Robert Smyth Academy Spring Concert Wednesday 18 th March 2015 7:00pm
Welcome Welcome and thank you very much for attending our Spring Concert, showcasing all the academy ensembles. The annual Spring and Christmas Concerts raise invaluable money for the music department, enabling us to buy new sheet music and equipment for the extracurricular groups. Your continued support is much appreciated. We hope you enjoy tonight s performances. Hiring Academy Music Ensembles for External Functions The Jazz Band, Big Band and Soul Band frequently play at private and public functions; anyone interested in hiring the Jazz Band, Big Band or Soul Band, or one of the other academy ensembles, for an event please email hpetersen@rsacademy.co.uk Second-Hand Instruments Wanted If you have a musical instrument for sale please contact us. All instruments are of interest but we are particularly looking for a couple of good quality tenor saxophones, a double bass, and a trumpet. We are also interested in acquiring more percussion, especially a xylophone, a marimba, a glockenspiel, and pedal-tuned timpani. World music instruments are also of great interest. Students can save VAT off Musical Instrument Purchases Students who wish to purchase a new musical instrument for use with their musical studies in the academy can take advantage of a scheme offered where the cost of purchasing the instrument will not include VAT. Students have to purchase the instrument through the academy and a form must be completed and signed by authorised academy staff before purchasing the instrument. No VAT refunds can be given retrospectively. The application form and guidelines can be downloaded from our website or contact us for further information. Helle Petersen Head of Music & Performing Arts
RSA Music Events Calendar 2015 Sunday 22 rd March - PM Rotary Young Musician Final for the East Midlands District 1070 RSA Competitors: Piano Trio: Rebekah Weatherby, Emily Newlyn & Lachlan Lindsey - senior instrumental ensemble class Jazz Band senior group class Lola Pap & Amirah Bobat senior vocal ensemble class Greg Burns (tuned percussion) senior instrumental solo class Versatile Voices senior choir class Venue: Leicester Grammar School, Great Glen Saturday 11 th April RSA Big Band in National Concert Band Festival (2.25 pm) Venue: Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester Saturday 25 th April 7.30 pm Trip to see Leicester Symphony Orchestra Venue: De Montfort Hall, Leicester Wednesday 20 th May 7.00 pm (date tbc) RSA Year 13 Leavers Concert Venue: The Max, Robert Smyth Academy Monday 29 th June Sunday 5 th July Music Tour to Barcelona for Jazz Band, Big Band & Soul Patrol
Welcome to the Robert Smyth Academy Spring Concert 2015 Part One Big Band Conductor: Helle Petersen Cute Six By Six Neil Hefti Doug Beach Yrs 10-12 Flute Ensemble Conductor: Kate Cartwright Second Movement from A Spanish Lady Suite Elgar String Ensemble Conductor: Mike Shaw Concerto Grosso in G minor No.8, Op.6. Soloists: Elizabeth Randon (violin I), Emily Newlyn (violin II) & Edward Webb (cello) Game of Thrones Piano: Rebekah Weatherby Percussion: Greg Burns Corelli Ramin Djawadu arr. Larry Moore Tenor Saxophone Solo Soloist: Toska Wonfor Schwarzer Tanzer accompanied by Caroline Boa Nigel Wood Brass Ensemble Conductor: John Gornall Battle Hymn Trad. Piano Solo Notturno Op.54, No.4 Grieg Soloist: Rebekah Weatherby Jonny s At One Uptown Funk Bruno Mars & Mark Ronson Interval (20 minutes) Refreshments and raffle tickets on sale
Part Two Jazz Band Conductor: Helle Petersen My Little Suede Shoes Moanin Charlie Parker, arr. Mark Taylor Bobby Timmons, arr. Mark Taylor Percussion Ensemble Director: Darron McHarg Bristol Darron McHarg Saxophone Ensemble Conductor: Francine Warner All in Good Time Soloist: Toska Wonfor, tenor saxophone Karen Street Yr 13 Flute Quartet Director: Kate Cartwright Allegro First Movement from Flute Quartet in D KV285 W A Mozart, arr. Kate Cartwright Versatile Voices Conductor: Debbie Smith The Pink Panther The Climb, soloists: Amirah Bobat, Lola Pap & Andrew Blackwell Accompanied by: Ben Campbell (bass guitar) & Sophie Burleigh (drum kit) Henry Mancini arr. J Althouse Jessica Alexander & Jon Mabe, arr. Christopher Hussey Folk Group Reel Deal Fields of Athenry Pete St. John Soul Patrol Director: Helle Petersen Surprise!
