London College of Music

Live performances, events and master classes April – July 2019 About London College of Music

At LCM we welcome all who share our Our close links with and understanding of the passion, whether it be classical, jazz and pop music industry have been reflected not only by our performance, composition, live sound production, students and staff, but also in our achievements: music technology, musical theatre, acting for we boast one of the most impressive employment stage, theatre production or music management. rates in the country, with 98% of our graduates are in employment or further study within six months Our ground-breaking courses are respected of graduating.* worldwide and are taught by practising industry experts who love what they do. Visiting staff To find out more about our courses, please from all over the globe bring fresh perspectives visit us at and cutting-edge knowledge that enhances the uwl.ac.uk/lcmsubjects curriculum. On all courses, students enjoy the or call 0800 036 8888 added advantage of invaluable work experience in professional environments, plus a unique opportunity to network with other creative artists across the wide-ranging disciplines embraced by LCM and the wider University.

*According to Employment Performance Indicators (EPI) figures published by HESA in 2018.

2 Welcome Welcome to LCM Live!

This is my final welcome as Director of LCM as I am now Michael John LaChiusa. This is challenging and ambitious work delighted to introduce and welcome the new Director – which will showcase our students in the best possible light. We Prof. Nicholas McKay. are delighted that the LCM Show Band goes from strength to strength and will support the Musical Theatre casts deliver He joins us from Canterbury Christ Church University where he memorable performances. held the post of Head of the School of Music and Performing Arts and Head of the Graduate school. He has substantial We are also delighted to present a special lunch time concert experience in all aspects of music and I know he will bring his featuring the Cello Sonata composed by LCM Prof. Francis Pott own particular strengths and knowledge to further advance with Joseph Spooner (cello) and not to forget, the ever popular the London College of Music. evening of Jazz on 15th April. UWL Arts Festival 2019 takes place in May and is the Celebration of our arts students across The third LCM live programme of the year always features our London College of Music and London School Film, Media and graduating students and therefore many “lasts and finals”. Design. Tickets will be available via uwl.ac.uk. This is a chance to show our support to them as they venture forth into their careers. I wish them all the very best of luck The final event of this academic year passes over to the younger and every success. generation, with Junior LCM students concert on Saturday 6 July.

Our actors undertake their final performances in April with On behalf of the staff an students of London College Caucasian Chalk Circle and Romeo and Juliet, both with of Music I would like to thank you all for the support a modern twist. Camerata who gave a most wonderful you have given LCM Live. performance earlier in March with the Welsh Guards Band, give their final lunchtime concert of the year. Musical Theatre Sara Raybould will dedicate their final productions to the American composer Pro Vice-Chancellor Student Experience

3 LIVE PERFORMANCES

London College of Music Live performances are open to the public. Unless otherwise indicated, booking for events may be done by emailing [email protected]

For more information on performances please visit uwl.ac.uk/lcmlive

or email us at [email protected]

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4 AboutLive Performances London College of Music Wednesday 3 April Saturday 6 April Lunchtime Concert Production Featuring Cello Sonata (1995, revised in 2001) BA Actors composed by LCM Professor Francis Pott Romeo and Juliet Joseph Spooner (cello) and Francis Pott (piano) For tickets visit uwlsu.ac.uk/lcmlive Time: 1.10pm Time: 2pm Location: St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Road Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site

Thursday 4 April Saturday 6 April Production Production BA Actors BA Actors Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet For tickets visit uwlsu.ac.uk/lcmlive For tickets visit uwlsu.ac.uk/lcmlive Time: 7pm Time: 7pm Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site

Friday 5 April Production BA Actors Romeo and Juliet For tickets visit uwlsu.ac.uk/lcmlive Time: 7pm Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site Twelfth Night

