Programme2017

PROGRAMME2017

Monday 27th February £5 to Thursday 9th March

YOUR PERFORMANCE YOUR TALENT YOUR MUSIC

norfolkmusic.org.uk1 NORFOLK COUNTY MUSIC FESTIVAL Established 1925 Registered Charity number 1081411 Affiliated to the British and International Federation of Festivals for Music, Dance and Speech

PRESIDENT Paul Harris FRAM GRSM LRAM ARCM MTC Hon TCL ADJUDICATORS Sue Nicholls – Choirs/Singers Kwesi Edman – Strings Sally Adams – Woodwind Julian Hellaby – Piano Nick Walker – Guitar, WCET Chris Nall – Percussion David Powell – Wind Ensembles & Bands, Orchestras, Jazz/Pop/ Rock/ Brass

VENUES Central Baptist Church, Duke Street, Norwich, NR3 3AP St Andrew’s Hall, The Halls, St. Andrew’s Street, Norwich, NR3 1AU Norwich Salvation Army Citadel, 34 St. Giles Street, Norwich, NR2 1LL United Reformed Church, Princes St, Norwich, NR3 1AZ Arc Performing Arts Centre, CNS (City of Norwich School), Eaton Road, Norwich, NR4 6PP St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Jessopp Road, Norwich NR2 3QB

THIS PROGRAMME ALLOWS ONE PERSON ADMISSION TO ALL FESTIVAL CLASSES.

2 CONTENTS Page Festival Timetable 4 - 5 Venue Information 5 Message from the Trustees 6 Adjudicators 7 Monday 27th February 9 1. Piano classes. United Reformed Church 2. Wind ensembles and bands classes. Salvation Army Citadel Tuesday 28th February 11 1. Piano classes. United Reformed Church Wednesday 1st March 13 1. Piano classes. United Reformed Church 2. Woodwind classes. Central Baptist Church 3. Percussion classes. CNS, Arc. Thursday 2nd March 14 1. Jazz/Rock and Pop/Brass / Orchestra classes. CNS, Arc. 2. Guitar classes. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Friday 3rd March 15 1. Whole Class Ensemble Tuition classes. Central Baptist Church Monday 6th March 16 1. School Choirs. St Andrew’s Hall 2. Young singers, adult and youth choir classes. Central Baptist Church Tuesday 7th March 17 1. School Choirs. St Andrews Hall 2. Young singers’ classes. United Reformed Church 3. Strings classes. Central Baptist Church Wednesday 8th March 20 1. School Choirs. St Andrews Hall 2. Strings classes. Central Baptist Church Thursday 9th March 22 1. School Choirs. St Andrews Hall 2. Strings classes and cello workshop. Central Baptist Church Information 24 Information about Adjudication & Certificates 24 Festival Rules 25 Frequently Asked Questions 26 Safeguarding Policy 28 Accompanists 29

3 TIMETABLE WEEK 1 27th February to 2nd March Mon 27 Feb Tue 28 Feb Wed 1 Mar Thurs 2 Mar Frid 3 Mar Venue United Reformed Church AM Piano Piano Piano PM Piano Piano EVE Piano Piano Venue Central Baptist Church AM Woodwind WCET PM Woodwind EVE Venue Citadel AM PM EVE Wind Ensembles & Bands Venue CNS AM EVE Percussion Jazz/Pop/ Rock/ Orchestras Venue St Francis of Assisi School EVE Guitars

4 WEEK 2 6th to 9th March Mon 6 Mar Tue 7 Mar Wed 8 Mar Thurs 9 Mar Fri 10 Mar Venue St Andrew’s Hall AM School Choirs School Choirs School Choirs School Choirs United Reformed Church AM Young Singers Central Baptist Church PM Young Singers Adult Singers Eve Adult & Youth Choirs AM Strings Strings Strings PM Strings Strings Strings Eve Strings Strings/ Cello Ensemble Workshop VENUE INFORMATION 1. United Reformed Church, Princes 4. St Andrew’s Hall, The Halls, St. Street, Norwich, Norfolk NR3 1AZ Andrew’s Street, Norwich, NR3 1AU There is some on-street parking with public There is no parking at St Andrews Hall parking at Monastery Court, Elm Hill (about but drop-off is allowed in the courtyard. 3 mins walk) and St Andrew’s Multi-storey Parking for cars is available at the nearby car park (about 5 mins walk). St Andrews multi-storey car park in Duke 2. Central Baptist Church, Duke Street, Street or the Monastery car park off Elm Norwich, NR3 3AP Hill. Instrumentalists may be dropped off 5. City of Norwich School, Eaton Road, outside the CBC. There is public car Norwich, NR4 6PP parking available at St Andrews multi- There is ample car parking on site, close to storey car park and also nearby in Botolph the Arc. Street and Colegate. 6. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary 3. Norwich Salvation Army Citadel, 34 School, Jessopp Road, Norwich NR2 3QB St. Giles Street, Norwich, NR2 1LL There is ample car parking on site. There is very limited on-street parking. The St Giles multi-storey car park is almost directly opposite the Citadel.

5 MESSAGE FROM THE TRUSTEES Welcome to the 2017 Norfolk County Music Festival! We are a local charity with one central aim: to offer amateur musicians of all ages an opportunity to perform in public, in front of friendly audiences, and to receive positive advice from the professional adjudicators who come to listen to them.

