathryn Dunning Nimrod from Variations on an Original Theme Op 36 Elgar Tahiti Trot Youmans, Shostakovich arr Brubaker Summon the Heroes Williams arr Custer

MILTON KEYNES MUSIC SERVICE YOUTH ORCHESTRA Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Age 12-18

Conductors Tom Molloy, Julian Pentz Symphony No 1 iii Scherzo Vasily Kalinnikov Little Suite No 2 iii dance Malcolm Arnold A Medley for Orchestra Duke Ellington arr Calvin Custer

PEAK DISTRICT STRING ORCHESTRA Buxton, Derbyshire Age 12-18

Conductor Ian Naylor Leader Chris Roberts double Violoncello Concerto in G minor i Allegro ii Largo Vivaldi String Quartet No 8 (Chamber Symphony) ii Allegro Molto iii Allegretto i Largo Shostakovich

BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS’ CONCERT ORCHESTRA Birmingham, West Midlands Age 11-18

Conductor Bob Vivian Orchestral Leader Jade Zehnder Military March Eric Korngold English Folk Song Suite ii Intermezzo My Bonny Boy iii March - Folk Songs from Somerset Vaughan Williams arr Gordon Jacob South Pacific Rodgers, Hammerstein arr Paul Smith

TORFAEN MUSIC CENTRE SENIOR STRINGS Torfaen, Gwent Age 12-17

director Antoinette Davies Ashokan Farewell Ungar arr Custer Agincourt Doug Spata The Shell Adagio Borenstein Thriller Jackson/Temperton arr Larry Moore

FEEdBACK

16:40 17:10

SATURDAY 7 JULY JAZZ AdRIAN BOULT HALL 10:15 - 18:35 10:15 KIRKLEES YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Age 13-18

directors Jamie O’Brien, Iain Harrison Moanin’ Mingus arr Johnson I’m Getting Sentimental Over You Dorsey arr Hest The Chicken Ellis arr Berg

WIGAN YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA Wigan, Greater Manchester Age 12-19

Musical director Dave Little Good News Bob Mintzer Eager Beaver Stan Kenton arr Will Hudson The Chicken Jaco Pastorious arr Andy Robinson

FOREST LITTLE BIG BAND Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire Age 13-21

director Kristyann Symonds Matt’s Mexican Special Kris Berg A Time for Love Jonny Mandel arr Jerry Nowak Sing, Sing, Sing Louis Prima arr Victor Lopez

PLASTIC YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA Nationwide Age 14-16

Musical director Mark Hurrell The Chant Cannonball Adderly arr Mornington Lockett, Victor Feldman Stormy Weather Harold Arlen arr Jamie Abersold donna Lee Charlie Parker

* Student Composititon

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA South Gloucestershire Age 14-18 Musical director Roger Sansom Electric City Chick Corea arr Mark Taylor I’ve Found a New Baby Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams arr Gordon Goodwin Pick Up the Pieces Average White Band arr Myles Collins

WILTSHIRE YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA Wiltshire Age 13-21

Musical directors Mike Daniels, Valerie Hayward Wave A C Jobim arr Michael Mossman I Loves You Porgy Gershwin arr Lisa Despain There Will Never be Another You Gordon, Warren arr Mike Tomaro

GREATER GWENT YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA Newport, Gwent Age 14-21

Music director Paul Hornsby Comfortably Hot Ed Puddick The Clockmaker Mike Walker arr Stan Sulzmann

JAZZ VEHICLE North Hykeham, Lincolnshire Age 14-19

Musical director John Crouch Band Mentors Denys Baptiste, Peter Edwards Hip-Stuff Pol Stone Georgia on My Mind Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell arr Dave Wolpe Backrow Politics Gordon Goodwin

FEEdBACK

12:45 13:10

BLAENAU GWENT BIG BAND

Blaenau Gwent, Gwent Age 14-18 director Ceri Rees Groovin’ Hard Menza Jolie Sayre Honky Tonk Shuffle Neek

