Proms 2019 Programme

MUSIC FOR YOUTH

PROMS 2019 OFFICIAL PROGRAMME 7pm — 12 & 13 November 2019 Royal Albert Hall, London

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CONTENTS

PROMS 2019 DVD

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01 Welcome 02 Music for Youth’s 5Oth Birthday 04 Looking back at Music for Youth in 2019 05 Music for Youth across the UK 07 Support us 08 Music for Youth Regional Festivals 09 YolanDa Brown & Finale 14 Massed Ensembles at the MFY Proms 15 Massed Ensemble: Tuesday 12 November 16 Massed Ensemble: Wednesday 13 November 22 MFY Connects 22 Spotlight On: New Music 24 Programme: Tuesday 12 November 26 Biographies & performers: Tuesday 12 November 28 Programme: Wednesday 13 November 30 B iographies & performers: Wednesday 13 November 33 Thank you for your support 36 Credits

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Music resonates with all of us, it plays a powerful and evocative role in our lives – it punctuates our memories and changes our mood. It transports us to other worlds.

of emotions in a safe and creative place. We can enjoy a strong sense of community through our shared endeavours and a powerful sense of achievement on nights like tonight.

Equally the memories from tonight’s concert will stay with us all for ever.

The young people, friends and relatives will look back on their performances with pride and warmth. They are performing on a world-class stage and I hope that tonight’s experience will inspire them to continue with their music making for many years to come.

Incredibly, Music for Youth has supported more than two million young people since it was established and we have big ambitions for the future.

Our 50th birthday celebrations in 2020 will kick off with our first concert at the Barbican in March, featuring exciting new collaborations and entirely original music.

For nearly 50 years Music for Youth has been creating such life-changing experiences for young people from all over the UK. We believe that active music making should be available to everyone – regardless of their postcode, social circumstances or ability to pay. That’s because the impact of playing an instrument or singing goes way beyond the rehearsal or performance itself.

Back to this evening, and tonight we’re going to hear a spectacular showcase of the best and brightest young musicians from across the country.

Their heart-warming performances will leave you inspired by our young people. They are the future.

In an ‘always on’ digital world, having the chance to escape and ‘switch off’, while doing something creative that you love, has tremendous value. In music, we can explore a wide range

Judith Webster Chief Executive, Music for Youth

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Thank you for your support of Music for Youth and tonight’s musicians.

Let’s go and enjoy a fantastic evening!

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THE YEAR OF CELEBRATION

2020 is Music for Youth’s 50th Birthday

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MUSIC FOR YOUTH ACROSS THE UK

LOOKING BACK AT MUSIC FOR YOUTH IN 2019 FEBRUARY

APRIL

SEPTEMBER

REGIONAL FESTIVAL SERIES 50 locations across the UK

FREQUENCIES Workshops, networking and a showcase from up-and-coming young popular music acts CLF Art Café, London

FREQUENCIES Workshops and showcase – EDM, indie, urban and rock The Station, Bristol

LOCAL EVENT NETWORK A new initiative supporting grassroot event across the UK MFY INVITES High profile performances at MFY sponsor events PRIMARY PROMS Inspiring educational concerts for primary schools performed by young people Symphony Hall, Birmingham

REGIONAL FESTIVAL SERIES 50 locations across the UK LOCAL EVENT NETWORK A new initiative supporting grassroot event across the UK MFY INVITES High profile performances at MFY sponsor events

MARCH

MAY

PRIMARY PROMS Inspiring educational concerts for primary schools performed by young people Victoria Theatre, Halifax

MFY INVITES High profile performances at MFY sponsor events

REGIONAL FESTIVAL SERIES 50 locations across the UK LOCAL EVENT NETWORK A new initiative supporting grassroot event across the UK MFY INVITES High profile performances at MFY sponsor events

JUNE MFY INVITES High profile performances at MFY sponsor events

JULY FREQUENCIES Workshops, networking and a showcase from up-and-coming young popular music acts Birmingham

Music for Youth attracts young musicians from all over the UK – from Inverness to Truro and Belfast to Hull.

MFY INVITES High profile performances at MFY sponsor events

OCTOBER

Inverness

PRIMARY PROMS Inspiring educational concerts for primary schools performed by young people Royal Albert Hall, London

Perth

MFY INVITES High profile performances at MFY sponsor events

Glasgow

Edinburgh

NOVEMBER SPOTLIGHT ON: NEW MUSIC We step beyond the auditorium for a free intimate concert Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall

Gateshead Durham

Peterlee

Belfast

MUSIC FOR YOUTH PROMS A celebration of the MFY annual season: two spectacular showcase concerts Royal Albert Hall, London

Harrogate Hull Halifax Wardle Wakefield Rochdale Manchester Barnsley Liverpool Huddersfield Doncaster Rotherham Sheffield Boston

Peak District Buxton

NATIONAL FESTIVAL Our biggest festival at world-class venues and Fringe stages across the city Birmingham

Shrewsbury

King’s Lynn Norwich Rutland Peterborough

Stafford & Stoke Birmingham Northampton Cheltenham

Haverfordwest

Bedford Aldeburgh Milton Keynes

Oxford Newport

JAZZ AT THE TOWN HALL Nikki Yeoh presents an evening of Jazz Birmingham

Bristol

Swindon

Watford London

Aldershot Taunton Southampton

MFY CONNECTS Brokering musical development activities for young musicians Birmingham

Burgess Hill

Truro

MASSED ENSEMBLES Call for 2020 submissions 04 Music for Youth Proms 2019

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SUPPORT US

We are the NEU

HELP US GIVE MORE YOUNG PEOPLE LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES

ABOUT US Annually, Music for Youth gives more than 60,000 young people from all backgrounds the opportunity to take part in largescale performance events, for free. Our programme uniquely brings together young musicians of all abilities from across the UK to make music. Through our work, we seek to nurture not only the next generation of musicians, but the next generation.

join us Together, we’ll shape the future of music education

As a registered charity, the support of businesses, trusts and foundations, and individuals is vital. We are immensely appreciative of all those who currently support us. However, we need to raise a significant proportion of our income to ensure we can continue to make a positive impact on young lives.

“ The greatest experience and privilege of my youth musical journey – one I’ll never forget.”

