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Bristol Beacon Spring Showcase Series: Online Concert Programme | 15 -17 March 2024

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Welcome to our Spring Showcase Series.

Please choose the concert you are attending below to read an extended programme and list of choir or ensembles members.

Bristol Youth Choir Spring Showcase

Fri 15 March 2024, 7pm

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Junior Ensembles Spring Showcase

Sun 17 March 2024, 1.30pm

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Senior Ensembles Spring Showcase

Sun 17 March 2024, 7pm

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Bristol Beacon presents 

Bristol Youth Choir Spring Showcase

Fri 15 March 2024, 7pm

This evening’s performance:

Directors: Lucy Hughes, Jenna Brown, Mircea Mutulescu and Ellie Rusbridge.

Accompanist: Sandie Middleton

 

Welcome

This performance feature singers from our Singing Sparks, Juniors & Intermediates, while also being Mini Singers first official concert! We’re delighted to be back at All Saints Church, in this fantastic acoustic, to showcase what our choirs have been working on this term. 

Rhian Cocker,
Senior Ensembles and Choirs Coordinator, Bristol Beacon

 

Thank you

Thank you to all the tutors and staff who work with Bristol Youth Choir for their hard work and dedication; David Odgen, Martin Le Poidevin, Lucy Hughes, Jenna Brown, Mircea Mutulescu, Ellie Rusbridge, Sandie Middleton, Harry Creffield and Katie Axelsen. 

Bristol Youth Choir will return to rehearsals after Easter.

Programme

Singing Sparks  

Tue Tue – Trad. Ghana  

Mini Singers  

Baby Beluga  – Raffi 

Down By The Bay –  Raffi 

Shake Your Sillies Out  – Raffi  

Intermediate Girls 

A Trio of Songs  – Trad.
Hey Ho!, Ah Poor Bird, Rose 

Panis AngelicusFrank
Solo – Hattie Marlow 

Junior Girls 

Gaelic BlessingRutter 

When Daisy’s PiedThomas Arne 

Junior Boys 

Lone DogBenjamin Britten 

From A Railway CarriageNico Muhly  

Junior Girls 

She’s Like The SwallowTrad. arr Cassils  

Junior and Intermediate Girls 

Early One Morning – Trad. arr Latham 

Singing Sparks 

PopacatapetalTrad. 

BanahaTrad. Congo 

Intermediate Girls 

Five EyesArmstrong Gibbs 

Junior Boys 

If I Were a Rich ManHarnick and Bock
from Fiddler on the Roof 

Junior and Intermediate Boys 

Switching it OnWatts 

Eyes on the SkyWilson 

Singing Sparks, Junior Choir & Intermediate Choir 

When I Grow Up/NaughtyTim Minchin
from Matilda 

RevoltingTim Minchin
from Matilda

Choir Members

Mini Singers
Beatrice Gormley
Charlotte Lloyd
Emma Guida
Ethan Norton
Kiana Neidinger
Lydia HU
Nathaniel Somers
Otis Watson-Walker
Sarah Li
Sarah Rojo Wei
Tamaki Boggon
Tilde Keeling

 

Singing Sparks
Alice Gormley
Amelie Salt
Ani Stewart
Arthur Zion Mutulescu
Asha Atkins
Ava Clarke
Bryn Keegan-Phipps
Carla Lica
Damaris Williams
Daniel Yang
Eleanor Blackman
Elodie Goodband
Emilia Gibbs
Emmie Skinner
Henry Cunningham
Isabel Crompton
Isabella Burleigh
Isla Griffiths-Oduoza
Issy Watten
James Houghton
Magdalena Belincheva-Yordanova
Martha Skinner
Nell White
Peter Harris
Rafael Yamaguti Ebner
Rocky Johnson Rubio
Sophie Blanchard
Stella Dowty
Zadie Ovink

Junior Choir
Aisha Mabrouk
Alberto Lanchester
Arianna Giovannoni
Arthur Bishop
Beatrix Talbot
Carys Weidner
Charlotte Harris
Ching Nga Ko
Chloe Chant
Clara-Rose Rimmer
Daisy Dawney
Ella Gardiner
Emilie Montgomery
Emma Li
Frances Blake
Gethin Lowe
Hui Yuet (Emma) Chin
Jake Minchin
Jess Clarke
Kaiya Dathan
Keighera-Leigh Buxton
Lilian Atkinson
Luna Castello
Olivia Cole
Oscar Clive
Peggy Laity-Gee
Phoebe Huston
Robert (Bobby) England
Rosa Stevens
Sion Dathan
Solomon Stuart
Summer Xiao
Taaryann Brobbey
Tristan Keegan-Phipps

Intermediate Choir
Anna Cunningham
Betty Mulligan
Brynmor Harris
Daniel Smith
Ella Fannin-Bonura
Eva Fletcher-Walsh
Francesca Blake
Harold Schwarz
Harriet Marlow
Isla Middleton
Nancy Ridd
Pearl McCormack
Rebekah Collins
Ridley Stewart
Saffi Lane
Sumire Chan

Bristol Beacon presents 

Junior Ensembles Spring Showcase

Sun 17 March 2024, 1.30pm

This evening’s performance:

Directors: Rachel Killick and Katherine Denney

Supporting tutors in the concert today: Ian Vorley, Helen Pidoux , Helen Stevens, Sarah Williams, Joe Bradford and Tim Bowman. 