Live PerformancesWelcome 5 Wednesday 10 April Friday 12 April Lunchtime Concert Evening Concert Advanced Performance Project Live Electronic Music Performance ‘Jazz at Lunchtime’ B2B³ Andy Lightfoot and Her Majesty’s Welsh Guards Time: 7.30pm Band Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site Time: 1.10pm Location: Weston Hall, Ealing Site Monday 15 April Evening Concert Wednesday 10 April An Evening of Jazz Evening Concert Time: 7pm Opera Scenes Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site Classic Opera Hits including Excerpts from Mozarts Magic Flute Wednesday 17 April Time: 7pm Lunchtime Concert Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site LCM Camerata Time: 1.10pm Location: St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Road

Coldstream Guards

6 Live Performances Wednesday 24 April Saturday 27 April Lunchtime Concert Junior College Open Day Voice in Performance Students Individual, Group Classes & Ensemble Taster Time: 1.10pm Sessions Location: St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Road Time: 9am – 2pm Location: University of West London Thursday 25 April For more info visit uwl.ac.uk/lcmjuniorcollege Production BA Musical Theatre Saturday 27 April First Lady Suite Production For tickets visit uwlsu.ac.uk/lcmlive BA Musical Theatre Time: 7pm First Lady Suite Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site For tickets visit uwlsu.ac.uk/lcmlive Time: 2pm Friday 26 April Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site Production BA Musical Theatre First Lady Suite For tickets visit uwlsu.ac.uk/lcmlive Time: 7pm Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site

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Live Performances 7 Saturday 27 April Saturday 4 May Production Production BA Musical Theatre BA Musical Theatre First Lady Suite Bernada Alba For tickets visit uwlsu.ac.uk/lcmlive For tickets visit uwlsu.ac.uk/lcmlive Time: 7pm Time: 2pm Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site

Thursday 2 May Saturday 4 May Production Production BA Musical Theatre BA Musical Theatre Bernada Alba Bernada Alba For tickets visit uwlsu.ac.uk/lcmlive For tickets visit uwlsu.ac.uk/lcmlive Time: 7pm Time: 7pm Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site

Friday 3 May Thursday 9 May Production Production BA Musical Theatre BA Musical Theatre Bernada Alba The Wild Party For tickets visit uwlsu.ac.uk/lcmlive For tickets visit uwlsu.ac.uk/lcmlive Time: 7pm Time: 7pm Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site

8 Live Performances Friday 10 May Wednesday 15 May Production UWL Arts Festival 2019 BA Musical Theatre Exhibition of experimental film and audio featuring The Wild Party work from London School of Film, Media and Design For tickets visit uwlsu.ac.uk/lcmlive and London College of Music students. Time: 7pm Time: 5pm Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site Location: Ealing Site

Saturday 11 May Wednesday 15 May Production UWL Arts Festival 2019 BA Musical Theatre Fashion Show - BA Hons Fashion and Textiles For tickets visit uwlsu.ac.uk/lcmlive London School of Film, Media and Design The Wild Party Time: 7pm Time: 2pm Location: Weston Hall, Ealing Site Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site Thursday 16 May Saturday 11 May UWL Arts Festival 2019 Production Music Showcase BA Musical Theatre Time: 7pm The Wild Party Location: Weston Hall, Ealing Site For tickets visit uwlsu.ac.uk/lcmlive Time: 7pm Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site

Live Performances 9 Saturday 18 May Junior College Open Day Individual, Group Classes & Ensemble Taster Sessions Time: 9am – 2pm Location: Ealing Site For more info visit uwl.ac.uk/lcmjuniorcollege

Saturday 22 June Junior College Open Day Individual, Group Classes & Ensemble Taster Sessions Time: 9am – 2pm Location: Ealing Site For more info visit uwl.ac.uk/lcmjuniorcollege

Saturday 6 July Junior College End of Year Concert Time: 3pm-4pm Location: Ealing Site For more info visit uwl.ac.uk/lcmjuniorcollege

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10 Live Performances PERFORMANCE PROJECTS

Final year students present a wide range of self-managed projects as part of their performance-based modules. These performances are the pinnacle point of the students’ time with us at LCM and are varied in genre and approach - they promise to be an exciting and eclectic mix!

