Leeds College of Music
GALA CONCERT 2013
WELCOME TO THE LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC GALA CONCERT 2013 In the presence of Leeds College of Music Patron, Patricia, Countess of Harewood
Leeds College of Music welcomes you to the annual Gala Concert. This evening will feature a large range of student performers, composers and producers from across all of our courses. The Gala Concert provides an insight into Leeds College of Music through an eclectic mix of performances across our Classical, Jazz, Popular Music and Music Production pathways, showcasing the breadth of activity at this forward-thinking conservatoire. I have selected this programme to represent our distinctive approach to the training of musicians and to offer a unique and exciting illustration of our drive for diversity, excellence and creativity.
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This year, we have continued to help our students to reach their potential through rich opportunities including ever-growing access to exceptional facilities and numerous masterclasses from creative practitioners. Our aim of focusing on the individual within a community has been reflected in all our activities. We host groundbreaking international conferences in jazz and music production, present an innovative Concert Season and have our students work and perform alongside professional musicians. We have welcomed internationallyacclaimed musicians to mentor and perform with our students. These have included our Visting Professors Wolfgang Manz, Emma Johnson, Charlie Siem and Deborah York as well as Ian
Archer, Sally Beamish, Steve Bingham, Natalie Clein, Lizzie Deane, Will Hicks, Peter Selwyn, Eduardo Portal, Jason Rebello, Ralph Salmins, Tim Speight, Paul Statham, Mike Walker and Neil Yates. As always, we have worked closely with the BBC, developing our BBC Introducing Showcase and filming a pilot BBC programme in The Venue. A new collaboration this year saw Sony approach LCoM to hear some of our most promising singers and songwriters perform, with the aim of finding future talent. Our Steinway Hall Showcase and 606 Club performances in London, and student recitals within the city – and at locations such as Wakefield Cathedral – have given our students further opportunities to progress as performing musicians.
This celebration of highlights from the past academic year would not be possible without our very talented students, invaluable guidance from our tutors and staff, and outstanding support from the dedicated and attentive audience members who come to hear them play. We would like to thank our brand partners Steinway and Apple, our own academic, technical and support staff, and all those whose generosity has helped us to achieve our artistic goals and inspired our students to be the best they can be. We are grateful to them for their role in the continuing success of Leeds College of Music. Dr Randall Whittaker, Director of Curriculum & Research
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WELCOME TO THE LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC GALA CONCERT 2013 In the presence of Leeds College of Music Patron, Patricia, Countess of Harewood
Leeds College of Music welcomes you to the annual Gala Concert. This evening will feature a large range of student performers, composers and producers from across all of our courses. The Gala Concert provides an insight into Leeds College of Music through an eclectic mix of performances across our Classical, Jazz, Popular Music and Music Production pathways, showcasing the breadth of activity at this forward-thinking conservatoire. I have selected this programme to represent our distinctive approach to the training of musicians and to offer a unique and exciting illustration of our drive for diversity, excellence and creativity.
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This year, we have continued to help our students to reach their potential through rich opportunities including ever-growing access to exceptional facilities and numerous masterclasses from creative practitioners. Our aim of focusing on the individual within a community has been reflected in all our activities. We host groundbreaking international conferences in jazz and music production, present an innovative Concert Season and have our students work and perform alongside professional musicians. We have welcomed internationallyacclaimed musicians to mentor and perform with our students. These have included our Visting Professors Wolfgang Manz, Emma Johnson, Charlie Siem and Deborah York as well as Ian
Archer, Sally Beamish, Steve Bingham, Natalie Clein, Lizzie Deane, Will Hicks, Peter Selwyn, Eduardo Portal, Jason Rebello, Ralph Salmins, Tim Speight, Paul Statham, Mike Walker and Neil Yates. As always, we have worked closely with the BBC, developing our BBC Introducing Showcase and filming a pilot BBC programme in The Venue. A new collaboration this year saw Sony approach LCoM to hear some of our most promising singers and songwriters perform, with the aim of finding future talent. Our Steinway Hall Showcase and 606 Club performances in London, and student recitals within the city – and at locations such as Wakefield Cathedral – have given our students further opportunities to progress as performing musicians.
