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Music for Youth is a charity dedicated to developing and encouraging music in schools and fostering the activities of young musicians. The charity was formed to organise and manage the National Festival of Music for Youth and the Schools Prom series of concerts.

Music for Youth is sponsored, and directed, by The Association of Music Industries, Commercial Union Assurance, Marks & Spencer and The Times Educational Supplement.

The National Festival of Music for Youth was founded in 1971 and is now the largest annual music festival for young people in Europe involving over 20,000 young musicians each year.

ANNUAL PROGRAMME REGIONAL AUDITION SERIES - MARCH A series of 28 regional auditions is held throughout Britain during March to select participants for the National Festival. There are no results or awards and criteria for selection are determined by performance, quality and originality.

These auditions are sponsored as part of the Arts Programme by WH Smith.

THE NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF MUSIC FOR YOUTH - JULY Five thousand young musicians appear at the National Festival which is held over four days in July at the Royal Festival Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Purcell Room in London.

Participants appear before critical and appreciative audiences and benefit by comparing their achievements with other performers - comparison, not competition, is the keynote of the Festival.

THE SCHOOLS PROM - NOVEMBER Each November over twelve hundred performers chosen from the National Festival appear in three public concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Audiences over the three nights exceed fifteen thousand and the concerts are the subject of seven BBC Television transmissions throughout the following year.

In 1984 the Music for Youth Board decided that the Schools Prom should be made accessible to live audiences in regions other than the south.

SCHOOLS PROM NORTH - MARCH Schools Prom North was launched in 1985 and brought young performers from all over Britain to appear in Manchester. It is now an annual event and each March at the Free Trade Hall some seven hundred musicians from the National Festival partiCipate. The concerts are also seen in eight programmes on Granada Television under the title 'Music Alive'.

SCHOOLS PROM WALES - FEBRUARY The Schools Prom expands even further in 1987 with the introduction of Schools Prom Wales on 4 February at St. David's Hall, Cardiff. Schools Prom Wales is supported by Barclays Bank and will be televised by Harlech Television.

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Introduction The performances given by the talented young musicians of the Schools Prom call for hard work and hours of concentrated practice.

They also demand and depend on resources such as rehearsal facilities, gifted teachers, good quality instruments and transportation.

Without these resources these talented young people could not develop their skills and become the performers of tomorrow. These essential educational facilities do

not come easily these days.

There are some who think of music in education as a frill. It is hard to believe this when you experience the self-discipline, the teamwork and dedication of these young musicians.

Through these concerts and the National Festival of Music for Youth, Music for Youth is getting the message over to more and more people that music is an essential in the educational diet of our children.

This great concert hall could so

easily become a monument to British music should our youth be deprived of their music education.

Tonight is a celebration of young people working together and playing not only for their own enjoyment but also for a delighted audience. They have been brought together from all parts of Britain to give of their best for you the audience and the many more thousands who will see their performances on BBC television.

Contents Introduction

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Encore! ...... Larry Westland

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Schools Prom Presenters

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Schools Prom Personalities

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Programme Notes

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Concert Programme

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List of Performers

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Director imd Producer: Larry Westland Music for Youth Directors: James Coppock, Chairman (The Association of Music Industries) Heather Allery (Marks & Spencer) Michael Harris (Commercial Union Assurance) Julian Smith (W H Smith) Ian Trafford (The Times Educational Supplement) Schools Prom Organiser: Janet Dingley Associate Producer: Paul Uden Stage Managers: Dave Haythorne, Mick Mepham

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The greatest thrill for a performer, of whatever age, is still an audience calling for more: Encore I Encore!

With voices, hands and often feet they urge their favourite back to the platform. For us, the audience, there is a keen feeling of satisfaction when our request is granted.

We are lucky indeed in this, our twelfth School Prom Concert Series, to have with us no less than five young artistes who have thrilled us in previous years. One of these, Gail Thompson, then sixteen years of age, made her debut at the first-ever Schools Prom back in 1975. Robert Max has been a firm favourite of Schools Prom audiences since his first appearance as a ten year-old with the Cromwell Sunday Noon Group in 1978.

Encore then for the young artistes who appear in our concerts this year.

Join us in welcoming Evelyn Glennie, Gail Thompson, Robert Max, Andrew Prior, Ulrike-Anima Mathe, James Kirby and John Wallace to the Royal Albert Hall platform. They have all responded to our cry of encore for performances which have delighted Music for Youth audiences for a number of years.

Gail Thompson, today a leading lady of jazz, not only played saxophone but sang as well at our first Schools Prom in 1975. For her encore she plays one of her own compositions 'Maybe It's Me' with that fine band

I wonder how many of you will remember that exciting young vocalist with the Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra last year. It was Andrew Prior and he's back this year as guest singer on Wednesday evening singing a song that has made him a firm favourite with Schools Prom audiences in the North - 'New York, New York'.

One of our most promising and accomplished young artistes today must be Evelyn Glennie. Evelyn has surmounted many difficulties and now stands on the threshold of a great career. It is difficult now to think of her as a shy thirteen year~old

More of our young guest musicians later. As we prepare to welcome them back to the Schools Prom it is appropriate that we thank others for responding to our invitation. It gives us the greatest pleasure to welcome this year, as a major sponsor of Music for Youth, our good friends at Marks and Spencer. They join The Association of.Music Industries, Commercial Union Assurance and The Times Educational Supplement as a major sponsor of the arts and youth music in Britain.

We thank them for the support they are giving to many thousands of young musicians and hope they will be with us for many years to come .

Having a company like Marks and Spencer as sponsor of our activities is a matter of some pride to us all . In . commercial terms we see it as a 'seal of approval' for one of our country's most successful products - its young musicians.

the Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra on Monday night. Gail's humour is infectious, her talents prodigious we welcome her back with open ears.

Robert Max was even younger when he made his first Schools Prom appearance. In 1978 he climbed up onto the centre rostrum as part of the Cromwell Sunday Noon Group at the age of ten. Sheila Nelson, their teacher, has been responsible for many exciting chamber music ensembles over the years and we are pleased to see her one-time pupil as soloist tonight. Robert will play Dvofak's Cello Concerto with the Southampton Youth Orchestra during Monday's concert.

under the glare of our lights back in 1978. Schools Prom regulars will no doubt recall with pleasure the vibrant and often magical performances of the Cults Music Centre Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Ron Forbes. One of those gifted young percussionists was Evelyn and so we welcome her back with great warmth and affection.

Welcome back, too, to John Wallace - last with us in 1983 playing the Harut'unyan Trumpet Concerto. The occasion of John's return to the Schools Prom is a very, very special one for all of us. One of our greatest living composers, Malcolm Arnold, will be with us as our Guest of 1

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Honour during the Wednesday concert. John will play Malcolm's Trumpet Concerto written to mark the loath Anniversary of the founding of the Royal College of Music.

We take special pleasure in requesting an encore from both Ulrike-Anima Mathe and James Kirby who, although they have not played at previous Schools Proms, have distinguished themselves in other Music for Youth events.

Ulrike-Anima was the outright winner of the second European Music for Youth Prize which took place in Austria in 1985. James Kirby won the Bliithner sponsored UK section of the European Prize at the National Festival in July this year and will represent Britain at the third European Competition to be staged during the Frankfurt Fair in West

Germany next February. We welcome them both and thank them for sharing with us their talents and their joy of music.

Music for Youth gives its own encore next year when we stage the third Schools Prom North in Manchester. This two-concert series has established itself as a firm favourite with northern audiences.

Television coverage in no less than eight half-hour programmes under the title 'Music Alive', brought the talents of our young musicians into many thousands of homes.

With the arrival of Marks and Spencer as a major sponsor of Music for Youth has come additional funding through the government's Business Sponsorship Incentive Scheme. This scheme, administered by the Association of Business Sponsorship of the Arts, has enabled us next year to take the

Schools Prom to Wales. At St. David's Hall, Cardiff, on 4 February, with additional funding from Barclays Bank, we shall launch the first-ever Schools Prom Wales. We are very grateful to the organisers of this scheme for enabling us to open the Schools Prom to a wider audience.

Our last call for an encore is to you, our audience. We hope you will return again and again and that we shall continue to find performances to delight and thrill you. We are grateful to our sponsors and the Friends of Music for Youth for keeping faith with us and continuing to support young musicians despite the hard commercial realities of today. Our thanks to you all, especially the teachers and parents who do more than all of us to keep music alive in our schools.

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Schools Pr011J Presenters Antony Hopkins CBE, Guest Conductor and Presenter, has been associated with the Schools Prom from the first and has conducted the finale at every one. He has lectured and conducted in many countries and his 'Talking About Music' programme on Radio 3 is now in its 31st year. His book 'Understanding Music' won the Yorkshire Post award as the best music book of the year, and has now been issued in paperback. His book on the Beethoven symphonies has also been reprinted recently as a paperback while other publications include 'Sounds of Music', a book about the orchestra, and his highly entertaining autobiography 'Beating Time'. His recent book of scandalous poems about musicians, 'Music-amusings', is guaranteed to make you laugh. Another work of his, 'John & the Magic Music Man', makes a perfect introduction to the orchestra for young children. His latest book, the 'Concertgoer's Companion', came out in November 1984 and Volume 2 was published in January 1986.

In August he spent an enjoyable week with the National Children's Orchestra.

This was followed by a concert with them at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on 21 September.

Lesley Judd.Presenter, attended the Arts Educational School in Tring, Hertfordshire, from the age of six, until she left at sixteen to join the West End production of 'Half a Sixpence' as a dancer.

In 1964 she danced in another West End musical, 'Our Man Crichton', with Millicent Martin and Kenneth More. She joined the 'Young Generation' in 1967 and remained with them dancing in England and Europe until 1972 when she joined 'Blue Peter'.

Lesley finally left 'Blue Peter' in April 1979. She has worked on BBC Schools Productions and also BBC All Star Record Breakers. She has appeared in a series for the BBC, 'In the Limelight with Lesley Judd'; Wide World of Entertainment'; World Driving Championship'; We're Going Places' and 'Go With Noakes'.

Lesley is well known for her appearances in television commercials and is a regular contributor to Woman's Hour on radio.

John Amis, Presenter. As a child John Amis always wanted to share his love of music with other people, pointing out the juicy bits as he played the record he was given for Christmas. After five and a half weeks with a bank he decided to try and live on the periphery of music, earning just enough to go to concerts, opera and so on and hoping to share those experiences with others. So far it seems to have worked.

He has written for most of the national papers, a book on the London Symphony Orchestra and now an autobiography, Amiscellany - Fabers 1985 (hardback), 1986 (paperback).

Records include the famous 'Punkt Kontrapunkt' avant-garde cod in the second Hoffnung concert (favourite of Karajan and Henze) and as a tenor, Herrmann's 'Moby Dick', 'The Fantasticks' and Delius' 'A Late Lark'.

Since 1973 John Amis has been one-fifth of the radio and television quiz show 'My Music'.

She has recently appeared on the HTV series 'Vets and Pets', Channel Four and she will be appearing shortly in 'Micro Live' for BBC Television.

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Schools pr017J Personalities Larry Westland, Executive Director of Music for Youth, has directed and produced the Schools Prom since its inception in 1975. He is well respected for his work in youth music, primarily as Director of the National Festival of Music for Youth which he founded in 1971 with backing from The Association of Music Industries. He is Director of the Barclays Youth Music Theatre Awards and General Administrator of the British Youth Band Championships which he founded in 1978 with Stephen Johnson and the British Youth Band Association.

Malcolm Arnold, Guest of Honour, was born in Northampton in 1921. After studying at the Royal College of Music, London, he joined the London Philharmonic Orchestra, becoming principal trumpet in 1942. In 1948 he won the Mendelssohn Scholarship and left the orchestra to spend a year in Italy. On his return, he quickly built up a reputation as a fluent and versatile composer and a brilliant orchestrator, and many commissions came his way. Since then, he has written music of every type and for every sort of ensemble; for professionals and amateurs; for theatre, concert hall and film (over 80 scores including The Bridge over the River Kwai which won him an Oscar and Inn of the Sixth Happiness which brought an Ivor Novello Award). In 1969 he was made a Bard of the Cornish Gorseth, and was awarded the CBE in 1970. He holds Honorary Doctorates of Music from Exeter University (1969); Durham University (1982) and Leicester University (1984); he was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Music in 1983 and is an Honorary FRAM. In 1985 he accepted the Presidency of the Inner London Schools Music Association. On 7 April 1986 Malcolm Arnold received the 1985 Ivor Novello Award for 'Outstanding Services to British Music'.

John Wallace, Guest Musician, principal trumpet of the Philharmonia Orchestra, was born in Scotland in 1949. At the age of 15 he was invited to tour Europe with the National Youth Orchestra, conducted

by Rudolph Schwarz, as soloist in Haydn's Concerto. After graduating from King's College, Cambridge, he entered the Royal Academy of Music and, due to his growing interest in composition, completed two years' postgraduate study at York University with David Blake.