Shane, Music for Youth Alumni

MAKE A DIFFERENCE Your donation will provide opportunities for young people: • £25 gives one young musician the unforgettable experience of performing at the Royal Albert Hall • £50 pays for a classroom of Primary School children to experience their first MFY Primary Prom

Join FREE as a trainee or for just £1 if you are newly qualified*

• £250 provides a music mentor to support groups at our events

HOW TO DONATE • Please look out for our donation buckets and contactless donation points as you exit the Royal Albert Hall • You can donate anytime on our website at mfy.org.uk/donate • If you would like to know more about supporting us or would like to discuss a gift, please contact Jo Woolf, Development Directort at jo@mfy.org.uk or call her on 0207 759 1834

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MUSIC FOR YOUTH REGIONAL FESTIVALS The Music for Youth Regional Festival Series welcomes all groups and musical genres, from novice young bands to established county wide orchestras. To help their future learning, each group benefits from supportive feedback from professional Music Mentors, Music for Youth are proud to work with each Regional Festival partner to deliver this series of 50 nationwide events.

If you would like to take part in the 2020 Regional Festival Series, please visit mfy.org.uk/regional. Applications close 29 November 2019.

Birmingham Birmingham (Contemporary) Bridgend Brighton & Hove Calderdale Cornwall Cornwall (Contemporary) Gateshead Gloucestershire Hampshire Harrogate Huddersfield Hull Lincolnshire London (Contemporary) London, Camden London, Ealing & Harrow

YOLANDA BROWN PRESENTER

Double MOBO award-winner YolanDa Brown, the premier female saxophonist in the UK known for her fusion of reggae, jazz and soul, will take to the stage to host the 2019 MFY Proms.

London, Islington London, Southbank Milton Keynes Newport Norfolk Northamptonshire Oxfordshire Rochdale Sheffield Shrewsbury Southampton Suffolk Swindon Wakefield Wardle Watford

YolanDa is no stranger to big stages and has toured with Diana Krall, The Temptations, Billy Ocean, and collaborated with artists such as Snarky Puppy’s Bill Laurance, Reggae Legend Bob Marley’s son Julian, and the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra.

Her work as a broadcaster on TV and radio has seen her presenting shows for the BBC including her eponymous series for CBeebies, YolanDa’s Band Jam, while she’s also appeared on a whole host of shows including; Celebrity Mastermind, BBC breakfast and Gareth Malone’s All Star Music Quiz.

A champion for the importance of music education, YolanDa champions music for children in challenging circumstances and strives to bring music education to wider audiences in a fun and accessible way.

FINALE

THE FUTURE IS US, JOY MOORE AND LUKE MORGAN

‘The Future Is Us’, originally titled ‘Wild At Heart’ was written

by Joy Moore and Luke Morgan, a songwriting duo from Leeds.

Joy and Luke are both currently studying and their work takes inspiration from a variety of genres and artists. Their aim is to create music that encourages and inspires fun – much like this special finale.

Music for Youth would like to thank Patrick Bailey for his work arranging the piece, and Neil Valentine for conducting it and making it a reality for more than 2,000 young people to perform.

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MASSED ENSEMBLES AT THE MFY PROMS

MASSED ENSEMBLE

WHAT IS A MASSED ENSEMBLE? Massed Ensembles are one of the cornerstones of the Music for Youth Proms and involve around 1,000 young performers. At each evening of the Proms a different Massed Ensemble represents a different region of the country. After months of creative development and rehearsals, hundreds of young people come together to perform in a once-in-a-lifetime, large scale performance on the world-famous Royal Albert Hall stage.

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WHAT DO WE SUPPORT? • Innovation • Collaboration • Good practice in teaching and learning • Opportunities for’ young people to take part in something beyond their normal experience, meet other young musicians and work with new artists • Audience development – active involvement in securing support for young people

2019 MASSED ENSEMBLES We are delighted to introduce the regional massed ensemble performance projects that will be presented at this year’s Music for Youth Proms.

TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER

Newham’s Community Opera – Full Circle

The Young People of Newham with John Barber and Hazel Gould* arr. John Barber and James Brady

The two partnerships whose projects were selected are: • Newham Music & Lister Community School • Norfolk Music Hub & Norwich Theatre Royal

London Borough of Newham Age: 8–19 Musical Director: Amy Haynes Project Lead: Nicola Williams Lead Organisation: Newham Music Partner Organisation: Lister Community School Newham Music is the award-winning Hub for the London Borough of Newham, committed to inspiring lives through music, unifying and motivating children and young people across the borough. Newham Music is a regional leader in music education, providing tuition, projects and performances to over 15,000 young people annually.

Lister Community School is a specialist school in Music and Science.

A mixed comprehensive secondary school, Lister welcomes both students and staff from a diverse multicultural background. Music has been put at the centre of school life at Lister and has given fantastic opportunities for all students to broaden their experiences.

Full Circle is Newham’s Community Opera, written by the young people of Newham. Inspired by belonging, togetherness and second-chances, 300 young people from Newham schools came together to tell their story, through their music and their words. This opera has given our young people the opportunity to share their challenges, hopes and ambitions.

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Full Circle is a celebration of the rich cultural diversity of our community, showcasing the wealth of talent and creativity in our young people.

The young people involved in this project are showing that there is a wealth of talent and creativity in Newham that should be celebrated.

Full Circle was awarded Outstanding Musical Initiative at the Music Teachers Awards for Excellence 2019.

Inspired by stories of togetherness, place-making, second chances, including refugee experiences.

Students have rejected outside pressures and embraced each other, empathising with their neighbours and recognising the basic similarities amongst themselves, which really speaks to the nature of the project and provides hope and inspiration to those of us who have witnessed it.

By bringing so many talented young people and schools together, Full Circle has raised the musical standards for all.

One of the most impressive and inspiring changes to come out of this project has been the relationships that the young people have built with each other. The community opera brings young people from diverse backgrounds and cultures, through music written by them – their words, their music. By creating and performing this musical story together students from many different cultures and backgrounds have connected on a personal level that has brought out the best in them. Built partnerships and friendships in schools and ensembles throughout an area that regularly sees vulnerable young people from disenfranchised communities and ‘borough line’ disputes ending in violence.

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MASSED ENSEMBLE GROUPS

Newham Music Youth Orchestra, Lister Community School, Rokeby School, Sarah Bonnell School, Britannia Village School, Plashet School, St Angela’s Ursuline School, Gallions Primary School, Langdon Academy, Oasis Academy Silvertown, National Youth Orchestra, Nelson Primary School, Portway Primary School, Selwyn Primary School, St Helen’s Catholic Primary School, St Julian’s School – Lisbon, The Cumberland School

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WEDNESDAY 13 NOVEMBER

NORFOLK MUSIC HUB AND NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL A Kind of Magic Flute

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Jonathan Preiss arr. Jonny Gee

Prague, Paris, Barcelona, Lake Garda and many more.

