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Bristol Beacon Winter Showcase Series: Online Concert Programme | 30 November - 10 December

Welcome to our Winter Showcase Series.

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

Junior Ensembles Winter Showcase

Sat 30 November 2024, 2pm

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Senior Ensembles Winter Showcase

Sun 1 December 2024, 1.30pm

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Bristol Youth Choir Winter Showcase

Fri 6 December 2024, 7pm

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Sparks Ensembles Winter Showcase

Sun 8 December 2024, 2pm

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Bristol Youth Studios Winter Showcase

Tue 10 December 2024, 6.30pm

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Bristol Beacon presents 

Junior Ensembles Winter Showcase

Sat 30 November 2024, 2pm

Welcome

Young musicians from our Junior String Orchestra and Junior Wind Band will be playing the music they have been working on in their rehearsals over the Summer term. Enjoy!

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 (JSO lead tutor), Katherine Denny (JWB lead tutor), Rachel Whitworth (String Group lead tutor), Sophie Goveia (String Sparks lead tutor) Ian Vorley, Helen Pidoux, Helen Stevens, Sarah Williams, Vince Martin, Joe Bradford, Sam Pradalie, Ewelina Frackowska, Maretha van der Valt, Andy Cowell, Katie Axelson, & Harry Bone.

Junior Ensembles will return to rehearsals in September.

Programme

JUNIOR STRING ORCHESTRA

Water Music – Handel arr. Alsop

Libertango – Piazzola arr. Killick

Footsteps in the Snow – Martin

Shake It Off – T. Swift arr. Moore

 

JUNIOR WIND BAND

Little Bit of Swing – Pearson & Gott

Dr Rock – Pearson & Gott

Manhattan Beach – John Philip  Sousa – Guest Conductor Roderick G

Carol of the Bells – Mikola Leontovich

Magma – Larry Clark

 

STRING SPARKS

Kingston Calypso – Kathy & David Blackwell

Round Dance – Sheila M. Nelson

New Boogie – Helen Butterworth

 

STRING SPARKS & STRING GROUP

Winter Wonderland – Bernard arr. Whitworth

 

STRING GROUP

The Wellerman Traditional arr. Whitworth

Feed the Birds – Sherman & Sherman arr. Longfield

Finale from The Water Music – Handel arr. College

Pirates of the Caribbean – Hans Zimmer arr. Whitwo

 

JUNIOR STRING ORCHESTRA & JUNIOR WIND BAND

Enigma Variations ‘Nimrod’ – Elgar

 

JUNIOR STRING ORCHESTRA

Christmas Shopping Soundtrack – Arr. Alsop

 

JUNIOR STRING ORCHESTRA & JUNIOR WIND BAND

Pirates of the Caribbean – Badelt arr. Sweeney

JUNIOR WIND BAND

March Bits & Pieces – Michael Story

El Toro – Chris Bernotas

Gimme Some Lovin’ – Winwood and Davis

JUNIOR STRING ORCHESTRA

Evening Prayer from Hansel & Gretel – Humperdinck

Toccata & Fugue – J.S. Bach & Kevin Peek arr. Alsop

JUNIOR STRING ORCHESTRA & JUNIOR WIND BAND
Conducted by Rachel Killick

Spiderman: Far From Home – Giacchino arr. Alsop

Avengers Theme – Silvestri arr. Alsop

Ensemble Members

String Sparks

Adoley Allotey
Adrian Lam
Beatrice Gormley
Bella Newman
Billy Drummond
Catlyn Williams
Charlotte Beauvois
Connie Moore
Ella Everett
Elowen Forrest
Elsa Carruthers
Emily Galliford
Emmeline Lind
Hannah Bainbridge
Helen Shu
Ivy Chen
Ivy Hill
Jeremiah Cole
Josephine (Effie) Griffiths
Juliette Bourg
Layla Knowles
Mabel Coughlan
Matilda Morris
Nathan Guidon
Nina Carbis
Sebastian Conolly Hill
Sofia Ormiston Staddon
Sylvia Rose May Rigg
Teddy Booth

