Saturday 26 May 2012
St Mary’s Church, Barnes, SW13
A concert full of music that looks east – setting off on the Orient Express and taking in the sights of Armenia, Russia, China and Japan along the way!
Philip Sparke: Orient Express
John Williams: Viktor’s Tale (from The Terminal)
Alfred Reed: Armenian Dances
Leonard Bernstein: Slava!
Shostakovich: Festive Overture
Tan Dun: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Nigel Clarke: Samurai
Friedemann: Slavonic Rhapsody No. 2
Sunday 4 December 2011, 2.30pm
Wathen Hall, Barnes, SW13
A charity concert in support of local charity FiSH, a neighbourhood voluntary care scheme in Barnes.
John Williams: The Olympic Spirit
Vangelis: Theme from Chariots of Fire
Arnold Steck: Sporting Occasion
Hammond/Bettis: One Moment in Time
John Williams: Olympic Fanfare and Theme
Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festival
Irving Berlin: I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas
David Barker: Scherzo from A Christmas Suite
Clare Grundman: Three Carols for Christmas
Slade: Merry Christmas Everybody
Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Today is going to be a fun day – off to Barnes to audition young musicians for the opportunity to play in Barnes Concert Band’s 10 March concert (see my earlier post on the subject). We have to pick the best young players from the Barnes/Richmond/Hounslow areas to play a solo piece with the band.
Time to look friendly and encouraging!
On Saturday 10 March 2012 Barnes Concert Band and I will be joined by a number of young soloists from around the area for a special concert.
The band wants to encourage young musicians to reach their potential and share the enjoyment of playing with a concert band. As such, a competition has been running for woodwind, brass and percussion players living in Richmond, Hounslow or Kingston to audition for this opportunity. Auditions took place in November 2011.
The concert on 10 March at Richmond Park Academy will feature the winners of the competition, each performing a solo work accompanied by the band. And now we know that the winners are:
The rest of the programme will be:
Leonard Bernstein: Slava!
Philip Sparke: Orient Express
Edward Gregson: Festivo
Frank Ticheli: Vesuvius
Morten Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium
Thursday 15 December 2011, 7.00pm
St Michael & All Angels Church, Barnes
Christmas carols and a couple of Christmas favourites at St Michael & All Angels’ annual community carol service.
Friday 9 December 2011, 7.00pm
Barnes Pond
Christmas carols in the open (and cold!) air as part of the Barnes Community Association’s annual late-night shopping in Barnes Village.
On Sunday 4 December I’ll be conducting Barnes Concert Band in a celebratory concert in support of local charity FiSH, a neighbourhood voluntary care scheme in Barnes.
The concert is called ‘The Last Christmas before the Olympics!’ – the programme will be a joyful mixture of sporting hits and Christmas favourites. So, if you’ve ever wanted to hear Chariots of Fire in the same programme as Sleigh Ride, this is the concert for you!
The concert is at Wathen Hall in St. Paul’s School, and starts at 2.30pm.
Saturday 29 October 2011, 7.30pm
All Saints Church, East Sheen, SW14
Emma Hutton, piano
Barnes Concert Band
Mozart: The Magic Flute: Overture
Wagner: Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral
Edward Gregson: Concerto for Piano and Wind (Homages)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Procession of the Nobles
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Sibelius: Finlandia
As listed in Time Out