Many gifted and talented young musicians have been regular performers at the Festival while at school and then gone on to a professional career in music. At the same time, every child and young person who has had the opportunity to take part in the Festival will remember their experience of playing for an audience and enjoying the applause at the end of their performance. Every entrant to the Festival, whether a soloist, duet, trio or larger ensemble receives personal, written feedback on their performance and is presented with a certificate. This year NCMF lost one of its key players to leukaemia. David Capp was Chairman of the Festival for 13 years, as well as a passionate player of the lute. As Headmaster of Brundall Primary School, David worked tirelessly to promote the children’s musical education. In his memory, the NCMF Trustees have set up the David Capp Memorial Bursary worth £1,000, for extra music or singing tuition for primary school pupils and their teacher. This year the fund is available for extra singing tuition. Please see page 30 for further details. Norfolk is very fortunate in having so many committed music teachers working in primary and secondary schools across the County, and in both state, voluntary and private sectors who encourage their pupils to take part in the Festival. The emotional, intellectual and social benefits from learning music are widely known. These include developing a sense of personal achievement and strengthening motivation, as well as building confidence and self-esteem. NCMF offers extra support to encourage participation in the festival by providing extra funding to cover travel costs for school choirs and WCET entries. We are a small charity and the costs of mounting the Festival are met by entry fees, a modest audience admission charge and a bequest made to the NCMF by Olive Shorten, whose father founded the Festival in 1925. In addition, we are very grateful to the Norfolk Music Hub for its contribution to the NCMF and to Mrs Ursula King for her bequest in memory of her late husband which supports the cost of the official accompanists. We need you to spread the word about the Festival. Funding cuts and SATs pressures are making it harder for schools to commit to the Festival. Please ask your school music teachers to contact us and find out how to get involved. Jacquie Burgess & Ian Chopping Chairman and Vice-chairman, NCMF, on behalf of the Trustees

6 ADJUDICATORS Sue Nicholls is a successful primary music Julian Hellaby BMus, MMus, PhD, LRAM, specialist and Advanced Skills Teacher. She ARAM studied piano at the Royal Academy was music consultant for the BBC radio of Music and has performed as solo pianist, programme ‘Music Box’ and is an active concerto soloist, accompanist and chamber member of NAME (National Association of musician in continental Europe, the Middle Music Educators), on the Representative East, South Africa and throughout the Council as co-chair of the Early Years and UK. Julian is an ABRSM examiner, trainer, Primary Focus Group. Since 2007 she has moderator and public presenter, as well lectured to PGCE students at the University as a mentor for the ABRSM’s Certificate of Northampton and at the University of of Teaching course. He has extensive Leicester. experience of piano teaching at all levels, and is currently Associate Research Fellow at Kwesi Edman graduated from the Royal Coventry University. Academy of Music. He performs regularly across the world as a soloist, chamber David Powell plays the tuba. He studied at musician, pop musician and conductor London University and the Royal Academy and has collaborated with players from of Music, David has played as an extra the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-fields, with all of the London orchestras, with the Southbank Sinfonia, the Royal Opera Chamber Orchestra of Europe, London Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Age of Sinfonietta, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble and Enlightenment. He has worked alongside London Brass. David was a founder member artists such as Shirley Bassey, Damon of Loose Tubes, and also worked with Mike Albarn and Elton John and even played on Westbrook, John Dankworth and Billy a bus next to David Beckham at the Beijing Cobham. He has played on albums by Eric Olympics. He teaches privately in North Clapton, Heaven 17, Madness, Marc Almond, London, closely monitored by his elderly cat Van Morrison, Kanye West, and Peter Cindy. Gabriel (with whom he has toured widely). His own band “Kermesse” has played on Sally Adams’ interest in music was fired at radio; he currently plays with “Balkanatics”, the age of 7 when she was offered riding playing music of eastern Europe. David lessons if she passed Grade 1 piano. Thanks has run many education and community to her pony redesigning her front teeth a projects involving drama, improvisation and few years later, she ended up playing the composition. He is examiner for the Royal flute. Sally has worked as an advisor for both Academy of Music, Royal College of Music the Associated Board and Trinity Guildhall and Trinity College of Music. examination boards. She was involved setting up the Music Medals exams for both Chris Nall studied Timpani & percussion Flute and Recorder. She is an advocate of at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. the Simultaneous Learning approach to During the 1980s Chris worked extensively teaching. in London’s West End both as a percussionist and conductor. As well as theatre work, Nick Walker studied classical guitar at Chris has played with many of Britain’s Trinity College of Music. He is a widely leading orchestras and ensembles and respected guitar teacher and is co-author of is currently Principal Timpanist with the the popular, ‘Guitar Basics’ series of books Orchestra of St. John’s, The English Festival for children published by Faber Music. He Orchestra, and the National Symphony currently teaches and coordinates whole Orchestra. He holds teaching posts at class music in Haringey, North London Eltham College, Trinity School Croydon, where he is also the Deputy Head of Service. The Kings school Canterbury and the He lives in Norfolk. internationally renowned Bromley Youth Music Trust.

7 8 Group 2, 11am approx Arianna Palmer WEEK ONE Luca Polansky MONDAY 27TH FEBRUARY Theresa Graham Leilani Peiris PIANO CLASSES Yona McDonnell Chaman Uppal Venue: United Reformed Church Lily McCallum Times of Classes: 9.30am – 12.50pm 2.00 – 4.30pm Milly Lake 6.00 – 9.00pm Adele Peters Adjudicator: Julian Hellaby Saoirse Lowe-Davies Group 3, 11.35am approx ALL DAY - MORNING / AFTERNOON/EVENING Genevieve Rogers Eva Mann Starts 9.30am Savannah Mhonda Emily Cushion PN2 - Beginners Qasim Khan Peter Fuller 9.30am Eadie Rae Noah Delicata Max Hall Maya Saravanamuttu Emily Horne Lola Neilsen Venuja Kajan Rohit James Mia Chung William Stephens Ends 12.50 Approx Gracie Fountain Kyan Batterbee AFTERNOON Emily Gallop Grace Ozgan Starts 2pm London Scroggins Aimee Fuller PN8 - 6 and 7 years Lex Chung Fran Mann Arthur Apps PN3 – Beginners 16 yrs & Stuart Qiao under: Grade 1 - 2 Standard Leixin Xue Group 1, 10.20am approx Niamh McAuley Melissa Chapman Sami Saravanamuttu Anthea Seymour Edith Allen Nomathemba Chinyowa Zoe Delicata Emilia Uauy Kwame Bekoe Hannah Conway Patrick James Charlie Ashley Sophie Kumar Emma Dye Mei McAuley Charlie Ashley Sabrina Mitchell 10 min break