Junior String Orchestra

Alice Gormley
Amelie Rowlands
Annabel Coxson
Beatrice Davies Ferguson
Charlotte Harris
Charlotte Slator
Eden Forrest
Eleanor Mills
Elise Lewis
Elodie Hirt
Emily Polkinghorne
Emma Li
Evan Churchill
Harry Shu
Helena Steggle
Hugo Chapman
Isabella Eden-Smith
Jasper Kodurand
Joe Marsh
Kyra Roy
Lydia Phull
Lyla Rajanah
Rosie Davies Ferguson
Rowan Darwen
Samuel Harvey
Siaana Shah
Sion Dathan
Sophie Zhang
Summer Xiao
Sunniva Scudder
Thesandi (Thesi) Edirisinghe
Thomas Ford
Yanran Cui

String Group

Abhinaya Srimohan
Alixander Ellis
Angie Ho
Ashika Kanojia
Aurora Patel-Beebe
Edith Bunce Mercer
Ella Gardiner
Eloise Jamison
Hannah Zhang
Isla Gulaydin
James Pugh
Josephine (Effie) Griffiths
Josie Singer
Leona Da Costa
Lillian Bond
Lise Bonnet
Lyla Rajanah
Matilda Conway
Nina Carbis
Nina Falkowska
Penelope Boyle
Sofía Lucio-Corbin
Taaryann Brobbey
Yarus Lee
Zoe Miles

Junior Wind Band

Emma Parsons
Evelyn Riley
George Walton
Harriet Upton
Imogen Scott
Jasmin Lawson
Joe Reakes
Mollie Baker
Ori Sivayokan
Pascoe Herniman
Roderick Garrard
Sacha Garrard
Theodore Harniman
Zoe King

Bristol Beacon presents 

Senior Ensembles Winter Showcase

Sun 1 December 2024, 1.30pm

 

Welcome

Welcome to this afternoon’s performance featuring musicians from our Chamber Orchestra, Concert Band and Bridge Orchestra. We’re delighted to be back in the Lantern Hall, in this fantastic acoustic, to showcase what our ensembles have been working on this term.

Rhian Cocker 
Senior Ensembles Coordinator, Bristol Beacon

 

Thank you

Thank you to all the tutors and staff who work with our senior ensembles for their hard work and dedication; Lynne McCabe, Adrian Morton, Vince Ford, Cathy Stewart, Laura Wilson, Alison Welch, James Gow, Aladar Salasovics, Carole Fletcher, David Knight, Andy Hague, Tim Bowman, Claire Rammelkamp, Katie Whitfield and Anna Richardson. 

Senior Ensembles will return to rehearsals in January.

Programme

BRISTOL BEACON BRIDGE ORCHESTRA
CONDUCTED BY VINCE FORD

The Children of Sanchez – Chuck Mangione arr Bob Phillips

Sloop John B – Phil F Sloan arr Larry Moore

 

BRISTOL BEACON CONCERT BAND
CONDUCTED BY ADRIAN MORTON

Star Wars/Raiders March – John Williams

arr Paul Lavender

Over The Rainbow – Arlen arr Andy Hague

 

BRISTOL BEACON CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
DIRECTED BY LYNNE MCCABE AND CAROLE FLETCHER

Overture to William Tell – Rossini arr Peter Martin

Jazzin About Suite – Pamela Wedgewood

Thumbnail Sketches of a Day in the Life of a Washerwoman Florence Price arr Elaine Fine

 

INTERVAL

 

BRISTOL BEACON CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
DIRECTED BY LYNNE MCCABE AND CAROLE FLETCHER

Capriol Suite – Peter Warlock

 

BRISTOL BEACON CONCERT BAND
CONDUCTED BY ADRIAN MORTON

Soul Bossa – in memoriam Quincy Jones arr Micheal Story

Take on me A-HA arr Paul Murtha

Crown Imperial – William Walton arr Jay Bocook

 

BRISTOL BEACON BRIDGE ORCHESTRA
CONDUCTED BY VINCE FORD

Overture to The Magic Flute – Mozart arr. Jamin Hoffman

Pinball Wizard – Pete Townsend arr Patrick Rozell

Ensemble members

Bristol Beacon Bridge Orchestra 

Violin 

Ayansa Dharmarathna
Cecily Talbot
Emilia Brown
Evelyn Richards
Sarah Hoviat – Doust
Sofia Davies
Stella Broadbent
Sylvana Chapman
Theo Cobb
Zhi Yu You

 