 

Welcome

This performance will feature the young musicians in our Junior String Orchestra and Junior Wind Band. It is very fitting that these groups will be performing in our brightly lit and beautifully restored Lantern Hall, as the programme features several pieces with themes of ‘Light’ and ‘New Beginnings’, see if you can
spot them!’

Tom Campbell
Junior Ensembles Coordinator, Bristol Beacon

 

Thank you

Thank you to all the tutors and staff who work with our ensembles for their hard work and dedication; Rachel Killick, Katherine Denny, Ian Vorley, Helen Pidoux, Helen Stevens, Sarah Williams, Joe Bradford, Harry Creffield & Andy Cowell. 

Junior Ensembles will return to rehearsals after Easter.

Programme

Junior String Orchestra 

Allegretto 1st mvt. from PalladioK. Jenkins 

‘Morning’ from Peer Gynt Suite no. 1E. Grieg arr. Killick 

Touch the SkyA. Mandel 

Junior Wind Band 

Augie’s Great Municipal BandJ. Williams 

March from First Suite for Military BandG. Holst 

Defying GravityStephen Schwartz 

Junior String Orchestra 

Allegro 1st mvt. from Symphony no. 1W. Boyce

 Junior String Orchestra & Junior Wind Band 

Ashokan FarewellUngar arr. Cerulli 

Junior Wind Band 

Battle PavanTielman Susato 

Soul Bossa Nova – Quincy Jones 

Junior String Orchestra 

Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses arr. Killick 

Junior String Orchestra & Junior Wind Band 

BrazilianaMartin 

Ensemble Members

Junior String Orchestra

Violin

Ann Sun
Beatrice Davies Ferguson
Cecily Talbot
Charlotte Shi
Daisy Mellor
Eden Forrest
Elodie Hirt
Emilia Brown
Ida-Mae Dietz
Kai Dhamari
Kitan Peters
Kyra Roy
Liam Harvey
Lottie Coulthard
Maita Simmons
Naima Sloan
Samuel Harvey
Siaana Shah
Sofia Davies
Stella Broadbent

Sylvana Chapman
Thesandi (Thesi) Edirisinghe
Thomas Ford
Yanran Cui
Zhi Yu Yiu

Viola

Esther Barton
Eunice Sum Yu Ho
Harry Shu
Lydia Phull

Cello

Adela Peiris
Alexandra Lewis
Esther Biggs
Helena Steggle
Matilda Kemp
Mesandu Edirisinghe
Rosie Davies Ferguson
Sunniva Scudder
Theo Phull

Junior Wind Band

Alice Reid
Amy Owens
Clara Lucking
Dilys Hardy
Eliza Wilson
Evelyn Riley
Hoi Long Adam Wu
Imogen Upton
Kai Norton
King Fung Otus Liu
King Kai Himus Liu
Livia Sokolaki Phillips
Mollie Baker
Naomi King
Ori Sivayokan
Osian Boggon
Rachel Taylor
Roderick Garrard
Theodore Harniman

Bristol Beacon presents 

Senior Ensembles Spring Showcase

Sun 17 March 2024, 7pm

This evening’s performance:

Directors: Vince Ford, Adrian Morton, Lynne McCabe, Carole Fletcher and Craig Crofton.

 

Welcome

This performance will feature musicians from our Chamber Orchestra, Concert Band, Bridge Orchestra and Jazz Ambassadors. For Bristol Beacon’s reopening season, our ensembles will include pieces with the themes of ‘Light’ and ‘New Beginnings, and they get to perform these in the beautiful Lantern Hall. 

Rhian Campbell
Senior Ensembles Coordinator, Bristol Beacon

 

Thank you

Thank you to all the tutors and staff who work with our ensembles for their hard work and dedication; Craig Crofton, Lynne McCabe, Adrian Morton, Vince Ford, Cathy Stewart, Laura Wilson, Alison Welch, James Gow, Raymond Yu, Carole Fletcher, Keith Morgan, Andy Hague, Tim Bowman, Rhiannon Bedford, Katie Whitfield and Anna Richardson.

Senior Ensembles will return to rehearsals after Easter.

