Spring Concert Wednesday 23

rd March 2016

7:00pm

Robert Smyth Academy

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 extra-curricular groups. Your continued support is much appreciated. We hope you enjoy tonight’s performances. Photos, reports and video performances from tonight’s concert will soon be available on the academy website www.rsacademy.co.uk under ‘News and Events’ as well as on our new performing arts faculty website www.rsaperformingarts.co.uk. ‘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. CDs on sale Before the concert and during the interval you will hear extracts from the Soul and Jazz Bands’ album Beiswing, which contains 12 tracks of soul and jazz classics. Copies can be purchased tonight for only £5. All money raised from the sales goes back into the music department to buy new equipment. Second-Hand Instruments Wanted If you have a musical instrument for sale or to donate please contact us. All instruments are of interest but we are particularly looking for a couple of tenor saxophones, a double bass, guitars and some more keyboards. 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 email hpetersen@rsacademy.co.uk for further information.

Helle Petersen Head of Music

RSA Performing Arts Calendar

Saturday 9th April

National Concert Band Festival for the RSA Big Band Venue: Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester

Tuesday 12th April – 7.00 pm

RSA Dance Show – The Max

Friday 20th May – 7.00 pm

RSA Year 13 Leavers’ Concert – The Max

Saturday 21st May – 7.30 pm

Trip to see Leicester Symphony Orchestra Venue: De Montfort Hall, Leicester

Friday 1st July to Thursday 7th July

Music Tour to Barcelona for Jazz Band, Big Band & Soul Patrol

Welcome to the Robert Smyth Academy Spring Concert 2016

Part One

Big Band Conductor: Helle Petersen

The Next Big Thing My Funny Valentine soloist: Molly Sykes

Bret Zvacek Richard Rodgers arr. Mike Smukal

Flute Choir Conductor: Kate Cartwright

Ashokan Farewell

Jay Ungar arr. Ricky Lombardo

Yr 12/13 Flute Quartet Conductor: Kate Cartwright

Movement from the Nutcracker Ballet

Tchaikovsky arr. Kate Cartwright

Violin Solo Emily Newlyn accompanied by John Gull

‘Appassionato’ from Four Pieces for Violin & Piano Op.17

Josef Suk

Brass Ensemble Conductor: John Gornall

Entry Of The Gladiators Nimrod

Julius Fučík

Elgar

String Ensemble Conductor: Mike Shaw

Air Bond… James Bond

J S Bach arr. R Longfield

Jazz Band Conductor: Helle Petersen

All Blues Chameleon

Miles Davis arr. Michael Sweeney Herbie Hancock arr. Victor Lopez

Interval (20 minutes) Refreshments, CDs and Raffle Tickets on sale

Part Two

Percussion Ensemble Director: Darron McHarg

Bristol London

Darron McHarg Darron McHarg

Vocal solo Ellie Boxall

When We Were Young

Adele arr. Madeleine Oakland

Folk Group – Reel Deal Saxophone Ensemble Conductor: Natalie Crook

That’s What’s Up Game of Thrones Theme

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Ben Henriques

Versatile Voices Conductor: Debbie Smith

Steel Away soloists: Amirah Bobat, Lola Pap, Bronwen Herdman Pompeii Accompanied by: Elliot Baker (bass guitar) & Matt Clipston (drums)

