This concert is a showcase for all of the amazing musical talent in Key Stage 3 (Year 7 to Year 9). The students have been working tirelessly since the beginning of Term 2 in their curriculum lessons and music ECAs to bring you these varied performances. In their curriculum music lessons, they have been studying the music of Africa, Samba music from Brazil as well as Gaming music. The large year group performances you will hear are very much linked to these projects.
The students have shown great commitment in their music ECAs and you are sure to hear the sparkling musicianship of their performances. Also included are many small group ensembles, duets and solos which the students have taken the initiative to create themselves, showing the pure joy of making music together.
| No. | Ensemble/Performer | Repertoire |
| 1 | Clarinet Ensemble | Clarinet Medley This diverse clarinet medley includes well known pieces of music including Spiderman, Golden Hour, Baby Industry, Unholy. The clarinet players hope you enjoy! |
| 2 | Piano Duet by Mimi and Prim | Hungarian Dance No.5 - Brahms While playing music in a tavern one evening Brahms met Eduard Remenyi, a famous Hungarian Gypsy violinist. Remenyi taught Brahms all about Gypsy music and Hungarian dances called csárdás. These are the inspiration for ‘Hungarian Dance’. |
| 3 | Year 9 Sax Ensemble | All of Good Time All In Good Time" is a jazz composition by British accordionist and composer Karen Street.The title of the composition is fitting, as the tune has a carefree and optimistic quality that suggests a belief in the eventual resolution of any challenge or obstacle. The phrase "all in good time" is often used to convey a sense of patience and faith in the unfolding of events, and this sentiment is reflected in the buoyant and optimistic mood of the piece. Listen out for the two improvisations by Anvir and Mathias. |
| 4 | Pim - vocals Stephan - Piano Atarah - piano Alana - cello |
Dance with Me - Beabadoobee From the 2018 album ‘Patched Up’ by the Filipino-British Singer Songwriter Beabadoobee. ‘Dance with Me’ is famous for featuring on the Netflix show ‘Heartstopper’ (2022) |
| 5 | Vocal Solo by Pim | Windows - composed by Pim This song is about wanting to do so many things but being held back by our own fears. It feels like looking out the windows and seeing the vibrancy that life has to offer but choosing to remain inside, stuck. I wanted to convey the discomfort and frustration but also the desire, and its power to be the deciding factor on whether we quit or keep going. I wrote this song when I felt scared, but whenever I play it, I feel brave, because with each word I sing, the character in the song runs further and further away from where they were once confined. |
| 6 | Piano Solo by Pan Pan | Prelude 1 - composed by Pan Pan Pan Pan has taken his inspiration from Chopin in this Prelude for solo piano. The simple yet melodic right hand melody really gives a sense of melancholy. Flowing notes in the accompaniment allow the piece to flow. |
| No. | Ensemble/Performer | Repertoire |
| 7 | Clarinet Solo by Yumin | The Victorian Kitchen Garden Suite: Summer - Paul Reade Victoria Kitchen Garden was broadcast in 1987 by the BBC, which saw a kitchen garden recreated in the style of the Victorian era. Reade composed the score and dedicated it to clarinettist, Emma Johnson |
| 8 | Violin Solo by Phum | Violin Concert by Oskar Rieding, 3rd movement Oskar Rieding (1840-1918) was a violinist, conductor and composer who originated in Northern Germany. He wrote the violin concerto when he was working as a concertmaster in Budapest, Hungary. The 3rd movement has a fast and lively style. |
| 9 | Cello Solo by Alana | Cello Concerto by Breval, 1st movement Jean-Baptiste Sebastien Bréval (6 November 1753 – 18 March 1823) was a French cellist and composer. Breval composed mostly pieces for his own instrument, like this concertino no 1 in F Major and performed many world premières of his own pieces. The first movement in an Allegro. |
| 10 | Clarinet Pop Band | Levitating - Dua Lipa "Levitating" reached number five on the UK Singles chart and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Lipa's seventh top-five single in the UK and second in the US. I Love You So - The Walters "I Love You So" is a song by American indie-pop band The Wolters. It went viral on TikTok, where it has over half a million views |
| 11 | Piano Solo by Kiara | Fantasie Impromptu - Chopin Fantasie Impromptu is a solo piano composition. It was composed in 1834 and published posthumously in 1855 despite Chopin's instruction that none of his unpublished manuscripts be published. The Fantaisie-Impromptu is one of Chopin's most frequently performed and popular compositions. |
| 12 | Junior String Quartet | Counting Stars - OneRepublic The first track on OneRepublic’s third studio album Native, “Counting Stars” was inspired by lead singer Ryan Tedder’s writing sessions with Beyonce in the Hamptons. The song has sold over ten million copies in the United States alone. Counting Stars is a Folk Pop song with a disco beat, however this version is arranged for String Quartet. |
| 13 | Year 7 Sax Ensemble | Taking Off - Alistair Penman Taking Off" is a dynamic and engaging composition that highlights Alistair Penman's talents as a composer and saxophonist. Its intricate rhythms and harmonies make it a challenging and rewarding piece for performers, while its catchy melody and driving rhythm make it an enjoyable and exciting piece for audiences. |
| No. | Ensemble/Performer | Repertoire |
| 14 | String Ensemble | Lightly Latin - Henry Mancini Henry Mancini is most famous for having written the Pink Panther Theme and was a prolific composer for TV and film in the 1950’s and 60’s. He composed this delightful little theme heard on the television show Mr. Lucky in the late 1950s. The tune has a light and airy cha-cha style. |
| 15 | Year 7 Ensemble | Akeelie - Ghanaian Traditional As part of their curriculum work at KS3, Year 7 have been studying and performing the music of Africa. The translation of ‘Akeelie is ’will you come and play’. Basin Street Blues This song evokes the atmosphere of New Orleans, the birthplace of Jazz, which Year 7 have learned as part of their ‘Jazz and Blues’ project. |
| 16 | Year 8 Ensemble | Havana - Camila Cabelo The Year 8 students have learned this song as part of their project on ‘Samba and Salsa’. The song is written about the Cuban city of the same name, was released in 2017 and has been a hit ever since. |
| 17 | Year 9 Ensemble | Baba Yetu - Christopher Tin Year 9 has learned as part of their ‘Music For Gaming’ project. "Baba Yetu", the hit theme to Civilization IV - composed by Christopher Tin was featured on the double Grammy-winning album 'Calling All Dawns'. It was the First video game piece to ever win a Grammy award, for "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist. |
| 18 | Orchestra | Pirates of the Caribbean - Hans Zimmer The German film composer is one of the most innovative and iconic working today, with his earlier film compositions ranging from The Lion King, to Gladiator. Zimmer soon followed up that success by composing the iconic theme song and original score for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, and returned for many of the sequels. |