ST ALBANS MUSIC SCHOOL BIG BAND

St Albans, Hertfordshire Age 13-18 Head of School Ben Storey Musical director Duncan Fraser Ok With Jay Jay Craig On Purple Porpoise Parkway Tom Kubis A Foggy day Gershwin arr Stan Kenton

BLUE IN GREEN

Boston, Lincolnshire Age 15-18 Leader Tim Wearden Rain dance/Wanna Fly The Jeff Lorber Fusion arr Blue in Green Foggy Nights* Tim Wearden Beautiful Love Victor Young arr Blue in Green

WAKEFIELD YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Wakefield, West Yorkshire Age 12-18 directors Stuart Wilkinson, Amanda Spalding The defibrilator Adrian Re Raw Bones Dave Wolpe Not Yet Michel Camilo arr S Wilkinson

CITY OF HULL YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA

directors Chris Jones, Richard Skilbeck Rock Slide Wayne Henderson, Johny Reason arr Chris Jones Chameleon Herbie Hancock arr Jay Chattaway adapted Richard Skilbeck Happy People Kenny Garrett arr Chris Jones

Musical director Sean Miller Assistant Musical director Bill Ferrier Stolen Moments Oliver Nelson arr Paul Jennings Tampico Andy Scott Norwegian Wood Lennon, McCartney arr Bill Holman

Dudley, West Midlands Age 14-18

LUNCH

14:30

DUDLEY PERFORMING ARTS BIG BAND

HARINGEY YOUNG MUSICIANS BIG BAND Haringey, London Age 11-18 Head of Music & Performing Arts Peter Desmond Hallelujah Hub Peter Desmond Cry Me a River Arthur Hamilton arr Peter Desmond Future Talk Philani Ngidi arr Peter Desmond

KINGS PLACE COLLECTIVE London Age 12-18

Terrestris Tom Harrell Mopti Don Cherry Mash up: I’ve Got Rhythm & Rhythm-a-Ning Gershwin, Monk arr Kings Place Collective

SOUTHAMPTON JAZZ WORKSHOP

Southampton, Hampshire Age 12-18

Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire Age 13-18

NORWICH STUDENTS’ JAZZ ORCHESTRA Norwich, Norfolk Age 14-18 Conductor Geraldine Evans Musical director Josh Daniels Channel Three Jay Chattaway Groovin’* Oskar Feeney

NEWPORT CITY BIG BAND Newport, Gwent Age 12-18

Music director Paul Hornsby Cuaba Frank T Williams Oye Como Va Tito Puente Thieves in the Temple Prince

FEEdBACK

17:55 18:35

director Tim Downs Assistant director Jo Downs Mr Hart* Andy Wareham Riding on a Blue Note Duke Ellington dance to Your Heart Maynard Ferguson/ Nick Lane arr Alex Stride

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REGIONAL FESTIVAL SERIES

SCOTLAND The Regional Festival

Series is the gateway GLASGOW to the MFY season. debbie MacVicar Lourdes Secondary School It’s free to take part INVERNESS Alison Mackenzie and open to all groups Culloden Academy pERTH of two or more, aged Jenn Minchin Perth Concert Hall 21 and under. During

February, March and NORTH EAST & April, 50,000 young YORKSHIRE

musicians took part HALIFAx in over 70 festivals in Kevin Rivett Heath Training & Development Centre venues across the UK.

HARROGATE Mark Pallant St Aidan's C of E High School THANK YOU! HUDDERSFIELD david dransfield The 2012 Regional Colne Valley Specialist Arts College HULL Festival Series would Chris Maynard Music Centre not have been possible Albemarle LEEDS without the support david Evans Garforth Academy of the following local pETERLEE King organisers and venues Andy The Academy at Shotton Hall ENTER ONLINE FOR THE 2013 SERIES FROM 20 AUGUST 2012 AT MFY.ORG.UK

SHEFFIELD Ian Naylor The Bannerdale Centre STOCKTON-ON-TEES Matthew Haworth Egglescliffe School WAKEFIELD Geraldine Gaunt & Michelle Colvill Outwood Grange Academy