Norfolk Group Leader: Emma Rowitt Conductor: David Stowell Choir Directors: Tom Appleton and Ellie Alderton (The Come and Sing Company) Stage Director: David Stevenson Designer: Emma Wee Norfolk Music Hub, in partnership with the Come and Sing Company and the Norwich Theatre Royal present A Kind of Magic Flute; an eclectic fusion of Mozart’s original and salsa. Having taken a selection of Mozart’s famous opera’s ‘greatest hits’ and intertwined them with the rhythms and instruments of Brazil, we invite you to join us in this unique and thrilling performance.

Our performance involves pupils from schools across Norfolk, and has exposed those who would not usually have access to such experiences to the chance to perform on stage at not only Norwich Theatre Royal, but now the Royal Albert Hall!

The section entitled ‘Challenges’ has been Composed and Orchestrated by Evie Hinchliffe, Emily Crook, Christopher Brooke and Stanley Butcher, with additional themes by Matthew Dockray, Scarlet Bishop and Thomas Luccini.

This is a piece based on Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’ and was commissioned by the Norfolk Music Hub and Norwich Theatre Royal for the Norfolk Opera Project. The original work ran for an hour and the version being performed at the Royal Albert Hall has been prepared specially for Music for Youth 2019 .

Performing an Opera is a new experience for the musicians in Norfolk and they have thoroughly enjoyed it.

It has also encouraged many of the performers to investigate further, not only the original Magic Flute but many other operas too. To be able to perform it in the Albert Hall is a great thrill for everyone.

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MASSED ENSEMBLE GROUPS

Admirals Academy, Aldborough Primary School, Bishop’s Primary Academy, Churchill Park Academy, Dersingham Primary School, Drake Primary School, East Harling Primary School, Great Dunham Primary, Langley Prep at Taverham Hall, Seething & Mundham Primary School, St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Sheringham Community Primary School, Springwood High School, St. Peter & St. Paul Carbrooke Church Of England Primary Academy, Tacolneston Primary School, Woodlands Primary Academy, North Walsham Junior School, Southtown Primary School, Aylsham High School, Holt Primary School, Alpington Primary School, Cherry Tree Academy Marham Junior, St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School, St Mary’s Catholic Primary School

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The aim was to allow as many pupils from across Norfolk as possible to experience performing in the Royal Albert Hall, an opportunity these pupils would not be able to access otherwise.

This has been a once in a lifetime experience for a number of wonderful pupils from Norfolk. Norfolk Music Hub & Norwich Theatre Royal would like to thank all involved in the project, and give special thanks to Norfolk County Council and parents, without whom this would not have been possible.

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MFY CONNECTS

DEVELOPING TOMORROW’S MUSICIANS Music for Youth is known for championing young musicians.

It’s what we do. MFY Connects takes this one step further by brokering musical activities for young musicians delivered by leading music industry partners. From professional ensembles to conservatoires, and specialist national bodies to world class venues, this programme offers one-off exclusive development opportunities designed to inspire the young musicians and their teachers.

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We are proud to announce the 2019/20 partnerships for MFY Connects: DIVA Sound and Music (new music award) LEON TILBROOK AND THE WILHELM SCREAM Institute of Contemporary Music Performance ALAN DUGUID, ST IGNATIUS’ COLLEGE (Teacher Award) National Education Union WEALD RISE PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIR Royal Albert Hall EAST RIDING SENIOR PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Musicians’ Union CHAMELEON Musicians’ Union

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This special showcase will focus on exciting original compositions by our gifted young performers.

Their performances will cover pop, percussion, jazz and classical. This unique show has something for everyone, with moving moments as well as some lively tunes!

THE FOLLOWING WILL BE PERFORMING: • E AST RIDING SENIOR PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE • MARIA AND SILA • THE WALKER PROJECT • THE WILKES LEE DUO • HARMONY ARMY

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PROGRAMME

TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER

TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER ST PETER’S RC PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIR Gateshead, Tyne and Wear Age: 8–11 Conductor: Anne Porter Head Teacher: Lisa Stokoe Flooding Rains Harley Mead You Raise Me Up Brendan Graham and Rolf Lovland arr. Roger Emerson

HIGH WYCOMBE MUSIC CENTRE SENIOR BIG BAND High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Age: 13–18 Musical Director: Patrick Gazard Assistant Musical Director: Katie Brown Work Song Nat Adderley arr. Erik Morales Cold Duck Time Eddie Harris arr. Erik Morales

YOUTHSAYERS London Age: 11–19 Director: Robin Hopcraft Onstage Musical Director: Jaz Lee Extinction Youthsayers* Zombie Fela Kuti arr. Youthsayers

RASTRICK HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR Rastrick, West Yorkshire Age: 11–18 Director of Choirs: Charles Rhodes Director of Music: Sue Fake Wings Birdy arr. Stephen Bradnum When You Believe Stephen Schwartz arr. Audrey Snyder

KAY GREYSON Newcastle Upon Tyne Age: 21 Call The Police Kay Greyson* Paris Kay Greyson* Sweet Rum Punch Kay Greyson*

LOUIS COUPE Shropshire / Birmingham / London / Manchester Age: 21 I Don’t Think I’m Real Louis Coupe* Puppet Louis Coupe*

INTERVAL + DJ Set (performing in the interval)

RUBIK’S CUBE Winchester, Hampshire Age: 12–17 Musical Director: Ben Dlugokecki Assistant Director: Hannah Corrall Rubik’s Cube Epic Medley Various arr. Ben Dlugokecki BRIDGEND COUNTY SYMPHONIC BRASS ENSEMBLE Bridgend Age: 13–18 Head of Bridgend Music Service: Simon Gray Brass Tutor: Rob Edwards Thrift Shop Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Croeso a Rhagarweiniad Owain Gruffudd Roberts – Band Pres Llareggub Crazy in Love & Lets Get it Started Beyonce & Black Eyed Peas

NEWHAM MASSED ENSEMBLE London Borough of Newham Age: 8–19 Newham’s Community Opera – Full Circle The Young People of Newham with John Barber and Hazel Gould arr. John Barber and James Brad y* SAXPAC Crosby, Liverpool Age: 12–17 Instrumental Teacher: Shaun Lock Pacific Nights Lionel Ferer Witch Hunt Ulrich Schultheiss

RUBY HIVE Stockholm, Sweden Age: 21 Freckles Frida Mattsson arr. Ruby Hive* You Mix Frida Mattsson & Björn Holmgren arr. Ruby Hive* OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH ORCHESTRA Oxford, Oxfordshire Age: 13–18 Conductor: Dr John Traill Orchestral Manager: Mark Probert Don Juan Richard Strauss

FINALE The Future Is Us Joy Moore and Luke Morgan*

*Student composition

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BIOGRAPHIES & PERFORMERS TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER ST PETER’S RC PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIR

St Peter’s Choir is made up of 41 enthusiastic singers, including some who have moved on to other schools since they formed. The choir has already had many wonderful opportunities to perform together in Durham Cathedral, Birmingham Symphony Hall and the Sage Gateshead, and are very excited to be back together for one more performance and for the opportunity to play on the world-class stage at the Royal Albert Hall.