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Performance Projects 11 Wednesday 3 April Wednesday 10 April Serena Campos (jazz vocals) Andy Lightfoot (clarinet) ‘Boy Meets Girl’ ‘Jazz At Lunch’ Time: 8.30pm Time: 1.10pm Location: The Woodman, N6 5UA Location: Weston Hall, Ealing Site

Friday 5 April Thursday 11 April Jake Elwood & Robert Parry (wind and brass) Niamh Gibbs (violin) ‘Wind and Brass recital, featuring clarinet and ‘The Music of Memories and Dreams’ trumpet’ Time: 7.30pm Time: 1pm Location: Vestry Hall, Ranelagh Road Location: The Guard’s Chapel, SW1E 6HQ

Friday 5 April Anthony Kitchen (saxophone) and Julian Sandford (Windsor Brass Quintet) ‘Saxophone recital & Brass Quintet’ Time: 7pm Location: The Old Court, Windsor

Alina Bistricka

12 Performance Projects Friday 12 April Wednesday 17 April Laurence Edwards (classical voice) Jack Dawkins (jazz saxophone) ‘Classical Singing recital’ ‘A jazzy evening of bluenote and bop’ Time: 7.30pm Time: 7pm Location: Vestry Hall, Ranelagh Road Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site

Monday 15 April Thursday 18 April Philipa Bennett & Lucy Northwood (classical voice) Jamie Truglio-Nutty (jazz drums) ‘An Evening of Art Song and Opera’ ‘Threads of Conversations with Jamie and friends’ Time: 7.30pm Time: 7pm Location: Regent Hall, W1C 2DJ Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site

Tuesday 16 April Tuesday 23 April John Lenehan (jazz piano) Alina Bistricka (jazz piano) ‘Goodbye St Mary’s Road – An evening of Time: 7.30pm Elton John’s Greatest Hits’ Location: The Moon & Maybe, W5 5EX Time: 7pm Location: Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site Tuesday 23 April George Grayston (classical voice) ‘Hope and Despair’ Time: 7.45pm Location: Vestry Hall, Ranelagh Road

Performance Projects 13 Wednesday 24 April Friday 26 April Benny Ma (percussion) Charlotte Grant (saxophone) ‘It’s Percussion!! Your Easter Treat’ ‘The Joy of Composing – a showcase of female Time: 7pm composers for the saxophone’ Location: St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Road Time: 6.30pm Location: St Cuthbert’s Church, SW5 9EB Thursday 25 April Jack Charles (voice and guitar) Saturday 27 April Time: 7pm Denis Gravina (piano) Location: The Underbelly, Hoxton Square ‘Music without Words’ Time: 7pm Thursday 25 April Location: Ealing Green Church, W5 5QT Marvin Dawe (guitar), Elizabeth Andrews (vocals), Aaron Dawson (drums) Tuesday 30 April Time: 7pm Mengfei Xue (piano) Location: The Underbelly, Hoxton Square ‘The Piano’s Journey’ Time: 5.30pm Thursday 25 April Location: St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Road Johannah Chambers (classical voice) ‘One of a Kind – a concert to celebrate women’ Time: 7.30pm Location: St John the Baptist, SW19 4NZ

14 Performance Projects Tuesday 30 April Thursday 2 May Yiwen Wang (violin) Ellie Jayne (pop vocals) ‘The Strings’ World’ Time: 7pm Time: 7.30pm Location: The Slaughtered Lamb, EC1V 0DX Location: St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Road Thursday 2 May Wednesday 1 May Esme Lees & Zoe Georgiou (voice and piano) Harry McNabb (piano) ‘Painting with Music’ ‘Music from my Youth’ Time: 7.30pm Time: 7pm Location: Vestry Hall, Ranelagh Road Location: Vestry Hall, Ranelagh Road