John has played concertos with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti, Andrew Davis, Simon Rattle, Yuri Temirkanov and Esa-Pekka Salonen at the Royal Festival Hall.

In 1981 he was invited to play for the Royal Wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanying Kiri Te Kanawa in the Handel aria 'Let the Bright Seraphim'. This event is one of the high points in a very varied and exciting career as soloist, recitalist and orchestral player.

In 1986 John Wallace launched his new ensemble, The Wallace Collection, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. He also leads Equale Brass who have recorded for Nimbus Records, appeared on television and given many concerts, both in England and abroad.

He has a wide recital repertoire ranging from 17th-century music to contemporary music and his future plans include the Shostakovich Concerto for Piano and Trumpet at the BBC Proms in 1987 and the premiere of Peter Maxwell-Davies' Trumpet Concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra.

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There's a grand little city called London What's famous for Music and Fun With a great big round Hall called Albert Where often a song can be sung.

The sound that commences is thunderous Or gentle, caressing and smooth, With fast pizzicato, andante, moderato Crescendo, legato and mood.

From all over t'country come children Wit' strings and wit' woodwind and brass Sheet music all bursting from cases Ofleather or plastic, real class!

The atmosphere crackles electric On seat-edge spectators are tense.

Conductor, his coat tails a-flying His hand signals, do they make sense?

There's copious notes from their teachers Some simple, some complex on card On where to play softly and smoothly Or where to breath deep and blow hard.

Emotion flows freer' than water With hankies a-dab to the eye There is pride, there is sadness and laughter, Each parent tries hard not to cry.

For raising the roofis the target To gain applause from the crowd To stun them, to move them, to please them, And make them all clap very loud.

For this is a Youth Celebration A triumph of patience and trust, Of long desperate hours of practice When every idea turned to dust.

They troop in with trumpet and cymbal With nerves all ajangle within, Take up their positions and score sheets, Tune up, pay attention, begin.

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School Pro111 Personalities Evelyn Glennie, Guest Musician, was born in 1965 in Aberdeen, Scotland and began studying the piano at the age of eight . She began studying timpani and percussion at the age of 12 and at 14 became a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, touring the UK, Faroe Islands and Scandinavia.

She entered the Royal Academy of Music in 1982 to study timpani and percussion and piano, where she gained an Honours degree and her LRAM in 1985. She was awarded many prizes including the Queen's Commendation Prize for all round excellence (the highest award given by the Royal Academy of Music) .

In 1984 Evelyn won the Gold Medal in the Shell/London Symphony Orchestra Music Scholarship for Timpani and Percussion.

Evelyn is in increasing demand as a soloist and has performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Scottish National Orchestra and the City of London Orchestra. In May 1986 she gave her Wigmore Hall debut in London which was a great success. Later that year she won a Munster Trust Scholarship which enabled her to visit Japan to study with the great marimba player Keiko Abe .

Hamish Milne. Last year he distinguished himself by winning three major prizes including the Frances Simms prize awarded by the Principal for the most outstanding piano student of that year.

In 1986 he graduated from the Royal Academy of Music with first class honours as well as gaining six major prizes. In July this year he won the UK Final of the European Music for Youth Prize and represents Britain at the European Final in Frankfurt next February.

Ulrike-Anima Mathe, Guest Musician , was born in 1964 in Waldshut-Hochrhein .

She took her first violin lessons with Frau Erna Honigberger in Wehr and later with Frau Fran~oise Pfister-Zoldy in Basle. At the age of seventeen she passed the teacher's diploma of the Schweizer Musikpadagogen-Verband and subsequently went for further studies for a year to Dorothy DeLay in the Julliard School in New York.

Ulrike-Anima attended interpretation courses with Franco Gulli and also with Tibor Varga with whom she is at present working. Several times she took part in the State Competition "Jugend Musiziert" (Youth Makes Music), distinguishing herself with the first prize and was awarded in 1981 second prize in the Sion International Violin Competition.

Ulrike-Anima takes part in concerts with various chamber and symphony orchestras at home and abroad, including the Stuttgart Baroque Orchestra and the Slovakian Philharmonic. She has played under the baton of Karl Miinchinger and Zdenek Kosler and appeared with Gerard Wyss in the Lucerne, Schwetzingen and Berlin Festivals. She has been part of a duo with the American pianist Scott Faigen for the past year.

Ken Griffin, Television Producer, started his musical training as a chorister at The Chapel Royal. At the age of 14 he joined the Army as a Band Boy with the King's Regiment (Liverpool) . Some years later, after studies at The Military School of Music (Kneller Hall), he joined the Coldstream Guards Band. In 1966 after 20 years in the Army, Ken Griffin joined BBC Television. As an Executive Producer in Television Outside Broadcasts he is responsible for a wide range of programmes including Brass Band Competitions, Variety Club Awards, World Dancing Championships, the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, The Southampton International Boat Show and of course the Schools Prom, with which he has been associated since 1975.

James Kirby, Guest Musician , won a major music scholarship to Oundle School where he played piano, organ and percussion and became a Junior Student at the Royal Academy of Music in London in 1977, studying piano with Jean Anderson. During this time, he received many awards including the Louise Band and Sybil Barlow prizes.

In 1982 he was runner-up in the "Surrey Young Pianist of the Year Award". In 1983 he won an open Scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music where he studied with 1S

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Schools Pro17l Personalities Robert Max, Guest Musician, was born in London in 1968 and began playing the cello when he was four. At seven he became a Junior Exhibitioner at the Royal Academy of Music in London and at nine he started studying with his present teacher, Florence Hooton. When he was ten he gained a Music Scholarship to St. Paul's School. London, and at fifteen he was awarded a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, where he is now studying for a performance-based degree.

While at the Royal Academy of Music he has won eight major prizes including most recently the Suggia Scholarship. He has won many other prizes both for solo playing and for chamber music.

In July 1984 he performed the Haydn C Major Cello Concerto at the Royal Festival Hall and was described by David Cairns of The Sunday Times as 'a young cellist of exciting talent'. In November 1984 he was selected to represent Great Britain at the European Music for Youth Prize in Brussels where he was unanimously voted the winner of the cello competition.

During 1985 he performed concertos in Germany and London and gave recitals in the Purcell room, at the Flanders Festival and in Austria. In March 1986 he won the prestigious David Martin Concerto Prize at the Royal Academy of Music playing the Brahms Double Concerto. In May 1986 he reached the semi-final of the Naumberg International Cello Competition in New York, and in July 1986 won an Edward Boyle memorial scholarship to attend the Banff Centre for the Arts where he studied with Aldo Parisot and Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi.

Andrew Prior, Guest Musician, is no stranger to the Schools Prom, having sung and played with the Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra on their previous visits.

This year he appears following a very successful Blackpool season at the Tower Ballroom singing with the Eric Delaney Band.

Coming from a musical family, with a background of popular and dance band music, as well as traditional northern brass, it is not surprising to find that he was playing cornet at eight and trombone at eleven.

Since leaving college his music making has taken him to America, Hong Kong, the Aberdeen International Youth Festival and to the studios of BBC Manchester. He has shared the stage with many famous musical stars, including Georgie Fame (who like Andrew comes from Leigh in Lancashire), Gloria Gaynor, Don Lusher, Kenny Baker, Marion Montgomery and George Chisholm.

Andrew's musical career so far has brought him success, not only in fronting big bands, but also on the more sophisticated cabaret scene either as part of a trio or with his own big band. With the ability to play and to sing well a wide range of popular music, which is always well received, he has a bright future ahead of him.

Gail Thompson, Guest Musician, is of Trinidadian parentage and was born in Herne Hill, London, in 1958. She initially studied classical clarinet at school. took all the Royal College of Music practical and theory exams getting distinction for Grade VIII. She then swi,tched to tenor sax and flute taking more college exams for the flute.

Whilst at school she formed a popular music group called the Gail Thompson Trio in which she sang, played all the saxes, flute, clarinet and keyboards. Later she became a member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra where she held the baritone sax chair for about a year and a half.

Gail was then asked to take the second tenor chair with the West End show "Bubbling Brown Sugar" starring Billy Daniels, Elaine Delmar and Helen Gelzer.

She was on stage throughout the entire run of the show, which was two years.

During that time she also worked in Paris and took on various night club engagements.

She recently played with Art Blakely for two nights during the Camden Jazz Festival and is presently writing and arranging a number for the 35-piece Carlie Watts Orchestra to be played at Bracknell Jazz Festival. Her current band is called "Gail Force" and consists of seven women (four saxes, bass, drums and percussion). The band playes dixieland to be-bop and Herbie Hancock. All the arrangements are by Gail. The band is appearing at the Nice Jazz Festival.

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I R. Sandland I R. Sandland (Jenny Baines) Baddesley Ensor Middle School is set in a small village in North Warwickshire and has some 146 children on roll, aged between 8 and 12. The choir, which was formed two years ago with some 40 children, has now grown to three times its original size and includes most of the pupils in the school.

During the last two years, the choir has taken part in a large number of concerts, performing in local halls and churches. The undoubted highlights of the choir's short life have been the invitations to this year's National Festival of Music for Youth and, now, the Schools Prom.

The programme has been specially written for them

by T. R. Sandland who, apart from composing a lot of the music they perform, also accompanies the choir.

The Barnet Schools Brass Quintet was formed some four years ago by Jacques Cohen, the group's first trumpet and leader. The other members are Hugh Sprowson (trumpet), Roger Cutts (trombone), Andrew Verity (trombone) and Martin Kennedy (euphonium). All are members of the Barnet Schools Brass Band. The group was formed entirely on the initiative of the members to play chamber music for brass. Rehearsals take place weekly in the members own homes.

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The quintet has been successful in many competitive music festivals and has made numerous concert performances in the Barnet area. This evening they make their first appearance at the Schools Prom and their music is the work of the leader Jacques Cohen.

BROMLEY YOUTH CONCERT BAND Conductor: Peter Mawson

arr. Cordon lacob Dmitri Shostakovich The Bromley Youth Concert Band, formed in 1978, comprises 65 boys and girls mainly aged 14-19, from all parts of the London Borough of Bromley. In 1980 they participated in the 'People to People' Music Festival in Copenhagen and were awarded first prize.

The following year they competed in the World Music Festival in Holland and were awarded first prize. Two years later, in 1983, under their present Conductor, Peter Mawson, they were awarded first prize in the 12th International Youth and Music Festival in Vienna. This was followed a week later with a 'Highly Commended' in the National Festival of Music for Youth at the Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, London.

In July 1984, in a tour organised by the Anglo Austrian Society, the Band gave concerts in Mayrhofen, Zell am Ziller, Bad Hoisern and Hallstadt. The Youth Band competed in the World Music Festival at Kerkrade, Holland, in July 1985 and was again awarded first prize.

The Bromley Youth Concert Band has recently completed a highly successful concert tour of the Eastern Coast of the United States of America, giving concerts in Long Island, New York, Baltimore, Washington, Annapolis and Waldorf.

Festival Overture, Cp. 96 Dmitri Shostakovich Shostakovich's Overture was composed for symphony orchestra in 1954 between his Symphony No. 10 and the Violin Concerto. A Russian band version was released in 1958 but tonight's arrangement is for full symphonic wind band by Donald Hunsberger.

The Overture opens with a powerful, extended fanfare which leads into an exciting presto, which demonstrates one of Shostakovich's greatest attributes - the ability to write a long sustained melodic line combined with a driving, pulsating rhythm.

The Overture's ability to generate excitement in both performer and listener alike makes it an excellent beginning to this year's Schools Prom.

Fanfare and National Anthem Festival Overture, Op. 96

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Progra17l17le Notes BROMLEY YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conductor: Peter Hall Soloist: John Wallace Trumpet Concerto Op. 125 Malcolm Arnold The Bromley Youth Symphony Orchestra which numbers over 100 young musicians is both the flagship and the mainstay of youth music in the Borough and rehearses regularly on Saturday mornings.

Its members aged between 12 and 19 years are all school pupils from the Borough and although it is rightly proud of the number who every year move on to full-time Music College, they do not remain as members of the Orchestra.

Although firmly Borough-centred, the Orchestra has performed during the past year in celebrations at Rochester Cathedral and the Fairfield Halls, Croydon and many of the players performed before the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh as part of the recent Royal visit to Bromley.

Trumpet Concerto Op. 125 Malcolm Arnold

CROMWELL DAVIS QUARTET

E.A.5.Y. JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Tutor: sheila Nelson String Quartet Op. 18, No. 6 in B Flat (1st Movement) Ludwig van Beethoven

Musical Director: Tony Turner Soloist: Andrew Prior Pressure Cooker Cockpit On the Sunny Side of the Street

Farhad is the third Davis brother who has taken part in the Schools Prom with a chamber ensemble from Sheila Nelson's string groups in North London. All of the members of the present Davis Quartet have known each other and performed together in various ensembles for some years: they were particularly pleased to gain an Outstanding Performance Award in their first appearance in the senior class at the National Festival this year.