NORTH WEST

BUxTON Rosie Crook St Thomas More Catholic School LIVERpOOL Steve Cook Formby High School ROCHDALE Richard Charles Rochdale Town Hall ROSSENDALE Gill Middlemas Haslingden High School WARDLE Gwen Smith Wardle High School WARRINGTON Jo Meredith Great Sankey High School

WALES

CARDIFF Wales Millennium Centre HAVERFORDWEST Tim Bourne Sir Thomas Picton School NEWpORT Peter James Kingsway Centre WRExHAM Kevin Whitley Rhosnesni High School

CENTRAL ENGLAND

SOUTH EAST

AYLESBURY Lizzie Molloy Aylesbury Music Centre BEDFORD daphne Watson Wootton Upper School BIRMINGHAM Birmingham Conservatoire BIRMINGHAM South Birmingham College BOSTON Graham Standley & Lee Hextall Haven High Technology College DUDLEY Chris Jones Netherton Arts Centre LOUGHBOROUGH Aidan Geary Fairfield Preparatory School NORTHAMpTON Peter dunkley Northampton School for Boys NORTHAMpTON Peter dunkley Northampton School for Girls OxFORD Liz Stock Oxfordshire Music Service at Bayards Hill School OxFORD Liz Stock Oxfordshire Music Service at St Gregory the Great School SHREWSBURY Alan Atkin The Priory School STAFFORD david Godfrey Rising Brook Centre

ALDERSHOT Wendy Brett & Simon Wyld The Connaught School ASHFORD John Hall Norton Knatchbull School BURGESS HILL Richard Haslam Burgess Hill School pORTSMOUTH Maria Spacey Admiral Lord Nelson School SOUTHAMpTON Paul Swindale Richard Taunton Sixth Form College SOUTHAMpTON Stuart Marchant Mountbatten School

EAST ANGLIA

CAMBRIDGE Lin Hetherington St Faith’s School KING'S LYNN Paula Moate Springwood High School NORWICH Ian Johnson The Waterfront in association with Access to Music

LONDON & AROUND

CROYDON Fairfield Halls ENFIELD Sean Turpin Enfield County Lower School HAVERING Jan Bristow Coopers' Company & Coborn School HIGH WYCOMBE Tim Venvell Royal Grammar School KENSINGTON & CHELSEA Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School CAMDEN The English Folk Dance & Song Society, Cecil Sharp House NEWHAM Michael Broad Langdon School ISLINGTON Union Chapel SHOREDITCH Rich Mix in association with The Institute SOUTH BANK Southbank Centre READING Rhiannon Greenaway Reading Minster

SOUTH WEST

BRISTOL Guy Fowler The Thunderbolt in association with Access to Music CHELTENHAM Philip Cowley & Steve Legge Pate's Grammar School ExMOUTH Steve Grant Exmouth Community College TAUNTON Sandra Sutton The Castle School TROWBRIDGE Iain McIntyre John of Gaunt School TRURO Tim Boulton Truro Methodist Church

SpONSORED BY

abrsm.org

The London Regional Festivals are supported by

london.gov.uk

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NATIONAL YOUTH MUSIC ORGANISATIONS (NYMO)

MUSIC FOR YOUTH is an umbrella NYMO organisation.

We’re delighted that the NYMO’s will be at the festival once again inspiring MFY performers in a series of workshops and special events.

NATIONAL YOUTH BRASS BAND OF GREAT BRITAIN

NYMOs bring talented young musicians together, on a national level, for inspirational training and advanced ensemble performance opportunities. They include national orchestras, choirs and bands across a range of genres. Participation in NYMO activity is the pinnacle of many young musicians’ progression. The NYMO Fund sits proudly at the heart of Youth Music’s aim to encourage and nurture talent. It is one of our longest running funding programmes and supports outstanding opportunities for development, learning and progression into education and professional music making for young musicians, regardless of their financial circumstances.