Thursday 2 May Marian Bango (violin) ‘Gypsy Romance’ Time: 6pm Location: Ealing Green Church, W5 5QT

Performance Projects 15 16 Live Performances Live Performances 17 18 Live Performances Live Performances 19 15 May 2019 LSFMD Fashion Show, UWL Arts 7pm, Weston Hall

Festival 16 May 2019 LCM Concert, May 2019 7pm, Weston Hall

Curated by London College of Music and Plus exhibitions, film screenings London School of Film, Media and Design and presentations on and off campus throughout May.

Check uwl.ac.uk/lcmlive for more information

20 Live Performances 21 22 Live Performances Live Performances 23 Urinetown

24 Live Performances PERFORMING ARTS

Lysistrata

Performing Arts 25 The first piece, the staccato, yet hauntingly lyrical Over Texas, takes place aboard Air Force One on First Lady Suite November 22nd, 1963. Mary Gallagher, the First Lady’s personal secretary, and Evelyn Lincoln, Musical by Michael John LaChiusa personal secretary to the President, are trying to relax as they fly into Dallas. Mary is coaxed into Thursday 25 April, 7pm napping by the cool, collected, Evelyn. Mary’s Friday 26 April, 7pm dreams become portentous nightmares as they are Saturday 27 April, 2pm haunted by a ghostly Jackie and an eerie Lady Bird. Saturday 27 April, 7pm The brassy, bouncy Where’s Mamie? takes place in Ike and Mamie’s bedroom at the White House, yet Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site quickly turns into a time-travel fantasy as Mamie, Tickets from uwlsu.com/lcmlive melancholic and alone on her birthday, is paid a visit by the celebrated opera star Marian Anderson. Marian whisks Mamie off to Algiers to confront Ike about an affair, and warn him of the racial strife he’ll face later in life as President. The comical Olio presents first daughter Margaret Truman at a recital Michael John LaChiusa’s FIRST LADY SUITE is an trying her best to sing as she’s constantly upstaged enthralling look into the lives of some of history’s by First Lady Bess. The final piece of the Suite, most neglected figures, the wives of U.S. presidents. Eleanor Sleeps Here, is a heart rending examination They are: Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Mamie of the relationship between Eleanor Roosevelt Eisenhower, Bess Truman and Eleanor Roosevelt. and Lorena Hickok as they’re being flown over FIRST LADY SUITE has a distinct structure. Washington by Amelia Earhart.

26 Performing Arts BERNARDA ALBA is a masterwork by Michael John LaChiusa, which a musical voice to Federico Garcia Bernarda Alba Lorca’s final 1936 masterpiece, The House of Bernarda Alba, through pulsing castanets, trilling Spanish guitars Music and words by Michael John LaChiusa and resounding rhythmic stomps. Based on the play “The House of Bernarda Alba” by Federico Garcia Lorca BERNARDA ALBA tells the tales of a powerful matriarch, Bernarda Alba was originally produced by Lincoln who imposes a strict rule on her household following Center Theater, New York City, 2006 her second husband’s funeral: ‘Not a breath of outside air is going to enter this house. It’s going to Thursday 2 May, 7pm feel like we’ve bricked up the doors and windows,’ Friday 3 May, 7pm she proclaims. Bernarda’s five daughters, however, Saturday 4 May, 2pm struggle with her cold wishes. The girls’ dreams and Saturday 4 May, 7pm desires challenge their mother’s harsh rules and the outside world begins to slowly permeate their isolated Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site existence. Tickets from uwlsu.com/lcmlive