String Quartet Op. 18, No. 6 in B Flat (1st movement) Ludwig van Beethoven The last of Beethoven's opus 18 quartets has a lively and brilliant first movement with a sharply contrasting chordal second subject. The development section, with its opposition of pairs of instruments, is one of the most striking of the whole set.

DEVON SCHOOLS' CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

The Trumpet Concerto by Malcolm Arnold was commissioned by the Arts Council for the celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Royal College of Music in 1882 and its first performance was given by John Wallace at the Royal Albert Hall in the presence of the Prince and Princess of Wales.

The work begins with the trumpets' arresting fivenote motif which dominates the first movement, I\llegro Energico'. The slow movement - Andante con moto - is scored for soloist, flute, harp and strings and evokes an atmosphere of nostalgia - in sharp contrast to the 'Vivace' finale in 6/8 time.

Director: Antony le Fleming Fanfare and National Anthem with Northamptonshire Youth Brass Band arr. Antony le Fleming St. Paul's Suite: Jig Gustav Hoist arr. Antony le Fleming Tribute to Gershwin Devon Schools' Chamber Orchestra consists of students aged 13-18 from across the county who meet once a month on Saturdays and attend a residential course during the Easter Holidays. Their regular conductor is the County Music Adviser, Antony le Fleming, who is supported by a team of specialist tutors. Chamber music also forms an important aspect of study and there are regular workshops directed by distinguished visiting professionals.

CORNWALL YOUTH PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

Recent performances have included a concert in Exeter Cathedral with members of the Yehudi Menuhin School and a river-based version of Handel's Water Music.

St. Paul's Suite: Jig Gustav Hoist The St. Paul's Suite consists of four movements one of which is the Jig which will be performed tonight. The work was originally composed for the school orchestra at St. Paul's Girls School, Hammersmith, where Gustav HoIst was the director of music.

Tribute to Gershwin arr. Antony le Fleming Tribute to Gershwin was written especially for the orchestra, designed to extend further the already broad base of its reoertoire.

Musical Director: Paul Hiley Music for Pieces of Wood Step hen Reich The Ensemble was formed in November of 1984 from percussion students in full time education in Cornwall. The Senior and Junior (training) Ensembles meet weekly, during term, at the Percussion Centre in Truro where a comprehensive collection of professional percussion instruments, both standard and unusual, has been assembled.

The music studied covers a wide range, from contemporary works by Cage, Reich and Varese to "pop" arrangements including, along the way, such classics as Chavez's Toccata for Percussion.

During its short existence the Ensemble has been fortunate to play especially commissioned works one of which was for Percussion Ensemble and Voices which was performed in conjunction with Cornwall's Duchy Opera. stephen Reich Music for Pieces of Wood This is a fascinating work for five pairs of claves which Reich requires to be tuned to specific notes.

The rhythm is constantly changing and progresses through 6/4,414 and 3/4 time signatures - the musicians having an element of control over the final shape of the piece even though every note is written and must be accurately played. We were unable to obtain claves suggested by Reich from America but were fortunate to find a local craftsman willing to carve a special set tuned exactly to the notes required.

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John Tatgenhorst Dick Waiter T. Dorsey arr. S. Oliver New York, New York Fred Ebb & John Kander The North Yorkshire E.A.5.y' Jazz Orchestra is one of the three wind ensembles run by the Scarborough Music Centre. The centre serves such a wide geographical area that some of the children must face a two-hour journey every Saturday morning followed by a three-hour rehearsal and a two-hour return journey. This kind of commitment has sustained a consistent level of playing with six appearances at the National Festival of Music for Youth in the last seven years.

The E.A.S.Y. Jazz Orchestra was scaled down to its present format last year to enable the formation of a full Concert Band within the Centre and both bands play to a wide range of audiences in different venues throughout their region. Last year's highlight was a Celebrity Concert featuring the international jazz singer Marion Montgomery.

Tonight is the final appearance of Musical Director Tony Turner with the bands. He leaves to concentrate on his work with the equally successful Scalby School Bands.

Pressure Cooker John Tatgenhorst A most appropriate title for a piece full of volatile sounds: swing, funk, rock and even a fanfare I In addition to the tenor sax and trumpet solos the rhythm section have the opportunity to gorge themselves with a special electronic diet. Visually and musically exciting.

Cockpit Dick Waiter A most dramatic contrast - see how all the saxophones swap instruments for this quiet atmospheric piece. This is a most demanding short piece of music, demanding 100% concentration from both band and audience.

T. Dorsey On the Sunny Side of the Street arr. S. Oliver The great Tommy Dorsey classic: gruff baritone sax, growling trumpet and plaintive alto all leading to a four-part vocal finale.

New York, New York Fred Ebb & John Kander Now a major standard in popular music destined to return time and time again, featuring our guest vocalist: Andrew Prior.

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Progra11l11le Notes FOUR WHEEL DRIVE Tutor: Colin Touchin Sweet, Gentle Love Let's Hear It First

Crusaders Four Wheel Drive Chetham's School of Music is well known for its training of young musicians in classical music; less well known is the active support and coaching, of jazz and rock within the school. A group won the regional final of TSB's 'Rock School' Competition in 1985; and this year, 'Four Wheel Drive' have received some acclaim for their performances in Manchester and London. Stan Barker, of Jazz College, visits the school regularly to give coaching to about 30 students on various instruments in large and small ensembles; and within the 260 roll there are five groups of jazz, jazz/rock, funk/rock styles. Each term there are internal concerts for these players: but their classical studies must come first - they therefore bring to bear on these freer styles the fruits of the discipline of the professional training they receive.

Sweet, Gentle Love Crusaders Let's Hear It First Four Wheel Drive Sweet, Gentle Love is a ballad by the Crusaders this arrangement is by the players themselves, and features delicate solo work from all, within a firm sustained structure.

Let's Hear It First was first played in the foyer of the Royal Festival Hall, unnamed and desperate for a title - when a member of the group announced to the audience that the work did not have a title and they would appreciate it if the audience could think of one for them, someone shouted 'Let's Hear It First' - hear it, now!

GRANGETOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL

GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA-JUNIOR

Tutor: Bob Mason

BRASS BAND

A Dance Suite I. Hook arr. W Bergmann Anon. arr. Irene Bennett Gavot Grangetown Primary School was very pleased to receive two invitations to perform at Juniors at the National Festival and for both groups to be presented with Outstanding Performance Awards was a great distinction.

Tonight the younger children from the school will be making their Prom debut but they will be guided by the experience of nine-year-old Michael who will be making his second successive appearance at the Royal AlbertHall.

Conductor/Musical Director: lohn Clark

A Dance Suite Gavot

J. Hook arr. W Bergman Anon. arr. Irene Bennett

The tunes making up the Dance Suite come from James Hook's 'Guida di Musica' Opus 37 written about 1780. Three movements have been selected to provide a variety of styles: March, Minuet and Allegretto.

The group's final number is an anonymous 17thcentury Gavot. A staccato opening is contrasted with the smoother middle section played as a duet.

Fanfare and National Anthem lames Cumow Theme from the 'N Team Mike Post/Pete Carpenter La Fille aux cheveux de lin Claude Debussy arr. 'ohn Clark Sinfonietta (1st and 3rd movements) Cordon Langford The Guildhall Junior Brass Band forms a central part of the Brass Band Course run by the Guildhall School of Music and Drama's Junior Music Department. The band is made up of young players between the ages of 10 and 18, drawn from many parts of England. The Junior Brass Band Course, the only one of its kind in the south of England, meets on Saturdays during term time. The band rehearses for an hour and a half each week and is conducted by John Clark who took over as head of the Brass Course from David Evans in 1982. Since then the band has appeared in the City of London Festival and played at all the major Concert Halls in London. It has appeared many times on BBC Television and recorded for Radio 3's 'Bandstand' programme. Press coverage has been considerable and includes an article on the Junior Department in The Young Observer'.

Claude Debussy arr. 'ohn Clark This beautiful piece was originally written for piano and is included in the Second Book of Preludes. The Augel horn is featured in this arrangement by John C1ark.

Sinfonietta (1st and 3rd movements) Cordon Langford Sinfonietta was commissioned by the North West Area of the Brass Band Association, with funds provided by North West Arts in 1975. A popular piece with all bands the opening of the first movement is used as the theme to the BBC series 'Best of Brass'. This year it was chosen as the test piece for the Pontin's Youth Band Championships.

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Progra1lJ1lJe Notes HARROW STUDENTS' PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Conductor: Adrian Brown Soloist: Evelyn Glennie Scottish Dances Op. 59 Malcolm Arnold Concertino for Xylophone Toshiro Mayuzumi and Orchestra Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 Edward Elgar ~d of Hope and Glory' When Harrow became an independent London borough in 1965 it sought to perpetuate the Middlesex ideal of music schools by establishing a school of its own. Thus the Saturday Morning Music School, now known as the Harrow School of Young Musicians, came into being.

In 1972 the Education Committee decided to introduce, in line with national practice, a programme of instrumental instruction in schools throughout the Borough and this began in 1973. With this welcome development the Music School was reorganised in April 1973, and from that date its success and growth have been meteoric. In no time at all, it seems, the School has grown to 500 students whose ages range from eight to twenty-two, comprising no less than five orchestras and four bands.

Quantity, however, is not an aim but it can contribute to quality which has always been and always will be

the principal aim of the School. As evidence of this, the most senior orchestra, the Harrow Students' Philharmonic, has developed in a short space of time into a nationally-recognised Youth Orchestra.

Scottish Dances Op. 59 Maleolm Arnold Following the two successful sets of English Dances of 1951, Arnold wrote his Scottish set in 1957 for the BBC Light Music Festival.

Concertino for Xylophone and Orchestra Toshiro Mayuzumi This composer, best known for his music for the film The Bible', was born in Yokohama in 1929. His works combine Japanese music and Western styles successfully.

Pomp and Circumstance Edward ElgClr March No. 1 'land of Hope and Glory' This march, now so firmly associated with the Last Night of the Proms, was composed in 1901. Referring to the tune in the trio section, Elgar said to one of his 'Enigma' friends, 'Dorabella', Tve got a tune that will knock 'em - knock' em flat'. The march was played at a London Promenade concert in the same year, conducted by Henry Wood. The march was indeed a knock-out, the audience calling for three encores.

With the addition of the Land of Hope and Glory words for the Coronation Ode of 1902, as suggested

by King Edward VII, the march became a second national anthem.

KING ALFRED AND DISTRICT CONCERT BAND Conductor: Martyn Owen Circus Suite Stuart Johnson The King Alfred and District Concert Band was formed in 1981 to provide experience and opportunities for musicians in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. Rehearsals take place every Saturday morning during term time. The Band is actively involved in fund raising in Somerset and last year played at the Colston Hall, Bristol as part of the South West Wind Band Festival.

During Easter 1986, the Band toured the Channel Islands and gave the first performance by a group of musicians from the mainland. At the recent Highbridge Festival of the Arts the Concert Band received the highest award of the Festival for the second year running.

Circus Suite Stuart Johnson The Circus Suite is a demanding piece highlighting the various sections of the band. It has four contrasting movements: 1. Bareback Riders 2. The Elephant Act 3. Trapeze Artist 4. Slapstick

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Monday, 24 November 1.

BROMLEY YOUTH CONCERT BAND Conductor: Peter Mawson Fanfare and National Anthem arr. Cordon Jacob Festival Overture, Op. 96 Dmitri Shostakovich

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LUDLOW SCHOOL SENIOR CHOIR Conductor: Anthony Knight The Call of St. Francis

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THE MIDLAND CELLO OCTET Tutor: Jean Cubbins Bachianas Brasileiras, No. 1 (Introduction)

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Anthony Knight Libretto: Joanna Knight

Heitor VilIa-Lobos

WALLACE FIELDS MIDDLE SCHOOL Musical Director: Andrew Scott The Riviera: Lerner & Loewe } arr.

A Musical Scene Noel Coward and Andrew Sandy Wi150n Scott

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THE RYDENS WAY TRIO Tutor: Zoltan Lukacs Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano (1st movement)

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Francis Poulenc

SOUTHAMPTON YOUTH ORCHESTRA Conductor: Keith Smith Soloist: Robert Max Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 1C4 (1st movement)

Antonin Dvofak

INTERVAL - 20 MINUTES

Land of Hope and Glory Dear Land of Hope, thy hope is crowned, God make thee mightier yet!

On Sov'ran brows, beloved, renowned, Once more thy crown is set.