Trad Spiritual arr. Mark De-Lisser Dan Smith arr. Jacob Narverud

Soul Patrol Director: Helle Petersen

The Funk Naïve Rhythm & Music

Taylor Burton

Taylor Burton Jake Cartwright, lyrics by Georgia Whittle

Big Band

Flute Andrew Martin

Megan Barnes

Alto Saxophone Natalie Crook

Jane Earland

Alice Riches

Tenor Saxophone Esme Butler Davies

Emily Moore

Baritone Saxophone

Holly Barnett

Trumpet

Molly Sykes Sophie Burleigh

Madeleine Oakland Josh Watson

Trombone

Joe Horspool

Tom Jenkins

Piano Taylor Burton

Guitar Jake Cartwright

Bass Guitar

Jake Bentley

Drum Kit

Jonny Nicholson

Auxiliary Percussion Lyle Burton

Flute Choir

Sejal Assan Megan Barnes

Zoe Bates Katie Cook

Natalie Crook

Hope Haynes-Coote Izzy Jackson

Andrew Martin Emily Moore

Yr 12/13 Flute Quartet

Kiara Tooms Hannah Mance

Rebecca Hix Andrew Martin

Advanced Brass

Trumpets Molly Sykes

Madeleine Oakland Charlotte Moncrief

Emily Moore Josh Watson

French Horn Ana Pilcher May

Abi Wright

Euphonium

Tom Jenkins

Trombone Joe Horspool

Tuba

Nick Hughes

Percussion

Lyle Burton

String Ensemble

Violin I Emily Newlyn

James Hamill Madeleine Oakland

Mark Shuttleworth Melissa English

Violin II Jasmine Holmes

Daryanne Scott Maddy Raine

Emma McGregor

Violin III

Kim Jeffs Imogen Holland

Daniel Bolderston

Cello

Lachlan Lindsay

Jazz Band

Flute Sejal Assan

Megan Barnes Hope Haynes-Coote

Izzy Jackson

Clarinets

Georgia Butler Joe Brooks

Emma Cuttle Rebecca Iliffe

Louise Watson

Alto Saxophone I

Esme Butler Davies Natalie Crook

Jane Earland

Alto Saxophone II

Alice Riches Lucy Shardlow

Tenor Saxophone

Scott Dean

Emily Moore Kim Jeffs

Baritone Saxophone

Holly Barnett

Trumpets

Sophie Burleigh Leo Harland

Madeleine Oakland Molly Sykes

Josh Watson

Trombones

Tom Rowbotham

Piano

Rebecca Alder Andrew Martin

Guitar

Luke Cartwright

Charlie Hilton Charles Witcombe

Bass

Elliot Baker Matt Moir

Percussion Lyle Burton

Marcus Gray

Percussion Ensemble

Sophie Burleigh

Lyle Burton Marcus Gray

Charlie Hilton Ben Horspool

Jonny Nicholson

Ellie Boxall Band

Piano & Backing Vocals

Andrew Martin

Violins Emily Newlyn

Madeleine Oakland

Melissa English Maddy Raine

Mark Shuttleworth

Cello

Lachlan Lindsay

Bass Guitar Jake Bentley

Drum Kit Ross Barnett

Folk Group – Reel Deal

Vocals

Daryanne Scott

Bronwen Herdman

Violin Melissa English

Emily Newlyn

Piano

Abi Wright

Percussion/Ukulele Ana Pilcher May

Saxophone Ensemble

Conductor

Natalie Crook

Alto Esme Butler Davies

Rebecca Iliffe

Holly Barnett Alice Riches

Lucy Shardlow

Tenor Kim Jeffs

Scott Dean

Baritone

Hannah Appleton

Versatile Voices

Jake Bentley

Amirah Bobat Emma Cuttle

Charlotte Ellis Melissa English

Millie Gamble

Joe Goatley Bronwen Herdman

Rebecca Iliffe Hannah Mance

Andrew Martin

Ben Maclean Emily Newlyn

Lola Pap Maddy Raine

Will Rodger Mark Shuttleworth

Lydia Smith

Millie Watkins

Soul Patrol

Vocals

Ellis Barthorpe Ellie Boxall

Lydia Kolic Georgia Whittle

Tenor Saxophone Esme Butler Davies

Baritone Saxophone

Holly Barnett

Trumpet

Molly Sykes

Trombone Joe Horspool

Piano Taylor Burton

Lyle Burton

Guitar

Jake Cartwright

Bass Guitar Jake Bentley

Percussion Jonny Nicholson

Lyle Burton

Thank you to the following:

Mike Shaw String Ensemble

Debbie Smith Versatile Voices

Kate Cartwright Flute Choir & Flute Quartet

Darron Cleary-McHarg Percussion Ensemble

John Gornall Brass Ensemble

Francine Warner John Gull

Saxophone Ensemble Accompanist

Great Bowden Recital Trust Grants for Instrumental and Vocal Tuition

Rotary Club of Market Harborough Sponsor of Young Musician Competition Entries

Market Harborough Lions Club Sponsor of Banners for the Music Stands

Ed Hull Ed Hull, Jake Cartwright, Tom Jenkins & Tom Devlin Ed Hull & Chris Wells

Sound Engineer & Stage Set-up Stage Set-up Lighting Set-up

Nick Hughes Jake Cartwright, Tom Jenkins, Tom Devlin, Luke Cartwright and Charlie Hilton

Stage Manager Stage Crew

Callum Facer

Lighting Assistant

Chris Wells Photography and Video

Jamette Arthur & Helen Sawkins Mhairi Thornton

Front of House Box Office, Poster and Ticket Design

Geof Ashton Printing of Posters, Tickets and Programmes

Premises Staff Venue Management

Emma Spencer and the Catering Team Refreshment Sale