On Wednesday 12th June, family and friends of the Foundation congregated in Jubilee Hall to enjoy a beautiful evening of woodwind music from musicians at Wakefield Girls’ and our brother school, QEGS.
We enjoyed performances by a range of musical groups including the Double Reed Group, Intermediate Flutes, Senior Flutes and Clarantella, alongside lots of solo performances by our students.
A list of all performances:
Double Reed Group – The Elephant, Saint-Saens and Tijuana Reeds
Isobel – Andante Piacevole, Bowen
Intermediate Flutes – Chim-Chim Cheree, Sherman. Arr. Orriss
Amelia – Boogie Express, Parker
Pip – Valdemosa No.2 from Two Majorcan Pieces, Horovitz
Elizabeth – Sea Horses, Cafola
Senior Flutes – Libertango, Piazzola. Arr. Orriss and Wallace and Gromit Theme, Nott. Arr Vinson
Michael – Ballade, Keri Degg
Saxophone Ensemble – All because of You, Karen Street
Azariah – Black Sheep of the Family, Christopher Norton
Rebecca – A Nakht in Gan Eydn, Trad. Klezmer, arr. Gellnick
Freyja – Heather Hill, Swain
Tilly – On My Own, Schonberg
Clarantella – Puttin on the Ritz, Berlin and Rhapsody in Blue, Gershwin arr. Murtha
Dhruv – Chanson de Matin, Elgar
Joshua – Prelude, from Victorian Kitchen Garden, Reade
Saxophone Ensemble – Happy, Pharrell Williams
Pip – Angel Eyes, Matt Dennis
Massed ensembles – Stranger on the Shore, Bilk
Well done to all of our students who performed yesterday. Live performances can be nerve-wracking, but all our students excelled and showed confidence and skill in their craft.
Thank you to our music teachers: Mrs Warrington, Mr Urbanski, Mrs Garside and Mrs Turner, who helped to organise this event and supported students in their preparation. Finally, a big thank you to all parents and carers who joined us, it was lovely to see you all!
Mrs K Bentham
Director of Music