Thine equal laws, by Freedom gained, Have ruled thee well and long;

By Freedom gained, by Truth maintained, Thine Empire shall be strong.

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

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

Repeat Chorus Thy fame is ancient as the days, As Ocean large and wide; A pride that dares, and heeds not praise, A stern and silent pride.

Not that false joy that dreams content With what our sires have won; The blood a hero sire hath spent; Still nerves a hero son.

Repeat chorus twice, as before.

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MIDLAND YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA Musical Director: John Ruddick Soloist: Caif Thompson Luton Hoo Christopher C. Smith Maybe It's Me Caif Thompson arr. Fayyaz Virji I Got Rhythm Ceorge Cershwin arr. Rob McConnell

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LINDENS PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Conductor: Frederick Sweenie Sea Pictures: Sea at Night, Frederick Sweenie Sailing, Storm, Rescue

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NOTTING HILL AND EALING HIGH SCHOOL MADRIGAL CHOIR Conductor: Cordon Pullin Duo Seraphim Tomas Luis de Victoria Traditional} arr.

Ilkley Moor Somewhere Over the Rainbow Arlen C. Pullin

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CORNWALL YOUTH PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Musical Director: Paul Hifey Music for Pieces of Wood

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Step hen Reich

WESSEX YOUTH ORCHESTRA Conductor: Donald Riddell Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Peter llyich Tchaikovsky Op. 64 (Finale) Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar March No. 1 'Land of Hope and Glory'

Wednesday, 26 November

Tuesday, 25 November 1.

GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA - JUNIOR BRASS BAND

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Conductor/Musical Director: John Clark Fanfare and National Anthem James Curnow Theme from the 'A: Team Mike Post/Pete Carpenter Claude Debussy La Fille aux cheveux de lin arr. John Clark Sinfonietla Cordon Langford (1st & 3rd movements)

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THE OAKS ENSEMBLE Tutor: Wendy Berry Wolfgang Mozart Flute Quartet in D Major (2nd and 3rd movements)

Ludwig van Beethoven

KING ALFRED AND DISTRICT CONCERT BAND Conductor: Martyn Owen Circus Suite

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Director: Antony le Fleming Fanfare and National Anthem arr. Antony le Fleming with Northamptonshire Youth Brass Band Custav Hoist St. Paul's Suite: Jig arr. Antony le Fleming Tribute to Gershwin

CROMWELL DAVIS QUARTET Tutor: Sheila Nelson String Quartet Op. 18, No. 6 in B Flat (1st movement)

DEVON SCHOOLS' CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

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Stuart Johnson

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE YOUTH BRASS BAND Conductor: John Berryman Cockleshell Heroes: March

F. Vivian Dunn

Cops and Robbers

arr. AlIan Street Hogarth Lear

SAHOTA BROTHERS 4.

With help and guidance from: John Biddulph Urdas kar der han Sahota Brothers Words: Upsahik Jhoom kar gar-or Pravez Mehdi

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE Tutor: Colin Touchin Sweet, Gentle Love Let's Hear It First

Crusaders Four Wheel Drive

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Musical Director: Adrian Brown Soloist: Ulrike-Anima Mathe Carmen (Prelude) Ceorges Bizet Violin Concerto in E Minor, Felix Mendelssohn Op. 64 (1st movement)

BROMLEY YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conductor: Peter Hall Soloist: John Wallace Trumpet Concerto Op. 125

Malcolm Arnold

INTERVAL - 20 MINUTES (Warning bells will sound 5 minutes before the end of the interval)

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STOURBRIDGE YOUTH SWING BAND Musical Director: Reg Reid American Patrol Send in the Clowns Good News

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INTERVAL - 20 MINUTES

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WOKING CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ENSEMBLE

Conductor: Michele /. Kennedy Recitative T R. Sandland Big Band T R. Sandland Words: Jenny Baines

Elizabeth Poston Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Harp (1st movement) Jacques Ibert Deux Interludes (2nd movement)

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ORCHESTRAL STEEL Director: Peter McCarr William Tell Overture In the Hall of the Mountain King, from 'Peer Gynt Suite' Can Can, from 'Orpheus in the Underworld'

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Jacques Offenbach

E.A.5.Y. JAZZ ORCHESTRA Musical Director: Tony Turner Soloist: Andrew Prior Pressure Cooker John Tatgenhorst Cockpit Dick Waiter On the Sunny Side of T Dorsey, the Street arr. S. Oliver New York, New York Fred Ebb & John Kander

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Peter McGarr

GRANGETOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL Tutor: Bob Mason A Dance Suite Gavot

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Gioacchino Rossini Edvard Grieg

BADDESLEY ENSOR MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR

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BARNET SCHOOLS' BRASS QUINTET Quintet for Brass (3rd movement)

/. Hook arr. W Bergmann Anon. arr. Irene Bennett

Jacques Cohen

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH ORCHESTRA Conductor: Michael Evans Soloist: James Kirby Music for the Royal Fireworks Ceorge Handel (Overture, La Rejouissance, Minuet) Grande Polonaise Frederic Chopin Brillante Op. 22 Pomp and Circumstance Edward EIgar March No. 1 'Land of Hope and Glory'

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PrograJ.nltJe Notes LINDENS PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

LUDIOW SCHOOL SENIOR CHOIR Conductor: Anthony Knight

Conductor: Frederick Sweenie Sea Pictures: Sea at Night, Sailing, Storm, Rescue

Frederick Sweenie

The Lindens Percussion Ensemble was formed in 1983 and is run on an entirely voluntary basis. Ages range between 9 and 13 years but obviously there is a constant change of personnel although younger brothers and sisters follow on in the tradition.

In 1984 they received an award for their performance at the National Festival of Music for Youth. This was followed by an invitation to perform with the City of Birmingham Choir (Conductor: Christopher Robinson) at their 'Carols for All' concert at the Birmingham Town Hall. A researcher was in the audience at that concert and they were invited to appear on the Woman's Hour Programme in April 1985. Since then they have worked hard at their new piece (Sea Pictures).

Sea Pictures: Sea at Night, Sailing, Storm, Rescue

Frederick Sweenie

This piece is in four separate sections, but linked thematically. There is also a very definite story line.

Sections one and three are in a free form allowing for individual interpretation from the performers.

Sections two and four are in conventional notation.

Anthony Knight Libretto: loanna Knight Ludlow School is a rural comprehensive of just over 1,000 pupils with a catchment area of over 400 square miles. Music plays an important part in the school curriculum with great emphasis being placed on creative work within the classroom.

The school choir first entered the National Festival of Music for Youth in 1984 when they received the Outstanding Performance Award in the Voices in Concert section. This year they achieved a hat trick by being presented with the same award in the Secondary School Music section. Regular Schools Prom supporters will remember their performances of The Willow Pattern' and 'Prometheus' in previous Schools Proms. This year they present another new work The Call of SI. Francis'.

The Call of St. Francis Anthony Knight This work was composed to allow greater scope for a fusion of creative arts within the school. It combines music and drama in the compelling and moving story of the life of SI. Francis of Assisi as a young man.

The choir provides a background tapestry of sound and songs accompanied by harp, pitched and nonpitched percussion and brass. The mime drama portrays the early life of SI. Francis beginning with his nightmarish experiences on the battlefield through to his acceptance of his calling to follow Christ.

The Call of 51. Francis

LUDLOW SCHOOL SENIOR CHOIR

THE MIDLAND CELIO OCTET Tutor: lean Gubbins Bachianas Brasileiras, No. 1 (Introduction)

Heitor VilIa-Lobos

The members of the Octet, all based in Birmingham and Solihull, came together for the first time in November 1984. The enjoyment of playing this sort of chamber music was evident from the start and they have stayed together and rehearsed regularly.

1986 has been particularly successful. At the beginning of the year, they entered the Schools' Chamber Music Competition and won through to the Finals Concert in SI. John's, Smith Square. The Octet has given a number of concerts in the Midlands, including a recital in Birmingham Cathedral with Catherine james, soprano, performing Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 and No. 1. The repertoire for an ensemble of eight cellos is limited so the Octet has been pleased to have had the opportunity to perform works especially written by Midlands composers, including Antony le Aeming, Anthony Pither and Oliver Brookes.

Bachianas Brasileiras, No. 1 (Introduction)

Heifor VilIa"Lobos

Villa-Lobos wrote several compositions under the title 'Bachianas Brasileiras'. The 'Introduction' - the first . movement of Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 - is a work of considerable rhythmic complexity, based on native Brazilian folklore and on Villa-Lobos' own intimate knowledge of the great works of j. S. Bach.

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Progra11J.11J.e Notes MIDLAND YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA Musical Director: John Ruddick Soloist: Gail Thompson

Christopher C. Smith Gail Thompson arr. Fayyaz Virji I Got Rhythm George Gershwin arr. Rob McConnell The Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra was formed around 1970, and now incorporates two junior training orchestras within its organisation. It relies largely on its own efforts for survival and performs 40-50 concerts per year. Some of these have featured distinguished musicians such as the legendary Benny Carter, Barney Kessel, Stan Tracey, Art Themen, Don Lusher, Kenny Baker and John Dankworth.

This year, the Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra has won the youth section of the BBC National Big Band competition for a record third time; has taken part in the Aberdeen International Youth Festival; has performed in the Commonwealth Arts Festival in Edinburgh (where it was proud to advertise Birmingham's bid for the 1992 Olympics) and has visited Holland and Belgium performing at some of the famous "Jazz-Cafes".

Luton Hoo Christopher C. Smith Luton Hoo is a burial mound, near Luton, near where the composer lives. After an introductory saxophone soli passage and a brief feature for piano, the main unison theme is stated by alto sax and trumpet, with trombones and trumpets adding successive choruses.

The main soloists are trombone and tenor sax with some spectacular writing for the ensemble. The unison theme is repeated at the end with the full sax section.

LutonHoo Maybe It's Me

Gail Thompson arr. Fayyaz Virji Maybe It's Me' is Gail's first big band arrangement.

This dynamic work has previously been performed at the Cam den Jazz Festival.

I Got Rhythm George Gershwin arr. Rob McConnell A spectacular arrangement of a classic Gershwin song, in which the band sets off at breakneck speed, and maintains its pace through a variety of different time signatures and contrasting sections. These include a 'chromatic/weird style' ensemble behind soloists where the band plays sustained notes with random staggered breathing; a 'rinky-dinky' tonguein-cheek dixieland section, a difficult saxophone soli passage and finally a bright 'theatre style' ending.

Maybe It's Me

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE YOUTH BRASS BAND Conductor: John Berryman

F. Vivian Dunn arr. AlIan Street Cops and Robbers Hogarth Lear The Northamptonshire Youth Brass Band was formed

by Malcolm Tyler, the county's Music Inspector, and takes in students from throughout the county. Not surprising that the band should flourish as it does bearing in mind the long tradition of brass playing in the county. The present ages of the members range from 14 to 21 years.

Most of the members began their playing by being taught by members of the county's instrumental teaching team and those at school still continue to play with their school bands. To obtain membership there is a thorough auditioning process to go through and thereafter there is a strong demand on the time and commitment of every member.

The band has participated in the National Festival of Music for Youth most years since the Festival began, often with some success, and in 1979 were invited to participate in the Schools Prom. This second invitation is received with even more pride.

In alternate years the band undertakes a concert tour in company with their friends in the county Concert Band and in the past have visited Scotland, France, Canada, USA, Norway, Germany, Austria and Yugoslavia. Back at home they are in steady demand to give concerts throughout the year. The band rehearses each Saturday morning at the county's music school as part of the county's range of major ensembles.

Cockleshell Heroes: March F. Vivian Dunn arr. AlIan Street This march was written by Sir Vivian Dunn in 1950 to commemorate in music the exploits of those magnificent British Servicemen who paddled their canoes into the centre of enemy action in France during the Second World War. The film music was written by John Addison but tonight we have this excellent march by that great exponent of military music Sir Vivian Dunn.

Cops and Robbers Hogarth Lear Cops and Robbers was written in 1978 by Elgar Howarth using one of his pen names - W. Hogarth Lear - for the Grimethorpe Colliery Band to play in the Granada Band of the Year Competition.

Listen at 'the scene of the crime' for the robbers' hurrying-away music and for the police sirens as the cops give chase to the robbers.

The flugel horn is left to plead on behalf of the villains with the senior cop - the conductor.

Cockleshell Heroes: March

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MIDLAND YOUTH JAll ORCHESTRA

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Progra111111e Notes NafTING HILL AND EALING HIGH SCHOOL MADRIGAL CHOIR Conductor: Gordon Pullin Duo Seraphim Tomas Luis de Victoria I1kJey Moor Traditional ~ arr.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow Arlen ~ G. Pullin The Madrigal Choir of Notting Hill and Ealing High School consists of about 40 of the best singers in the school. In the last 18 months particularly, it has achieved considerable success, singing twice in the Royal Albert Hall (the second time in the presence of Princess Annel. winning the music section of London Weekend Television's 'Summer Arts Festival', winning the London auditions for the 'Choir of the Year 1986', obtaining an Outstanding Performance Award in the National Festival of Music for Youth at the Royal Festival Hall and making a concert tour of Normandy.