This celebration of highlights from the past academic year would not be possible without our very talented students, invaluable guidance from our tutors and staff, and outstanding support from the dedicated and attentive audience members who come to hear them play. We would like to thank our brand partners Steinway and Apple, our own academic, technical and support staff, and all those whose generosity has helped us to achieve our artistic goals and inspired our students to be the best they can be. We are grateful to them for their role in the continuing success of Leeds College of Music. Dr Randall Whittaker, Director of Curriculum & Research
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PROGRAMME OF PERFORMANCES
Leeds College of Music Symphonic Wind Orchestra ‘Montagues and Capulets’ from Romeo and Juliet Suite, Op. 64 – Prokofiev, arr. Dennis Wick
Leeds College of Music Saturday Music School Bring Me Down – An original composition
Welcome by Professor Philip Meaden, Principal and Managing Director
Leeds College of Music New Music Collective Workers Union – Louis Andriessen
Everiss Original Score – Daniel Suétt
Aeroplanes at Brescia Proto Cosmos – Alan Pasqua
Leeds College of Music Chamber Choir Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30 – Britten
James Brander and the Leeds College of Music House Band One of These Days – James Brander
Leeds College of Music Contemporary Jazz Orchestra Wax Wings – AJ Nash Luke Dempsey – Trumpet Concerto in F minor Op.18 – Oskar Böhme Leeds College of Music Baroque Orchestra
‘Erbarme dich’ from St
Matthew Passion – JS Bach INTERVAL 4
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PROGRAMME OF PERFORMANCES
Leeds College of Music Symphonic Wind Orchestra ‘Montagues and Capulets’ from Romeo and Juliet Suite, Op. 64 – Prokofiev, arr. Dennis Wick
Leeds College of Music Saturday Music School Bring Me Down – An original composition
Welcome by Professor Philip Meaden, Principal and Managing Director
Leeds College of Music New Music Collective Workers Union – Louis Andriessen
Everiss Original Score – Daniel Suétt
Aeroplanes at Brescia Proto Cosmos – Alan Pasqua
Leeds College of Music Chamber Choir Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30 – Britten
James Brander and the Leeds College of Music House Band One of These Days – James Brander
Leeds College of Music Contemporary Jazz Orchestra Wax Wings – AJ Nash Luke Dempsey – Trumpet Concerto in F minor Op.18 – Oskar Böhme Leeds College of Music Baroque Orchestra
‘Erbarme dich’ from St
Matthew Passion – JS Bach INTERVAL 4
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LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC WIND ORCHESTRA ‘Montagues and Capulets’ from Romeo and Juliet Suite, Op. 64 – Prokofiev, arr. Dennis Wick Conductor – Eduardo Portal
During the current season, Eduardo Portal will make his débuts with the Auckland Philharmonia in New Zealand, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga and Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra. His operatic experience includes performances of Offenbach’s La Belle Hélène, Janáček’s Katya Kabanová, Bernstein’s Candide, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville and Handel’s Imeneo. In Summer 2011 he assisted on Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore at Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Eduardo is particularly committed to contemporary repertoire and is founder of the Antares Ensemble in Spain, whose focus is on the performance of new music and
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research into its links with historical and rarely-performed masterpieces.
EVERISS
Romeo and Juliet was composed in 1935 for the Leningrad Theatre of Opera and Ballet, and was revised after Prokofiev’s return to Soviet Russia after a period abroad in 1936. The first London performance took place in 1965 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and it has remained in the repertoire ever since.
Original Score – Daniel Suétt
Final year student Daniel Suétt is an aspiring film and television composer from London, studying Music Production. This short film entitled Everiss was completed in January 2013. It is a brief account of a British World War II pilot called Stanley Everiss escaping a German soldier in occupied France. The music in the film is orchestral, taking inspiration from films and television shows such as The Pacific and Band of Brothers. The music is emotively explicit and integrated as part of the story. The way the music is scored against minimal dialogue makes it comparable to opera, animation or silent films of the early 20th century. 7
LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC WIND ORCHESTRA ‘Montagues and Capulets’ from Romeo and Juliet Suite, Op. 64 – Prokofiev, arr. Dennis Wick Conductor – Eduardo Portal
During the current season, Eduardo Portal will make his débuts with the Auckland Philharmonia in New Zealand, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga and Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra. His operatic experience includes performances of Offenbach’s La Belle Hélène, Janáček’s Katya Kabanová, Bernstein’s Candide, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville and Handel’s Imeneo. In Summer 2011 he assisted on Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore at Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Eduardo is particularly committed to contemporary repertoire and is founder of the Antares Ensemble in Spain, whose focus is on the performance of new music and
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research into its links with historical and rarely-performed masterpieces.
EVERISS
Romeo and Juliet was composed in 1935 for the Leningrad Theatre of Opera and Ballet, and was revised after Prokofiev’s return to Soviet Russia after a period abroad in 1936. The first London performance took place in 1965 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and it has remained in the repertoire ever since.
Original Score – Daniel Suétt
Final year student Daniel Suétt is an aspiring film and television composer from London, studying Music Production. This short film entitled Everiss was completed in January 2013. It is a brief account of a British World War II pilot called Stanley Everiss escaping a German soldier in occupied France. The music in the film is orchestral, taking inspiration from films and television shows such as The Pacific and Band of Brothers. The music is emotively explicit and integrated as part of the story. The way the music is scored against minimal dialogue makes it comparable to opera, animation or silent films of the early 20th century. 7
LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30 – Britten Conductor – Philip Meaden Organ – Aaron Shilson The text for this performance can be found on page 19
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Philip Meaden’s first professional conducting experience was gained at the age of 13. Formal training as a choral conductor was at the Royal Academy of Music, where he won the Alan Kirby prize for Choral Conducting, amongst other prizes. Philip is also active as an orchestral conductor and organ recitalist, appearing in numerous prestigious venues including: Fairfield Halls; Canterbury, Leeds, Llandaff, Portsmouth, Southwark, Winchester, and Wells Cathedrals; Leeds Town Hall; St John’s, Smith Square; the Purcell Room; and the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Benjamin Britten’s Festival Cantata, Rejoice in the Lamb, is the product of a prolific period of choral writing for the composer. It was composed not long after Britten’s return from self-
imposed exile in the United States at the beginning of World War II. For the text of his cantata, Britten selected words from the eccentric eighteenth-century poet Christopher Smart, using ten sections of Smart’s poem, Jubilate Agno. The message of the poem is “the worship of God by all created beings and things, each in its own way”. The musical structure of the work is governed by the text, the central sections being given over to soloists, followed by a dramatic choral recitative. There are two vibrant choral sections, the first of which, ‘Let Nimrod, the mighty hunter’, is based on an asymmetrical rhythmic motif, and the second, towards the end of the piece, is a celebration of the instruments of music.
LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ORCHESTRA Wax Wings – AJ Nash Director – Jamil Sheriff
Currently in his second year of study, AJ Nash is a principal study saxophonist with a passionate interest in composition. He writes for various ensembles whilst remaining active as a performer with his own original projects. AJ was the winner of this year’s Leeds College of Music composition award for the piece which you hear tonight.
Since its original conception as a piece for a group-led medium ensemble, it has evolved into its large ensemble form, taking advantage of the range of colours available within the jazz orchestra. Wax Wings is a narrative of hubris and excessive ambition.
A musical tale of arrogance and failed ambition, Wax Wings tells the story of Daedalus and Icarus as told in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Inspired by the large ensemble works of John Hollenbeck and Christian Elsässer, Wax Wings is an original composition for jazz orchestra; a through-composed exploration of harmony and time. 9
LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30 – Britten Conductor – Philip Meaden Organ – Aaron Shilson The text for this performance can be found on page 19
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Philip Meaden’s first professional conducting experience was gained at the age of 13. Formal training as a choral conductor was at the Royal Academy of Music, where he won the Alan Kirby prize for Choral Conducting, amongst other prizes. Philip is also active as an orchestral conductor and organ recitalist, appearing in numerous prestigious venues including: Fairfield Halls; Canterbury, Leeds, Llandaff, Portsmouth, Southwark, Winchester, and Wells Cathedrals; Leeds Town Hall; St John’s, Smith Square; the Purcell Room; and the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Benjamin Britten’s Festival Cantata, Rejoice in the Lamb, is the product of a prolific period of choral writing for the composer. It was composed not long after Britten’s return from self-
imposed exile in the United States at the beginning of World War II. For the text of his cantata, Britten selected words from the eccentric eighteenth-century poet Christopher Smart, using ten sections of Smart’s poem, Jubilate Agno. The message of the poem is “the worship of God by all created beings and things, each in its own way”. The musical structure of the work is governed by the text, the central sections being given over to soloists, followed by a dramatic choral recitative. There are two vibrant choral sections, the first of which, ‘Let Nimrod, the mighty hunter’, is based on an asymmetrical rhythmic motif, and the second, towards the end of the piece, is a celebration of the instruments of music.
LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ORCHESTRA Wax Wings – AJ Nash Director – Jamil Sheriff
Currently in his second year of study, AJ Nash is a principal study saxophonist with a passionate interest in composition. He writes for various ensembles whilst remaining active as a performer with his own original projects. AJ was the winner of this year’s Leeds College of Music composition award for the piece which you hear tonight.
Since its original conception as a piece for a group-led medium ensemble, it has evolved into its large ensemble form, taking advantage of the range of colours available within the jazz orchestra. Wax Wings is a narrative of hubris and excessive ambition.
A musical tale of arrogance and failed ambition, Wax Wings tells the story of Daedalus and Icarus as told in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Inspired by the large ensemble works of John Hollenbeck and Christian Elsässer, Wax Wings is an original composition for jazz orchestra; a through-composed exploration of harmony and time. 9
LUKE DEMPSEY – TRUMPET Concerto in F minor Op.18 – Oskar Böhme Piano – Nico de Villiers
Luke Dempsey is an 18-year-old trumpet player currently studying on a Further Education course at Leeds College of Music. Luke has performed in some of the UK’s most prestigious concert venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Windsor Castle and the O2 Arena as well as being a member of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain. As of September 2013, Luke will be studying at The Royal Northern College of Music under Rhys Owens with the aim of becoming a professional trumpet soloist. South African pianist Nico de Villiers is based in London and he is in demand as a soloist, accompanist and teacher in the UK as well as abroad. He is a graduate of the Royal Scottish
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Conservatoire, the University of Michigan and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. He is a lecturer in piano at Leeds College of Music and a Leverhulme Junior Fellow at Trinity Laban Conservatoire London.
LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
Oskar Böhme was a German-born modern-romantic composer. Böhme was also a very talented trumpeter, and wrote many pieces for his brass chamber groups as well as for himself. Böhme’s ability on the trumpet meant that he could push the boundaries of current concerti, the trumpet, and in effect push himself as a soloist. Concerto in F minor explores the margins of possibility, displaying magnificent jumps in pitch and fast runs, whilst remaining accessible.
Director – Sebastian Mueller
‘Erbarme dich’ from St Matthew Passion – JS Bach
Mezzo soprano – Rosie Evans Violin – Samuel Chilvers
Rosie is in her final year under the tutelage of Jane Anthony. She has a wide range of performance experience including the lead in My Fair Lady at the Theatre Royal, Brighton; Annina in La traviata at the Royal Pavilion as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival; and the lead in Spring Awakening with the University of Leeds. Rosie recently received The Rotary Club of Leeds Donald Webster Memorial Scholarship at Leeds College of Music. Samuel is a second-year violinist currently studying for a degree in Classical Music. He started playing the violin at the age of eight. Before studying at the conservatoire, Sam played with various orchestras on tours in Scotland, Germany, Holland and venues including the Royal Albert Hall in London.
JS Bach was born into one of the most gifted and prominent families in musical history. He spent a large part of his life as an organist and choirmaster, composing an abundance of music for these forces.
