Schools’ Prom 9 & 10 April 2014

At At

St George’s Hall at 7pmSt George’s Hall at 7pm

Hosted by TV Hosted by TV

Presenter Presenter

Dave PayneDave Payne

Music & Arts ServiceMusic & Arts Service

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St George’s Hall does not permit photography or video recordings in the auditorium

Welcome!

Introduction to the 2014 Schools’ Prom

This year’s Schools’ Prom once again celebrates and offers opportunities to showcase some of the work across the arts that children and young people take part in throughout the year both in and outside school. Over the two evenings you will see just a small selection of this work that includes a signing choir from Hanson School. You will also hear our now regular larger Primary Schools’ Chorus involving 19 schools over the two nights, providing over 260 pupils each night with the opportunity to perform on this most prestigious stage here at St George’s Hall. The two nights offer around 800 pupils from schools around the Bradford District a stunning venue in which to show off their talents while providing you, the audience, with just a taster of the exciting and creative activities that take place in schools across the Bradford District. A huge thanks goes to all the people who have worked so hard to make this year’s Schools’ Prom yet another big success. I hope you enjoy this evening’s entertainment. Paul Makin Assistant Director Children’s Services

PROGRAMME-WEDNESDAY 9 APRIL 2014 Primary Schools’ Chorus H Richmond Circle of Life John & Zimmer Southfield School Dance Group A Snowden You are always on my mind How long will I love you Primary Schools’ Chorus H Richmond/ L Artist Bare Necessities Gilkyson arr Owen Touch the Sky Mandel & Andrews Bradford Youth Wind Orchestra S Fitton Excerpts from Festive Overture Shostakovitch arr Bocock October Whitacre SJCC Dance Company C Moxon ‘Banquet’ Bloc Party Massed KS2 Brass & Percussion Ensemble Jazzamatazz arr Watts Toboggan Man arr Watts

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PROGRAMME-WEDNESDAY 9 APRIL 2014 Bingley Grammar Percussion Group ‘Drumline’ M Lewalski March Into April Soloist Jake Jones—Trombone White Knuckle Ride P Wilby Being a mixture of the calmly confident, the downright terrifying and the mistakenly heroic. Primary Schools’ Chorus J Postlethwaite Disney Medley arr Billingsley Bradford Youth Wind Orchestra S Fitton Medley from Miss Saigon Schonberg arr Barker Windows of the World - P Graham 1st Movement ‘Amazonia’ Finalé FAME arr Gore

PROGRAMME-THURSDAY 10 APRIL 2014 Primary Schools’ Chorus H Richmond Circle of Life John & Zimmer Take 4 and 7/8 Spain I wanna be like you—”Jungle Book “ Disney Primary Schools’ Chorus H Richmond/L Artist Bare Necessities Gilkyson arr Owen Touch the Sky Mandel & Andrews St Bede’s Male Voice Choir T Leech Hallelujah arr Cohen Rule the World arr Barlow Punjabi Roots D Singh Bhangra Group Bradford Youth Orchestra M Griffiths With pupils from Newby Primary School Celtic Fusion R Hardiman

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PROGRAMME-THURSDAY 10 APRIL 2014 Bradford District Schools’ Orchestra J Lawler Uptown Hoedown Ford Radetzky March Strauss arr Meyer HANdSON Choir A Hesslewood

Primary Schools’ Chorus J Postlethwaite Disney Medley arr Billingsley Bradford Youth Orchestra M Griffiths The Fellowship of the Ring Shore arr Whitney Dance of the Knights from Romeo & Juliet Prokofiev Batman the Movie Elfman arr King Final Hymn from The Firebird Suite Stravinsky arr Isaacs Finalé FAME arr Gore

PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ CHORUS Wednesday 9 April 2014 St Oswald’s CE Primary Academy St William’s Catholic Primary School Fagley Primary School Harden Primary School Idle CE Primary School Lilycroft Primary School Bowling Park Primary School Oakworth Primary School Thursday 10 April 2014 Copthorne Primary School Cullingworth Village Primary School East Morton CE Primary School Holybrook Primary School Newby Primary School Wibsey Primary School St John’s CE Primary School Thackley Primary School Woodside Academy

