Media contact: Eve Conway, Communications Chairman, Rotary in London on 07850 357842, Youth Makes Music Chairman Clive Amos on 07931 666675. Photographs are available.
PHOTOS OF YOUTH MAKES MUSIC CONCERT ARE AVAILABLE ON THE LINK BELOW:
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Photos taken by Sydney Parker – Mob +44 (0) 7973 25 84 24
Young musicians from across Greater London performed on a world-class stage for Rotary in London’s “Youth Makes Music” at the Royal Festival Hall in London’s Southbank Centre on Monday, 14th March.
Seventeen young acts provided a variety of music of differing styles are starring, all sponsored by Rotary Clubs in the district (listed below in order of appearance, programme attached). They were chosen out of more than sixty nominations.
The compere for the evening was Pam Rhodes, who has been the familiar face of BBC Television’s “SONGS OF PRAISE” programme for more than twenty years.
Rotary in London organises the “Youth Make Music” concert in the capital every two years.
The Youth Makes Music concert is just one of the Youth programmes that Rotarians within the London District put on for young people.
TWO OF THE YOUNGSTERS ARE ENTRANTS IN THE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL IN GREAT BRITAIN’S AND IRELAND’S REGIONAL YOUNG MUSICIANS CONTEST ON SATURDAY, 19TH MARCH IN COLCHESTER. They are 11-year-old Rebecca Leung from Bancrofts School and Christopher Hirschman from St. Paul’s School.
Youth Makes Music 2011
Programme – In order of appearance
1 Redbridge Music School (See page 6)
Sponsored by Rotary Club of Leytonstone and Woodford
Fantasia on British Sea Songs – Sir Henry Wood (1869 – 1944)
The Padstow Lifeboat Op. 94 – Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921 – 2006)
2 Christopher Hirschman (See page 7
Sponsored by Rotary Club of Ealing
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D op. 35 – Finale: Allegro vivacissimo
3 James Allen’s Girl’s School (See page 8)
Sponsored by Rotary Club of Dulwich and Peckham
Dance Suite – Tielman Susato
4 Emma & Rebecca Whitehouse (See page 9)
Sponsored by Rotary Club of Edmonton
Sonata in F major – Handel
5 The Henrietta Barnett School (See page 10
Sponsored by Rotary Club of Barnet)
Singara Velane Deva – Subbaiah Naidu
6 Rebecca Leung (See page 11
Sponsored by Rotary Club of Barkingside
Sonata in F, 3rd movment, Allegro Assai – Mozart
7 St John’s School (See page 12)
Sponsored by Rotary Club of Epping
Day Tripper – Lennon and McCartney
All the Small Things – Blink-182
8 Putney High School (See page 13)
Sponsored by Rotary Club of Putney
Gloria – Vivaldi
9 Ealing Youth Orchestra (See page 18)
Sponsored by Rotary Club of Hanwell and Northfields and Greenford
Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor – Alexander Borodin 1833-1887
10 West Hatch High School (See page 19)
Sponsored by Rotary Club of Chigwell
Adiemus – Theme from Songs of Sanctuary by Karl Jenkins
11 Paulina Mikolajczyk (See page 20)
Sponsored by Rotary Club of Edgware and Stanmore
Polonaise de Concert – David Popper
12 Jonathan Antoine (See page 21)
Sponsored by Rotary Club of Chigwell
Ave Maria – J S Bach
13 The Retro Boys (Page 22)
Sponsored by Rotary Club of Chingford
Mess around – Ray Charles
Boogie Woogie Country Girl – Turner
14 Ben Yelverton (See page 23)
Sponsored by Rotary Club of Barkingside
Ernő Dohnányi – Rhapsody in C major
15 Hillingdon Sax Group (See page 24)
Sponsored by Rotary Club of Greenford
Simple or What?! – Chris Gumbley
When I`m Sixty-Four – John Lennon & Paul McCartney arr Ramon Ricker
Yakety Sax – James Rich & Boots Randolph arr Larry Norred
16 Park High School (See page 25)
Sponsored by Rotary Club of Northwick Park
Dhol in the Park – Anand Vekaria
17 The Purcell School (See page 26)
Sponsored by Rotary Club of Radlett
Lord of the Dance – Sydney Carter