INTERVAL There will be an interval of 20 minutes
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LUKE DEMPSEY – TRUMPET Concerto in F minor Op.18 – Oskar Böhme Piano – Nico de Villiers
Luke Dempsey is an 18-year-old trumpet player currently studying on a Further Education course at Leeds College of Music. Luke has performed in some of the UK’s most prestigious concert venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Windsor Castle and the O2 Arena as well as being a member of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain. As of September 2013, Luke will be studying at The Royal Northern College of Music under Rhys Owens with the aim of becoming a professional trumpet soloist. South African pianist Nico de Villiers is based in London and he is in demand as a soloist, accompanist and teacher in the UK as well as abroad. He is a graduate of the Royal Scottish
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Conservatoire, the University of Michigan and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. He is a lecturer in piano at Leeds College of Music and a Leverhulme Junior Fellow at Trinity Laban Conservatoire London.
LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
Oskar Böhme was a German-born modern-romantic composer. Böhme was also a very talented trumpeter, and wrote many pieces for his brass chamber groups as well as for himself. Böhme’s ability on the trumpet meant that he could push the boundaries of current concerti, the trumpet, and in effect push himself as a soloist. Concerto in F minor explores the margins of possibility, displaying magnificent jumps in pitch and fast runs, whilst remaining accessible.
Director – Sebastian Mueller
‘Erbarme dich’ from St Matthew Passion – JS Bach
Mezzo soprano – Rosie Evans Violin – Samuel Chilvers
Rosie is in her final year under the tutelage of Jane Anthony. She has a wide range of performance experience including the lead in My Fair Lady at the Theatre Royal, Brighton; Annina in La traviata at the Royal Pavilion as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival; and the lead in Spring Awakening with the University of Leeds. Rosie recently received The Rotary Club of Leeds Donald Webster Memorial Scholarship at Leeds College of Music. Samuel is a second-year violinist currently studying for a degree in Classical Music. He started playing the violin at the age of eight. Before studying at the conservatoire, Sam played with various orchestras on tours in Scotland, Germany, Holland and venues including the Royal Albert Hall in London.
JS Bach was born into one of the most gifted and prominent families in musical history. He spent a large part of his life as an organist and choirmaster, composing an abundance of music for these forces.
INTERVAL There will be an interval of 20 minutes
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LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC 2012–2013 9 4
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Matt James Roberts, jazz trumpeter
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Soweto Kinch performance
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Northern Film School recording
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Saturday Music School workshop
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C harlie Siem, violin, and Peter Selwyn, conductor
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Laptop Orchestra at iFIMPaC
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Deborah York Masterclass
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Matt Dunkley, recording rehearsal
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of Ruby and the 13th Door 9.
Roller Trio, 2012 Mercury Music Prize and MOBO award nominees
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LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC 2012–2013 9 4
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Matt James Roberts, jazz trumpeter
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Soweto Kinch performance
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Northern Film School recording
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Saturday Music School workshop
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C harlie Siem, violin, and Peter Selwyn, conductor
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Laptop Orchestra at iFIMPaC
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Deborah York Masterclass
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Matt Dunkley, recording rehearsal
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of Ruby and the 13th Door 9.
Roller Trio, 2012 Mercury Music Prize and MOBO award nominees
LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC SATURDAY MUSIC SCHOOL Bring Me Down – An original composition Electric Guitar – Kareem Hunter Bass Guitar – Josh Hall Piano – Marley Watson Vocals – Hannah Farikullah Drum Kit – Cameron Meek
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The Saturday Music School (SMS) ensemble features some of the more advanced young musicians from the programme, performing one of the songs composed by the musicians under the guidance of their tutor Daniel Green. All SMS students are encouraged to compose original music for their ensembles, a skill that improves their all-round approach to musicianship. In its 12th year the creative and vibrant SMS delivers 30 weeks of highquality tuition to 80 young musicians aged between 10 and 17 years, in a variety of musical styles. Tutored by specialists, the SMS has string quartets, jazz ensembles, pop groups, and rock bands all working alongside each other in a timetable which includes
regular workshops, composition, music theory and keyboard skills. September 2013 sees the launch of the first SMS Music Technology course for young people between 13–17 years of age. This course will feature a series of projects designed to inspire and support young musicians in a range of industry appropriate projects using the world-class facilities here at the conservatoire.
LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC NEW MUSIC COLLECTIVE Workers Union – Louis Andriessen Director – Damien Harron
The score of Workers Union states that it is a “symphonic movement for any loud sounding group of instruments”. Much in the same aesthetic as other works of the same period, such as Hoketus, the composer requests that it “sounds dissonant, chromatic and often aggressive”. Andriessen also states that “only in the case that every player plays with such an intention that his part is an essential one, the work will succeed; just as in the political work”.
SMS offers the perfect progression route into Further and Higher Education programmes and regularly provides work placements for current students and alumni in order to offer the much-needed experience required to increase employability. 15
LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC SATURDAY MUSIC SCHOOL Bring Me Down – An original composition Electric Guitar – Kareem Hunter Bass Guitar – Josh Hall Piano – Marley Watson Vocals – Hannah Farikullah Drum Kit – Cameron Meek
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The Saturday Music School (SMS) ensemble features some of the more advanced young musicians from the programme, performing one of the songs composed by the musicians under the guidance of their tutor Daniel Green. All SMS students are encouraged to compose original music for their ensembles, a skill that improves their all-round approach to musicianship. In its 12th year the creative and vibrant SMS delivers 30 weeks of highquality tuition to 80 young musicians aged between 10 and 17 years, in a variety of musical styles. Tutored by specialists, the SMS has string quartets, jazz ensembles, pop groups, and rock bands all working alongside each other in a timetable which includes
regular workshops, composition, music theory and keyboard skills. September 2013 sees the launch of the first SMS Music Technology course for young people between 13–17 years of age. This course will feature a series of projects designed to inspire and support young musicians in a range of industry appropriate projects using the world-class facilities here at the conservatoire.
LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC NEW MUSIC COLLECTIVE Workers Union – Louis Andriessen Director – Damien Harron
The score of Workers Union states that it is a “symphonic movement for any loud sounding group of instruments”. Much in the same aesthetic as other works of the same period, such as Hoketus, the composer requests that it “sounds dissonant, chromatic and often aggressive”. Andriessen also states that “only in the case that every player plays with such an intention that his part is an essential one, the work will succeed; just as in the political work”.
SMS offers the perfect progression route into Further and Higher Education programmes and regularly provides work placements for current students and alumni in order to offer the much-needed experience required to increase employability. 15
AEROPLANES AT BRESCIA Proto Cosmos – Alan Pasqua Guitar – Adam Taylor Bass – Sam Dutton-Taylor Drums – Matt Exton
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Aeroplanes at Brescia are a high-energy guitar trio fusing elements of jazz-rock with an engaging melodic approach creating an experience both exciting and heartfelt. The band was formed on the jazz programme at Leeds College of Music and has gone from strength to strength since its inception. The trio recently won a Leeds College of Music competition to perform a gig at the prestigious 606 Jazz Club in London. They focus on achieving a distinctive and individual sound with a strong group dynamic and a sense of flexibility. Heavily inspired by Allan Holdsworth, the trio play his music alongside original compositions. Adam Taylor has not only had success within the UK, but also internationally. Performing with
Quei Due, a guitar and vocal duet with vocalist Caterina Comeglio, has seen Adam reach the semifinals of the Bucharest International Jazz Competition. The semi-final of this prestigious competition will take place later in the month. Tonight the trio will be performing a piece which is a favourite of theirs and of Allan Holdsworth. Written by Alan Pasqua, Allan Holdsworth’s long-time keyboard player, Proto Cosmos is a piece rarely left out of a live set by Holdsworth. Exhilarating and melodic, the piece will entertain and excite.
JAMES BRANDER AND THE LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC HOUSE BAND One of These Days – James Brander Vocals – James Brander Guitar – Jack Hogarth Piano – Rufus Quickenden Bass guitar – David Rice Drum Kit – Jack Amblin
James began playing the piano at the age of seven, followed by the guitar at 11 before starting to write his own songs a few years later. Songwriting is James’ favourite aspect of music and he believes that sharing thoughts and emotions with people through music is an incredible feeling. James is a third-year student on the Popular Music programme at the conservatoire and is due to graduate in June majoring in composition and performance. The biggest breakthrough in James’ career came in 2012 when he won the prestigious ‘Musicians’ Benevolent Fund Songwriting Award’. Previous winners of this award have included wellknown artists such as Alex Lipinski, R&B singer Hannah Rei and internationallyrecognised indie band The Wombats.
The Leeds College of Music House Band was formed to accompany singers who were selected to perform in the recent Pop Singers Showcase held at the conservatoire. Sony Music approached Leeds College of Music to hear promising students in the hope of finding future talent in songwriters and singers. Since the huge success of the Showcase the band decided to continue to support James, amongst other artists, in their solo projects. Tonight, the House Band performs an optimistic summery pop song, One of These Days, written by James Brander.
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AEROPLANES AT BRESCIA Proto Cosmos – Alan Pasqua Guitar – Adam Taylor Bass – Sam Dutton-Taylor Drums – Matt Exton
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Aeroplanes at Brescia are a high-energy guitar trio fusing elements of jazz-rock with an engaging melodic approach creating an experience both exciting and heartfelt. The band was formed on the jazz programme at Leeds College of Music and has gone from strength to strength since its inception. The trio recently won a Leeds College of Music competition to perform a gig at the prestigious 606 Jazz Club in London. They focus on achieving a distinctive and individual sound with a strong group dynamic and a sense of flexibility. Heavily inspired by Allan Holdsworth, the trio play his music alongside original compositions. Adam Taylor has not only had success within the UK, but also internationally. Performing with
Quei Due, a guitar and vocal duet with vocalist Caterina Comeglio, has seen Adam reach the semifinals of the Bucharest International Jazz Competition. The semi-final of this prestigious competition will take place later in the month. Tonight the trio will be performing a piece which is a favourite of theirs and of Allan Holdsworth. Written by Alan Pasqua, Allan Holdsworth’s long-time keyboard player, Proto Cosmos is a piece rarely left out of a live set by Holdsworth. Exhilarating and melodic, the piece will entertain and excite.
JAMES BRANDER AND THE LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC HOUSE BAND One of These Days – James Brander Vocals – James Brander Guitar – Jack Hogarth Piano – Rufus Quickenden Bass guitar – David Rice Drum Kit – Jack Amblin
James began playing the piano at the age of seven, followed by the guitar at 11 before starting to write his own songs a few years later. Songwriting is James’ favourite aspect of music and he believes that sharing thoughts and emotions with people through music is an incredible feeling. James is a third-year student on the Popular Music programme at the conservatoire and is due to graduate in June majoring in composition and performance. The biggest breakthrough in James’ career came in 2012 when he won the prestigious ‘Musicians’ Benevolent Fund Songwriting Award’. Previous winners of this award have included wellknown artists such as Alex Lipinski, R&B singer Hannah Rei and internationallyrecognised indie band The Wombats.