Programme

Bristol Beacon Bridge Orchestra
Conducted by Vince Ford 

Take On MeAh Hah 

Michael Jackson Medley for Orchestra 

Bristol Beacon Concert Band
Conducted by Adrian Morton 

Fanfare for the Common Man Copeland – arr Robert Longfield 

Song for HopeMicheal Sweeney 

Bristol Beacon Chamber Orchestra
Directed by Lynne McCabe and Carole Fletcher 

Variations on a Theme by TchaikovskyArensky
Theme, Variation 1, Variation 4 

Merry-Go-Round of LifeJoe Hisashi arr Hai Mai
Theme from Howl’s Moving Castle 

 

INTERVAL

 

Bristol Beacon Jazz Ambassadors
Directed by Craig Crofton 

HamAlfred ‘Pee Wee’ Ellis  

Comin Home BabyBen Tucker / Ben Dorough  

Sleeping Dancer Sleep OnWayne Shorter  

Walk Spirit Talk SpiritMcCoy Tyner  

Bristol Beacon Chamber Orchestra
Directed by Lynne McCabe and Carole Fletcher 

Suite in E minor – Burges
Ostinato, Minuet, Intermezzo, Sarabande, Bagatelles 

Bristol Beacon Concert Band
Conducted by Adrian Morton 

Best of The Beatlesarr John Moss 

Hawaii Five-Oarr Micheal Sweeney 

Bristol Beacon Bridge Orchestra
Conducted by Vince Ford 

Nimrod – Edward Elgar 

Saturday Night’s AlrightElton John 

Ensemble members

Bristol Beacon Jazz Ambassadors 

Saxophone 
Ben Robinson
Blenne Abate
Daisy Peake
Jethro Evan

Trumpet 
Charlie Douglas
Gracie Rees

Trombone 
Zippy Baum

Keys 
Evan Gard

Bass Guitar 
Chris Parker

Percussion 
Ben Sayers
Corey O’Rourke

Bristol Beacon Bridge Orchestra 

Violin 
Ahmed Zayn Essafi 
Arianna Harris 
Ayansa Dharmarathna 
Bahar Solhjoo 
Beth Foster 
Brynmor Harris 
Ellie Slator 
Evelyn Richards 
Finley Beacon 
Keira Howdle 
Leighton Sun 
Livia O’Keefe 
Lucas Lee 
Niamh Chivers 
Saffi Lane 
Sarah Hoviat – Doust 
Sebastian Ford 
Theadora Caudery 
Viola Veronesi 
 
Viola 
Chloe Davies 
 
Cello 
Elena Shlimon 
Gemma Davies 
Leila Nadin 
Sophia Davies 
 
Flute 
Alice Minns 
Jocelyn Ng 
Ruby Cormack 
 
Clarinet 
Alvis Wu 
Ruby Defries 
 
French Horn 
Rachel Hall-Green 

Trumpet/Cornet 
Ace Reynolds 
Joseph Tingay 
Peter Burley 
Sophia Miles 
Thomas Owens 
 
Trombone 
Elliot Spencer 
 
Percussion 
Buck Reynolds 
Zuri Ho 

Bristol Beacon Concert Band 

Flute 
Eleanor Rose Grey 
Emma Beasley-Suffolk 
Robert Steggle 
Sin Nga Chan 
 
Oboe 
Hebe Talbot 
 
Clarinet 
Chin-Yue (Mavis) Tsang 
 
Trumpet 
Ernest Boggon 
Isabelle Rea 
Tom Pugh 
Wing Tung Wu
Xanthe Budden 
 
Trombone 
Sophie Van Hoeve 
 
Percussion 
Isaac Pawsey 
Miro Ivanovich 

Bristol Beacon Chamber Orchestra 

Violin 
Boaz Cheng
Eva Bourlard-Rodriguez
Evan Ridd
Freddie Liew
Isabel Nyaruwa
Jemma Wong
Joy-Ching Gabrielle Ho
Likla Mayanglambam
Lily Heath
Mairi Carver-Brown
Miranda McCarthy
Molly Blundell
Molly Cao
Moses Beckley
Rosie Pitts
Thomas Pratt-Walters
Tin Yu Yiu
Yan Shun Jonathan Cheung
Ziling Guo
 
Viola 
Oliver Polkinghorne
 
Cello 
Anaiya Shah
Anya Matthews
Niamh Barton
Pippa Gibbs
Sam Tozer

Oboe 
Hebe Talbot

Clarinet
Chin-Yue (Mavis) Tsang

Trumpet 
Ernest Boggon
Isabelle Rea
Tom Pugh
Wing Tung Wu
Xanthe Budden

Trombone
Sophie Van Hoeve

Percussion
Isaac Pawsey
Miro Ivanovich