The Music Calendar
Summer Term 2012
Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of these details, please note that the details listed here are subject to change. Please contact the Music Department to be notified of any last-minute changes.
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For more information about the events listed, or to find out more about Music at Eltham College, please phone 020 8857 1455 and ask for the Music Department, or send an email to music@eltham-college.org.uk
Parents, friends and members of the public are warmly invited to all concerts marked with an asterisk (*). Admission to all events is free, except where stated. To reserve tickets for charged events please contact the Music Department, unless otherwise stated.
Click here to download a printable booking form for two events:
6 May: 4-Mality on 6 May
18 May: Ensembles in Concert / Year 7 'A Sporting Chance’
SUMMER TERM 2012
Sunday 22 April, 2.00 p.m.
College Choir and Choral Society Rehearsal
Junior School Hall
Monday 23 April
Instrumental Lessons and Regular Ensemble Rehearsals Resume
Music School
Monday 23 April, from 1.00 p.m.
Rehearsals for all Ensembles in Centenary Concert
Antony Barnard Hall/Music School
Tuesday 24 April, all day
Rehearsals for Centenary Concert
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
Tuesday 24 April, 7.30 p.m.
Centenary Concert: A Musical Celebration at the Southbank Centre
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
A highlight of the celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of the school’s move to Mottingham. The concert will feature performances by: College Choir, Chamber Choir, Consort Choir, Symphony Orchestra, Concert Band 1, First String Orchestra, Eltham Brass, Jazz Orchestra and Choral Society.
Fanfare for the Common Man, Copland
Gloria (1st mov.), Rutter
Long Since in Egypt’s Plenteous Land, Parry
This Little Babe from A Ceremony of Carols, Britten
Andante Festivo, Sibelius
March from Serenade for Strings, Wiren
Robin Hood Soundtrack Highlights, Kamen
After You’ve Gone, Layton arr. Taylor
Too High, Stevie Wonder arr. Tomaro
Love For Sale, Cole Porter arr. Berry
Steal away, arr. D Blackwell
Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit ,arr. D Adelmann
Dirait-on from Les Chansons des Rose, Lauridsen
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah, Handel
Symphony No. 5 in C minor (1st and 4th movs), Beethoven
Polovtsian Dances No. 17 from Prince Igor, Borodin
Blest Pair of Sirens, Parry
Tickets from £9 to £20, with concessions available. Purchase direct from Southbank Centre
0844 847 9910 www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Thursday 26 April, all day
A2 and AS Composition Recording Day
Thursday 26 April, 5.30 p.m.
A2 and AS Level Composition Concert
Central Hall
An informal, early evening concert featuring performances of the Upper Sixth A2 vocal compositions, performed by a choir of professional singers. The Lower Sixth AS instrumental compositions will also be performed by pupils and professional players.
All welcome; tickets not required. A retiring collection to help cover costs will be taken.
Friday 27 April
ABRSM Practical Music Examination Entry Deadline for Internal and External Candidates
Sunday 29 April, 11.00 a.m.
A2 musicians attend liturgical performance of Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices
St Ethelreda’s, Ely Place
Percussion Day with 4-MALITY: Workshops
Antony Barnard Hall/Music School
Sunday 6 May, 7.30 p.m.
Percussion Day: 4-MALITY in Concert
Antony Barnard Hall
4-MALITY is one of the world’s most compelling and innovative percussion quartets. Formed by Adrian Spillett, the first percussionist to win the prestigious BBC Young Musicians Competition, the 4-MALITY artists have command of over eighty drums, gongs, cymbals and tuned percussion. The music and performance is unique. Defying categorisation, it is visually spectacular, physically demanding and presented with the skill and artistry of dedicated chamber musicians.
Eltham College is delighted to welcome them to lead a day’s workshops and masterclasses with our pupils before presenting a evening concert, with contributions by our own percussionists. 4-MALITY have performed in many prominent venues nationally and internationally, including the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, The Berlin Philharmonie, London's Wigmore Hall, The Edinburgh Fringe and in Australia, Taiwan, Turkey, France, Spain, Ireland, Belgium and Finland.
Tickets £8 (Under 18s free; £6 Senior Citizens) available using form above.
Thursday 10 May, 1.00 p.m.
National Chamber Music Winners’ Recital featuring Eltham College Piano Quintet
Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Further details from Millennium Centre
Thursday 10 May, 7.30 p.m.