Performing Arts 27 Manhattan decadence in the 1920’s provides the backdrop for this tough musical fable. Queenie, a The Wild Party vaudeville chorine, hosts the blow-out of the title with her vicious lover, a black-face minstrel. The guests are a Music and Lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa vivid collection of the unruly and the undone: Queenie’s Book by Michael John LaChiusa and conniving rival; a cocaine-sniffing bisexual playboy; George C. Wolfe a washed-up boxer; a black brother act; a diva of Based on the poem by Joseph Moncure March indeterminate age and infinite life experience; the fresh- off-the-farm ingénue whose naïveté quickly evaporates; Thursday 9 May, 7pm a lesbian actress and her comatose girlfriend; and the Friday 10 May, 7pm bargain basement Valentino who catches Queenie’s Saturday 11 May, 2pm roving eye. The jazz and gin soaked party rages to a Saturday 11 May, 7pm mounting sense of threat as artifice and illusion are stripped away. When midnight debauchery leads to Lawrence Hall, Ealing Site tragedy at dawn, the high-flying characters land with a Tickets from uwlsu.com/lcmlive sobering thud, reminding us that no party lasts forever.

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29 Do you wish to pursue a career in the performing arts?

At LCM we have a wide range of specialist courses, which cater for the ever changing and varied demands of the performance industry.

30 BA (Hons) Actor Musicianship BA (Hons) Musical Theatre with Foundation There is an ever-growing demand in professional theatre The innovative unique BA course is a four-year specialist for the practitioners who have the versatility to combine degree course with an intensive practical first year at top-level skills in acting with professional musicianship. foundation level to consolidate essential performance and This degree will enable students to develop industry- audition skills necessary for a comprehensive training to level skills as an actor alongside the ability to compose, take place in the final three years. musically direct and play the music for productions in which students appear in. BA (Hons) Acting, Writing and Directing This is a unique and exciting course, which combines a BA (Hons) Acting comprehensive actor training with the development of This is a very particular kind of acting course that dramaturgical skills in directing, writing and devising. sits within a music conservatoire for students who Students explore and experiment with a range of cutting- fundamentally want to develop their skills in becoming edge theory and practice, reinterpreting existing repertoire a professional actor. If you want a unique, exciting and and creating original works of theatre and performance. demanding training in acting, then this course is for you. For more information BA (Hons) Musical Theatre Emma Evans, Admissions Tutor, [email protected] It is intended for those students who have a practical expertise in performance and wish to develop these skills in actor-singer training further to enable entry to the professional world of performance. The individual exploration of ‘sense over sound’ is a notable and distinctive feature of this course.

31 London College of Music Partnerships

The London College of Music is always pleased to be able to work with a wide range of cultural partners. In 2019 these include:

32 Partnerships 2019 Season at Investec Opera Holland Park 4 June – 3 August 2019

Secrets, lies, political intrigue and obsessive love

Manon Lescaut Puccini Un ballo in maschera Verdi L’arlesiana Cilea Double Bill: Il segreto di Susanna Wolf-Ferrari and Iolanta Tchaikovsky

Booking opens early 2019

www.operahollandpark.com Opera Holland Park Theatre, Holland Park, London W8 6LU

2019 landscape A4 poster.indd 1 20/09/2018 10:10:4633 Alumni Association

The Alumni Association works to support your lifelong relationship with the University.

If you studied at University of West London, or one of our predecessor institutions, then you are a member of the UWL Alumni Association.

Membership is automatic after graduating, free and you can enjoy a range of benefits: • Exclusive alumni networking events • Lifelong careers support • Professional development workshops, careers fairs, webinars and courses • Alumni communications: Annual Alumni magazine, social media updates, e-newsletter • Alumni card for access to the campuses and library after graduation • Special alumni discounts • Volunteering opportunities

For more information on the UWL Alumni Association, including how to make sure you remain in touch by updating your details, visit uwl.ac.uk/alumni or email [email protected]

34 Alumni Association London College of Music Bursary Fund The LCM Bursary Fund provides vital support to students facing financial hardship, enabling them to complete their studies successfully. All donations make a huge difference to the lives of our talented and deserving students. To lend your support, please visit alumni.uwl.ac.uk/lcmdonation

LCM Bursary Fund 35 Junior Chefs Academy

The Junior Chefs Academy is sponsored by Harrison Catering Services’ charity, ‘The Geoffrey Harrison Foundation’, and is supported by the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts and the Craft Guild of Chefs. The course is aimed at Year 10 and 11 students, and provides a great start for those interested in a career in food and culinary arts.

