Programme Notes WREXHAM SCHOOLS BRASS BAND Conductor: Maureen Cameran Age range of performers: 13-18 years Fanfare and arr. Edward Gregson National Anthem March Star Lake Eric Ball Blenheim Flourishes James Curnow I Got Rhythm George Gershwin,
arr. Alan Fernie The Wrexham Schools Brass Band was formed nearly three years ago as part of the new Wrexham Music School. The band rehearses each Friday ni~ht in St David's School, Wrexham. This is the band's second successive year of attending Music for Youth events and they al'e so excited to be given the opportunity to participate in the 1994 Schools Prom. Earlier this year the Britannia Building Society Brass Band gave a series of master cras e and tuition to the young musicians of Wrexham. This was brought to a close by an extended reheaT al with Howard Snell. TIle band' success is due to the loyalty, dedication and dri"e of the young musicians of Wrexham and the patienct? time and effort of their parents. March Star Lake Eric Ball This short snappy march was written in just two hours for the New York Youth Staff Band's End of Course concert. Blenheim Flourishes James CltrllOW This piece is named after Blenheim Palace. it doe '.not attempt to be descriptive but rather strives to capture the spirit of British band enthusiasts and their cfedication to musicmaking. I Got Rhythm George Gershwin,
arr. A/an Fernie This is an arrangement of the well-known tune. It is in three sections and gives every section in the band a chance to shine.
ALL HALLOWS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL CHAMBER CHOIR, MACCLESFIELD Musical Director: Andrew Donaldson Age range of performers: 16-19 years o Lord the Maker of All William Mundy Things Farewell My Joy C V Stanford Old MacDonald had a arr. George Mitchell Farm
The Way You Look Tonight
Jerome Kern, arr. George Mitchell
The choir was formed in 1992 from the GCSE Music students 10 sing Renaissance madri~als and motets as part of Iheir classroom studies. From the outset there was a special chemistry amongst the group which soon led to concerts for various charities in Macclesfield's lovely Silk Heritage Centre. One highlight in 1993 was their musical exchange with schools in Germany and France. A part;' of sixty pupils and staff flew to Frankturt and then travelled by coach to the mdu5trial city oi Erfurt, near Leipzig. Their i,111lt 5h,,\\, 1I1 tht? L nlwr'lt,' H<111lll tront of an audit'nct? "i 1 .l~.lt.) wa.; rt'(t'l"ed \\'ith :'timding ovation,;. o Lord the Maker of All \\'Ii/w n .\11<1!d1l Things This is a late 16th-century anthem composed for evensong in the Anglican church. Characteristically it alternates polyphOniC and homophonic sections an.d cadences ilt the I"nd on a beautifully elaborate 'Amen' in 5 parts, Farewell My Joy CV Stanford This is a late 19th-century Victorian part song with words by Mary Coreridge. Th harmonies are rich with divisi tenor anubass lines, highlighting the romantic imagery in the texl. The dark mIllor key s.hadows are dispelled in the final phrase' ... I yet should live. Old MacDonald had a arr. George MitclIell Farm This is a most entertaining eight-part 'lollipop'. The Way You Look Tonight Jerome Kern, L
arr. George Mitchell The programme ends with an arrangement by George MHcheJl of Jerome Kern's beautiful ~ong, 'The.Way You Look ~onight'. The rich Jazz chord1l1~5 offer splendId opportunities for divided singmg in all parts.
THE SOUNDWA VES, LYTTON HOUSE YEARS 5 and 6, PUTNEY HIGH SCHOOL, GPDST, LONDON Musical Director: Diana Thompson (accompanist) Conductor: Trisha Proctor Age range of performers: 9-11 years Medley of Son~s from 'Ocean World', an ecological mUSIcal by Peter Rose and AnneConlon All the girls in years 5 and 6 formed a special choir called The Sound waves' which performed the complete musical at the Polka Theatre, Wimbledon, in July. TIle Soundwaves we.re delis-hted to be presented with the Outstandmg Performance Award in the alional Festival of Musicfor Youth. There are two other choirs, one of which, the Lyilon House Choir, appeared at the 1993 Schools Prom. This was the highlight of their musical activities last year. The choir has won prizes at Richmond Music Festival and the Lytton Singers won the Platinum Award in the McDonald's Child of Achievement Music in the Community Competition 1 92. The choir regularly records Chrisbnas carols at Capital Radio and has appeared twice on 'Blue Peter'. \tedley of Songs from 'Ocean World' The mu sica l. Ocean World', aims to raise awareness of the precarious life of sea creatures when they encounter the modern, man-made difficulties that are affecting our oceans. The songs selected for this medley celebrate the original beaut" of the sea before man's greed and Interference. COLNE VALLEY MUSIC CENTRE FESTIVAL STRINGS Musical Director: Ra/ph Barker Age range of performers: 6-13 years String Street Stomp Looking for Hidden Treasure Big Sounds Best Ra/ph Barker Half Term Blues The Colne Valley Music Centre is One of seven regional music centres run by the Kirklees Music School. Cnlne Valley IS a mainly rural area of West Yorkshire which stretches from the ed&e of Huddersfield toUle Pennine Hills, bordering on Lancashire. Mosl players attend school around the Colne Valley area, and they meet on Friday evenings, at Colne Valley High School. All the music played this evening was especially written fOT them by their conductor. ?tring Stre~tStomp. is a lively piece, Ulcorporat1l1gphyslcal movement requiring concentration and co-ordination and the Half Term Blues was especially written for a half term course for junior and intermediate string players, which was held at the Mu ic School headquarters.
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