Programme Notes
Guildhall School of Music .funior Brass Band, London
GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC JUNIOR BRASS BAND Conductor: John ClaJ'k Overture Provence Shepherd's Song Superman
Bryan Kelll' Trad. aJ'r, G. Richards John Williams, arr. Ray FaiT
The Guildhall Junior Brass Band is part orthe Junior Department of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. The band is made up of young players from the ages of 10 to 18, drawn from around London from as far away as Wolverhampton and Brighton, The band meets every Saturday during the school term and forms part of the Brass Band Course run by the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Junior Department, which is the only course of its kind in the South of England. The head of the course and conductor of the ensemble is John Clark who took over in September 1982. Since then the band has played at the City of London Festival, in foyer concerts at the Royal Festival Hall, London, and has appeared on BBC Television. Press coverage has been considerable and includes an article on the band in 'The Young Observer'.
Holmfirth High School Choir, Huddersfield
Overture Provence--Bryan Kelly This lively modern overture is distinguished by its strong rhythmical drive and use of clashing harmonies. Written by the Scottish composer Kelly, the three principal themes of the overture are all essentially rhythmic and th ey cleverly vary the mood of a robust Scottish dance with the cheekiness of the bouncy second theme, Shepherd's Song-Trad, arr. G . Richards Solo cornet: Graham Lewis This beautiful arrangement is of an old French folksong from the Auvergne district. The tune is introduced by the solo cornet and is taken up later by the euphonium, After a modulation, the cod a is led again by the solo cornet, which gently and peacefully brings the work to an end.
Till jaugh Band, Bradford
Superman-John Williams aI" '. Ray Farr
This work needs no introduction. The arrangement is brilliantly contrived from the orchestral score, re-creating the excitement of the original \'(:rsion ..-\ fitting start to the Schools Prom.
THE JANGLE BAND HOLMFIRTH HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR Conductor: Lt::: Cr,路,." Ellan Vannin
Trad. arr , Liz Green
Holmfirth High School has always had a 'do it yourself attitude to\\ ards musi c. The children are encouraged to write their own music in ciJ" and the music staff compose for th e various groups (band. choir. orchestra. baroque group, recorder ensemble). The lively results ha\'(: been il1\'oh' ing Holmfirth High School in the National Festi\'a l of .\\usic lor Youth since 1977, and have led to six appearances at the Schools Prom.
Ellan Vannin-T",d. ,m . Li::: Creell This piece was composed arranged by Liz Green who was born in the Isle of Man, and who took over the choir last vear. It is based on three 'Manx folk songs - 'Hunt the Wren', 'Th~ Three Fishermen', 'Hush Little Darling' - and includes a Manx national dance. The story tells of the drowning of three fishermen and the bravery and stoicism of people who live and work by the sea.
Conductor: Charles Crabtree Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez Centred at Lister Lane Special School in Brad lord. the Jangle Band is comprised of physically handicapped children aged between ten and fifteen, who meet on Saturda\' mornings. The children have all been taught by their music/c raft teacher. Charles Crabtrec. \\路ho designs and assists the children in making musical instruments (psalteries, harps, electric guitars. etc.) and \\ ho \\ rites and arranges music for them to play. The choice of musical Styles is wide, ranging from tuneful Irish airs, Renaissance or Classical pieces to th e more contcmporan' Swing, Pop or Rock . Perhaps the most successful are those pieces which blend acousti c and electric sounds together. The Jangle Band has appeared three times on ITV's 'Fanfare for Young Musicians', finishing in second place last year. Ho\\ e\'cr, although fll1ding the competitive element exciting, they are more concerned with giving an enjoyable performance,
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