There are three courses to choose from: • Junior Chefs Academy • Junior Asian Chefs Academy • Junior Cake and Bake Academy

Each course lasts for 8 -10 weeks, and is delivered on Saturday mornings from 9.30am to 12.30pm (Thursday 5pm-8pm for Cake and Bake).

Courses include: • Basic culinary skills, including garnishing and presentation skills • Food Hygiene and basic culinary science £10 • Teamwork and organisation per week

For further information, please contact: uwl.ac.uk/ Holly Hoban juniorchefs 020 8231 2296 [email protected] Pillars Restaurant

Opening Days Lunch – Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Dinner – Thursday and Friday Please note we are only open during academic term times and this may change each semester so please contact us to check for updates.

Opening Times Lunch – 12.00pm until 2.30pm Dinner – 6.30pm until 9.00pm

To book, please call 10% OFF 020 8231 2200 food when you bring this booklet

37 London College of Music LCM Junior College

Overview LCM Junior College is a performing arts department that has a history of 60 years providing expert tuition for in excess of 150 students aged 5-19. Performance is at the heart of learning and students can perform in a number of concerts throughout the year. Students at LCM Junior College are also encouraged to take LCM graded theory and performance examinations to support their learning.

38 LCM Junior College What we offer Please visit our website or email the Junior College • One-to-one instrumental tuition team for more information: • One-to-one and group theory tuition • Speech and drama uwl.ac.uk/lcmjuniorcollege • General musicianship • Aural training [email protected] • Cambridge 1 year fast track IGCSE and Pre- University courses @LCMjuniors • Discovering music history class • Music Technology LCMJuniorCollege • DJ Academy • Musical Theatre Academy • Ensembles • Jazz workshop • Samba drumming workshop • Rock and pop • Stave House Music- New for September 2019 • Regular Workshops • Music for younger children • Termly concerts and trips

LCM Junior College 39 London College of Music Examinations

London College of Music Examinations offers qualifications in music, drama and communication, through a worldwide network of exam centres.

Exams cover a wide range of classical, jazz, pop/rock and traditional music subjects. They are available for candidates of all levels: from beginner Steps through 8 grades to professional diplomas in performance and teaching.

LCM Exams are regulated by Ofqual, and higher grades are awarded UCAS tariff points.

Visit lcme.uwl.ac.uk to find out more.

40 London College of Music Examinations Have you looked at the innovative range of qualifications offered by LCM Exams?

Here are just four examples of what’s available: Recital Grades A new alternative to standard graded exams, Musical Theatre focusing entirely on performance of pieces if the Our fastest growing subject area: assessments at candidate chooses. all levels combining the musical and dramatic skills required by the musical theatre performer. Performance Awards An opportunity to gain an assessment of your Ensemble performance by video submission, rather than A flexible syllabus, offering assessments to groups attendance at an exam centre. of all sizes and instrumental/vocal combinations: from duets and trios to orchestras, bands and choirs. Visit lcme.uwl.ac.uk to find out more.

London College of Music Examinations 41 Main Venues

1 Ealing Site St Mary’s Road W5 5RF

2 St Mary’s Church St Mary’s Road W5 5RH

3 Vestry Hall Ranelagh Road W5 5RJ

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1 Ealing site 3 Ealing Studios 5 Bramley Road Surgery 7 Villiers House

2 Walpole House 4 Vestry Hall 6 Brentford site 8 Student Village Housing

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