Southfield School Dance Group This performance group have worked together for many years; their work uses the stage to celebrate diversity, bringing together all abilities to study creatively alongside each other. They believe that performance contributes positive change to every individual’s strength, finding a creative environment allowing them to flourish. Bradford Youth Wind Orchestra The Bradford Youth Wind Orchestra is the highest standard wind band in the Music and Arts Service. They perform in numerous concerts during the year, and have taken part in Music for Youth’s Regional Festival. Anyone Grade 4+ interested in joining the BYWO should contact the Music & Arts Service on 01274 385555.

SJCC Dance Company The Company will perform a contemporary dance piece to Banquet by Bloc Party. The company comprises of dancers from Year 7 to Year 10.

Massed KS2 Brass & Percussion Ensemble We are delighted to join together 8 schools who are currently involved in the Key Stage 2 First Access scheme. This provides whole classes with an initial taste of playing an instrument, while developing wider musical skills. These schemes, generally provided by the Music & Arts Service, are in place in most primary schools in the Bradford district, on a vast range of instruments from ukulele to samba. Students are able to continue their playing through continuation schemes in schools, small group lessons, and by joining one of the Music Service groups. Particularly relevant for tonight’s performers are the Junior Brass Band, Junior Wind Bands and Batteria Percussion group. For further details please contact the Music & Arts Service on 01274 385555.

Bingley Grammar Percussion Group ‘Drumline’ There are 9 performers, from years 7, 8 and 9. The performance is visual, aural and technically challenging.

Jake Jones Jake has been playing the trombone since he was 7. He now attends Beckfoot School in Bingley. He also attends Yorkshire Young Musicians and was a Keighley Rotary Club Young Musician of the Year District finalist in March this year.

Take 4 and 7/8 A student-led band formed specifically for Beckfoot School’s Young Musician competition, in which they won Best in Category. They have been playing together for 2 years and there are 5 members from Years 10-11.

St Bede’s Male Voice Choir St Bede’s vocal ensemble is a male voice choir consisting of children aged 11-16. They rehearse on a weekly basis during their lunch hour at school and are directed by Tom Leech, Director of Music from the Catholic Diocese.

Punjabi Roots As a special training academy, they take an educational approach in teaching workshops, after school clubs and perform professional shows at assemblies in a number of eastern and western creative arts such as Bhangra dance, Bollywood dance, Dhol Drumming, Djing, Drama. They will be showcasing a 7 minute performance through a Bhangra group. Here students (5 years old plus) have created a special dance routine which incorporates live instruments from Dhol Drums to Punjabi Farmland props such as a dang (tall herding stick) and role plays. The students will be wearing bright and colourful traditional Indian outfits and will be dancing barefoot.

Bradford District Schools’ Orchestra The Bradford District Schools’ Orchestra consists of approximately 80 students having instrumental lessons across the district. They have come together to form a large orchestra for a one off performance especially for the Prom. The Orchestra offers students the rare chance to play in such a large ensemble and enjoy the powerful sound around them. The Music Service offers opportunities for students to play in groups on a weekly basis, including wind bands, brass band and string orchestra. For further details please contact 01274 385555.

HANdSON Choir

The hands on signing choir have been working together since last academic year, with new members joining as recently as this month. As an integration of Deaf, Hearing and staff members it is a relaxing way of learning new skills.

Bradford Youth Orchestra The Bradford Youth Orchestra provides advanced instrumentalists with a wide range of musical opportunities while covering an exciting and ever more challenging range of repertoire, from film music to classical styles. In March, they took part in Music for Youth’s Regional Festival in Kirklees and are going on tour to the Rhineland in Germany in July where they will perform in a number of exciting venues. Anyone Grade 5+ interested in joining the BYO should contact Felicity French on 01274 385555.