Set up in 2001, Youth Music’s NYMO Fund is financed

by Arts Council England, the Music and Dance Scheme at the Department for Education and Youth Music. The NYMO fund covers a broad spectrum of musical genres from Western classical to South Asian classical and contemporary jazz to musical theatre.

To find out more, including how to get involved, visit youthmusic.org.uk/nymo

NATIONAL CHILDREN’S ORCHESTRA

The NCO provides young people with a world-class foundation for orchestral performance and musicianship.

We bring together hundreds of 7-13 year olds from across the country and offer them a life-changing experience – meeting like-minded people and being guided by top professional musicians.

Established in 1978, the NCO has gone from strength to strength, building up an international reputation as an outstanding orchestra whose maturity belies the age of its members. The NCO has performed in a wide variety of concert venues, from the Royal Albert Hall in London to the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, and promises audiences an entertaining and uplifting performance.

This year the orchestra even performed for the Queen as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations. NCO entry is by audition only and any child who plays an orchestral instrument, aged 7-13 years old on 31 December 2012 is eligible to apply.

Bursaries are available and the NCO is committed to ensuring that any child who has the talent to join the Orchestra is able to take up their place, regardless of financial circumstances. nco.org.uk

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NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ COLLECTIVE

WHAT IS A NYMO?

Formed in 1952, The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain gives exceptionally gifted young brass instrumentalists, aged 12-18, the opportunity to perform advanced music and receive the highest quality teaching, care and help. As well as providing opportunities for young people to improve their musicianship and widen their musical horizons, the NYBB provides the music profession with the next generation of players.

Residential courses, lasting for one week, are held twice a year. Under the direction of a team of internationally acclaimed music tutors and the Artistic Director, Bramwell Tovey, the band has intensive sectional and full band rehearsals daily. Students are often introduced to works they would not normally meet.

The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain celebrates its 60th year in 2012 and will be appearing in the BBC Promenade Concert Series at the Royal Albert Hall.

The National Children's Brass Band of Great Britain formed in 2004 is directed by Dr. Nicholas Childs, professional conductor of the Black Dyke Band. The NCBBGB stages one residential course per year in the summer and has produced exceptional performances, by brass instrumentalists aged 8-14. nybbgb.com

NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIRS OF GREAT BRITAIN

The National Youth Jazz Collective is a new and vibrant organisation that supports the creative and educational needs of young jazz improvisers aged 8-18 nationally across England. We work in partnership with music services, venues and arts organisations to develop bespoke programmes that make an impact regionally on jazz provision. We offer a range of activities from opportunities for young people to access jazz for the first time, to our annual National Summer School for the most gifted and talented young musicians (selected by audition), supported by continuing professional development for music leaders. We also offer advice and signposting for young jazz musicians and their leaders and support for emerging jazz graduates through the Young Ambassador scheme. Bursaries are available for all activities. Tutors include Issie Barratt (NYJC’s Founder and Artistic Director), Andrew Bain, Pete Churchill, Nic France, Dave Hassell, Mick Foster, Mark Hodgson, Nikki Iles, Mark Lockheart, Jeremy Price, Nick Smart, Martin Speake, Steve Watts and Mike Walker.

NYJC welcomes jazz luminary Dave Holland as our President and we are delighted that Julian Joseph is a Trustee and one of our Vice Presidents. nyjc.co.uk

NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA

The National Youth Choirs of Great Britain actively upholds its mission of nurturing the exceptional musical talent of the young people of Great Britain by offering the very best musical provision from the country’s greatest directors, vocal tutors and collaborators.

Originally set up as a single choir of 100 of the best young singers in the nation, NYCGB now provides the widest of musical experiences for over 750 young people aged 9-28. The educational structure comprises four Junior Choirs which provide opportunities for girls to join from the age of eleven and boys from the age of nine, two Training Choirs for singers aged 13-18, the National Youth Choir itself for singers aged 16-22 and a world-renowned chamber choir, Laudibus.