Katie Byrne***, Grace Chapman, Jessica Clughen, Melanie Clughen, Ella Louise Deane***, Christopher Dodds, Honor Fearby, Rubie Geddes Quinn, Amelia Gilbert, Poppy Glackin, Iona Hayden, Kara Henry***, Kate Henry***, Eleanor Rose Hymus, Maria Jaimon***, Zach Jones, Daniel Jozwiak, Bella Kaiser, Ava Kiernan, Chloe Kiernan, Isabella Lambert, Aoife McCarney, Amy McCauley, Kiera McGurk, Alexis May Millar, Cormac Muldoon, Benjamin Mulholland, Lucy Nixon, Archie North, Harriet Purdy***, Neve Richardson, Will Riley, Isaac Russell, Alfred Santhosh, Ruby Smith***, Aidan Soy, Bernadine Soy, Grace Taylor***, Isabel Thrall***, Joe Waddle***, Aurora-Boo Williamson. Accompanist Claire Lowery

HIGH WYCOMBE MUSIC CENTRE SENIOR BIG BAND

Formed in October 2004, the Senior Big Band at High Wycombe Music Centre finds itself regularly in demand in the local area.

Their an unorthodox ‘trombone’ section, including French horn and tenor saxes offers some different instrumental colours for their repertoire that ranges from classic swing to modern compositions.

The band and enjoys the mix of swing and funk in the pieces they’re playing for the Prom and invite you to clap along!

Jonny Ainscough, Devon Allinson, Emily Auger, Joel Beazley, Jasmine Brown**, Jonny Douglas, Jamie Farrell, Joshua Franklin, Emma Gazard**, Tom Hardy, Joe Harris, James Howell, Ellie Johnson**, Josh Kaushal, TommyKershaw*, Josh Lancaster, Megan Mansfield-Jones, Archie Morley-Smith, James Pang, Isaac Pearson, Lester Ridout, Noah Watson**, Josh Wooster

RUBIK’S CUBE

YOUTHSAYERS

Lauren Barton, Imogen Coombes, Evie Cooper, Samuel Ferrier, Jamie Gough, Kassandra Jalocha, Joe Johnson, Matthew Kesby, Stan Laba, Elsie Lee**, Shannon Macey, Jacob Marsland, James Morgan, Jenna Noyce**, Grace O’Donnell, Kayleigh Owen, Barnaby Phillips**, George Price, Isabelle Saunders, Megan Scott, David Simpson, Aimee-Rose Vamos, George Wood

Frank Black, Seth Govinda-Bestwick, Jamela-Renee Calliste, Elijah Clarke, Jaz Christodoulou-Lee, Lani Hernandez-David, Mina Hernandez-David, Luke Dunnant, Nicolas Gomez, Josie Hopwood, Jim Hotopf, David Ijishakin, Memphis Koloi, Finn Hori-Ohrstrom, Noah Ojumu, Khush Janon-Quiney, Zac Spooner, Keahnne Whitby, Buster Woodruff

Rubik’s Cube are a group of amazingly talented pupils from Osborne School in Winchester, a special needs school. The band promote self-esteem building, friendship and fun through their exhilarating concerts.

The band choose their own songs, practice most lunchtimes and are big fans of popular music! The group was setup around 10 years ago when a pupil at the school was disengaging with lessons and found a passion for drumming. He asked for a band to be put together to support his talent, and ‘Rubik’s Cube’ was born.

BRIDGEND COUNTY SYMPHONIC BRASS ENSEMBLE

Bridgend County Symphonic Brass was founded by Head of Bridgend Music Service, Simon Gray and Brass Tutor Rob Edwards in 2011 to give the County’s leading brass players the opportunity to play chamber music to the highest standards. The ensemble performs a wide range of music from Renaissance polyphony to Jazz, Rock and Pop. The group is made up of 13–18 year-old musicians and meets for weekly rehearsals at Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen in Bridgend. The Ensemble pride themselves on performing every performance completely from memory.

Trumpet Tom Evans, Ffion Higginson, Toby Kearns, Eeva Salo French Horn Abigail Linforth, Emma Powson Saxophone Lucy Rathkey Baritone Meg Hooper Trombone Matthew Pugh, Dafydd Rees Tuba Ellis Howell Percussion Joe Elliott, Jenna Dyckhoff

Youthsayers is a young big band based in Lambeth, South London, set up and run by musicians from prolific and legendary South London band, Soothsayers. This group of 17 young musicians has performed at a number of community events including Lambeth Country Show to an audience of 15,000. In April 2019 Youthsayers travelled to Cologne in Germany to work with students from Königin-Luise-Schule and to perform at the Freedom Sounds Festival. Youthsayers will also be performing at EFG London Jazz Festival later this month.

KAY GREYSON

Kay Greyson is a 21-year-old Hip Hop artist from the North East of England. Since releasing her debut mixtape Morning After Music in 2016, she has performed all across the UK including opening for Akala, KRS One, Pharoahe Monch, Lil Eazy E and DJ Yella. She takes strong inspiration from her influences Chance the Rapper and Childish Gambino, and she incorporates their fun and interactive performance style into her own. Kay Greyson leads with her personality, telling personal and sometimes dark stories in her lyrics, but delivering them with youthful joy and enthusiasm.

SAXPAC

SaxPac are the Merchant Taylors’ Crosby Saxophone Ensemble from Liverpool. They have been playing together in one guise or another for the past five years. The group perform regularly in the local community and at school events and have made an appearance on BBC Merseyside Radio.

