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Welcome
WELCOME TO THE MUSIC FOR YOUTH PROMS 2022
CONTENTS
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01 Welcome 02 Young People Make
Great Music: Support the Next Generation
04 LPMAM Student Ensemble 05 Support us 06 Tonight’s presenters 07 Frequencies 10 Creative Project 14 Programme:
Tuesday 15th November
16 Programme:
Wednesday 16th November
18 Performers 21 Lincolnshire Massed
Ensemble led by
Boston Music Service
21 Thank you for your support 24 Credits
We are delighted to welcome you to the 2022 Music for Youth Proms at the Royal Albert Hall.
Over the next two nights, over 3,000 young musicians will be playing, singing, and dancing across a range of musical genres. There will be solos, duos, ensembles, orchestras, and choirs. There will be improvising, creativity, covers, new commissions, original songs, and great virtuosity.
The MFY Proms at the Royal Albert Hall is a tradition that stretches back to 1975. It is a tradition that is based on a very simple truth; young people make great music, and this should be celebrated on the most fantastic stages.
For many young musicians, it’s been a ‘comeback’ year – a return to regular rehearsals or band practice, and a time of regaining some of the musical ground that was lost during successive lockdowns. The Proms provide a moment to acknowledge and celebrate the passion and talent of the young musicians taking part, but also the effort and dedication of parents, carers and teachers who have gone to extraordinary lengths to support these young people over the past 12 months.
Many have travelled a long way to get here, none more so than our special guest musicians from Ukraine who are safely continuing their studies at the London Performing Academy of Music. We welcome you with open arms. Music for Youth is a charity that believes strongly in young people as musicians, composers, songwriters, and producers. Many of our favourite musicians were performing at the highest level or composed their best work while still in their teens. Stevie Wonder had his first hit at 13 years old, Kate Bush topped the UK singles chart at 19 and Sheku Kanneh-Mason MBE began winning numerous awards and accolades at the age of just 17. Indeed, MFY alumnus and ambassador Jack Pepper is one of the UK’s youngest composers and at just 19 became a presenter on Scala Radio.
It is simple: young people make great music and Music for Youth’s role is to advocate for young musicians and support them on their journey through concerts and festivals at major venues, and opportunities to produce music and learn about the industry not just on stage but also in non-performance roles backstage.
So, finally, let’s take a moment to acknowledge, and show our appreciation to the fantastic teamwork that goes into staging our events and the technical team who work tirelessly backstage to enable the magic to happen on stage.