The Leeds College of Music House Band was formed to accompany singers who were selected to perform in the recent Pop Singers Showcase held at the conservatoire. Sony Music approached Leeds College of Music to hear promising students in the hope of finding future talent in songwriters and singers. Since the huge success of the Showcase the band decided to continue to support James, amongst other artists, in their solo projects. Tonight, the House Band performs an optimistic summery pop song, One of These Days, written by James Brander.
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Friends membership is for anyone who has a passion for music and wants to support young upcoming talent.
For more information about becoming a Friend, please contact us.
It helps you get more out of your enjoyment for music, whilst supporting the highest quality education for the next generation of musicians.
friends@lcm.ac.uk 0113 222 3475
The scheme has a range of benefits – from free tickets and discounts on concerts, to exclusive event invitations. Proceeds from our Friends scheme make an important contribution to conservatoire life by helping to provide scholarships, prizes and access to teaching from world-renowned musicians. 18
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REJOICE IN THE LAMB Text for the performance by Leeds College of Music Chamber Choir Conductor – Philip Meaden
Rejoice in God, O ye Tongues; give the glory to the Lord, and the Lamb. Nations, and languages, and every Creature in which is the breath of Life. Let man and beast appear before him, and magnify his name together. Let Nimrod, the mighty hunter, bind a leopard to the altar and consecrate his spear to the Lord. Let Ishmail dedicate a tyger, and give praise for the liberty in which the Lord has let him at large. Let Balaam appear with an ass, and bless the Lord his people and his creatures for a reward eternal. Let Daniel come forth with a lion, and praise God with all his might through faith in Christ Jesus.
Let Ithamar minister with a chamois, and bless the name of Him that cloatheth the naked. Let Jakim with the satyr bless God in the dance. Let David bless with the bear the beginning of victory to the Lord— to the Lord the perfection of excellence. Hallelujah for the heart of God, and from the hand of the artist inimitable, and from the echo of the heavenly harp in sweetness magnifical and mighty.
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BECOME A FRIEND Support the musicians of the future
Friends membership is for anyone who has a passion for music and wants to support young upcoming talent.
For more information about becoming a Friend, please contact us.
It helps you get more out of your enjoyment for music, whilst supporting the highest quality education for the next generation of musicians.
friends@lcm.ac.uk 0113 222 3475
The scheme has a range of benefits – from free tickets and discounts on concerts, to exclusive event invitations. Proceeds from our Friends scheme make an important contribution to conservatoire life by helping to provide scholarships, prizes and access to teaching from world-renowned musicians. 18
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REJOICE IN THE LAMB Text for the performance by Leeds College of Music Chamber Choir Conductor – Philip Meaden
Rejoice in God, O ye Tongues; give the glory to the Lord, and the Lamb. Nations, and languages, and every Creature in which is the breath of Life. Let man and beast appear before him, and magnify his name together. Let Nimrod, the mighty hunter, bind a leopard to the altar and consecrate his spear to the Lord. Let Ishmail dedicate a tyger, and give praise for the liberty in which the Lord has let him at large. Let Balaam appear with an ass, and bless the Lord his people and his creatures for a reward eternal. Let Daniel come forth with a lion, and praise God with all his might through faith in Christ Jesus.
Let Ithamar minister with a chamois, and bless the name of Him that cloatheth the naked. Let Jakim with the satyr bless God in the dance. Let David bless with the bear the beginning of victory to the Lord— to the Lord the perfection of excellence. Hallelujah for the heart of God, and from the hand of the artist inimitable, and from the echo of the heavenly harp in sweetness magnifical and mighty.
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For I will consider my cat Jeoffry. For he is the servant of the living God, duly and daily serving him. For at the first glance of the glory of God in the East he worships in his way. For this is done by wreathing his body seven times round with elegant quickness. For he knows that God is his saviour. For God has bless’d him in the variety of his movements. For there is nothing sweeter than his peace when at rest. For I am possessed of a cat, surpassing in beauty, From whom I take occasion to bless Almighty God.
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For the Mouse is a creature of great personal valour. For this is a true case–cat takes female mouse, male mouse will not depart, but stands threat’ning and daring... If you will let her go, I will engage you, as prodigious a creature as you are. For the Mouse is a creature of great personal valour. For the Mouse is of an hospitable disposition. For the flowers are great blessings. For the flowers have their angels, even the words of God’s creation. For the flower glorifies God and the root parries the adversary. For there is a language of flowers. For the flowers are peculiarly the poetry of Christ.
For I am under the same accusation with my Saviour, For they said, he is besides himself. For the officers of the peace are at variance with me, and the watchman smites me with his staff. For silly fellow, silly fellow, is against me, and belongeth neither to me nor to my family. For I am in twelve hardships, but he that was born of a virgin shall deliver me out of all. For H is a spirit, and therefore he is God. For K is king, and therefore he is God. For L is love, and therefore he is God. For M is musick, and therefore he is God.