Rachel Burnett, Rory Ellis, George Farrar, Archie Rawson, Jay Singh, Lewis Thornley

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RASTRICK HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR

This group is the combined choirs of Rastrick High School from West Yorkshire. They pride themselves on being a welcoming choir and like to perform a wide variety of music including traditional and contemporary choral music, musical theatre and acapella arrangements of pop songs.

Jemimah Allen, Asher Allen, Megan Asquith, Daisy Bancroft, Scarlett Banks**, Daisy Barker, Holly Barker, Lilly Beckett, Lilly Blackburn, Lydia Boyle, Chloe Brearley, Connie Breen, Thomas Brooke, Maddie Brown, Zara Buckle, Amy Calpin, Emma Cameron, Sarah Clough, Samuel Cooper, Charlotte Cooper, Emily Cooper, Ellie Cornish, Emilie Craven, Phoebe Cumming**, Sienna Dalton, Aaron Dickinson, Casie-Leigh Dixon, Isobelle Dowson, Katie Durrans, Alessia Ferro-Tuck, Madeleine Fletcher, Layla Ford, Niamh Forrester, Arabella Forrester, Jack Fowers, Nicole France, Ruby Geddes, Laura Gelder, Brinda Gnananand, Emily Gooseman, Aurelia Grundy, Elizabeth Gunshon, Emily Gunshon, Charlotte Hellowell, Beth Hesketh, Ellen Hewitt, Oliver Hirst, Maryam Hussain, Amy Jagger, Macy Jagger**, Mark Jay, Conor Johnston, Harleen Kaur, Georgina Keenan**, Toby Kershaw, Saskia Kirk, Luke Kissack, Hannah Kite, Ellie Klemm, Charlotte Leahy, Ruby Lee, Elijah Lewis, Labib Malik, Leah Mardell, Abby Mattinson, Faith Mavunga, Dobby Mazur, Eliza Mccann, Robert McLaren, Lucy Meadowcroft, Lua Moran, Leon Morris, Rose Morris, Sofia Muscas, Madeleine North, Ophelia Ormerod**, Luke Pearson, LucyPearson, Martha Pick, Katie Rayner, Sean Reilly**, Maddie Roberts, Olivia Roszkowska, Eve Salmon, Flora Shackleton, Amelia Sharp, Maisie Shaw, Isobel Shaw, Lula Sheehan, Livvi Simms, Fraser Simpson, Madeleine Simpson, James Simpson-Millott, Ellie Smith, Rosie Smith, Elias Sowerby, Cc Sowerby, Caspar Spencer, Hannah-Faith Stone, Patrick Svarc-Jeffs, Isobel Swindells, Shaniya Syed, Lucy Tailford, Lauren Taylor, LolaThomis, Will Thompson, Annabel Thornton, Lucy Thornton, Lottie Thorpe, Oscar Tikadar, Alesha Toora, Jasmine Toora, Phoebe Troth, Jonathan Turner, Katie Turner, Samyrah Umba N’Zau, Charlotte Waite, Alex Wanklyn, Jj Ward, Ava Ward, Samuel Watson, Esme Watson, Jack Weatherall, Maisy Weatherhead, Demaya Webster, Rebecca Whitefield, Thomas Wilkinson, Erin Williams, Katie Wilson, Sarah Wilson, Evie Wood, Ellie Wood, Lilly Wood, Kaitlyn Young

LOUIS COUPE

From his beginnings, Louis Coupe has forged his own path through a sheer passion for music. Discovering his home playing in bands from the age of 16, Louis found himself touring the local pub circuit as well as the UK, honing his craft anywhere that would take him – anything from clubs, boats and living rooms (including a number of MFY events along the way!). Now supported live by his band, Louis is currently touring and promoting his new single’s Puppet and Honey.

Lead Vocals, Piano, Guitar Louis Coupe Guitar Alex Harford Drums Harry Denton Bass Guitar James Attwood

RUBY HIVE

Ruby Hive is a quirky indie pop band, hailing from Sweden and the UK, based in London.

They blend conversational lyrics around everyday themes with playful twists. Their performances and overall brand is colourful, creative and fun. They have created an alternative quirky sound that they hope people will rock their socks off to!

Lead vocals Frida Mattsson Rhythm guitar + bvs Björn Holmgren Lead guitar Rezan Kizilicay Drums Joey Robbins Bass + bvs Lorenzo Chiarini Saxophone Nacho Stax

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra is a large scale symphony orchestra, made up of young people from the ages of 13–18.

They regularly perform concerts for parents as well as annually to 1,500 children in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford.

Flute Alex Adams*, Victoria Agg, David Bicarregui, Imogen Blick, Eloise Fleming, Zoe Robertson, Lydia Strong, Evelina Venslovaite Oboe Jessica Saunders* Clarinet Lizzie Baker, Charlie Bates, Cassia Belardo, Alexander Bouffler, Sarah Gillingham, Ruth Harris*, Isidore Hiscock, Harry Jenkins, Catherine Monaghan, Siobhan Williams Bassoon Clara Graham, Alec Jenkins, Georgia MacFarlane, David McIntyre*, Isaac Thomas, Rose Wanstall French Horn Justin Adcock, Lucy Burbidge, Robert Carver-Escritt, Thomas Gale*, Frankie Henderson, Nicolas Winkel Trumpet Jack Heron, Jude Holloway, Eleanor Kneip, Fiona Methley*, Laurence Peverall, Elen Squires, Liberty Tucker Trombone Sidney Frankcom, William Galloway, Katie Grundonner, Grace Hancock, Clement Hiscock, Thomas Holmes, Ben Nicoll* Tuba Isobel Shone* Percussion Kathryn Baker*, Jemima Cairns, Tom Hughes, Christian Longstaff, Georgina Osibodu Violin Tabitha Appel, Charis Armon-Jones, Roland Balbag, Priya Berks*, Sophie Brett, Emily Coatsworth, Rosamund Da Sousa Correa, Alice Dyson, Matilda Dyson, Ashton Elder, Skye El-Shirbiny, James Evans, Susannah Foster, Alexander Gibb, Erin Gilchrist, Thomas Gooday, Carolyn Gover, Avalon Halgreen, Maya Jolliffe, Aidan Lack, Margaret Lack, Alison Lau, Anna Lochhead, Nicholas Raptakis, Herbie Robson, Samuel Rose, Ryan Seneviratne, Freya Smith, Zane Soonawalla, Amelia Springate Drew, Kathy Su, Anisha Tennant, Anna Tuck, Gabriel Wilkinson, Maria Zhang Viola Hope Broom Saunders*, Annabel Cotton, Elizabeth Dallosso, Imogen Graham, Emma Rednall, Ella Roy, Orla Smyth Cello Lynette Alsop, Rachel Appel*, Zak El-Shirbiny, Jessica Fogden, Emma Gabriel, Isabel Gimson, Sebastian Gomez-Pena, Daniel Hayman, Heidi King, Hannah Kirkham, Felicity McElwaine-Johnn, Tamsen Mellor-Gardner, Carolina Priestma-Dégano, Alice Ratcliffe, Michael Reichenberg Ashby, Archie Rendell, Thomas Simpson, Erica Smith, Amy Spearman, Joseph Steane Double Bass Finn Gauden*