9 PN4 - 16 years and under: Group 2, 6.35pm approx Grade 3 - 4 Standard Luke Dubberley Rebecca Smith Yohan Saravanamuttu Tansy Xue PN9 8 and 9 years Piper Hempsall Group 1, 2.35pm approx Clarice Nassif Sophie Rowlands Charlotte Smith Tristan McCardel 10 min break Fiona Qiao Group 3, 7.20pm approx Oscar Beckett Carly Wickham Charlotte McCallum Poppy Osbaldeston Cecily Bradbury Anna Rechel Lucy Bell Gleb Kulinsky Kyrmina Nassif Gethin Hopkins Toby Jacka Alistair Creedon Georgia Leggett Neve Devine Nana-Kwayisi Bekoe Lara Osbaldeston 8pm approx. 10 min break PN21 - Any Original Group 2, 3.40pm approx Romantic Music Saskia Tan-Worthington-Chapman Oliver Sinha Amelie Unstead Erin Heath PN21 - Any Original Modern Sebastian Salter Music Zoe Clües Alexandra Wetherall Alfie Ashley PN21 - Any Original Classical Grace Sawicki Natasha Wigget Music Evie Fryer Jessica Smith Kesia Dubberley PN21 - Any Original Millie Goodbody-Mason Romantic Music Ends 4.30pm approx William Pleass EVENING PN34 - Family Duet Starts 6.00pm Annie Henriques and Maggie Piazza Ends 9pm approx PN5 - 17 yrs and under: Grade 5 - 6 Standard Group 1 Caio Boyero Josh Oram Rio Chung William Cator Milan Herathge Rickie Xu

10 MONDAY 27TH FEBRUARY E21 - Senior Band Norfolk County Symphonic Wind Band WIND ENSEMBLES, Ends 9pm Approx BANDS & COMPOSITION TUESDAY 28TH FEBRUARY Venue: Norwich Salvation PIANO CLASSES Army Citadel Venue: United Reformed Church Time of Class: 5.30pm – 9.00pm approx. Times of classes: 9.30am – 12.50pm Adjudicator: David Powell 2.00 – 4.20pm 6.00 – 9pm EVENING Adjudicator: Julian Hellaby Starts 5.30pm MORNING O1 - Primary School Orchestra Starts 9.30am Town Close Single Reeds PN4 - 16 years and under: EW1 - Junior Wind Ensemble Grade 3 - 4 Standard Avenue Junior School Windband CNS Junior Sax Group Group 1 6.05pm Approx Daniel Xu Hiba Shahid EW2 - Intermediate Wind Hollie Lowden Ensemble Yung Loh Norwich High School Wind Quartet Erena Peters CNS Wind Band Gabriella Hewitt CNS Senior Sax Group Group 2, 10am approx NCFYM Clarinet Choir Kitty Harley NCFYM Flute Choir Anya Tate EW3 - Senior Wind Ensemble Francesca Foglia-Pearshouse Gracie Rae NCFYM Senior Wind Choir Isabelle Bloom 10 min Break Oscar Beckett Starts 7.30pm approx PN10 - 10 and 11 years EW3 - Senior Wind Ensemble 10.30am approx Norwich High School Lanchester Flute Trio CJ Carkeek Norwich High School Flute Choir Thea Monument NCFYM Saxology Charlotte Foreman 8.15pm approx Dominic Fish Charis Dubberley E19 - Junior Band Dominic Clües Norfolk Schools’ Training Wind Band Sophie Lind Ava Salter E20 - Intermediate Band Katie Michael Norfolk Schools’ Wind Band 10 min break

11 PN11 - 12 and 13 years Group 2, 2.20pm approx 11.25am approx Ava Gulliver-Jary & Diana Jackson Shona Pandey & Diana Jackson Martha Richardson Nikita Bhatia & Diana Jackson Olivia Hartley-McLeod Isabel Lincoln & Diana Jackson Ella Mermagen Imogen Lincoln & Diana Jackson Adhvika Rajesh Nora & Bernd Rechel Finlay Evans Lily McCallum & Charlotte McCallum PN13 - 16 & 17 yrs OIX - Other Instruments - Tymoteusz Suszycki Handbells PN14 - Popular or Light 3.20pm approx music: 12 yrs & under Sheringham Community Primary School Yung Loh Hand Bell Team Cian Daynes 10 min break PN1 - The Gwendoline Lee PN6 - 18 yrs & under: Grade Memorial Prize: 14 years and 7 - 8 Standard under 3.40pm approx 12.00 approx Angus Murphy Lennox Caio Boyero Amelia Polansky CJ Carkeek Edward Cator Earl Murdoch Kate shearer Zen Lau Daniel Ward Caspian Hempsall Ends 4.40pm approx Luke Dubberley William Cator EVENING Charlotte McCallum Ends 12.50pm approx Starts 6.00pm AFTERNOON PN20 - Mini Recital - 16 and 17 years Starts 2.00pm Georgia Leggett PN10 - 10 & 11 yrs RC/PN Piano Recital – Grade 8 Shraeya Saravanavel Jad Grainger PN32 - Two Friends, any age Robbie Cathcart George Corson Lillia Eves and Josie Dixon William Pleass PN33 - Pupil and Teacher Andrew Cobb Tim Coombs Ends 9.00pm approx Carol Stephens Elaine Canning and Kyan Batterbee Elaine Canning and Yung Loh Venuja Kajan and Stephanie Caine Josh Oram and Stephanie Caine