Cello

Adela Peiris
Esther Biggs
Matilda Kemp
Mesandu Edirisinghe
Theo Phull

Flute

Alice Minns
Alice Reid
Osian Boggon
Ruby Cormack

Clarinet

Alvis Wu
Amy Owens
Naomi King
Rachel Taylor

Bassoon

Hoi Long Adam Wu 

Saxophone

Kai Norton

French Horn

Livia Sokolaki Phillips
Rachel Hall-Green

Trumpet/Cornet 

Ace Reynolds
Clara Lucking
Haemon Tsapas-Gavrielis
Peter Burley
Sophia Miles
Thomas Owens

Trombone

Elliot Spencer

Percussion

Buck Reynolds

Bristol Beacon Concert Band 

Flute

Amelia Motley
Bob Steggle
Eleanor Rose Grey
Ho Yee Shum
Oscar Valentine
Tin Yan Nicole Ma

Saxophone

King Kai Himus Liu 

Trumpet

Ernest Boggon 

Trombone

Sophie Van Hoeve 

Percussion

Isaac Pawsey
Miro Ivanovich

 

Bristol Beacon Chamber Orchestra

Violin

Arianna Harris
Ava Hickman Vann Jones
Bahar Solhjoo
Beth Foster
Brynmor Harris
Ellie Slator
Molly CAO
Niamh Chivers
Ruby Lane
Saffi Lane
Sebastian Ford
Tin Yu YIU
Viola Veronesi
Ziling Guo

Viola

Chloe Davies
Eunice Sum Yu Ho
Rosie Davidson
Eva Bourlard-Rodriguez
Finley Beacon
Ida-Mae Dietz
Jemma Wong
Joy-Ching Gabrielle Ho
Keira Howdle
Leighton Sun
Liam Harvey
Likla Mayanglambam
Lucas Lee
Lydia Webb
Mairi Carver-Brown
Miranda McCarthy
Molly Blundell

Cello

Anaiya Shah
Elena Shlimon
Gemma Davies
Leila Nadin
Pippa Gibbs
Sam Tozer
Sophia Davies

Double Bass

Rosie Pitts

Bristol Beacon presents 

Sparks Ensembles Winter Showcase

Sun 8 December 2024, 2pm

Welcome

Our Sparks groups are the first step in our ensembles pathway. You’ll be hearing players from String Sparks, Guitar Sparks, Brass Sparks, and String Group show you how far they’ve come this year!

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;

The Sparks Ensembles are supported by: Joe Bradford (Brass Sparks lead tutor), Chris Reed (Guitar Sparks lead tutor), Callum Spencer, Dave Thomas, Will Frampton, Katie Axelsen, & Claire Rammelkamp.

 Tonight’s concert has been accompanied by Claire Alsop.

Sparks Ensembles will return to rehearsals in January.

Programme

BRASS SPARKS

Row Your Boat – Traditional

Spongebob Squarepants – Smith, Harrison, Hillenburg

March (First Blow) – E. Waites

 

GUITAR SPARKS

Come as You Are – Nirvana

Malagueña – Traditional

Hall of the Mountain King – Grieg

 

GUITAR SPARKS & BRASS SPARKS

Hey Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley

 

This showcase will also feature a special duet performance from Bristol Youth Orchestra French horn players Lily T and Amy M.

BRASS SPARKS
Conducted by Joe Bradford

Sleep Song – Margaret Bonds

London’s Burning – Traditional

Oh When the Saints – Traditional

Hogwarts March – Patrick Doyle

Mandolorian Theme – Ludwig Goransson

STRING GROUP
Conducted by Rachel Whitworth

Polka – Sheila Nelson

Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken

Jupiter from the Planets – Holst arr Whitworth

Willy Wonka Medley – Bicusse & Newley

Thank You for the Music – Andersson & Ulvaeus arr. Kenny

Ensemble Members

Guitar Sparks

Amirah McKenzie
Ben Morgan
Jack Rudolf
Jackie
Jackson Creed
Jolyon Blake
Luca Smith
Mohamed Ndiaye
Poppy Langdown
Rozalia Uss
Sebastian Cornet Gaitan

Brass Sparks

Joseph Archer
Luca Manolescu Jones.
Mavis Bowley
Oliver Boyce
Reuben Ironside
Robert (Bobby) England
Sebastian Kendall
Theo Lanham
Yasmin Nagyova-Husseini
Zoe Funari

Bristol Beacon presents 

Bristol Youth Choir Winter Showcase

Fri 6 December 2024, 7pm

Directors: David Ogden, Martin Le Poidevin, Lucy Hughes, Jenna Brown and Mircea Mutulescu.