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PROGRAMME

WEDNESDAY 13 NOVEMBER

WEDNESDAY 13 NOVEMBER NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH CONCERT BAND Northamptonshire Age: 15–19 Musical Director: Peter Smalley Liturgical Dances (Benedicamus Socii-Domino) David Holsinger QES SALSA BAND Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria Age: 14–18 Band Director: David Banfield Nuestra Cosa QES Salsa Band* El Rico Vacilon Rosendo Ruiz Quevedo arr. QES Salsa Band CANONS CHOIR London Age: 10–12 Director of Music: Chao Cox God Will Give Orders/Sweet Child Sarah Quartel arr. C Cox Pakkanen Soila Sariola arr. C Cox MUSICA YOUTH STRINGS AND CHOIR Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Age: 10–18 Musical Director: Peter Simons Assistant Director: Will Mace Riverdance Bill Whelan arr. P Simons THE WANDERING WINDS Penzance, Cornwall Age: 14–16 Hey Soul Sister Train arr. Lucky Chops Prepare for Takeoff The Wandering Winds*

OWAIN FELSTEAD AND FRIENDS Pengam, South Wales Age: 16–17 Head of Music: Bethan Jenkins Teacher of Music/Guitar Peripatetic: Steven Butts/Michael Collins For the Night Owain Felstead arr. Owain Felstead and Rhys Griffiths* Careless Love Featuring Harmony Army Owain Felstead arr. Owain Felstead and Rhys Griffiths*

INTERVAL GROOVESCHOOL DJ Set (performing in the interval) NORFOLK MUSIC HUB AND NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL Norwich, Norfolk Conductor: David Stowell Group Leader: Emma Rowitt Choir Directors: Tom Appleton and Ellie Alderton (The Come and Sing Company) Stage Director: David Stevenson Designer: Emma Wee A Kind of Magic Flute Jonathan Preiss arr. Jonny Gee GEORGIA MORGAN TURNER London Age: 21 Jeanne Georgia Morgan Turner* Smoke Georgia Morgan Turner* WALTHAMSTOW SCHOOL FOR GIRLS STEEL BAND London Age: 15–16 Steel Pan Teacher: Richard Murphy Head of Music: Helen Bradshaw Cry Me A River Arthur Livingstone arr. Michael Buble Turn to Stone Jeff Lynne arr. Richard Murphy

BOSTON YOUTH POP CHOIR Boston, Lincolnshire Age: 13–19 Choir Leader: Vanessa Adams Lincolshire Music Service Area Manager: Lee Hextall The Color Purple Words and Music by Allee Willis, Brenda Russell & Stephen Bray arr. Adapted from an arrangement

by Rollo Dilworth Lose Yourself Marshall Mathers adapted from a cover by The Script OLDHAM MUSIC CENTRE YOUTH ORCHESTRA Oldham, Lancashire Age: 12–18 Conductor: Gerard Booth Leader of the Orchestra: Anastasia Hartnell-Booth Toccata Peter Martin The Pines of Rome: IV The Pines of the Appian Way Ottorino Respighi arr. Stephen Bulla GREATER GWENT YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA Gwent Age: 14–19 Director: Paul Hornsby Walking by Flashlight Maria Schneider Get Sassy Alan Ferber

FINALE The Future Is Us Joy Moore and Luke Morgan*

*Student composition

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BIOGRAPHIES & PERFORMERS WEDNESDAY 13 NOVEMBER

THE WANDERING WINDS

The Wandering Winds is an instrumental brass funk quartet that formed three years ago as a group of school friends from South-West Cornwall. They started out busking Christmas carols in the local town and this inspired them to become a fully fledged busking act that now fuses various styles and adaptations of popular music. They now bring high-energy brass funk to streets around Cornwall, as well as various local music festivals. They hope to share and inspire in others their love for instrumental music making, with intense, uplifting, high energy performances.

Romano Bezzi-Coddetta*, James Garland, Thomas Lawson, Micho Tao

The County Youth Concert Band is the senior wind orchestra of the Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust. It has a reputation for programming the best repertoire for Symphonic Wind Orchestra and has worked with many of the leading composers in the medium. They are delighted to reform this evening to perform David Holsinger’s Liturgical Dances.

Tom Adlem, Lara Ali, Roisin Allcock, Rebekah Astley, Samuel Austin*, Jasmine Bailey, Richard Banibensu, Agatha Bec, Jacob Billis, Liam Bradshaw, Cameron Burley*, Hayden Cahill, Lindsey Cameron, Corinne Chappell, Finley Curtis, Mathew Dacosta, Jonathan Davies*, Sam Davies-Turner, Milly Deering, Amy Dolphin, William Donaldson, Rowan Dymott, Catherine Eden*, Abigail Edwards, Evie Elliott, Naia Elliott-Spence, Matthew Evans, Rebecca Freeman, Hing Tim Fung*, Kam’Ron Galloway, Shannon Gruncell, Cäcilia Hagenberg, Macie Hashim, Eleanor Holmes, Harry Hunter, Emma James, Phoebe Jarvis, Paige Johnson*, Sophie Jones, Harry Jones, Georgia Ludlow, Ella Mainard, Erin McInerney, Laura Morgan, Harry Newey, Lucy-Ellen Payne-Clarke, Thomas Perkin, Frances Ramos, Alice Reeves, Polly Roberts, Emily Rogers*, Alice Shaw, Thomas Stone*, Ellena Teal*, Penelope Tollervey, Christopher Trotter, Jenna Tufnail, Josiah Turnock, Bradley Turpin, Lucy Underwood*, Emily Versteegh, Joseph Ward, Emma Westwood, Juliet White, Olivia Wild, Oscar Williams, Abigail Wilson, Bradley Wilson, Samuel Wilson*, George Wise, Felix Wright, Joshua York, Francesca Zoboky

QES SALSA BAND

The QES Salsa Band was established a year ago in order to provide students the opportunity to experience ‘world’ music. The band includes typical Cuban instrumentation, comprising vocals, ‘horns’, violins and a large rhythm/percussion section. In true salsa tradition the band will also feature two dancers in tonight’s performance. The band have begun to write their own material, traditional Cuban dance and salsa with a modern jazz/rock influence.