Big Band Flute Sophie Gray Alto Saxophone Alex McCarthy (I) Ellie Randon (I) Niamh West (II) Tenor Saxophone Esme Butler Davies (I) Emily Moore (II) Trumpet Tom Wilson (I) Bryony Wong (II) Molly Sykes (III) Sophie Burleigh (IV) Trombone George Brabbs (I) Joe Horspool (II) Tom Jenkins (III) Piano Rebekah Weatherby Guitar Bass Guitar Drum Kit Greg Burns Yrs 10-12 Flute Ensemble Sejal Assan Megan Barnes Hope Haynes-Coote Rebecca Hix Isabelle Jackson Hannah Mance Andrew Martin Niamh Maguire Emily Moore Kiara Tooms Yr 13 Flute Quartet Rebecca Appleton Anna Goodman Sophie Gray Louisa Smith String Ensemble Violin I Elli Randon Emily Newlyn James Hamill Madeleine Oakland Hattie Nimmo Mark Shuttleworth Violin II Matilda Cowlishaw Isabella Ward Maddy Raine Melissa English Viola Emily Wisher Violin III Jasmine Holmes Daryanne Scott Emma McGregor Cello Edward Webb Lachlan Lindsay Brass Ensemble Trumpets Charlotte Moncrief Emily Moore Molly Sykes Tom Wilson French Horn Charlie Baxter Ana Pilcher May Abi Wright Euphonium Tom Jenkins Trombone George Brabbs Joe Horspool Tuba Sereti Ogwang Jazz Band Flute Sejal Assan Megan Barnes Hope Haynes-Coote Rebecca Hix Andrew Martin Clarinets Emma Cuttle Liam Hughes Rebecca Iliffe Louise Watson Alto Saxes I Jane Earland Sophie Gray Ellen Pollard Alto Sax II Esme Butler Davies Tenor Sax I Emily Moore Tenor Sax II Scott Dean Baritone Sax Toska Wonfor Trumpets Sophie Burleigh Emily Curtis Charlotte Moncrief Madeleine Oakland Molly Sykes Tom Wilson Trombones Joe Horspool Tom Jenkins Piano Rebekah Weatherby Guitar Luke Cartwright Collette Wale Bass Percussion Andrew Blackwell Marcus Gray Jonny Randon
Percussion Ensemble Andrew Blackwell Sophie Burleigh Greg Burns Taylor Burton Ben Campbell Marcus Gray Ben Horspool Jonny Nicholson Saxophone Ensemble Alto I Sophie Gray Ellen Pollard Alto II Esme Butler Davies Rebecca Iliffe Tenor I Toska Wonfor Tenor II Scott Dean Emily Moore Baritone Hannah Appleton Versatile Voices Charlie Baxter Andrew Blackwell Amirah Bobat Chloe Chadwick Emma Cuttle Ben Duffin Melissa English Ava Forbes Joe Goatley Bronwen Herdman Rebecca Iliffe Andrew Martin Esme Martin Georgia Marshall Lola Pap Emily Newlyn Mark Shuttleworth Ella Soysa Milly Watkins Annabel Wearring-Smith Chris Wells Chloe Williams Peter Wisher Folk Group Reel Deal Vocals Ava Forbes Acoustic Guitar Peter Wisher Violin Melissa English Jasmine Holmes Emily Newlyn Percussion Chloe Williams 6 th Form Band Jonny s At One Lead Vocals Georgia Whittle Backing Vocals Rebekah Azeez Elliot Buchanan Piano Taylor Burton Guitar Bass Guitar Drum Kit Jonny Nicholson Soul Patrol Vocals Rebekah Azeez Ellis Barthorpe Elliot Buchanan Lydia Kolic Georgia Whittle Alto Saxophone Elli Randon Tenor Saxophone Alex McCarthy Baritone Saxophone Toska Wonfor Trumpet Tom Wilson Bryony Wong Trombone George Brabbs Piano/Electric Organ Taylor Burton Rebekah Weatherby Guitar Bass Guitar Percussion Greg Burns
Thank you to the following: Mike Shaw Debbie Smith Kate Cartwright Darron McHarg John Gornall Francine Warner Caroline Boa Great Bowden Recital Trust Rotary Club of Market Harborough Market Harborough Lions Club Dave Hadland Dave Hadland, Niall Murray,, Tom Jenkins, Taylor Burton & Peter Wisher Conor Robb Nick Hughes, Tom Jenkins, Taylor Burton & Peter Wisher Ben Burningham and Aaron Carson Chris Wells and Felix Wilson Josie Bessell, Helen Sawkins & Miles Braithwaite Mhairi Thornton Geof Ashton Premises Staff Emma Spencer and the Catering Team String Ensemble Versatile Voices Flute Ensemble Percussion Ensemble Brass Ensemble Saxophone Ensemble Accompanist Grants for Instrumental and Vocal Tuition Sponsor of Young Musician Competition Entries Sponsor of Banners for the Music Stands Sound Engineer & Stage Set-up Stage Set-up Lighting Set-up Stage Manager Stage Crew Lighting Assistants Photography and Video Front of House Box Office, Poster and Ticket Design Printing of Posters, Tickets and Programmes Venue Management Refreshment Sale