12 WEDNESDAY 1ST MARCH W1 - Grade 1- 3 Standard Group 1, 9.50am approx PIANO CLASSES Mia Atkinson Venue: United Reformed Church Bea Bertram Adjudicator: Julian Hellaby Benjamin Hawkes 9.30 - 11.30am Ruby Brown Anna Leaberry MORNING Molly Kemm Starts 9.30am Tallulah Houghton Laura Lee PN17 - Own choice of two Lois Mander contrasting pieces Group 2, 10.40am approx Francesca Sablowski Tristan McCardel Ava Pallant Poppy Osbaldeston Alexandra Bezova-Lyons Lara Osbaldeston Samuel Dernie & Freddie Paterson PN18 - Mini Recital - 12 and Kaitlin Wolmarans 13 years Arya Puvanachandra Zen Lau Hannah Possener Lucy Javurek Alessanda Martin 10 min break Ottilie Vinters Jessica Westbury PN19 - 14 & 15 yrs B2 - Grade 4 Standard 10.30am approx Kesia Dubberley Sam Briggs 10 min break Chris Green Isabelle Gallant WCET - Whole Class Luisa O’Connor Ensemble Tuition Mei Lau Ends 11.30am approx 11.50am approx Saxlingham Nethergate Primary WEDNESDAY 1ST MARCH Recorder Ensemble WOODWIND CLASSES W11 – Woodwind duets: Venue: Central Baptist Church Grade 5 - 6 Standard Times of classes: 9.30am - 12.40pm Lyndsey Dorling & Lucia MacMillan 2.00 – 5.20pm Esme Buxton & Faith Freeman-Scott Adjudicator: Sally Adams Evie Hinchliffe & Lottie Mahoney Orla Hardiman & Francesca Sabberton MORNING W12 – Woodwind duets: Starts 9.30am Grade 7 + Norwich High School Sozo Flute Duo A1 - Clarinet Duets Jessica Jolly & Amy Buck Lavinia Ganley & Teacher Ends 12.40 approx A1 - Clarinet Trio Jacquie Burgess, Yvonne Thomson & Teacher

13 AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY 1ST MARCH Starts 2.00pm PERCUSSION CLASSES W2 - Grade 4 Standard Venue: CNS, Arc. Times of classes: 6.00 – 7.00pm Zara Hunter Adjudicator: Chris Nall Ebony Wooderson Elizabeth Lloyd EVENING Pippa Hayes W3 - Grade 5 - 6 Standard Starts 6.00pm Group 1, 2.30pm approx P2 - Intermediate Charlotte Hinton Percussion Ensemble Samuel Dernie Norwich High School Percussion Ensemble Rosie Davis Taiko Centre East Youth Group Sophie Sargant Drayton C of E Junior & Taverham High Henry Tasker Hall School Samba Band Group 2, 3.20pm approx Ends 7pm approx Inés Camba-Young Alice Palmer THURSDAY 2ND MARCH Emily Cahir Lottie Mahoney JAZZ / POP/ROCK/ Madeleine Gibbs ORCHESTRA CLASSES Evie Hinchliffe Venue: CNS, Arc. Cecily Bradbury Times of classes: 6.00 – 9.00 pm Esther Collier Adjudicator: David Powell 10 min break EVENING W4 - Grade 7+ Standard Starts 6pm 4.20pm approx Amy Buck B5 - Mini Recital Class 11 to Anna Thompson 18 years Eve Walker Matthew Thompson Emily Latoy Christopher Field J5 - Jazz/ Pop/Rock Ensemble Ends 5.20pm approx Norfolk Students’ Jazz Orchestra NCFYM Jazz Ensemble CNS Jazz Band 10 min Break

14 7.30pm approx FRIDAY 3RD MARCH E20 - Intermediate Band WHOLE CLASS CNS Brass Ensemble CNS Funk Band ENSEMBLE TUITION O2- Secondary School (WCET) Orchestra Venue: Central Baptist Church Times of classes: 10.00 am - 12.30 pm CNS Orchestra Adjudicator: Nick Walker O3 - Orchestra Open Class MORNING NCFYM (Norfolk Intermediate Youth Orchestra) Starts 10.00am Aylsham Community Ensemble OIX - Other Instruments THURSDAY 2ND MARCH Nightingale Infant and Nursery School Heather Avenue Infant Belleplate Team GUITAR CLASS Shelton Music Group Venue: St Francis of Assisi Catholic Lionwood Junior School Recorders Primary School. Times of class: 6.30 – 7.45pm WCET - Whole Class Adjudicator: NICK WALKER Ensemble Teaching EVENING 10.40am approx Sing-a-long & String-a-long Starts 6.30pm Stibbard All Saints Year 4 G1 - Grade 1 - 3 Standard Fred Nicholson Orchestra Rollesby Primary School’s Saturn Class Ella Lowdon Mini Maestros Jacob Cracknell Madeleine Hamilton 10 min Break G2 - Grade 4 Standard 12.00 approx Joseph Thomas Trinity Brass Xylophonics G3 - Grade 5 - 6 Standard Fairhaven Fiddlers George Mai Mobbs Elms-N-Ukes Daniel Cracknell Ends 12.40pm approx Ends 7.45pm approx