The Choir's musical range is wide, from close harmony to providing soloists and chorus for The Marriage of Figaro', which was staged at the school last December.

Duo Seraphim Tomus Luis de Victoria I1kley Moor Traditional l arr.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow Arlen ~ G. Pullin The programme shows the choir in three different guises: the austere contrapuntal lines of the 16thcentury motet are contrasting with the deliberate humour of a folk song and then again with the lush, often five-part, harmonies of one of the best loved of all 'popular' songs.

THE OAKS ENSEMBLE Tutor: Wendy Berry Aute Quartet in 0 Major (2nd and 3rd movements)

Wolfgang Mozart

The Oaks Ensemble has appeared several times at the National Festival of Music for Youth. Tonight's players have all performed at the Schools Prom with the Surrey County You th Orchestra and the Woking Chamber Orchestra, the violinist being the leader of both orchestras. Earlier this year they were successful in reaching the Finals Concert of the Schools Chamber Music Competition, and at the National Festival of Music for Youth in July they received the Maurice Jacobson Award. The three string players have already started studies at the Royal Academy or Guildhall and the flautist hopes to join them when she leaves school next year.

Flute Quartet in 0 Major (2nd and 3rd movements)

Wolfgang Mowrt

The work being performed tonight is the most well known of Mozart's four flute quartets, The slow movement has a beautiful flute melody supported by pizzicato strings, and the work ends with a brilliant rondo.

ORCHESTRAL STEEL Director: Peter McGarr WilIiam Tell Overture Gioacchino Rossini In the Hall 01 the Mountain King, from 'Peer Gynt Suite' Edvard Grieg Can Can, ffOm 'Orpheus in the Underworld' lacques Offenbach

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Orchestral Steel is based at Seymour Road Junior School, Clayton, an inner urban area of Manchester and comprises past and present pupils of the School.

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In 1981 they were finalists in Thames Television's 'Fanfare for Young Musicians'. In 1983 they were featured with the Halle Orchestra in an arrangement of 'Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy'. In 1984 they appeared at the Schools Prom and were subsequently invited to perform at the UNESCO Building, Paris, as part of the 'Jeunesses Musicales de France'.

They have performed extensively throughout the North-West including the Royal Exchange Theatre, Palace, G-Mex, Cornerhouse and the Free Trade Hall where they appeared in the first Schools Prom North.

Earlier this year they gave the world premiere of two works especially written for the orchestra; 'Echoes and Reflections', a multi-media piece for steel, electronics, slides and sound sculpture; and 'Europe after the Rain', commissioned by Manchester Education Committee, for performance by N.w.

Society of Recorder Players and Orchestral Steel.

Both pieces were written by their director, Peter McGarr.

Gioacchino Rossini arr. Peter McGarr William Tell was written for the Paris Opera and first performed in 1829. It was received with hysterical adulation. However, Rossini was growing ever more disillusioned with the new style of singing and showmanship, and the current 'advanced' ideas and harmonies. This proved to be the last opera he wrote.

In the Hall of the Mountain King Edvard Grieg from 'Peer Gynt Suite' arr. Peter McGarr Grieg wrote the incidental music to Ibsen's play in 1876. 'In the Hall of the Mountain King' evokes the atmosphere within the kingdom of the trolls, as their celebrations grow wilder and wilder.

Can Can lacques Offenbach from 'Orpheus in the Underworld' arr. Peter McGarr The Can Can was originally entitled 'Galop Infernal' and bore no resemblance to the dance associated with the Moulin Rouge in the 18905. In 'Orpheus' it was in fact a bacchanal dance by both men and women in wild costume.

WilIiam Tell Overture

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Over the past two years the Orchestra has raised nearly ÂŁ3,000 for the Ethiopian Appeal. Oxfam and the recent appeal for Narrowboats for the Disabled.

Music for the Royal Fireworks (Overture, La Rejouissance, Minuet)

George Handel

Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks was the last instrumental work to be written by the 64-year-old composer. It was commissioned by the English Court to accompany a grand firework display in Green Park, London, to celebrate the Treaty of Aix-LaChapelle. Originally Handel scored the work for wind and strings, but King George 11 commanded that it should be played by wind instruments only.

The performance took place on 27 April 1749 and it must have been a spectacular occasion, employing every then-known type of firework, including a vast set-piece pavilion as the major attraction.

Unfortunately this failed to await its turn and prematurely caught fire, to the astonishment of an estimated audience of 12,000.

The Overture has two contrasting sections - a noble introduction and a brilliant Allegro (in which the trumpets are much to the fore) . La Rejouissance is a brilliant and lively movement and the Finale is a majestic Minuet. There is a central Trio played by woodwind and strings and the Suite ends with a triumphal return of the Minuet.

Grande Polonaise Brillante Op. 22 Frederic Chopin The Grande Polonaise in E Flat, Op. 22 was written in 1830 and first performed by the composer in Paris at a conservatoire concert in April 1835. It was a great success and this occasion proved to be one of the composer's last performances in a large-scale public concert.

It is exceptionally brilliant but rather less 'Polish' in style than those for solo piano, and written in Chopin's early virtuoso manner.

Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar March No. 1 - 'Land of Hope and Glory' The Pomp and Circumstance marches form a series of five military marches for orchestra, four of which date from between 1901 and 1907 and the last from 1930. The celebrated patriotic words of A. C. Benson were added later to the first march in D major for a special Gala Performance given to commemorate the Coronation of Edward VII.

Conductor: Michael Evans Soloist: lames Kirby Music for the Royal Fireworks George Handel (Overture, La Rejouissance, Minuet) Grande Polonaise BrilIante Op, 22 Frederic Chopin Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar March No. 1 - 'Land of Hope and Glory' The Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra was founded in 1968 by John Mathieson. From 1970 onwards it was conducted by his brother Muir, whose name is so well-known in the world of films.

Following Muir's untimely death in August 1975, the Orchestra has been under the direction of Michael Evans, who was the Assistant County Music Adviser at that time. He was appointed County Music Adviser in 1981.

Members of the Youth Orchestra are drawn from all over the county of Oxfordshire. Their ages range from 12 up to 23, thus enabling students who are still at college and university to continue to take part. The Orchestra is based in one of the nine music schools which currently operate in Oxfordshire. Students who have passed Grade VI are eligible to apply for membership and auditions are held throughout the year.

THE RYDENS WAY TRIO Tutor: Zoltan Lukacs Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano (1st movement)

Francis Poulenc

The Rydens Way Trio consists of Claire Morley (oboe), Andrew Chenery (bassoon) and Robert Marson (Piano). Robert is a past student of the Royal Grammar School. Guildford. He is now in his first year at Jesus College, Cambridge where he has a Choral Scholarship and is studying Mathematics.

Andrew and Claire are both from Woking Sixth Form College and have been members of Surrey County Youth and Wind Orchestras and of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. They are already quite experienced chamber music players and have enjoyed previous Schools Prom performancesl Claire is in her second year, studying French, Italian and Music and Andrew is now at York University, specialising in Music.

Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano (1st movement)

Francis Poulenc

The music of Francis Poulenc has two faces: one smiling, witty, satiric, whimsical and the other serious. The trio for oboe, bassoon and piano belongs to the former.

The first movement is perfectly balanced and symmetrical in form, the sparkling presto reappears, to close the movement, as well as being heard at the beginning. In between is a sumptuous, slower section. All this is preceded by a slow introduction, where the instruments are introduced one by one. Throughout the movement, all three instruments carry equal status, although as is usual with Poulenc, the piano part is particularly lively.

It is a joy to play music of this character. It is fresh and vital and easily likeable. Poulenc said of his trio, 'I am rather fond of my trio, because it has a transparent sound and is wellbalanced:

THE RYDENS WAY TRIO

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OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH ORCHESTRA

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Progra1lJ1lJe Notes With help and guidance from: John Biddulph

SAHarA BRarHERS

SOUTHAMPTON YOUTH ORCHESTRA

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Conductor: Keith Smith

Jhoom kar gar-or

Sahota Brothers Words: Upsahik Pravez Mehdi

The Sahota Brothers are all in the sixth form of Valley Park Secondary School in Wolverhampton where they study music as part of their sixth form course.

The school is an Inner-Urban Multicultural school and the musical activities that take place there are as varied and wide ranging as one would expect. The Sahota Brothers are, in fact, two brothers and a cousin who live next door to each other. Apart from their success in the National Festival of Music for Youth they have appeared on BBC Television twice, once in a concert performed on Asian Magazine and once as part of a programme about music at Valley Park. They have also played on the radio and give regular performances at weddings and other celebrations. Their skill as musicians has been recognised nationally yet they have only been playing together for 18 months.

Urdas kar der han Jhoom kar gar-or

Sahota Brothers Words: Upsahik Pravez Mehdi

The programme comprises two songs: the first, composed and arranged by the group is a devotional song and an amalgam of Punjabi and Ghazal styles.

The words to the song tell us that 'we are all one family, no caste, no colour, no creed'. It is a slow contemplative song.

Soloist: Robert Max Cello Concerto in B Minor Op. 104 (1st movement)

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Southampton Youth Orchestra was founded in 1965.

Since 1979 it has been under the direction of Keith Smith. Members of the orchestra attend schools in the Southampton area and are aged between 13 and 20.

Over the years the Youth Orchestra has premiered several works by British composers and has worked closely with a number of leading musicians including Malcolm Williamson, the Master of the Queen's Music, who performed his Piano Concerto No. 1 with them in 1979. Recent tours abroad have included visits to Bavaria and Austria in 1982, Sweden in 1984 and the Netherlands in 1985. By invitation, the Orchestra has played in the Festival of British Youth Orchestras held in Edinburgh during the International Festival on four occasions since 1980. Southampton Youth Orchestra has performed in the National Festival of Music for Youth at the Royal Festival Hall in each of the last four years and they are again delighted to be playing in the Schools Prom.

Conductor Keith Smith was a violinist in the National Youth Orchestra. Later he read music at Leeds University before going on to study choral and orchestral conducting at the Royal College of Music.

He has held various conducting posts, both choral

and orchestral, and in 1974 was appointed conductor of both the Leicester Philharmonic Society Choir and Leicester Symphony Orchestra. He has conducted successful concerts with the English Sinfonia and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Antanin Dvo'fak Cello Concerto in B Minor Op. 104 (1st movement) The Cello Concerto Op. 104 was composed between November 1894 and February 1895 towards the end of Dvorak's three years in America. The first movement is in orthodox sonata form with the usual double exposition. The first theme is heard at once on the clarinets and then taken over by the strings. A calmer section modulates to 0 major and the horn introduces the second subject, a beautiful romantic melody. A brief fortissimo passage ends the orchestral exposition.

The soloist enters with the first theme which is elaborated at some length. The romantic second subject is reached and now presented by the soloist in the upper register. After this the mood gradually increases in excitement and the exposition ends with a tutti statement of the first theme. This is followed by a fairly short development, mainly based on the first theme with many modulations.

Finally, a brilliant passage for the soloist leads back to the main tonality of B, and the recapitulation begins fortissimo with the second subject, which is quickly taken over by the soloist. The movement comes to a brilliant climax when the first theme returns, grandioso.

The second, Jhoom kar gar-or roughly translated means 'sing with joy, I am drunk with delight!' (The second part should not be taken too literally). It describes a party atmosphere but most importantly it describes feelings rather than just telling a story. It is a fast song in Ghazal style which means the words are very important and have a poetic quality to them which is designed to extract a reaction from the audience. The instrumental parts are partly established and partly improvised.

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Progra1lJ1lJe Notes SroNELEIGH YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Prelude (Carmen)

Musical Director: Adrian Brown Soloist: Ulrike-Anima Mathe Carmen (Prelude) Georges Bizet Violin Concerto in E Minor, Felix Mendelssohn Op. 64 (1st movement) Stoneleigh Orchestra was founded in 1944 to bring together talented musicians up to 21 years of age, who enjoy the experience of playing together to achieve exceptional orchestral perfonnances. Today it is a full size symphony orchestra, still centred near Epsom and also giving concert perfonnances in London, Croydon, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the National Festival of Music for Youth at the Royal Festival Hall this year.

Adrian Brown, their professional conductor and musical director for the past 14 years, has an especial gift for the leadership of young musicians. His considerable national reputation has been gained through his work with youth orchestras as well as leading professional orchestras. Under his guidance the orchestra has achieved a reputation as one of the finest youth orchestras in Britain.