Year 9 and 10 Music Trip: Madam Butterfly, English National Opera
London Coliseum
Sunday 13 May, 2.00 p.m.
BBC Radio 2 Sunday Half Hour recording with College Choir only
Chapel
The College and Chamber Choirs record hymns and anthems with an Olympic theme for the producers of Radio 2’s Sunday Half Hour programme. The Choirs are scheduled to feature on national broadcasts on Sunday 17 June and Sunday 22 July.
Friday 18 May, 7.30 p.m.
Ensembles in Concert and Year 7’s A Sporting Chance
Antony Barnard Hall
An evening concert featuring a selection of Eltham College Ensembles including Year 7 Choir, Guitar Ensemble (Williams), String Quartets, Stick Attack, Slick Stix, Concert Bands 1, 2 and 3, Second String Orchestra, Cool Jazz, Silver Sonics, Platinum Players, Liquorice Sticks and Senior Clarinet Ensemble.
The concert will conclude with the whole of Year 7 performing Bob Chilcott’s A Sporting Chance which looks forward to the opening of the London Olympics in July.
Tickets £6 (Under 18s free; £4 Senior Citizens) available using booking form above.
Thursday 7 and Friday 8 June, 9.00 a.m. – 3.30 p.m.
Meridian Orchestra
Junior School Hall
A half-term music workshop opportunity open to all players between Grade 1 and 4 standard.
More details, including instructions on how to book, available at www.braystrings.com
Saturday 16 June, 10.00 a.m.
Open Day with Hot Jazz
Saturday 16 June, 10.00 a.m.
Associated Board Theory Examination
External venue TBA
Week beginning 18 June
Associated Board/Trinity Guildhall Practical Music Exam Week
Thursday 21 June, 6.00 p.m.
Year 10 GCSE Music Candidates’ Concert
Central Hall
All members of Year 10 taking GCSE Music present a selection of their solo and ensemble performances as part of their examination preparation.
Admission free; tickets not required. Refreshments will be available.
Friday 22 June, 7.30 p.m.
Sixth Form Musicians’ Dinner
Central Hall
Saturday 23 June, 7.30 p.m.
PTA Ball with R and B Band
Marquee
Tuesday 26 June, 7.00 p.m.
Junior School Summer Concert
Marquee
All pupils in the Junior School participate in the annual end of academic year concert. This year’s concert will take the audience on a musical journey through the ages, with different pieces representing the different decades Eltham College has been resident in Mottingham. The concert will feature whole school singing and the Mighty Orchestra featuring every instrumentalist in the Junior School.
Admission is free; tickets not required.
Friday 29 June, 7.00 p.m.
ECCO Pops Spectacular Concert Rehearsal
King George’s Hall
Saturday 30 June, 2.00 p.m.
ECCO Pops Spectacular Concert Rehearsal
Outdoor Stage
Saturday 30 June, 8.00 p.m.
ECCO goes to the Movies: ECCO Pops Spectacular Concert
Outdoor Stage
The ECCO Firework Spectacular returns as Eltham College continues to mark the centenary of its move to Mottingham with a Celebration of 100 years of Music of the Silver Screen. Bring a picnic, come prepared for the traditional flag-waving and sit back to hear over 200 performers fill the Eltham College Grounds with familiar soundtracks from a specially erected outdoor stage. As always, the concert will conclude with traditional ‘Last Night of the Proms’ favourites and a Firework display designed by the same company responsible for the London Olympic displays!
Programme to include:
John Williams Star Wars and Harry Potter
Vangelis Papathanassiou Chariots of Fire
Richard Rodney Bennett Murder on the Orient Express
Eric Korngold Seahawk
Ron Goodman 633 Squadron
Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
C. Hubert H. Parry Jerusalem
This year booking forms are being sent to parents via Clarion Call. Tickets are £20 (Adult), £15 (Senior Citizen), £10 (18 and under) and can be bought online via www.elthamians.net and follow the ECCO link. The Box Office opens on 1st May 2012. If you have any queries, please contact the ECCO Secretary at Eltham College (pw@eltham-college.org.uk or phone 020 8851 9840)
Tuesday 3 July ***MOVED FROM Wednesday 4 July***, 7.30 p.m.
Leavers’ Concert
Antony Barnard Hall
A valedictory concert presented and organised by the departing Upper Sixth musicians.
Admission free; tickets not required. Refreshments will be available.