The formation of the Training and Junior Choirs illustrates a key principle of our educational and musical approach; to be a youth organisation where outreach, education and artistry are all placed at the centre of our creative focus. The residential courses that form the backbone of our activity include intensive rehearsals, individual voice coaching and lessons in musicianship, all of which take place in an environment which develops both teamwork and leadership. nycgb.net

Every year, 165 talented teenagers from across Britain join forces to achieve something extraordinary. They reawaken classical music, reinvigorating great repertoire with fresh energy and resonance. They generate tremendous team spirit and remind us all of the awesome rewards that come from hard work, dedication and following their dreams.

In the words of NYO member David Wong, ‘We learn so much from each other, and from our conductors, tutors and soloists who give us inspiration about music and new energy and enthusiasm to inject into whatever we do. I’ve made lifelong friendships here and the sheer excitement of the music we play is an experience in itself.’

You can see the NYO at Symphony Hall Birmingham on 1 August performing music that shows off their phenomenal talent - Messiaen's breathtaking music kaleidoscope Turangalîla-Symphonie. All seats are £5 for under 25s.

Right now, you can also apply for a place in next year’s NYO. It’s free to apply and audition. Simply visit the NYO website to find out what’s required and complete the online application form by 23 July 2012.

This could be your moment to join your national team! nyo.org.uk

NYMO WORKSHOPS & EVENTS AT THE NATIONAL FESTIVAL

SAMYO (SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA )

Samyo is the UK’s National South Asian Music Youth Orchestra. It is a unique phenomenon, as it combines both North and South Indian music with brand new compositions, written by some of the world’s finest artists.

The orchestra exists to provide inspirational training and performance opportunities to talented young musicians of all backgrounds under the age of eighteen, so long as you have training in Indian Classical music.

Samyo is the first of its kind in the world of Indian music, bringing you a brand new genre of “Orchestral Indian Music” which is both contemporary and classical. Together with its partners, Samyo works to bring together talented young musicians at a national level, for inspirational training and advanced performance opportunities.

The orchestra was founded and is run by Milapfest. samyo.org

YOUTH MUSIC THEATRE UK

YMT is the UK’s national music theatre company for young people (with offices in London and Edinburgh), working with talented actors, singers, dancers, musicians and technicians aged 11-21. Our principal aim is the personal and creative development of young people through the medium of music theatre, as well as offering training opportunities for recent graduates and emerging artists.

Each year over 1,000 young people participate in a range of activities including full scale productions, open-access Skills Courses and outreach projects. We work almost exclusively with new work, either by commissioning experienced writers and composers or through the devising process. We employ active industry professionals at the top of their game, and we stage shows at some of the most respected theatres and arts festivals in the country.

YMT give young people access to high-quality training with industry experts, create pathways into professional performance for the most talented, and, for everyone, improve self-confidence and self-esteem, whilst developing skills in focus, discipline and team-work. Many of our participants come from socially and economically deprived backgrounds, and we operate a structured Bursary Scheme as well as offering extensive fundraising assistance to ensure participation is open to everyone. youthmusictheatreuk.org

NCO ACCESS TO ORCHESTRA WORKSHOPS BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE Participants will join members of the National Children’s Orchestra for the ultimate orchestral experience. They’ll have the chance to rehearse with some of the UK’s best young musicians aged 12-14, with guidance from a number of the country’s leading tutors. The orchestra has picked some exciting music, with fun film music like James Bond or Pirates of the Caribbean. To top it all off, participants will be able to join together, not only in their instrumental sections, but also as a full symphony orchestra to perform the pieces they’ve been working on in a mini concert.

SAMYO / NYJC: ‘MILAN‘ A MEETING OF JAZZ & INdIAN MUSIC SYMPHONY HALL & BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE National Youth Jazz Collective and the South Asian Music Youth Orchestra (SAMYO) will host these ‘Milan’ (meeting) sessions, designed for improvisers of all levels of ability, inviting all young musicians interested in improvisation to come together and perform.