For the instruments are by their rhimes, For the shawm rhimes are lawn fawn and the like. For the harp rhimes are sing ring and the like. For the cymbal rhimes are bell well and the like. For the flute rhimes are tooth youth and the like. For the bassoon rhimes are pass class and the like. For the dulcimer rhimes are grace place and the like. For the clarinet rhimes are clean seen and the like. For the trumpet rhimes are sound bound and the like.
For the trumpet of God is a blessed intelligence and so are all the instruments in Heav’n. For God the Father Almighty plays upon the harp of stupendous magnitude and melody. For at that time malignity ceases and the devils themselves are at peace.For this time is perceptible to man by a remarkable stillness and serenity of soul. Hallelujah for the heart of God, and from the hand of the artist inimitable, and from the echo of the heavenly harp in sweetness magnifical and mighty.
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For I will consider my cat Jeoffry. For he is the servant of the living God, duly and daily serving him. For at the first glance of the glory of God in the East he worships in his way. For this is done by wreathing his body seven times round with elegant quickness. For he knows that God is his saviour. For God has bless’d him in the variety of his movements. For there is nothing sweeter than his peace when at rest. For I am possessed of a cat, surpassing in beauty, From whom I take occasion to bless Almighty God.
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For the Mouse is a creature of great personal valour. For this is a true case–cat takes female mouse, male mouse will not depart, but stands threat’ning and daring... If you will let her go, I will engage you, as prodigious a creature as you are. For the Mouse is a creature of great personal valour. For the Mouse is of an hospitable disposition. For the flowers are great blessings. For the flowers have their angels, even the words of God’s creation. For the flower glorifies God and the root parries the adversary. For there is a language of flowers. For the flowers are peculiarly the poetry of Christ.
For I am under the same accusation with my Saviour, For they said, he is besides himself. For the officers of the peace are at variance with me, and the watchman smites me with his staff. For silly fellow, silly fellow, is against me, and belongeth neither to me nor to my family. For I am in twelve hardships, but he that was born of a virgin shall deliver me out of all. For H is a spirit, and therefore he is God. For K is king, and therefore he is God. For L is love, and therefore he is God. For M is musick, and therefore he is God.
For the instruments are by their rhimes, For the shawm rhimes are lawn fawn and the like. For the harp rhimes are sing ring and the like. For the cymbal rhimes are bell well and the like. For the flute rhimes are tooth youth and the like. For the bassoon rhimes are pass class and the like. For the dulcimer rhimes are grace place and the like. For the clarinet rhimes are clean seen and the like. For the trumpet rhimes are sound bound and the like.
For the trumpet of God is a blessed intelligence and so are all the instruments in Heav’n. For God the Father Almighty plays upon the harp of stupendous magnitude and melody. For at that time malignity ceases and the devils themselves are at peace.For this time is perceptible to man by a remarkable stillness and serenity of soul. Hallelujah for the heart of God, and from the hand of the artist inimitable, and from the echo of the heavenly harp in sweetness magnifical and mighty.
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LARGE ENSEMBLE PERFORMERS
Symphonic Wind Orchestra Flutes Hannah Brownjohn (piccolo) Roberta FletcherBrown Eilish Bonney Laura Conroy Helen Coates Hannah Mercer Oboes Rebecca Moffatt Max Gregory Clarinets Ryan Clements Laura Stubbs Lucy Chesters Samuel Ducker Amelia St MatthewDaniel (Eb) Yannis Daoutis (bass) Bethan Edwards
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Saxophones Nathan Hull Thomas Harris Rosemary Lord Lucy Fox Bassoons Jessica Proctor Jonathan Jones Trumpets Richard Gaskell Rachel Hydon Sean Killick Edward Ody Chris Smith French Horns Paige Galer Bethany Scanlon Georgi Boev Hannah Peters Trombones Peter May Richard McVeigh
Daniel Baczkowski (bass) Euphonium Callum Dawson Tuba Joshua Bolton Double Bass James Allen Percussion Tung Chan Tanya Pendred Alexandros Pepelasis
Chamber Choir Soprano Bronte Barber Isabelle Chousmer-Kerr Bryony Davies Andrea Dean Ruby Foster Martha Hayward
Natalie Holmes Sara Knight Hope Marie McNulty Alice Rathbone Sinead Regan Alexandra Robinson Bethany Scanlon Lily Scott Cara Thompson Rowena Thornton Emma Ward Eliza-May Wormald Alto Alia Aldeghather Gemma Beck Eleanor Begley Rosie Evans Rebecca Frodsham Elizabeth Harborne Katerina Lianou Olivia Naio Madeleine Newman-Suttle Katie Sloss