Past performances include a ‘jam’ with Cuban Musical legend Omar Puente at the NEU’s annual conference in Liverpool Arena earlier in the year.

Imogen Banfield, Oscar Banfield, Henry Brooks, Alistair Burton**, Ed Cooke, Paddy Davies**, Emily De leso, Angus Haygarth, Mia Heath, Edward Hodgson, Tom Horrocks, Jen Hucknell, Robert Hucknell, Zoe Lovell, Dan Pearson**, Soloman Russell-Cohen, Rory Shannon, Annie Tomlinson, Emma Ward, Cameron Wickes, Jack Willan

CANONS CHOIR

Canons Choir is from North London Collegiate School. They are Year 5 and 6 girls, aged from 9 to 11 years old. The current choir, consisting of thirty-three members, was only formed in September 2018. The children bring their energy and love of singing alive by performing their favourite songs.

They are influenced by a wide range of classical and acappella music, incorporating songs sung in different languages.

Conductor Chao Cox Accompanist David Lawrence Sopranos Aaliyah Alibhai, Mohinika Bedi, Jasmine Bracken, Kayla Davis, Trina Desai, Lyra Harle, Eliya Istari, Jasmin Kerai, Sairah Khanna, Mary Leonard, Isobel Murphy, Rachel Nathan, Amy Prins, Aneeka Punde, Misha Shah, Samara Tulsiani, Anshi Vipani, Hannah Warren Altos Jasmine Bor, Leila Deo, Zara Hayat, Bianca Jamal, Felicity Lee, Amaya Lunavat, Suki Norris, Agatha Orzabal de la Quinatana, Eleanor Reston, Jiatan Sun, Tejaswini Swain, Saachi Shah, Annelise Tai, Amy Ye Cellist Amy Prins Percussionist Ella Lee

MUSICA YOUTH STRINGS

Musica Youth Strings is the main string orchestra for Kirklees and students come from all over Kirklees and Calderdale to play.

Musica Youth Strings enjoys rehearsing and performing music in a range of styles including pop and contemporary. This evening they will be performing one of their favourites: a selection of themes from the famous ‘Riverdance’ by Bill Whelan. This music achieved almost instant success when it hit our screens in 1994 as the showcase act at the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin.

Since then, ‘Riverdance’ has gone on to become an international phenomenon as a two hour stage show of Irish traditional dance and music. For the opening of the piece this evening, the string orchestra will be joined by a choir from Kirklees and they are all looking forward to sharing this performance with you tonight.

String Orchestra Emily Baker, Elinor Barker Thompson, Natalya Battiwalla, Faith Bennett, Helen Bidnell, Leigha Blanchard, Holly Brayshaw, Dominic Bridge, Daisy Cameron, Lucas Cieciala, Emma Coneron, Bess Cook-Miller, Iris Davies Johnson, Louis Davies Johnson, Evan Dower, Sasha Glendinning, Alexandra Harrison, Xiana Harron, Millie Hatfield-Grossova, Jessica Kelly, Julia Krecisz, Nell Lockwood, Rebecca Martin, Benjamin Minogue, Ella Minogue, Georgina Moore, Ned Orange, Matthew Potter, Erin Steward, Benedict Stubbs, Isobel Stubbs, Daniel Taylor, Eleanor Turner, Kirsten Walton, Mya Walton, Emily Ward, Isabel Ward, Jennifer Warwicker, Nathan Wood, Tom O Hara, Martha Storey, Isabella Rothwell, Charlotte Armstrong, Peter Stobart, Jacob Harding Choir Connie Attwood, Erin Attwood, Amy Bell, Chloe Bell, Grace Bennett, Veronica Bereza, Bethany Berry, Lissi (Elisia) Brook, Evie Bruines, Harriet Clark, Ruth Crowther, Chloe Dennis, Lucy Dolling, Jasmine Gregory, Hollie Hallinan, Evie Hards, Macey Hawkins, Holly Mason, Ava Peace, Charlotte Pearce, Triele Tat, Meimei Tat, Lucas Taylor, Daisy Thronton, Kate Tomlinson, Alice Yates, Grace Jolly, Louis Enright, Katie Hull, Maddy Blythe, Izzy Netherwood, Ed Stubbs, Finn Storey, Grace Turner, Lara Tarlo-Ross, Isobel Kerr, Holly Baker, Jacob Zbos

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Contemporary ensemble using Launchpad, electric guitar, drum kit, rapping and vocals.

This set comprises of the two songs Owain is most proud of writing as a pop artist / writer.

The opportunity to bring together a large ensemble while keeping a fresh, pop approach has been amazing. With use of launchpad samples, a live drummer, a choir and a rapper this set combines genres and concepts to create something new and innovative, showcasing talent and inclusion from many different areas and backgrounds.

Singer/Songwriter Owain Felstead, Launchpad/Electric Guitar Rhys Griffiths Drum Kit Joseff Pole, Backing Vocalist Jacob Kinsey, Rapper Adil Ali Backing Chorus Jacob Braithwaite, Michael Carter, Niall Evans, Edison Griffiths, Ben Gullidge, Samuel Hann-Jones, Roan Edwards, Ellis Evans, Rhydian Francis, Louis Markerson, Dewi Moore, Scott O’Neill, Jack Owen, Joseph Portlock, Rhys Prosser, Daffydd Rose, Fynn Sapey, Lucas White, Leo Wood Collaboration – Harmony Army Joe Anthony, Joel Boafo, Joseph Bournes, Riley Boyle, Nathan Brathwaite, Rashad Cayenne-Davis, Elijah Cotterell, Henry Cottington, Raphael de Frietas**, Tony Erhawah**, Shevan Fernando, Sean Gibbon, Arthur Jemmett, Sam Johnson, Charles Jolly, Daniel Kamath, Harry Kane, Gary Landick, Andrew Macklin, James Middleton, Kiefer Nye, Dami Odufuwa, Ore Oluyen**, Oscar Ozkutayli, Harrison Portis, Harley Righelato, Freddy Smith, Tariq Smith, Frankie Svoma, Hadyn Svoma**, Finlay Tettmar, Israel Thompson, Oliver Wyborn

GEORGIA MORGAN TURNER

Walthamstow for Girls Steel Band have been playing together for three years, often practising daily. They are an energetic and enthusiastic group who work hard and have fun. The group have performed live 12 times to date and play a wide range of genres and repertoire from classics to calypso and everything in between!

