SPCMS Oxmas Concert | 2023 Programme

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St Peter's College Music Society presents

an OXMAS

CONCERT Thursday 30th November 1:15pm St Peter’s College Chapel

PROGRAMME @spcmusicsociety

U R I NG T A COLLEGE ORCHESTRA

SPC JAZZ SOLO VOCALS

WELCOME TO AN SPCMS CHRISTMAS...

We are all so excited to put forward a lunchtime recital that is able to feature so many wonderful members of the musical community here at St. Peter’s! It’s been a particularly magical Michaelmas, and I really think this lunchtime concert captures the fun and inclusivity that has been the driving force behind SPCMS this year. I am incredibly proud to say that in this term alone, we have produced 8 lunchtime concerts, providing a performance platform over 40 musicians, and that’s not even including the *fabulous* SPCMS Oxmas Orchestra! Our lunchtime concerts have featured an incredibly diverse range of music, and have seen great support in audience attendance from the wider College community!

I want to thank Grace, Jason, Owen and Abi so much for all their hard work this term – SPCMS’s success this term is entirely dependent on their continual dedication to the operations of the society. I am so excited to develop SPCMS’s access value further going into Hilary… the Grade 1–a–thon is officially pending! Thank you, everyone, for your support of the Society, and of Music at Peter’s.

Have a great holiday, and see you very soon for even more!

Sophie Rowdene, President

St Peter's College Music Society

FORGET Wrapped...

HERE’S OUR TERM IN NUMBERS

8 YEARS OF REPERTOIRE 365+ PERFORMED STUDENT MUSICIANS 50+ INVOLVED IN SPCMS INSTRUMENTS 25+ SHOWCASED*

THURSDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERTS

HERE’S TO ‘24!

* everything from Violins to Bagpipes to Coffee cups!

CONCERT PROGRAMME The St Peter’s Oxmas Orchestra (conducted by Marcel Laska)

Tchaikovsky

Selections from Nutcracker 1. March 2. Pas de Deux

Anderson

Sleigh Ride

The St Peter’s College Jazz Orchestra (directed by Owen Thomas)

Cullum

Christmas Never Gets Old (feat. Joe Rudge)

Tormé

The Christmas Song (feat. Grace Hall)

‘Christmas Never Gets Old’ arranged by Daryl McKenzie ‘The Christmas Song’ arranged by Owen Thomas

The Oxmas Chamber Choir

(dir. Alfie Fardell and Phoebe Smith) Holst

In the bleak midwinter

Trad.

Still, Still, Still (arr. Gant) Blane Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (arr. Gritton) Trad.

We Wish You a Merry Christmas (arr. Wirrel)

The Katie Feeney Trio Berlin White Christmas* (arr. Feeney)

— END — *accompanied by: Owen Thomas and Arthur Bird

THE ST PETER’S COLLEGE ORCHESTRA Conductor: Marcel Laska

VIOLINS Alfie Fardell Amelia Seaman Johnny Evans-Hutchinson Joe Rudge Phoebe Smith Kirstie Fernie Xiaoyun Wang Claudia Leung VIOLAS Charlie Potts Anna Shone

CELLOS Sophia Short Greg Madden BASSES Elizabeth Pitkethly Arthur Bird FLUTES Emma Wiggetts Francis Lee OBOE Jem Ruf

CLARINETS Abi Evans Anna Williams

HORNS Quintin Beer Catherine Whalley

TRUMPETS Tom Kelly Guy Barwell

PERCUSSION Dan Loach Owen Thomas

TROMBONES Lizzie Eilers Joshua Dennis Dom Peake

PIANO Alfie Fardell Owen Thomas

ORCHESTRAL MANAGEMENT Abi Evans

THE CHRISTMAS CHOIR

Directed by: Alfie Fardell and Phoebe Smith

Katie Feeney Grace Hall Phoebe Smith

Alfie Fardell Andrew Gant Will Revill

Dorothy Brooke Amy Gadhia Sophie Rowdene

Quintin Beer Andrew Hannaford Owen Thomas

THE KATIE FEENEY VOCAL TRIO Katie Feeney Phoebe Smith Amy Gadhia

THE ST PETER’S JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Directed by: Owen Thomas

ALTO SAX Abi Evans Anna Williams Nell Wightman Blodwyn Hall–Jones

PIANO Owen Thomas

TENOR SAX Dan Loach Maisie Saunders

BASS Arthur Bird

TRUMPET Tom Kelly Guy Barwell TROMBONE Lizzie Eilers Dom Peake Joshua Dennis

DRUMS Finlay Webb

STRINGS Alfie Fardell Phoebe Smith Charlie Potts Sophia Short

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St Peter's College Music Society 2023 – 24

PRESIDENT Sophie Rowdene

MARKETING/COMMS Owen Thomas

VICE-PRESIDENT Abi Evans

RECITAL MANAGERS Jason Mak Grace Hall

The committee would also like to thank: Quintin Beer (Director of Music) Elizabeth Pitkethly (Chaplain) Anne Millard (Fellow’s Secretary) Catherine Whalley (College Registrar) Hannah Hempstead (Communications Manager) for their continued efforts in support of Music at the college, and without whom the success of this term’s concerts would not have been possible.

Join us again next year for another term of Music at St Peter’s!

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