Tenor Alfie Carpenter Daniel Chim Yannis Daoutis Ravi Popoff-Sankar Christian Todd Bass Alex Bates Daniel Chant-Burgess Adam Gouldin Edmund Jeffery Jonathan Lindsay Thomas Orrell Callum Sweet William Tamblyn Charles Young
Contemporary Jazz Orchestra Saxophones Alexander James Nash (alto) Jack Chandler (alto)
Luke Ledger (tenor) Benjamin Powling (tenor) Christine Andrews (baritone) Trumpets Jack Davis James Duckworth Jonathan Enser Thomas Bond Trombones Peter Johnson Matthew Kingham Thomas Smith Christopher Dale (bass) Rhythm section Matthew Exton (kit) Angus Milne (bass) Tom Berge (piano)
Baroque Orchestra Violin I Anna O’Connor Samuel Chilvers Lauren Hinds Farhaan Shah Mandy Toor Violin II Frances Hine Laurie Moss James O’Neill Emily Pieczko Yvonne Tarrant Viola Aimée Ingham Tilly Jackson Philippa-Ranee John Katie Sloss
Cello Gaia Blandina Jonathan Lindsay Alexandra Marshall Laura Pim
Violin Farhaan Shah
Bass James Allen
Electric guitar Bradley Blundell
Harpsichord Nico de Villiers The New Music Collective Flute James Wilson Clarinet Ryan Clements
Cello Alexandra Marshall
Bass guitar Sam Dutton-Taylor Percussion Jack Amblin Tung Chan Alexandros Pepelasis Piano Heriberto Cruz
Saxophone Nathan Hull Matthew Rawlins
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LARGE ENSEMBLE PERFORMERS
Symphonic Wind Orchestra Flutes Hannah Brownjohn (piccolo) Roberta FletcherBrown Eilish Bonney Laura Conroy Helen Coates Hannah Mercer Oboes Rebecca Moffatt Max Gregory Clarinets Ryan Clements Laura Stubbs Lucy Chesters Samuel Ducker Amelia St MatthewDaniel (Eb) Yannis Daoutis (bass) Bethan Edwards
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Saxophones Nathan Hull Thomas Harris Rosemary Lord Lucy Fox Bassoons Jessica Proctor Jonathan Jones Trumpets Richard Gaskell Rachel Hydon Sean Killick Edward Ody Chris Smith French Horns Paige Galer Bethany Scanlon Georgi Boev Hannah Peters Trombones Peter May Richard McVeigh
Daniel Baczkowski (bass) Euphonium Callum Dawson Tuba Joshua Bolton Double Bass James Allen Percussion Tung Chan Tanya Pendred Alexandros Pepelasis
Chamber Choir Soprano Bronte Barber Isabelle Chousmer-Kerr Bryony Davies Andrea Dean Ruby Foster Martha Hayward
Natalie Holmes Sara Knight Hope Marie McNulty Alice Rathbone Sinead Regan Alexandra Robinson Bethany Scanlon Lily Scott Cara Thompson Rowena Thornton Emma Ward Eliza-May Wormald Alto Alia Aldeghather Gemma Beck Eleanor Begley Rosie Evans Rebecca Frodsham Elizabeth Harborne Katerina Lianou Olivia Naio Madeleine Newman-Suttle Katie Sloss
Tenor Alfie Carpenter Daniel Chim Yannis Daoutis Ravi Popoff-Sankar Christian Todd Bass Alex Bates Daniel Chant-Burgess Adam Gouldin Edmund Jeffery Jonathan Lindsay Thomas Orrell Callum Sweet William Tamblyn Charles Young
Contemporary Jazz Orchestra Saxophones Alexander James Nash (alto) Jack Chandler (alto)
Luke Ledger (tenor) Benjamin Powling (tenor) Christine Andrews (baritone) Trumpets Jack Davis James Duckworth Jonathan Enser Thomas Bond Trombones Peter Johnson Matthew Kingham Thomas Smith Christopher Dale (bass) Rhythm section Matthew Exton (kit) Angus Milne (bass) Tom Berge (piano)
Baroque Orchestra Violin I Anna O’Connor Samuel Chilvers Lauren Hinds Farhaan Shah Mandy Toor Violin II Frances Hine Laurie Moss James O’Neill Emily Pieczko Yvonne Tarrant Viola Aimée Ingham Tilly Jackson Philippa-Ranee John Katie Sloss
Cello Gaia Blandina Jonathan Lindsay Alexandra Marshall Laura Pim
Violin Farhaan Shah
Bass James Allen
Electric guitar Bradley Blundell
Harpsichord Nico de Villiers The New Music Collective Flute James Wilson Clarinet Ryan Clements
Cello Alexandra Marshall
Bass guitar Sam Dutton-Taylor Percussion Jack Amblin Tung Chan Alexandros Pepelasis Piano Heriberto Cruz
Saxophone Nathan Hull Matthew Rawlins
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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Partners
Friends Silver Friends
Bronze Friends
Stephen Rattue
John Gilleghan MBE
Stephen Ball
Anonymous x 30
Judith Rhodes
Dr Andrew & Alison Linden
Vivien Brown
Gold Friends
Susan Rigler Honorary Life Friends
Susan Saunders
Michael & Shirley Aspey
Paul Scorer
Patrick & Liz Gillett
Josie Brooks
St. Clair Logan
Mr P Fennell
Graham ShepardJames
Steven Mason
Mr & Mrs Gallagher
Martin Staniforth
Sally Neocosmos
Tim Gray
Jack Swindells
Else Revell
Rodney Green
Richard Tybinski
Mr & Mrs Rivière
Miss A E Hodgson
Maureen & Brian Siberry
Prof & Mrs David Hoult
Carole VincentWright
The Alan Hawkshaw Foundation
Richard Speak
Catherine Jones
Sir George Martin Trust
Peter & Wendy Stedman
Paul Lawrence
Janet Stones
Mr J Nicholas
Delma Tomlin MBE
Mr & Mrs Opie
Lisa Wilde
Alison Owen-Morley
Sponsors
Prof Philip & Suzanne Meaden Zap & Jacki Proctor Helen & Derek Sloss
Trusts and Foundations
David & Alison Warren Dr Neil Washbourne Dr Randall S Whittaker
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Dr Robert Brian & Dilys Welch Mr T Wilkins Brian R Wilson Louise & Al Wood