This evening’s performance is accompanied by Sandie Middleton on Piano, Julia Hammersley on Harp and Katie Axelsen on Flute.

Welcome

Welcome to this evening’s performance featuring singers from our Junior & Intermediate Choirs and Upper Voices and Lower Voices. We’re delighted to be at St Peter’s Church for the first time, 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 Ogden, Martin Le Poidevin, Jenna Brown, Lucy Hughes, Mircea Mutulescu, Sam Powell, Natalie Cooper, Sandie Middleton, Harry Creffield, Claire Rammelkamp & Katie Axelsen.

Bristol Youth Choir will return to rehearsals in January.

Programme

Bristol Youth Choir directed by Jenna Brown, Lucy Hughes, Martin Le Poidevin, Mircea Mutulescu and David Ogden. 

This evening’s performance is accompanied by Sandie Middleton on Piano, Julia Hammersley on Harp and Katie Axelsen on Flute. 

JUNIOR CHOIR & INTERMEDIATE CHOIR

We Need a Little Christmas Cheer Jerry Herman

INTERMEDIATE BOYS

How Lucky You Are – Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens

INTERMEDIATE CHOIR

Hibernation from Winter Songs – Alexander L’Estrange & Joanna L’Estrange

LOWER VOICES

The Holy Boy – John Ireland & Herbert S Brown

JUNIOR & INTERMEDIATE CHOIRS

Winter-Time – Nico Muhly & Robert Louis Stevenson

UPPER VOICES

A Ceremony of Carols – Benjamin Britten

1.Wolcum Yule

2. There is no Rose

3. That Yonge child soloist: Annabel Rimmington

4. Balulalow soloist: Imogen Green

5. As Dew in Aprille

6. Little Babe

7. Interlude

8. In Freezing Winter soloists: Eleanor Keegan-Phipps and Amelie Low

9. Spring Carol soloists: Imogen Green & Amy Marson

10. Deo Gracias – Adam lay i-bounden

JUNIOR BOYS

Santa Claus is coming to town

Fred Coots & Haven Gillespie

JUNIOR & INTERMEDIATE BOYS

Let it Snow – Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn arr Rick Hein

INTERMEDIATE GIRLS

The Child – Bob Chilcott

LOWER VOICES

What Child is This – Trad arr B Rusbridge

A Holly Jolly Christmas – Johnny Marks arr Kirby Shaw

UPPER VOICES

Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day – John Rutter, soloist: Phoebe Pears

Angels’ Carol – John Rutter

UPPER & LOWER VOICES

Shepherd’s Pipe Carol – John Rutter, flute: Katie Axelsen

ALL CHOIRS

Night of Silence/Silent Night Daniel Kantor/Franz Gruber

The 12 Days of Christmas Traditional

Choir Members

Junior Choir

Aisha Mabrouk
Alice Gormley
Amelie Salt
Aoife Mulcahy
Damaris Williams
Elodie Goodband
Emilia Gibbs
Emma Li
Frances Blake
Hannah Cattoz
Henry Cunningham
Hui Yuet (Emma) Chin
Isla Griffiths – Oduoza
James Houghton
Martha Flower
Max Minton
Michelle Tychicus
Rivers Gitsham-Mair
Bobby England
Rocky Johnson Rubio
Silver Pizer Davis
Sion Dathan
Solomon Stuart
Sophie Blanchard
Summer Xiao
Taaryann Brobbey
Zadie Ovink

Intermediate Choir

Alberto Davila Aragon
Alberto Lanchester
Arianna Giovannoni
Carys Weidner
Clara-Rose Rimmer
Daniel Smith
Dougie Davies
Ella Gardiner
Gethin Lowe
Jenna Ko
Josianne Barrow
Kaiya Dathan
Keighera Buxton
Luna Castello
Peggy Laity-Gee
Ruby Hingston
Tristan Keegan-Phipps