Led by NYJC’s Executive Artistic Director, Issie Barratt and SAMYO’s conductor, Gaurav Mazumdar, participants will experience these two fascinating and highly creative music cultures as they blend to create a whole new adventure in collective improvisation.

NYJC RHYTHM SECTION WORKSHOPS BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE A grooving rhythm section forms the heart of every star jazz performance. Participants will discover how to generate those grooves collectively by working with the National Youth Jazz Collective’s illustrious team of expert tutors.

NYBBGB WORKSHOPS BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE Participants will join the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain’s inspirational music tutors for a masterclass exploring new techniques and repertoire. This workshop will also give participants a flavour of how the NYBBGB work, giving them guidance on the pathway to becoming a member.

MONDAY 2 JULY

TUESDAY 3 JULY

NYC CHORAL SINGING WORKSHOPS SYMPHONY HALL Led by Dominic Peckham with young leaders and members of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, this session is aimed at choirs who have a desire to break down that final wall of music making – improvisation!

This session will allow singers to let go and enjoy perhaps the most spontaneous and rewarding part of ensemble singing. From sax solos to beatboxing and air guitar.

LUNCHTIME EVENT: NYC BIG SING SYMPHONY HALL 13:15-14:15 Join Greg Beardsell, Dominic Peckham and members of National Youth Choir of Great Britain for a big choral mashup of pop, jazz and gospel riffs. Just bring your voice and your imagination.

WEDNESDAY 4 JULY

NYO WORKSHOPS SYMPHONY HALL & NUT FESTIVAL TENT These action-packed workshops for wind, brass and string instruments will give participants the chance to play alongside current National Youth Orchestra musicians, led by inspirational NYO tutors and have a blast in some of the activities that happen behind the scenes at Britain’s biggest orchestra.

YMT WORKSHOPS BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE These Youth Music Theatre workshops will explore some of the ways in which instrumentalists can bring their musicianship into the world of acting, in both major and supporting roles. YMT musical directors and theatre directors, working with their alumni and current performers, will rehearse with workshop groups to recreate the atmosphere and processes involved in YMT actor/musician shows such as Macbeth or Project Cuba.

FRIDAY 6 JULY

SATURDAY 7 JULY

NYO WORKSHOPS SYMPHONY HALL These action-packed workshops for wind, brass and string instruments will give participants the chance to play alongside current National Youth Orchestra musicians, led by inspirational NYO tutors and have a blast in some of the activities that happen behind the scenes at Britain’s biggest orchestra.

THURSDAY 5 JULY

SAMYO INdIAN RHYTHM WORKSHOPS BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE Indian rhythms are exciting, melodious and have a language of their own. This session will give participants the chance to try out Indian drums and rhythm patterns and explore the language of Indian percussion. Participants will hear a live demonstration by musicians from the South Asian Music Youth Orchestra (SAMYO), before trying out some drum patterns and instruments themselves.

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SPONSORS & CREDITS

Thank you to the Music for Youth sponsors and supporters. Through their generosity and vision, these organisations are supporting Britain’s young musicians and helping MFY continue to provide performance opportunities across its season.

MAJOR SPONSORS

ROCK, POP & URBAN SPONSOR

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Its breathtaking auditorium hosts over 370 shows a year by the world’s greatest artists. The magical atmosphere combined with inspired artists creates legendary events.

Opened in 1871 as part of Prince Albert’s vision for a centre for the Arts and Sciences and a registered charity operating without public funding, it remains true to his founding ambitions within a modern context.

Extending the brand with over 120 events outside the auditorium, the Hall has broadened its appeal to younger, diverse audiences whilst still engaging its existing customers. It also works extensively with schools and young people through its Education programme, reaching over 30,000 participants each year.

Registered Charity no: 254543 royalalberthall.com

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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

TES and TSL Education exist to drive up standards of education by putting the right teachers in the right jobs and giving them the tools to be the very best they can be.

We work with schools every day to find talented teachers and leaders and with over 2 million registered users in 197 countries, TES is the largest network of teachers in the world.