The orchestra is financed entirely by membership subscription, the sale of concert tickets and by sponsorship and donations. Judge for yourself this evening whether the orchestra has lived up to the ideals of its founder, Edward Cough. If so, please consider lending support by becoming a Friend of Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra. An annual subscription of ÂŁ5 or a larger donation will keep you infonned of the orchestra's activities, be offered priority for concert tickets and support a vital and exciting young independent orchestra.

Georges Bizet

The opera to which this exciting piece is the prelude was written in 1874 and first perfonned unsuccessfully the following year shortly before the composer's premature death. Early critics said the work had no memorable tunes - posterity has decided otherwise, Carmen being surely the most popular opera ever.

Violin Concerto in E Minor, Felix Mendelssohn Op. 64 (1st movement) Unlike one of Mendelssohn's piano concertos, which the composer admitted had been 'quickly thrown off', the violin concerto was fonned in his mind for six years before its completion in September 1844, and minor details still remained to be settled before its first perfonnance, at a Leipzig Gewandhaus concert, with Ferdinand David as the soloist and the Dane, Niels Gade, conducting. Though it is the last of Mendelssohn's big orchestral works, it is among his best and largely recaptures the youthful freshness and vitality of the earlier 'Midsummer Night's Dream' overture and the Octet.

The Concerto is now so well known as to need little commentary, but several of its features were novelties in 1844. The cadenza at the end of the development section and the continuance of the soloist's sparkling arpeggios while the orchestra begins the recapitulation are just two examples of this.

SroURBRIDGE YOUTH SWING BAND Musical Director: Reg Reid American Patrol F. N. Meachan Send in the Clowns S. Sondheim l arr.

Good News Bob Mintzer 5 r Oerton The Stourbridge Youth Swing Band was fonned in 1982 from young musicians who live in the Stourbridge area. The players' ages range from 13 to 18 and all are members of the highly successful Stourbridge Concert Band.

Within a few months of their fonnation the band were invited to play at the 1982 National Festival of Music for Youth 'Jazz at the South Bank' at the Royal Festival Hall in London. As a result of that perfonnance they received a Highly Corn mended Award and were invited to play at the Schools Prom at the Royal A1bert Hall in December 1982. This featured the band with Kenny Baker and excerpts from their perfonnance have been shown twice on television.

In 1985 the band reached the finals of the National Concert Band Festival at Wembley Conference Centre (Stage Band Section), finishing runners up; the band also received the Most Outstanding Drummer Award (Neil Bullock). In 1986 the Band again reached the final of the National Concert Band Festival at Harrogate International Centre - again runners up.

Once again Neil Bullock won the Most Outstanding Drummer Award and Paul Roberts the Best Trombone Soloist Award.

The repertoire is now very wide and features a mixture of the older big band numbers from the works of Glenn Miller, Stan Kenton and Duke Ellington with more modern big band jazz compositions.

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Lerner & Loewe arr.

Noel Coward and Andrew SQ/ldy Wilsol1 Scott Wallace Fields is a 260-strong Surrey county middle school in Ewell, at the south-west frontier of the London telephone directory. From this once-quiet backwater of darkest suburbia emerges a rich cacophony of musical groups competing for time and space to hold a rehearsal; in the last few years their luckless neighbours have endured an orchestra, two choirs, a jazz club, a brass group, a wind band, recorder ensembles, a guitar group, a bassoon quartet, plus trios and duos of every imaginable flavour (with a few unimaginable ones). Several teachers have taken up instruments in self-defence.

The Riviera: Lemer & LDewe arr.

A Musical Scene Noel Caward and ~ Andrew Sandy WiIson Scott Wallace Fields' last appearance at the Schools Prom was in 1981 with their jazz age mini-musical. The Preacher'. Tonight's performance returns to the 1920s, this time to a bright spring day on the promenade at Nice. It's nicer in Nice.

Les personnages Laurence Church - leall-Louis Tania Trussler - Madeleine Robert Frier - le gendarme Keira Patterson - la veuve Jessica Whitaker - l'institutrice The Riviera: A Musical Scene

Perhaps it was this new-found confidence together with his new home, a beautiful house in the country, which encouraged him to turn to composition again .

The first sketches for his Fifth Symphony date from May 1888 and the work was finished by the middle of August and first performed in the following November.

The Finale opens with an imposing, majestic version of the motto theme which begins the whole work but it is now in the major key and serves as a triumphant introduction to a wild Russian dance. Other themes follow, notably an agile melody on oboe, and there is much drama and excitement before the motto theme is heard again in the brass. A development section and a recapitulation follow before the motto returns yet again building up to a huge climax, a thunderous drum roll and a dramatic silence. Then begins a more solemn almost ponderous Coda which in its turn gives way to a final Presto, an urgent and breathlessly exciting ending to one of the best loved works in the orchestral repertoire.

Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar March No. 1 - 'Land of Hope and Glory'

WOKING CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ENSEMBLE Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Harp (1st movement) Deux Interludes (2nd movement)

Elizabeth Poston lacques Ibert The Woking Chamber Orchestra Ensemble consists of three members of the Woking Chamber Orchestra its conductor, principal flute and harp. The orchestra was founded by Robert Ault in January 1985 and has given concerts in St. John's, Smith Square, the Royal Festival Hall and the Royal Albert Hall as part of the Schools Prom 1985. It has also broadcast on Radio 3 as part of the series 'British Youth Orchestras'.

The orchestra is moving its base from Woking to London this term since Robert is to study at the Royal College of Music. Cathy and Emily attend the Junior Department at the Royal College of Music on Saturdays.

Flute, clarinet and harp is not a very common combination so whilst the Poston was scored for these instruments, the Ibert trio was adapted from trio for flute , violin and harp.

The Pomp and Circumstance marches are a series of five military marches in symphonic form. The first march is now best known because of its link with the words 'Land of Hope and Glory'. This link came about when Elgar used both the words and music in his Coronation Ode to commemorate the coronation of Edward VII. A hybrid it may be, but never fails to stir the patriotic fervour associated with it.

WESSEX YOUTH ORCHESTRA Conductor: Donald Riddell Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64 (Finale) Peter I1yich Tchaikovsky Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar March No. 1 - 'Land of Hope and Glory' The Wessex Youth Orchestra was founded in January 1971 as one of the activities at the Centre for Wessex Young Musicians organised by the Department of Social and Community Studies of Bournemouth and Poole College of Further Education. It made its first overseas tour to West Germany in 1976 and since then has made three return visits to that country, two tours in France and appeared in the International Congress of Music and Youth in Vienna in 1985.

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Regular broadcasts, appearances in the National Festival of Music for Youth, and the invitation to make a film about its activities for BBC South Television gave proof of the high standards achieved by its young players. Its regular concerts in the fine new concert hall in Poole Arts Centre draw large enthusiastic audiences and this fact along with its artistic standards led to an invitation to give a full concert in the week-long 1985 Poole Proms organised by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. This was so successful that the Wessex Youth Orchestra was immediately booked to appear again in September 1986.

Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64 (finale) Peter I1yich Tchaikovsky During the winter and spring of 1887-8 Tchaikovsky made an extensive and highly successful European tour conducting his own compositions. Afterwards he returned to Russia, exhausted and yet heartened and exhilarated by his success because he was not normally extrovert and in earlier years he had panicked while conducting.

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musIcians' union The Musicians' Union wishes all the young musicians taking part a successful and enjoyable Schools Prom.

We recognise the calue of music education and will continue to fight the cuts which threaten the existence of music education in this country. The future of music lies with young people not only as performers but as the audiences of the future.

Parents, teachers, music advisers, members - let's get the message across loud and clear this year to all concerned - music is alive in our schools and must remain so in the years to come.

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List of Perfor111ers BADDESLEY ENSOR MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR

BARNET SCHOOLS' BRASS QUINTET

BROMLEY YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Conductor: Michele]. Kennedy Accompanist: T. R. Sandland Choreographer: John Burton Soloist: Lee Jones Age range of performers: 8-12 years

Age range of performers: 15-19 years Jacques Cohen Hugh Sprowson Roger Cutts

Conductor: Peter Hall Soloist : John Wallace Tutors: Richard Cartmele, Andrew Currie, Peter Hall, Beryl Hartly, Ray Lewis, Clive Morgan , Mary Nuttall, Jonathan Vaughan , Richard Wall Age range of performers: 13-19 years 1st Violins Jonathan Stock ton Pippa Harris (Leader) Helen Thomas Madeleine Wroe Paul Bairstow Ralph Barlow Double Basses Hanna Basha Andy Stickland Michelle B1ackman (Principal) Nicholas Bouskill Vicki Boaden Rosalind Burridge Jennifer Hoffman David Crowe Ben Davies Mark Cousins Pa ul Foster Flutes Keith Hide Ann!! Siddons Ruperl' Ma rshall (Princi pal) Alex Moore Joanna Muffett Kate Murphy Sian WilIiams Katy Neville Carol T homas Karenza NutJey Claire Parker Oboes Adrian Smith Yubandran Moodley (Principal) Lisa Neville 2nd Violins Katie Nutley (Principal) Hannah Williams Susannah King Sally Braben Katherine Conway Clarinets Simon Cousins Lucy Gorbold Donna Darkins (Principal) Rachel Duke Liam Noble Jane Foster Bridget Sanderson Lewis Gibson Robert Chambers Alastair Magrath Eloise Moore Bassoons Jonathan Murphy Jane Shoemake Christopher Scarse (Principal) Robert Weel Geraldine Porter Abigail Wroe Helen Lane Sarah Davis Margaret Reynolds Catherine McIntyre Horns Violas Lucy Robertson Lisa West (Principal) (Principal) Elizabeth Cousins Pauline Wood James Currie Rachel Wood Justine Elliott Andrew Stiff Sandra Littler Trumpets Kim Sibley Ben Lees (Principal) Jodi Small James Kirkby Nicholas Small Thomas Rainer Clair Smith Christopher Dunk Mairi Sudding Sian Thomas Trombones Isobel Wroe Step hen Horscroft (Principal) Cellos Peter Brandrick Rachel Robertson Mark Goddard (Principal) Marion Bates Tuba Martin Beetham Mark Goodwill Nicholas Bilham Julie Collins Harp Katie Halley Emma Johnson Gina Harris Samantha Jones Timpani & Percussion Helene Magrath Kevin Earley Andrew Neville (Principal) Patrick Norman Anna Walling Cheryl Roberts Martin Hiorns Carolyn Samuels Grant Wade

Sara AlIfrey James Baxter Toni Bemowski Kerry Bentzen Mark Bentzen Kerry Blakeman Andrew Bonnard Sonia Bough Cassie Bradford Sarah Bradford Nicola Broughton James Burton Mark Butler Joanne Callis Matthew Cartwright Dawn Chapman David Chetwynd Andrew Clarke Susan Clay Rebecca Clifford Clare Crowley George Daniels Teresa Dawe Kerry Day Kerry Dunbar Shaun Eaton Diane ElIiott Donna ElIiott Lorna Faulconbridge Alison Faulkner Sally-Ann Fisher Richard Freeman Stuart Freeman Rachel French Helen Garry Amanda Gee Barry Gilbert Claire Gray Katie Green Matthew Green DonnaGuild AllisonHall Sarah Hall Elisabeth Harrop Samantha Hartin Adrian Haynes Georgina Heath Tara Hewitt Carolyne Hitchens Kelly Hopward Annette Johnson Karen Johnson Lee Jones Clair King David King Paul King Sarah King Sara Jane King

Adam Klucis Gaynor Larkin Bonnie Lees Joanna Lintern Roy Long Colette Loveridge John Loveridge Marcella Loveridge Melanie Loveridge Kathryn McAughtry Nicola McLoughlin Toby Mann Julie Marshall Samantha Mason Mandy Matthews John Mills Louise MitchelI Angie Morris CIa ire Morris Christopher Nethercot Christian PaIfrey Tina Payne AlIan Plant Lorraine Plant Simon Playforth Paul Peckover Claire Penny Lisa Peyton Hannah Radford James Rice Nigel Richards Michelle Routledge Jenny Rowe Dawn Rowell Gemma Smith Kathryn Smith Matthew Smith Emma Stafford Paul Stonehouse Jane Stout Zoe SulIivan Joanne Sweet Sarah Sweet Nicola Taylor Simon Twells lan Twomlow Stephen Twomlow Joanne Upperdine TonyWard Sally Watson Stephen Werrett Tanya Werrett Laura Wheeler Darren White Kate Wilding Lee Williams Andrew Wright

Andrew Verity Martin Kennedy

BROMLEY YOUTH CONCERT BAND Conductor: Peter Mawso n Director of Education: Gerald Grange Tutors: Edmund Crutchfield, Andrew Currie.