Firdaous Attoui, Eli Brown, Cara Consiglio, Jemma Engle, Iris Fishlock, Ruby Hillcoat, Ayjan Jorayeva, Gabriela King De Aviz, Tenzin Lobsang, Kate Lucas, V Mikolajczyk, Anna Morate, Zoya Parvez, Nuriya Qureshi-Gonzalez, Matilda Redfern, Sammy Rees, Emily Roberts, Aleeza Shah, Uswa Shahid, Emine Ulucay

BOSTON YOUTH POP CHOIR

OWAIN FELSTEAD AND FRIENDS

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH CONCERT BAND

WALTHAMSTOW SCHOOL FOR GIRLS STEEL BAND

Georgia Morgan Turner is a singersongwriter and guitarist currently studying at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. She released her ‘subtly intense’ debut EP ‘Nina’ in 2018, which features close friends and fellow Aldeburgh Young Musicians (CAT) alumni: Marla Mbemba, George Garford, Isobel Doncaster and Georgia Dawson. The band has since performed across London and is currently working on Georgia’s second EP in between busy schedules as music students, teachers, workshop leaders and touring musicians!

Boston Music Centre’s Youth Pop Choir is a group organised by Lincolnshire Music Service designed to bring young people together who love to sing. They rehearse at Haven High Academy in Boston, honing their performance skills in numerous concerts and festivals. The choir enjoy performing a variety of genres including pop, musical theatre and gospel.

Sopranos Evie Drummond, Charlotte Fowlston, Chloe Fox, Mia Garner, Milly Hall, Alice Hextall, Bethany Ibbotson, Dominika Kosieradzka, Tilley Lawe, Tanisha Lewis, Eve Malkinson, Shayla Motley**, MacKenzie Rivett-Milne, Faye Vincent, Libby Walsh Altos Issy Brogden, Katie Deeley, Jaime Doughty, Gabby Harris, Annie Lattimore, Jekaterina Lescika, Georgia Long, Lottie Owens, Tatiana Pereira, Victoria Smith, Evie Thomas, Gabija Valiukaite, Farrah Ward, Pippa Whelan, Teagan White, Phoebe Wilkinson Tenors Harry Baggaley, Kamil Indyk, Ryan Ladds, Joseph McGarel, Visvaldas Prastienius, Vilte Prastieniute, Empi Pywowariw, Andrew Sugg Piano Alex Addis & David Butler Drum Kit Lewis Edwards Guitar Seb Hiom Bass Ashley Walker

OLDHAM MUSIC CENTRE YOUTH ORCHESTRA

The Oldham Youth Orchestra comprises of around fifty young musicians and is the senior orchestra out of three that rehearse weekly at the Oldham Music Centre. Rehearsals include sectionals and the main component sections of the orchestra – woodwind, brass and strings – all exist as separate ensembles with their own, unique concert schedule.

The orchestra, under Director of Music Gerard Booth, likes to tackle a wide variety of styles. Naturally, there is a significant focus on the traditional orchestral repertoire, but they like to mix this up with more contemporary popular music that incorporates an even wider variety of instrumentation. Their recent MFY Connects Award, which took place at The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, gave them a real opportunity to explore the ‘session orchestra’ style and there they worked upon a number of bespoke arrangements that featured the use of a full rhythm section and a woodwind section expanded to include a full set of saxophones.

Hannah Penny, Lucy Hampshire, Charlotte Norman, Sophie Norman, Freya Crossman, Kirsten Fletcher, Charis Nixon, Madison Yates, Sophia Rawlings, Zack Smith, Abigail Williams, Frank Bottomley, Elizabeth Helme, Harry Scrivens, Benjamin Hartnell-Booth, Toby Johnson-Jones, Jacob Moorhouse, Oliver Pitman, James Slater, Samuel Casella, Jacob Hickson, James Kelly, Chloe Slater, Ethan Walton, Joseph Cooke, Patrick Cooke, Adam Saville, Nathaniel Pitman, Oliver Bates, Eleanor Bird, Jamie Catanach, Matthew Hawes, Jonathan Molloy, Daisy Cursham, Anastasia Hartnell-Booth, Emily Senior, Elise Siddiqui, Hannah Siddiqui, Imogen Cox, Helen Hutchinson, Freya Butterworth, Ella Tyrrell, Rebecca Rawlinson, Chloe Bell, Esther Andrewes, Liberty Collard, Theo Clarke, Lucy Dwight-Beaumont, Hannah Flint, Louisa Johnson-Heard, Hannah Lees, Matthew Manifold, Lily Mann, Annie Meaden, Oscar Meadowcroft, Kamryn Mottley, Caitlyn Wood, Maxwell Richards-Clarke, Rosa Stemp, Clara Zelhof, Hannah Bird, Chris Nixon, Olivia Wainwright, Sadie Rogerson, Megan Hindle, Delphine Alsop-Parsons, Morven Butterworth, Thomas Ellison, Jack Evans, Victoria Hadley, Naomi Nixon, Ruby Whitehead, Jamie Armstrong, Charlotte Ellis-Webber, Maisie McLoughlin, Freddie Meaden, Ruby Wood, Lucy Horton

GREATER GWENT YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA

The students are from four local authorities and meet once a year for a course and concert. The group play more traditional Big Band as well as contemporary Latin, pop and funk charts.

Harri Archer, Matthew Blore, Thomas Blore, Nicholas Brown, Erin Burke, Tomos Burke, Dan Davis, Jamie Davis, Evan Grew, Morgan Heath, Gilbert Jackson, Rhys Jones, Alex Linton, Katie Mogford, Stephen Moore, Matthew Roche, Leo Schartz, Charlotte Tuck, Laura Wilson, Tom Williams

The orchestra itself is a regular participant in Music for Youth events. It has also toured extensively, with previous trips taking in such destinations as New York (twice), Italy, Germany, Belgium and the Czech Republic amongst others. The group will be revisiting Belgium in the near future, accompanied by the Oldham Music Centre’s Youth Brass Band and Wind Band.

Georgia Morgan Turner, Isobel Doncaster, Georgia Dawson, George Garford, Marla Mbemba

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