Our engagement with teachers is second to none. TES magazine has over 378,000 readers every week and our website receives 5.9 million visits per month.

As well as providing education news, best practice and teaching jobs all over the world, our website also contains the largest database - over 400,000 - of free teaching resources and lesson plans. On average, 4 resources are downloaded every second around the world – over 2 million a week. This powerful platform facilitating peer-topeer resource sharing enables TES to support teachers by giving them the tools to be the best they can be, which is why it is only natural that they come to us when looking for a new job.

To find out more about the variety of ways TES supports the education sector visit tes.co.uk

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ABRSM is the exam board of the Royal Schools of Music, delivering over 650,000 exams every year in 93 countries including graded music exams for more than 30 instruments, singing, jazz and music theory as well as diplomas, ensembles, and the Performance Assessment.

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

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

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

Vivendi: The Best Emotions. Digitally.

Vivendi brings together the world leader in video games (Activision Blizzard), the world leader in music (Universal Music Group), the French leader in alternative telecoms (SFR), the Moroccan leader in telecoms (Maroc Telecom), the leading alternative telecoms provider in Brazil (GVT) and the French leader in pay-TV (Canal+Group).

Vivendi has developed the Create Joy Fund to help disadvantaged young people achieve their full potential.

The Vivendi Create Joy Fund is proud to support Music for Youth. vivendi.com

Rockschool is the leading accredited provider of rock and pop exams worldwide. Our Graded Music Exams, Diplomas and Vocational Qualifications are taught the world over and are renowned for their practicality, flexibility and creativity. Inspired by the legends of rock, our qualifications are created with you, the musician in mind.

Our qualifications cover the principal rock instruments as well as including many other areas of study including music composition, music technology, performance skills, digital synthesis and music business skills. Learn by playing the music you love, and gain a recognised qualification in the process.

2012 Syllabus – With the introduction of the 2012 Guitar, Bass & Drums Syllabus this May we set a new bench mark in rock and pop music examination. For this latest Syllabus, we have employed some of the most sought after professional musicians to ensure that our tunes are the most authentic on offer. For more information visit rockschool.co.uk/2012syllabus

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The department for Education supports opportunities for children and young people to engage in good quality musical learning and activities. education.gov.uk

Youth Music is one of the National Lottery’s great success stories – a charity established in 1999 with a remit to support music-making activities for some of the UK’s most disadvantaged young people. In just ten years Youth Music has reached over 2 million children and young people, encouraging their talents, building their confidence and transforming their lives through the power of music.

Youth Music supports music-making activities of the broadest variety imaginable; from hip-hop and dj-ing to classical and jazz. Although Youth Music has an unprecedented track record in effecting positive change in young people through music, there is still much more work to be done. Youth Music aspires to reach out to ever increasing numbers of young people across the country. The vision is to create a sustainable environment to channel young peoples’ creativity, enabling them to express themselves and develop their skills through music. youthmusic.org.uk

Creative Scotland is the national development agency for the arts, screen and creative industries. Our ambition is to see Scotland recognised as a leading creative nation - one that attracts, develops and retains talent, where the arts and the creative industries are supported and celebrated and their economic contribution fully captured, a nation where the arts and creativity play a central part in the lives, education and well-being of our population.

We’re investing in the potential and talent of Scotland’s young people through a wide range of projects and initiatives – from helping thousands of young people play music through the Scottish Government’s Youth Music Initiative, to our Creative Identities programme which supports projects in film, dance and independent music for young people. We provide ongoing support for the work of the national youth arts companies, and we’re currently working with young people and arts organisations to develop Scotland’s first National Youth Arts Strategy. Longer term we’re also leading on the creation of an exciting new National Youth Arts Centre – a hub that will link up a network of youth arts organisations and facilities across the country.

And throughout 2012, we’re celebrating the Year of Creative Scotland, 12 months of activity to spotlight Scotland’s vibrant cultural assets.

To find out more visit creativescotland.com

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