Paul Foster, Robert Lapidge, Dennis Mycroft, Denise Upton Age range of performers: 14-19 years Flutes Joanna Muffett Anne Siddons" Sian WilIiams Carol Thomas Helen Burridge Samantha Crinnion Sarah Gorringe ("Piccolo) Oboes Gail Cop~land Yubandran Moodley Piers McLeish 1st Clarinets Lucy Gorbold (Leader) Jane Findlay Kalyani Moodley Liam Noble Bridget Sanderson Joanna Harsant 2nd Clarinets Jane Aebi Sarah Talbot Jakki Fallon Emma Camp bell Sarah Clegg Lynn Jessup 3rd Clarinets Sheila Hotten Louise Cottrell Sarah Leach Annette Kirby Robert Chambers Nicola Tomlin Alto Clarinet Andrew Wilson Bass Clarinet Anna Pearce Bassoons Jane Shoemake Geraldine Porter Helen Lane Margaret Reynolds

Saxophones Lester Barnes Elena Prigmore Vicky Alien Timothy Baskett French Horns Pauline Wood Lucy Robertson Rachel Wood Richard Eason Andrew Stiff Katerina Gill Matthew Boyne Trumpets Ben Lees James Kirkby Malcolm Findlater Thomas Rainer Christopher Dunk Alison Bown Robert Horscroft Trombones Stephen Horscroft Peter Brandrick Bass Trombone Mark Goddard Euphonium Jason Shaw Tubas Mark Goodwill Nicolas Godfrey Toby Locke Percussion Kevin EarIey Martin Hiorns Grant Wade Anna Walling Timothy Palmer

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List of PerforlDers CORNWALL YOUTH PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Musical Directors: Paul Hiley Age range of performers: 14-17 years Mark Whiteman Robert Creber Michelle Hiley Tames Wycherley Tom Hooper Members of ensemble but not performing in tonight's piece: Tames Robinson DavidRowe Adam Locks

CROMWELL DAVIS QUARTET Tutor: Sheila Nelson Age range of performers: 15-16 years Farhad Davis John Daly

David Lasserson Jethro Herberg

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Director: Antony le Fleming Age range of performers: 13-18 years 1st Violins Cellos Catherine Hayek Harry Napier (Joint-Leader) (Joint-Principal) Marcus Broome Chris Worsey (Joint-Leader) (Joint-Principal) Angela Blackwell Roseanne Broughton Stephen Bosworth Alan King Elena Coleman Anna Robinson Margaret Hind Thomas Yates Andrew Ridgewell Sarah Taylor Double Basses Juliet Chenery (Principal) 2nd Violins Ellie Jones (Principal) Alison Cree Sally Anniss Simon Carter Percussion Andrew Eldridge Shan Chana Pippa Jameson-Evans Jonathan Rowe Clare Wase Violas Debbie Hunter (Principal) David Cree Susanna Eastburn Ann Kelland Jonathan Mallelieu Sally Ward

E.A.5.Y. JAZZ ORCHESTRA Musical Director: Tony Turner Soloist: Andrew Prior Age range of performers: 13-19 years Saxophones Altos Helen Warrington Karen Moloney Karen Bolland

Tenors Peter Shaw Julie Fisher Lisa Daniel

Baritone Caroline Ellerker Trumpets Mark Plunkett Alistair Found Nancy Evans Denise Suggitt Stella Grayson Rebecca Tingay Martin Grundy Trombones Paul Shepherd Step hen Ford RoryTowler Carolyn Smith Andrew Marsh (Bass)

Keyboards Mark Gordon Guitars Bruce Dickinson Denzil Lawrence Bass Guitar Daniel Rourke Drums Andrew Moloney Percussion Zoe Bent Lianne Sneddon Elizabeth Sneddon

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE Tutor: Colin Touchin Age range of performers: 14-15 years Jonathan Webb Dominic Seldis Stephen Gosling Dave Walshe

GRANGETOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL Tutor: Bob Mason Age range of performers: 7-9 years Amanda Johns Anne Laver Kelly Robson Michael Nichols Claire Smith Tara Varley

GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA JUNIOR BRASS BAND Conductor/Musical Director: John Clark Tutors: Peter Civil, John Clark, Paul Cosh, Wayne Faram , Anthony Halstead, Sean Hooper, Andrew Mitchell, Leon Taylor Age range of performers: 13-19 years Cornets Karen Adshead Erran Baron Cohen Peter Brown Matthew Down Graham Lewis Miles Maguire George Moorhouse Garry Page Rebekah Young Horns Catherine Cotton Kit Davies Peter Nunnery Rosalind Hall

Trombones Michael Kearsey Abigail Newman Darren Palmer Daniel Watson Basses Jord()n Bailey Adrian Hobbs Sean Matthew Marguerite Outhwaite

HARROW STUDENTS' PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Conductor: Adrian Brown Soloist: Evelyn Glennie Age range of performers: 14-21 years Violins Jane Nossek Anne-Marie Pigott Co-leaders Rebecca Whalley Flutes Michael AlIen lsabel Bath Jeremy Deeks Stephanie Bray Natalie Fine Colin Bunner Stephanie Spain Louise Carleton Pamela Wynne Theresa Cole Eleanor Cooper Oboes Laura Coward Cathy Lowe Julie Chakraverty Colin Blakey Louise Davis Linda Forster Alyson Evans Lucy Haire Laura Gellman Clarinets Christopher Grey Andrina Hall Joanna Barrett Michael Hemandez Naomi Jacob Deidre Wiseman Susan Kester Gini Wolff Catherine Lee Robert Woodcock Jo Newmarch Miranda Park Michael Redman Bassoons Katy Silverman Richard Jacklin Janet Sippy Darren Stonham Tohn Spencer Russell Smith Diana Stovell Claire Wells Horns Gill Bird Violas Justin Durrant Kester Neal Elizabeth Pitt Richard Cookson lan Reeder Pamela Ronayne Ruth Chitty Jeremy Jones Trumpets Vicky Nossek John McDomnic Lara Sampson Andrew Keeping Andrew Smith Stuart Malcolm Mark Skinner Cellos Alistair Park Elen Barltrop Trombones Gary Johnston Gareth Clark Alison Ewins Stuart Reeder Victoria Grace Richard Skinner Mark Grey Anita Ingram Tuba Jennifer Langridge James Mason Juliet Millen Percussion Sian Morris Hayley Mason Tanya Pershad Matthew Catlow Nicola Smith Peter Sturt John Mestitz Peter Turvey Harps Miriam Watson Julia Mackinder Double Basses Deborah Morgan Adam Hawkes Emma Bray Michelle Lindsay Claire Stanley

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List of Perfor1lJ.ers KING ALFRED AND DISTRICT CONCERT BAND

LUDLOW SCHOOL SENIOR CHOIR

MIDLAND YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Conductor: Martyn Owen Tutors: Susan Pearson, Christopher Downing, Anne Higgs Age range of performers: 10-18 years

Conductor: Anthony Knight Movement: Joanna Knight Make-up: Bertha Harley Age range of performers: 13-18 years

Musical Director: John Ruddick Soloist: Cail Thompson Age range of performers: 14-21 years Trumpets/ Flugel Horns Trombones Patrick Fradgley Andrew Rogers Mark Cleaver Greg Jones Jason Williams Ashley Horton Simon Powell Alan Kings Bass Trombone John Ruddick (jnr) Glyn Howells Jeremy Moore

Trumpets Stuart Beck Matthew Thurling Neil McColdrick Jonathan Allen Paul Jarvis Matthew Groves Damian Smith Horns Jacob Lodge Andrew Pearce Samantha Nicklin Trombones Allan Freestone Victoria Holt Nicholas Williams Nicholas Costen Euphonium Anthony Metcalf Tuba Jonathan Cullimore Flutes Hannah Lodge Rachel Boocock Katie Kitchen Caroline Bell

Oboes Elizabeth Cotton Maria Clarke Elizabeth Druce Clarinets Melica Endall Nicola McCreton Paula Fletcher Rachel Heal Selena Brown Emma Meadon Rachel Metcalf Mark Roper David Hill Katie Brass Alto Saxophone Luke Alien Tenor Saxophone Beverley Mansfield Bassoons Lucy Galloway Paul Sheppard Percussion John Sheppard Simon Lodge David Cushion Xylophone/ Glockenspiel Deborah Field

LINDENS PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Conductor: Frederick Sweenie Age range of performers: 9-13 years Paula Boyles Matthew Head Nicola Cooke Simon Lowe Sarah Cunningham Wendy Miller Stephanie Bunn Fiona McNerlin Emma Mosby Verena Lane Lucy Pleaden Catherine Hudson Susanne Hayward Alison Borthwick Sally Clapham John Masefield Louise Bent Nicola Payne Danielle Morrissey Ruth Jones Joanne Browne Rebecca Leeson Sally-Ann Hall Amanda Newton Liane Shaw Debbie Mellors Judith Thornton

Choir Sian Harris Maddy Speed Emma Wise Vicky Sinclair Lara Furniss Sharon Jackson Josephine Morgan Debbie Basten Christine Shallman Charlotte Evans Helen Small wood Anna Wainwright Ruth Starns Sarah Holland Jane Lilley Penny Lovatt Margaret Taylor Sarah Cooke Carol Wilding Katie Morris Joanna Benton Alison Bryant Helen Bews Kim Edwards Claire Morris Nicola Denton Rebecca Tudge Elizabeth Precious Suzanne ColJette Jackie Hughes

Jill Francis Megan Dorke Joanna Crouch Katie Ellis Michelle Watkins Jenny Hughes Instrumentalists Isabel Kydd Julie Cordingley Sarah Ayres Katie Moses Debbie Venables Erica Waite Rosalind Taylor RoyWilding James Avison Movement/Drama Peter Crouch Katy Mountford Alice Hooton Alison Kydd Paul Thomas Jeremy Hall Evan McPherson Stuart Wally Emma Jones Richard Benton Hannah Tudge

THE MIDLAND CELLO CONCERT Tutor: Jean Cubbins Age range of performers: 17-19 years Erica Newton Lana Wood Richard Wood Sarah Parkinson Gayna Hutton John Cough Alison Stidwell Judith Carey

Alto Saxophone Steven Twigg Sean Fradgley

Piano/Synthesiser Ben Parkinson

Tenor Saxophones Andrew Shillingford Christine Powell

Electric Bass Nick Tucker

Baritone Saxophones Christopher Davies Richard Williams

Drums Christopher Dagley

NORTHAMPlDNSHIRE YOUTH BRASS BAND Conductor: John Berryman Age range of performers: 12-21 years Soprano Cornets Baritones Paul McNally Beverley Cooper Andrew Fruish Colin Harris Emmeline Smith Solo Cornets Deanna Mayell Julian Hickson Euphoniums Jonathan Adams Shawn Paging ton Kevin Taylor Andrew Hannam Tim Edwards Neil Porteous Graham Smith Edward Johnstone Andrea Richards Nicholas Riseley 1st Trombones Katrina Attwood Ripiano Cornets Chris Hurley Nicola Shipley Katy Brown Carla David 2nd Cornets Caroline Parish Abigail Hunt

2nd Trombones Jonathon Tailby Joanne Riseley Tracy Ayres

3rd Cornets Mark Attwood Nicola Townsend Ross Maclean

Bass Trombones Matthew Horner Lisa Tipler

Flugel Horns Helen Rycraft Solo Horns Sarah Lowe Caroline McNab Sue Frencham 1st Horns Elizabeth Wilson Heather Monks Clive Rebeck 2nd Horns Alison Brown Elizabeth Curtiss

E Flat Basses Sharon King Sarah Kilsby Sally Fonnell Duncan Malcolmson B Flat Basses Peter Harris Paul Brennecker Ann Smith Percussion Chris Perkins Barry Stafford Phi lip Robinson Mark Stafford

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ST. DAVID'S HALL, Cardiff February 4th at 7pm (Doors open at 6.30pm) A three-hours Ion\} celebration of the best of youth music with balloons, banners, Beethoven and bi\} band jazz featurin\} 600 youn\} musicians performin\} classical, choral, steel, jazz and pop.