CIRCLE OF LIFE From the day we arrive on the planet And blinking, step into the sun There's more to see than can ever be seen More to do than can ever be done There's far too much to take in here More to find than can ever be found But the sun rolling high Through the sapphire sky Keeps great and small on the endless round It's the Circle of Life and it moves us all Through despair and hope, through faith and love Till we find our place on the path unwinding In the Circle, The Circle of Life It's the Circle of Life and it moves us all Through despair and hope, through faith and love Till we find our place on the path unwinding In the Circle, The Circle of Life

FAME Baby you look at me and tell me what you see You ain't seen the best of me yet Give me time, I'll make you forget the rest I've got more in me and you can set it free I can catch the moon in my hand Don't you know who I am? Remember my name Fame, I'm gonna live forever I'm gonna learn how to fly, (High) I feel it coming together People will see me and cry Fame, I'm gonna make it to heaven Light up the sky like a flame Fame, I'm gonna live forever Baby, remember my name (Remember, remember, remember, remember) (Remember, remember, remember, remember) Baby hold me tight, 'cause you can make it right You can shoot me straight to the top Give me love and take all I've got to give Baby I'll be tough, too much is not enough, no I'll grab your heart till it breaks You got what it takes Fame, I'm gonna live forever I'm gonna learn how to fly, (High) I feel it coming together People will see me and cry Fame, I'm gonna make it to heaven Light up the sky like a flame Fame, I'm gonna live forever Baby, remember my name (Remember, remember, remember, remember) (Remember, remember, remember, remember) REPEAT CHORUS.

The Music & Arts Service would like to say a big thank you to the following pupils from St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School, Shipley, for their wonderful artwork:

Jessica Chorley Alice Emma Brown

Ashley Ream Ella Cana

Chloe Marie Wilkinson Izabelle Parnham

Jade Rooker Shannon Ingram

Ben Stevens Louis Fialdini

Xenia Parrinello Amy Phillips Jamie Pedley

Harvey Weston-Beyer All from St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School, Shipley

Tonight’s concert has taken a lot of committed work and enthusiasm. Such events are not possible without the help of all the Music & Arts Service staff. A huge thank you to all the staff working hard both on stage and behind the scenes, and to the admin staff for all their hard work both during and prior to the event. We would also like to thank all the groups and their teachers for their performances tonight and to their families for their continued support. Thank you to for Coast to Coast for the sound engineering. If you would like to purchase a copy of the DVD of the Schools’ Prom 2014, please complete the DVD order form at the back of the programme.

We would also like to say a big thank you to Dave Payne, tonight’s Presenter.

For further information on instrumental groups or lessons please contact:

Music & Arts Service

Future House Bolling Road

Bradford BD4 7EB

TEL: 01274 385555

EMAIL: schoolsmusicandarts@bradford.gov.uk

WEBSITE: www.bradfordmusiconline.co.uk

DVD ORDER FORM

A DVD of the Schools’ Prom is being produced and will be available for sale at a cost of £5.00 including VAT. To order your copies please complete the form below and return to the address below. Payment can be made by cheque, made payable to City of Bradford MDC, credit/debit card by telephoning 01274 385555 and returning the form with your payment details or cash which must be brought to Future House. The DVD will take approximately six weeks to produce. Once we have taken delivery we will telephone you and forward to your child’s school for collection. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Name of pupil taking part: ………………………………………………………………………………. School: ……………………………………………………….. Class: …………………………………

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I would like to order the following and enclose a cheque, made payable to City of Bradford MDC or I paid by credit/debit card on ………………………………. (date). No of DVDs: …………………………….. Total Payment: …………………………………………… Please do not post cash. Cash payments may be made at Future House during office hours. Name: (Parent/carer) …………………………………………Telephone No: ……………………... Address: ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………...……. Post Code: ……………………… Signed: (Parent/carer) ………………………………………………………………………………… Forms must be returned by: 16 May 2014 Please return to: Music & Arts Service, Future House, Bolling Road, Bradford BD4 7EB