15 MONDAY 6TH MARCH WEEK TWO YOUNG SINGERS MONDAY 6TH MARCH & ADULT SINGERS SCHOOL CHOIRS CLASSES Venue: St Andrew’s Hall. Venue: Central Baptist Church Times of classes: 9.45 - 11.20am Time of class: 2.15 – 4.15pm approx. 11.55 - 1.00pm Adjudicator: Sue Nicholls Adjudicator: Sue Nicholls AFTERNOON MORNING Starts 2.15pm Session One: 9.45am start YS2 - Young singers – 12 to SCH2 - Children up to and 18 years inc. year 6 - Unison Catherine McCardel The Free School, Norwich Community Choir Amelia Watson Jenny Sun SCH3 - Children up to and Nadia Prentice including Year Six - Two Part Ellie Hanton Avenue Junior School Year 6 Choir YS6 – Musical Theatre SCH2 - Children up to and 2.45pm approx inc. year 6 - Unison Sophia Sweeting Norwich High School Upper Junior Choir Eva Townsend SCH3 - Children up to and Leo Spencer Grace Budds including Year Six - Two Part Lily Dagless Norwich High School Festival Choir Jayna Carroll Norwich Lower School Chamber Choir FOCUS School, Swaffham Campus 10 min Break SCH2 - Children up to and 3.30pm approx inc. year 6 - Unison Gabriella Hewitt Daniella York Tawny Owls Class, Sculthorpe CofE Mia Parslow-Williams Primary Academy Lyla Palmer-Preston Ends 11.20 approx Maya Collison Session Two: 11.55am start Amelia Watson Felix da Silver Winner SCH2 - Children up to and SCH4 - High School Choirs inc. year 6 – Unison FOCUS School, Swaffham Campus Three Rivers Federation Junior Choir Avenue Junior School Year 3 Choir Ends 4.30pm approx Falcon Junior School Choir Preston Primary School Choir Ends 1.00pm approx

16 MONDAY 6TH MARCH TUESDAY 7TH MARCH YOUTH & ADULT SCHOOL CHOIRS CHOIRS CLASS Venue: St Andrew’s Hall. Times of classes: 9.45 - 11.20am Venue: Central Baptist Church 11.45 - 1.15pm Time of Class: 6.00 – 9.00 pm approx Adjudicator: Sue Nicholls EVENING MORNING Starts 6.00pm Session One: 9.45am start ACH1 – Preliminary SCH1a Children up to and Hempnall Community Choir including Year Two ACH2 - High School and Lionwood Infant School Choir Youth Choirs Dussindale Primary School KS1 NCFYM Junior Choir Browick Road Year 2 Choir NCFYM Intermediate Choir SCH2 - Children up to and NCFYM Chamber Choir including Year Six - Unison CNS Stage Choir Hillside Avenue KS2 Choir 10 min break Browick Road Year 3/4 Choir ACH2 - High School and Norwich Lower School Choir Youth Choirs Ends 11.20am approx 7.25pm Approx Session Two: 11.45am start Magna Voce from Langley Preparatory SCH1a Children up to and School at Taverham Hall including Year Two Norwich High School Intermediate Choir Loddon Infant School Norwich High School Chamber Choir The North Walsham Federation ACH3 - Adult Choirs Infant School Choir The Reedwarblers Caister Infant School Thorpe Community Choir Ormesby Village Infant School choir The Cringleford Singers Three Rivers Federation Infant Chior Ends 9.00pm approx Norwich High School Infant Choir Chapel Break Infant School Ends 1.15pm approx

17 TUESDAY 7TH MARCH TUESDAY 7TH MARCH YOUNG SINGERS STRINGS CLASSES & ADULT SINGERS Venue: Central Baptist Church Times of classes: 10.00 – 12.40pm CLASSES 2.00 – 3.30pm Venue: United Reformed Church 6.30 – 8.30pm Time of class: 10.00 – 11.40pm approx. Adjudicator: Kwesi Edman Adjudicator: Sue Nicholls MORNING MORNING Starts 10.00am Starts 10.00am VIOLIN YS6 - Young Singers - Musical ST2 - Primary: Pre Grade 1 - Theatre Grade 1 Felix Spencer Lotte Phillips Darcy Ward Charlotte Cooper ST3 - Elementary: Grades 1 - 2 Lauren Clarke Eva frary Alice Payne Lotte Phillips Tiago Bamberger Eva frary Cami Majtenyi Hill Evie Cleminson Koren Jolly Milly Hodges Marie McNaugher Julian Pe Alice Payne & Charlotte Cooper Ilana Bartlette Evangeline Harte 10.30am approx 11am approx Inez Duman FG - Family Duet Sophie Millington Tristan Sykes Thomson Family Duet Rebecca Wenley RC/SA - Adult Singers Leah Walker Recital Class Francesca Foglia-Pearshouse Clare Wright 10 min Break Ends 11.40am approx ST4 11.10am approx Isabella Johnson Emily Knights ST5 - Intermediate: Grade 4 - 5 Tristan McCardel Oscar Hing ST53 - String Duets Tristan McCardel & Catherine McCardel

18 FG - Family Music Making - EVENING String Trios 6.30 - 8.30pm approx George, Billy & Edward Mann Starts 6.00pm ST6 - 1 mov. from a concerto Grade 4 – 6 ST49 - Any Stringed George Mai Mobbs Instrument Sabina Priest ST8 - Higher: Grade 6 - 7 Katie Crossley 11.40am approx ST54 Strings - Mini Robyn Latham Masterclass (Any Bowed George Mai Mobbs String Instrument) ST9 - Advanced: Grade 8 Liz Cooker Lemoni Frary Anna Carter Catherine McCardel Antonella Beschorner ST10 - Unaccompanied Bach Richard Donmall Jill Halliday (1 movement only) Anna Lipp Catherine McCardel Marita Bulto Ends 12.40pm approx Ends 8.30pm approx AFTERNOON 2.00 – 3.30pm CELLO Starts 2.00 pm ST25 - Beginners: Pre Grade 1 Tyerra Herathge Annelie Juette Yingtong Huo Anna Rechel 2.30pm approx Eila Chinkin Walter Davidson Imogen Vaughan Marcella Bartlette Eve Renoult Abbie Kempton Sruthi Santhosh Grace Yeo Isla Bowles Hannah Kelleway Lili McCallum Phoebe Crowhurst Ends 3.30pm approx