Upper Voices

Amelia O’Reilly
Amelie Low
Amy Marson
Anna Cunningham
Annabel Rimmington
Astrid Campion-Spall
Carolyn Tang
Catalina Jalim
Clementine Stubbs
Daisy Hambidge
Daisy Peregrine
Eleanor Keegan-Phipps
Elizabeth Ogbolu De La Lastra
Ella Fannin-Bonura
Emily Richards
Emma Beasley-Suffolk
Eva Fletcher-Walsh
Francesca Blake
Hana Hapney
Harriet Marlow
Hebe Joynt
Imogen Green
Imogen Holmes
Iona Barker
Isla Middleton
Jeanie Doherty
Katherine England
Kiara Bukenya
Leila Bukenya
Lola Banning
Maja Kupiec
Marcia Ferrari-Walker
Millie Waldron
Myra Rasheed
Nancy Ridd
Niamh Chivers
Nina Shute
Pearl McCormack
Phoebe Pears
Poppy Gibbs
Rayna Pang
Rea Christopoulou-Irving
Rebekah Collins
Rosa Carter
Rose Marson
Ruby Lane
Saffi Lane
Safiyya Walker
Shayla Halpenny
Sofiia Vatseba
Sumire Chan
Tilly Marlow
Violet Dean
Yolanda Mackintosh
Zoe Power

Lower Voices

Ben Hawkins
Ben Lowe
Brynmor Harris
Ching Chi (Jeremy) Wong
George Green
Harold Schwarz
Laurie Gray
Milo Garnsey
Noah Lim Kong
Rafael Suzuki-Warlow
Rumi Rasheed
Seth Bennett
Theo James Clarke

Bristol Beacon presents 

Bristol Youth Studios Winter Showcase

Tue 10 December 2024, 6.30pm

 

Welcome

Young musicians aged 13-18 will be performing and sharing the music they’ve worked on this term at our Popular Music Centre. Showcasing a wide variety of styles, and a massive amount of talent!

Tom Campbell
Junior Ensembles Coordinator, Bristol Beacon

 

Thank you

Thank you to all the tutors and staff who work with Bristol Youth Studios for their hard work and dedication; Javeon McCarthy (lead tutor), Andrew Gall, Miles Hutchinson, Kat Marsh, Jack Waters, André Currie, & Sam Bland.

Special thanks to Elliot, Charlie, Stan, Kate, & Gemma at Access Creative College.

Bristol Youth Studios will return in January.

Programme

MUSIC PRODUCERS

Introduced by André Currie

Sharing the amazing tracks that they have created this term, and now featuring accompanying visuals for the very first time.

SINGER-SONGWRITERS

Introduced by Javeon McCarthy

Soloists performing covers and their own incredible original songs & poetry.

RAPPERS

Introduced by Jack Waters

Performing their own material, one of whom has recently won our prestigious Guild of Guardians Award for Musical Progression.

BAND – ‘JACOB & THE BUSES’

Supported by Miles Hutchinson & Sam Bland

Wild & theatrical performance art, guaranteed to be a whirlwind of emotions.

THE BAND – ‘LIVE ROOM’

Introduced by Kat Marsh

Formed earlier this year, this combo features 6 of our highly talented instrumentalists, producers, and singer-songwriters, who have been co-writing and recording their own songs.

THE RAPPERS

Introduced by Jack Waters

Performing their own material, one of whom has recently won our prestigious Guild of Guardians Award for Musical Progression.

THE DJs

Introduced by Andrew Gall

A mix of Drum & Bass, House, & Garage sets to close the night from our up-and-coming DJ students.

Bristol Youth Studios members

Sennen Johnson
Sonny Meadows
Sophia Bourne
Stanley Peek
Toby Widdows

Sennen Johnson
Sonny Meadows
Sophia Bourne
Stanley Peek
Toby Widdows

Sennen Johnson
Sonny Meadows
Sophia Bourne
Stanley Peek
Toby Widdows

Thank You

We extend our thanks to all the tutors and staff who work with Bristol Beacon choirs and ensembles for their hard work and dedication: 

Rachel Killick, Katherine Denny, Ian Vorley, Helen Pidoux, Helen Stevens, Sarah Williams, Vince Martin, Harry Creffield, Andy Cowell, Katie Axelson, Harry Bone, Sophie Goveia, Chris Reed, Joe Bradford, Rachel Whitworth, Sam Pradalie, Ewelina Frackowska, Elea Mumford, Dave Thomas, Will Frampton, Rhiannon Bedford, David Ogden, Martin Le Poidevin, Jenna Brown, Lucy Hughes, Mircea Mutulescu, Ellie Rusbridge, Sandie Middleton, Claire Alsop, Javeon McCarthy, Chiara Tedeschi, Jack Waters, Kat Marsh, Miles Hutchinson, André Currie, & Sam Bland.

 

Thank you for joining us for these concerts and supporting our young musicians. Our choirs and ensembles will return to rehearsals in January.