Full pro\1ramme and boomn\1 form available from Schools Prom Wales 23a Kin\1s Road London SW3 4RP Tel: 01-730 2628

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List of PerfornJers NOTTING HILL AND EALING HIGH SCHOOL MADRIGAL CHOIR Conductor: Cordon Pullin Age range of performers: 14-18 years First Sopranos Claire Parkyns Amanda Wimborn Karen Mitchell Louise Day Kate Hooper Caroline Subramaniam Emma Phillips Abigail Hurst Vicky Sowton Becky Parkyns Rebecca Marks Tazim laffer Simone Si mons Second Sopranos Geraldine Mynors Elizabeth Rowe Claire Hodgkinson Miriam Leafe Anna Anderson Laura lames Lottie Miller Tamsin Coombs Catherine Gammon Nadine Mentior Lorna Price

First Altos Deborah Lansdown Nicki Saulsbury Helen Vickery SallyOwen Anna lackson Anna Sorenson Harriet Maxwell Natasha Dalal Second Altos Karen Dell Clarissa Hill Suzi Morse Laura Hill Harriet lackson Nicola Steed 10 Gardner Sherry Elsworth Caroline McGaughey

THE OAKS ENSEMBLE Tutor: Wendy Berry Age range of performers: 16-18 years Emily Beynon Catherine Bradshaw Penny Bradshaw Denise Powell

ORCHESTRAL STEEL Director: Peter McGarr Age range of performers: 9-13 years Lee Bayley (Leader} Claire Melior Danny Carmichael Usa 10 Park Lesley Carrington Darren Rathmill Kelly Clayton Tracy Reid Paula Hough Clair Wainwright Karen Hough (Leader}

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH ORCHESTRA Conductor: Michael Evans Soloist: lames Kirby Coaches: John Esaias, /anice Gardner-Brown, Fiona Greavl.'s, Richard Hallam, Sue Hallam , Elizabeth Ham!, Stephen lames, Douglas Lamb.

Sue Lawrence, /enifer Noli, /oanna She/ton, Michael Ski tt, Paul Willett Age range of performers: 12-22 years Violins Stephanie Antoine Keith Axon lessica Batts Helen Bowman Megan Boyes George Butler Carol Davis Clare Davis Usa Deakin Mark Dickinson Seanna Eisenhandler Sophie Farmer Helen Fleetwood lulie Fleetwood Kirsty Flower Robert Franklin Suzanne Galliard Rachel Gebbels Bethan George Susan Goodyear Elizabeth Harmsworth Rebecca Hirst lonathan Holmes lane Hunter Theresa Hutchings Craig larvis Robert lones Claire I ulier Marcus lulier Anna Lawrence Emma Mitchell Caroline Noli loanna Noli Rosamund Noli loanna Norris Helen O'Hara Stephen Patrick loanna Peck Abigail Pritcher Celia Randall Sophie Roberts Simon Rudd Daniele Steer Rosamund Tait Carolyn Taylor Carol Timms Richard Treglown Mark Warner Rebecca West Anna Widdowson

Violas Sally-layne Alien Chris Caspell Vicky Cox Hetty Haxworth Henry [Estrange Erica McBride Helen Matthews Rebecca Pearce Sarah Worthing ton

Cellos loanna AlIcock Usa Barnes Katy Barringer Lucy Caperon Susan Duffy Michelle Everard Lynne Gethins Kirsty Hugill Sarah Humphries Christine lones Tom lulier Martin Landray Sophie Norrington Fiona Roberts Philip Rumsby Gisele Taylor Ben Yudkin Double Basses Elizabeth Harre Arif Kus Nicola O'Toole Alice Scott-Taylor Clare Simmons

Trombones Paul Lambert Paul Macey Simon Stranks Nicholas Wells

Peter Clarke Kenneth Davis Roderick Heyes AlIan Suter Alex Wilson

Tubas Stephen I. Brown Alan Prickett

Harps lanet Ashcroft Julia Hammersley Rebecca Kelly

Timpani & Percussion David Bailey lonathan Bennetts

Organ David Swinson

THE RYDENS WAY TRIO Tutor: Zoltan Lukacs Age range of performers: 17-18 years Andrew Chenery Claire MorIey Robert Marson

SAHOTA BROTHERS With help and guidance from : John Biddulph Age range of performers: 16-18 years Surjit Sahota Mukhtar Sahota Raj Sahota

Flutes Vanessa Ashcroft Susan Charm an Cathy Lambert Karen Rumsby Oboes I uliette Cottf"ell Hannah Deakin ZoeHoward Becky Phillips Alexandra Weston Clarinets Cressida Heyes Thomas Watmough Heather White Sue Woodwards Bassoons Clare Pawley lanet Phillips Clare Pickin Anne-Marie Shepherd French Horns Anthony Langrish lason Nicholls Clare Prower Tommy Rumsby Ben Simmonds Emma Wilson Trumpets Alison Croxon Sarah Croxon Kirstie Grainger Alison Read Nicholas Stanhope Andrew White 47

fREE TRADE HALL, MANCHESTER March 17th and 18th at 7pm (Doors open at 6.30pm) Introduced by ANlONY nOPKINS and NATALIE ANGLESEY City of Sheffield Youth Brass Band Cantabile Slnters The Jaqle Band Calderdale Schools' Music Centre Youth Orchestra Manchester Youth Wind Orchestra Durham Youth Jazz Orchestra Bolycross Bith School Traditional foil! Group Sea1by School Music Group Oldham Youth Orchestra

Bolton Youth Concert Band Wrouthton Middle School Choir Our Lady of the Wayside School Infant Orchestra four Wheel Dme Orchestral Steel Witan Youth Jazz Orchestra flat Pavan Wardle Blth School Brass Band Manchester Youth Orchestra

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SroNELEIGH YOUTH ORCHESTRA

SroURBRIDGE YOUTH SWING BAND

Conductor: Keith Smith Soloist: Robert Max Tutors: Stanley Borland, Geoffrey Bridge, Michael Cutter, Barry Glynn, Richard Harvey, Gareth Hewellyn, Beverley lngamells, Jack Richards, Robin Soldan, Ian Smith, Peter Wilkinson, Colin Wilson Age range of performers: 13-19 years 1st Violins Flutes Stuart Robertson Charles Line (Leader) Debbie O'Brien Claire Jackson Georgina Rickard Alison King Catherine Rogers Matthew Knight Elizabeth Lee Oboes Karen Lumb Karen Clowes Sarah Molland Tracy Dredge Eleanor Moye Karen Dyer lsabel Moye Rebecca Jarvis Dawn Nichols Sarah Robertson Alex Robertson Nicola Rogers Clarinets Fiona Stevens Sarah Bettison Vivienne Woodford Matthew Cantrell Tara Caplin 2nd Violins Tim Lines Mark Ashurst Clare Banet Bassoons Katie Buchanan Linsey Edwards Martin Charlton Jane Felix Sarah Courtenay Kim Gration Catherine Ford Amy Guppy Horns Vivienne Heller Jonathan Bishop Rachel Humphrey Jonathan Cooke Martin Lanchester Elizabeth Gosney Sarah Belgrave Lee Jacqueline Jarvis Helen Mansbridge Andrew Osborne Sally Rowntree Sharon Roundell Rachel Sanders Clare Savage Kathryn Silcock Amanda Seaman Shaun Stevens Carole Stephens Fiona Walker Anthea Woodford Trumpets Simon Howe Violas Sarah Mitchell Catherine Birch Rosemary Preston MonicaGarg Richard Price Rosamund Holness Sarah Wellicome Christina Line Stuart Ogden Tuba Angela Page Michael Trodd Hugh Parry TimFowler Claire Smith Michael Swann Trombones Catherine White Adrian Fry Mark Seyrnour Cellos Andrew Verner Nicola Blatchford

Musical Director: Adrian Brown Soloist: Ulrike-Anima Mathe Age range of performers: 12-22 years 1st Violins Double Basses Michael Griffiths Gary Lafferty (Leader) Nicola Bailey Caroline Suggitt Rupert Ring Gillian Morley Flutes DavidWay Monica McCarron Tracey Cansick Paul Harden Janette Cansick Julia Stoddart Edmund Butt Stephen O'Regan Helen Cox Zillah Hawley Oboes Thomas Carter Rebecca Lodge Rebecca Coleman Alexandra Bellamy Elizabeth Cairns Claire Morley Timothy Suggitt Antonia Grey Ruth Calder Jeremy Smeeth Gregor Aird JobyTalbot Lisanne Melchior Leah Goldman Clarinets 2nd Violins Laura Summers Louise Rowling Verity Butler Fiona Thorpe Nicholas Nayyer Janine Marshall Luke Annesley Nerys Richards Step hen Willis Daniel Seymour Ruth Beckmann Bassoons Emma Welton Richard Jacklin Jennifer Winn James Pywell Antonia Cviic Derrick Chester Yvonne Lindon Naomi da Costa Horns Rachel Croft Sarah Willis Sarah Moore Stuart Jones Sebastian Cairns Clare Reynolds Rebecca Croft Ben Kelly Stephanie Giles Dwight Pile-Grey

Musical Director: Reg Reid Age range of performers: 15-19 years

Frances Blott Sarah Bolt Kerstin Drummond Marie-Claire Garfield Louise Hardiman Sharon Lewis Lara Mardell

Timpani Jamie Goold

Violas Claire Smith Gregory Davies Hugh Gwilliams Maxine Moore Sanchia Norman Donna McKeritt Cellos Mark Lodge Clare Eastwood Naomi Samuel Alison Jones Robin Chave Rebecca Woolcock Nicola Adriano Rachel Moore Christine Buckley Julia Smith Nicholas Brereton Elizabeth St. Clair Gill Brooks

Trumpets Richard Ellis Sarah Jones Patrick Fradgley Robert Pountney Natalie Spencer Trombones David Bristow Matthew Carless Adrian Hallowell Adam Hubbard Alan MacCormack Paul Boden

Saxophones Christopher Hadley Alison Rutter Jenny Williams Richard Williams Alastair Robertson Clare Bellingham Drums Neil Bullock Bass Michael Toddington Piano David Bellingham

Trumpets Matthew Booth Robin Smith Daniel Davis James Stoddart Tuba Vincent Desmond Trombones Mark Wheatley Peter Bruce Tibor Hartmann Percussion Sally Fairweather Simone Rebello Kate Ingram

Percussion Antony Holloway Charles Lanchester

Double Basses David Appleton Catherine Burrows Pauline Falvey Edward Hughes Heather Preston 49

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Sponsored by: The Association of Music Industries Commercial Union Assurance Marks & Spencer The Times Educational Supplement The Regional Audition Series is supported by the W. H. Smith Arts Programme

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List of Perforlners WALLACE FIELDS MIDDLE SCHOOL Musical Director: Andrew Scott Assisted by: Kevin Rae Frances Crowley Age range of performers: 11-13 years I:orchestre Elizabeth Bilton (Leader) Sophie Benson Annette Dixon Alistair Bown Rupert Christie Caroline Lewis Nicholas Halder Susanne Walker Sally Mayes Les personnages Laurence Church Tania Trussler Robert Frier Keira Patterson Jessica Whitaker Les ecolieres Donna Andrews Alison Rooney Sa5ha Michalitsianos Nancy Skelton Natasha Barat

Les Hllettes Clair Godfrey Sarah Hanford Karen Hickling Vicki Lamb C1aire Pawsey Victoria Lello }oanna Russell Michelle Smart Claire Ward Esther White Natalie Yorke Les matelots Matthew Broad David Cattrall Mark Hamshar Duncan Hay Matthew Longbottom Cameron Morris Daniel Murphy MickyOwen Nigel Touch

WESSEX YOUTH ORCHESTRA Conductor: Donald Riddell Age range of performers: 11-21 years 1st Violins Nancy Dorey GilIian Cook Fiona Knight Natalie Townsend-Rose Helen Tate Clare GilIard Lorraine Pook Julian Wooltorton lain Turner Rebecca Knight Michele Moynihan Helen Duffield Anne Procter 2nd Violins Susanna Flann Nicola Jones Julie Hill Rosalind Pounder Samantha Whitford Lesley McClymont Eveline Fischer Emma Wadey Rachael Lill Alison Turner Nicola Mason Victoria Perry Katie Andrews Jemima French Robert Moore Barry Laison Violas Clare Perry Lucy Sutton Col in Dowland Rebecca Rogers Samantha Alien Simon Parkinson Sarah Percy Andrew GiIlard Rebecca Ware Rebecca Adlington Cellos Susanna Riddell Emma Perry Alex Preston Elizabeth Brown Mark Bodger Victoria Gregory Rachel Pearce Leonie Butler Suzanna Chambers

Flutes Luke Windsor Stephen Foster C1aire McCoy Tragella Fry Sally Titcomb

WOKING CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ENSEMBLE Age range of performers: 11-18 years Robert Ault Emily Beynon Catherine Beynon

Oboes Anthea Milnes Phillip Gibbs Julian Reed Samantha Evans Philippa Dingle Clarinets Stuart C1ark Mark O'Brien Amanda Lonsdale Amanda C1arredge Bassoons Andrew Scott Hilary Burrin Penny Tate Horns Mark Kane Iwen Thomas Fiona Walker leuan Davies Trumpets Alison Born Christopher Kiver lan Alexander Eiron Bailey Trombones David Smallwood Lorraine Kerley Garry Phillips Alison Miller Tuba Ray Gollop Percussion Georgina Andrews Andrew Alexander Victoria Colaccico James Jacob Organ Michael Andrews

Double Basses Cia ire Glaister Julia Perry Jo Holmes Clare White

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