19 WEDNESDAY 8TH MARCH WEDNESDAY 8TH MARCH SCHOOL CHOIRS STRINGS CLASSES Venue: St Andrew’s Hall Venue: Central Baptist Church Times of classes: 9.45 - 11.30am Times of classes: 9.30am - 12.55pm 11.55 - 1:35pm 2.00 – 3.30pm Adjudicator: Sue Nicholls 4.30 – 8.45pm Adjudicator: Kwesi Edman MORNING MORNING Session One: 9.45am start SCH1a - Children up to and CELLO including Year Two Starts 9.30am Stretton Preparatory School STC27 - Elementary: Lodge Lane Infant School Choir Grades 1 - 2 Heather Avenue Infant School Tommy Cahir Nightingale Infant and Nursery School Charlie Hutchinson Recreation Road Infant School Choir Caitlyn Hernon SCH3 – Children up to and Milan Herathge including Year Six – Two Part Monty Dacunha- Patel Avenue Junior School Chamber Choir Grace Armour Norwich High School Lower Junior Choir 10.10am approx Ends 11.30am approx Hannah Possener Tommy Allen Session Two: 11.55am start Nana Kwayisi Bekoe SCH3 – Children up to and Annabel Coller including Year Six – Two Part STC28 - Junior: Avenue Junior School Year 5 Choir Grade 3 – 4 Hunstanton Primary School 10.45am approx Parker’s CE Primary School Alpington & Bergh Apton School Choir Yohan Saravanamuttu Antonia Williamson SCH2 - Children up to and Bertie Pinching including Year Six - Unison Oliver Kane Hillside Sixes Nikita Bhatia Amelie Lok Ends 1.35pm approx 10 min Break

20 STC29 - Intermediate: EVENING Grade 4 - 5 STRING ENSEMBLES 11.45am approx Starts 4.30pm Caio Boyero Emma Cossey E1 - Junior Strings Freddie Whear Norfolk Mini Cellos Kitty Womack Avenue Junior School String Ensemble Katy Burton NCFYM Junior Strings Eve Kelleway Amelie Lok E2 - Intermediate Strings Colette Maxwell- Preston CNS Cello Group Charis Dubberley NCFYM Intermediate Strings Ends 12.55pm approx CNS String Ensemble CNS String Quartet AFTERNOON Norfolk Students Cello Academy 2.00 – 3.30pm E1 - Junior Strings Starts 2.00pm Holt Training Strings 10 min Break STC30 - 1 mov. from any intermediate concerto E2 - Intermediate Strings (Grade 4 – 6) 6.40pm approx Katy Burton Alderman Peel String Ensemble Lucy Hutchinson Norfolk Intermediate Cellos Yohan Saravanamuttu A Strings Eve Kelleway Dereham Training Strings Charis Dubberley Norwich String Ensemble Amelie Lok E3 - Senior String Ensemble Colette Maxwell- Preston Jessie Sun 7.30pm approx Ends 3.30pm Norwich High School Bartholomew Quartet Norwich High School Albemarle Quartet A Strings Senior Ensemble Norfolk Advanced Cellos Norfolk County Strings Ends 8.45pm approx

21 THURSDAY 9TH MARCH THURSDAY 9TH MARCH SCHOOL CHOIRS STRINGS CLASSES Venue: St Andrew’s Hall Venue: Central Baptist Church Times of classes: 9.45am – 11.20am Times of classes: 9.30am – 12.30pm 11.45am - 1:50pm 2.00 – 5.00pm Adjudicator: Sue Nicholls 6.30 – 9.00pm Adjudicator: Kwesi Edman MORNING MORNING Session One: 9.45am start SCH2 - Children up to and CELLO including Year Six - Unison Starts 9.30am Avenue Junior School Year 4 Choir STC32 - Higher: Grade 6 - 7 Lionwood Junior School Renata Verschoor Bluebell Primary Infant Choir Jessica Ball Bluebell Primary Junior Choir Lucy Hutchinson SCH3 - Children up to and Colette Maxwell-Preston including Year Six - Two Part 10 min Break Neatishead C of E Primary School Choir STC33 - Advanced: Grade 8 Dussindale Primary School KS2 Choir 10.30am approx SCH2 - Children up to and Jessica Ball including Year Six - Unison Lakshana Puvanachandra Robert Kett Primary School Choir Samuel Serazin Ends 11.20am Abielle Hallas Eleanor Lewis-Williams Session Two: Starts 11.45am Edward Maxwell-Preston SCH2 - Children up to and Jessie Sun including Year Six - Unison Ends 12.00 Martham Primary Choral Society Woodton Primary School Loddon Junior School Ellingham VC Primary Ashleigh Primary School SCH3 - Children up to and including Year Six - Two Part Filby Singers SCH2 - Children up to and including Year Six - Unison The Parkside Choir Ends 1.50pm

22 AFTERNOON EVENING Starts 2.00pm Starts 6.30pm STC34 - Unaccompanied Bach ST55 - Cello Workshop - Renata Verschoor Grade 5+ Jessica Ball Katy Burton Mary Pinching Renata Verschoor Samuel Serazin Charis Dubberley Abielle Hallas Mary Pinching Eleanor Lewis-Williams Nikolas Koch Edward Maxwell-Preston Samuel Serazin Amanda Gomez Colette Maxwell-Preston Esther Skipp Jessie Sun Jessie Sun Edward Maxwell-Preston 10 min break Eve Kelleway Lucy Hutchinson STC35 - 1 mov. from any Esther Skipp advanced Sonata (grade 8) Amanda Gomez 3pm approx Eleanor Lewis-Williams Lakshana Puvanachandra Ends 9.00pm Mary Pinching Samuel Serazin Amanda Gomez Abielle Hallas Esther Skipp RC/ST - Strings Recital Class 3.50pm approx Nikolas Koch STC35 - 1 mov. from any advanced Concerto (grade 8) Mary Pinching Edward Maxwell-Preston Amanda Gomez Esther Skipp Ends 5.00pm approx

23 CERTIFICATES AND ADJUDICATION Taking part in the Norfolk County Music Festival is an opportunity for you to enjoy the experience of performing in public and benefit from personal feedback from our professional adjudicators. Each performance is assessed on its musical merits and the adjudicator will also suggest how you can achieve an even better performance.

At the end of every class, each entrant is given Written Feedback. In the vast majority of cases, they are also presented with a Norfolk County Music Festival Certificate, showing a grade category.

The categories are:

Outstanding Performance – an exceptional performance, both artistically and technically at this level.

Highly Commended performance – a generally correct and creditable performance, with greater evidence of artistic interpretation.

Commended Performance – a generally correct and creditable performance.

Promising Performance – a good but limited performance

Participated - more security needed for a successful performance.

The adjudicator may use his or her discretion to award Highly Commended Performance Plus and Commended Performance Plus where the performance merits this but is not quite the standard for the higher category. Feedback from adjudicators tells us that they appreciate this flexibility and they usually explain their decision-making to entrants.

24 2017 FESTIVAL RULES The object of the Festival is to raise the standard of amateur music making by giving practitioners the opportunity to perform in public and under concert conditions. They benefit from professional feedback on their work and from the opportunity to hear their fellow performers. An amateur is someone who does not derive his/her living from the branch of performance.

1. An official Festival photographer will be capturing images / video / audio which may be used on our website, on social media and in promotional material. Should parents or teachers not wish their participants included in any photographs or video recording, etc they should notify us in advance. 2. Entry fees cannot be returned. 3. Copies of all performance material MUST be provided for the adjudicator. Photocopies are acceptable, providing they are destroyed immediately after the performance. 4. By entering the Festival, you agree to subscribe to our mailing list so that we can keep you informed on the progress of your entry and important information about the Festival. We will also send you occasional emails about the Festival and you can choose to unsubscribe from these when you receive them. 5. The Festival is open to residents of Norfolk and to such others as may be admitted by the Festival Committee. 6. No one may discuss any aspect of the Festival with an Adjudicator except at the invitation of the Adjudicator. 7. Festival entries should be made via our website or posted to NCMF C/O 36 Whitlingham Hall, Kirby Road, Trowse, Norwich, NR14 8QH. All applications must be accompanied by the appropriate fee. 8. The Festival reserves the right to refuse entry without assigning any reason. 9. Entrants will perform only once in each class except for class PN33 (teacher and pupil) and in the woodwind classes, if performing on different instruments. 10. Whilst every effort will be made to adhere to the advertised programme the Festival reserves the right to make modifications. 11. Pieces will be heard in full if played within the stated time limit. 12. Normally, participants will not be allowed to perform at any time other than that programmed for their class. 13. The qualifying age for entrants will be calculated as on 1st February 2017 14. By booking a class you are confirming that you agree to these terms and conditions.

25 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Who can enter the Festival? Any amateur musician or singer - someone who does not earn their living from making music/ singing. How do I book? To book yourself or students into the Festival please use our online booking system: http://norfolkmusic.org.uk/ Can I change my time and/or class? If there are serious reasons why you cannot perform at the time indicated then tell us immediately and we may be able to offer an alternative. We are sorry but last minute changes and changes on the day cannot be accommodated. How do you decide on timings and programming? Once the festival is finished, we book our venues and adjudicators for the next year to make sure we have them in place. But we don’t, at this stage, know precise details of how many entrants we will receive for each class. This sometimes means we struggle to fit everyone into the venue and time allocated. If venue and timing looks a little peculiar on occasion, it’s because we’ve taken travel times and the number of classes an individual or school has entered into account. We are aware that schools have to book coaches and extra staff and we do try to minimise the extra costs etc. by programming all their entries on the same day. Unfortunately, this may not always be possible. Should I bring a copy of music with me? Yes. Copies of all performance material MUST be provided for the adjudicator. Photocopies are acceptable, providing they are destroyed immediately after the performance. Please give the photocopies of your music to the Steward when you arrive at the venue. When should I arrive? All classes begin promptly at the start of each morning, afternoon and evening session. After that it is difficult to be precise although we do try to give some indication in the Programme. Sometimes people fail to turn up due to illness and at other times we may overrun if the adjudicator gets carried away! You may find that we run several classes together if there are not many entries, to make sure that you have an audience. It is best to err on the safe side and to arrive in plenty of time so that you are relaxed and can get the “feel” of the Festival before it is your turn to perform. What do I need to do on arrival? Make yourself known to the Festival door steward and hand in the completed MUSIC FORM which gives details of your name, class and the title of the music you will be performing. If you have forgotten your form we shall have plenty of spares at the reception table. Hand an extra copy of the music to the steward for the adjudicator. Photocopies may be used but they will be destroyed at the end of the class. Original copies for adjudicators use will be returned at the end of the class.

26 What should I wear? This is a public performance and you are on show so appearance does matter. However, make sure that you feel comfortable and can breathe easily. Footwear is important if you stand to perform. Do I have to bring a music stand? We have plenty of stands available at the venues but if you bring a very large instrumental group it may be prudent to bring a few extra. There is a special conductor’s stand for choir, band and orchestral performances. Are there warm up facilities? In some of the venues we use this may be possible, but unfortunately this cannot be guaranteed. Who is in charge? Festival Stewards will be available to ensure each class runs smoothly. Please feel free to approach any of them if you need help and advice. What do I do if I find a mistake in the programme? It is your responsibility to provide us with accurate details for performers. Please tell us immediately if you see a mistake in the spelling of your name in the Festival Programme so that we can print the correct award certificate. Can my friends and family watch? It cost £3 each adult (per session) to be part of the audience and this will include a Day Information Sheet about the day’s classes. A £5 programme allows you entry to all Festival classes.

PIANOS PIANO TUNER The piano used in the Central Baptist The official piano tuner for this year’s Church has been supplied by Andrew Festival is Simon Cullum: Giller, Giller Pianos, The Old Granary Piano tuning, repairs and Studio, Suffolk, NR34 0EZ reconditioning. Pianos bought and sold. 01508 471210 077713 64622 [email protected]

27 SAFEGUARDING POLICY Implemented from 1st January 2014 present. The Safety of Children and members 3. To whom does this policy apply? of vulnerable groups is paramount and This policy relates to children under the all, without exception, have the right to age of 18 years and members of vulnerable protection from abuse. All suspicions and groups of any age who are identified to allegations of abuse will be taken seriously the Festival organisers prior to arrival at the and responded to swiftly and appropriately. Festival. This should be done by notifying All the Festival’s trustees, staff and volunteers either the Development Officer or Chairman have a responsibility to report concerns. through the contact details at the end of this Norfolk County Music Festival is held in document. March each year and takes place in various The Festival actively seeks, wherever venues. Other Festival events, such as Music possible, to meet all special needs, but must Workshops and Concerts may take place at be aware of such needs beforehand in order other times of the year. to make any necessary and practicable Where the words ‘child’ or ‘children’ are used arrangements. throughout this document it also includes 4. Festival Personnel vulnerable adults. Where ‘parent’ is used it With the exception of the Development includes guardians, teachers and carers. Officer, adjudicators and accompanists, all 1.Purpose and Function of the Norfolk personnel involved in the Festival including County Music Festival the Trustees and Stewards are volunteers. All The Festival’s mission is to provide a platform Stewards are selected in accordance with for the performing Arts by amateurs of all their suitability for the duties of the required ages and abilities in a non-competitive and areas of supervision and all are fully aware friendly atmosphere. of the Festival safeguarding policies and One of our key objectives is to provide an procedure. educational element and to encourage Festival Stewards are identified by pink and maintain high standards through the sashes and the name of the Senior Steward expertise and integrity of the professional will be made known to those attending at adjudicators we employ. the commencement of each session. 2. The Festival Environment In the case of problems any Steward may It is the Festival’s policy to ensure that, in be approached and will be able to refer to co-operation with parents and teachers, an appropriate person. All problems will be the annual Festival, together with any other dealt with confidentially and in private and official NCMF organised events including will be fully documented. concerts and workshops take place in 5. Preparation for Attendance at the safe and secure environments as far as is Festival reasonable and practicable. However, we Those submitting entries for the Festival expect parents to be responsible for the will be notified of the Safeguarding Policy. entrants in their charge. In addition the policy will be printed in the All Festival classes take place in public Festival Programme and also available for buildings, churches and schools. Members downloading from the Festival website. of the public are welcome to attend festival All parents and guardians should be aware performances. In the case of public buildings that should they not be personally attending other members of the public may be

28 with their children, it is their responsibility to ACCOMPANISTS ensure that their children are accompanied Following guidance from the National and adequately supervised at the Festival Federation of Festivals we no longer carry by responsible adults acting on their behalf. out CRB checks on any accompanists used Neither the Festival nor Stewards are during the festival. responsible for any children who attend the Festival. The following accompanists are happy 6. Performance and Changing Areas to be contacted by any entrant and have been used in the past on Festival days. You It should be pointed out that Festival are, of course, free to choose your own personnel do not supervise changing or accompanist. warm up areas nor toilets. In public buildings David Neil Jones tel: 07970 279209 for the toilets may also be used by the general classes YS, SA and ST Singing and Strings. public. Steve Fordington: 07748 608 441, School 7. Photographs, Videotapes and Press Photography Choirs accompanist Please note that all entrants An official Festival photographer will be are required to make their own capturing images / video / audio which may arrangements for accompanists. be used on our website, on social media and However, all entrants using the above in promotional material. Should parents or accompanists will not be charged for teachers not wish their participants included their time on Festival days only, as this in any photographs, Press or video recording cost will be borne by the Festival. they should notify us in advance. 8. Legislation and Guidance that Supports this Policy The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; The Children Act 1989; The Children’s Act 2004; The Police Act 1997; The Data Protection Act 1998; The Human Rights Act 1998; The Protection of Children Act 1999; The Criminal Justice Act and Court Service Act 2000; The Protection of Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. 9. Policy Review The Festival Trustees will constantly review their policy, revising and enhancing it as necessary. 10. Contact Details Development Officer: Laura Middleton. Tel: 07968 316265 ([email protected]) C/O 36 Whitlingham Hall, Kirby Road, Trowse, Norwich, NR14 8 QH Chairman: Jacquie Burgess. Tel: 01603- 712601 36 Whitlingham Hall, Kirby Road, Trowse, Norwich, NR14 8 QH

29 THE DAVID CAPP MEMORIAL BURSARY Recently, we lost one our key players, David Capp. Looking for a way to remember David and his passion for the Festival, the Festival Trustees have set up the David Capp Memorial Bursary of £1000, for extra music or singing tuition for primary school pupils and their teacher. This year the fund is available for extra singing tuition. All primary school choirs entering the Festival will be eligible for the bursary which will be awarded to a school choir showing promise and potential to develop further with extra tuition. The school will be chosen by the singing adjudicator and announced on Thurs 9th March at the end of the School Choir sessions. JOHN KING OFFICIAL ACCOMPANIST BEQUEST Norfolk County Music Festival is very grateful for a bequest set up in memory of John King to assist in meeting the cost of providing official accompanists who play on Festival days. John was a piano teacher and skilful accompanist who worked in Norwich for over 40 years. We are delighted to honour his memory in an art form that he loved so much.

Sunday 12 March - 3pm St Andrew’s Hall, Norwich

Hawes World Premiere Clarinet Concerto Dvorak - Slavonic Dances Op.72 Ravel - Le tombeau de Couperin Emma Johnson - Clarinet Christopher Adey - Conductor Photographer: Helen Maybank

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30 Recital given by Evening Kwesi Edman, cello Friday evening, 10th March, 7.30pm at the Chapel, 64 Park Lane, Recital Norwich, NR2 3EF

J.S. Bach: Prelde and Sarabande from suite 3 in C BWV 1007 G. Faure: Elégie F. Chopin: Largo from Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 D.Van Goens: Scherzo

The Chapel, 64 Park Lane, NR2 3EF Tickets £12 on the door (under 18’s free) Reservations : [email protected], telephone: 01603 621169

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