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SHREWSBURY SCHOOL Music & Arts 58th Season September 2014 to July 2015 1 2 Welcome Welcome to the 58th Season of the Performing Arts at Shrewsbury School. This is a momentous year for the School, as we welcome our first 13- and 14-year-old girls in September 2014. We look forward to the many advantages that full co-education will bring to the School, not least further strength and enhancement to our musical and theatrical performances. Our own school concerts and plays are at the heart of the season, at which we celebrate the many talents of current pupils. Galin Ganchev, who has entranced audiences during his time at Shrewsbury with his dazzling piano playing, will give an evening recital and will also perform Rachmaninoff’s 3rd Piano Concerto with the School Orchestra. There is a wonderful chance to hear some of our talented young performers at the Wigmore Hall in London in February, and to hear the Chapel Choir singing Evensong at two of the most beautiful ecclesiastical buildings in the country. At the heart of the first part of our series lies Dr Charles Burney, one of Shrewsbury School’s greatest sons, writer, author, composer, traveller and friend to many 18th century luminaries. 2014 is the Bicentenary of his death, and the Salomon Quartet will lead the commemorations of his long and productive life. The St Cecilia Weekend concerts celebrate Burney and his times, and will include a fascinating illustrated lecture on the man himself. Our Community Choir will also join with pupil choristers and soloists to perform Mozart’s wonderful C Major Mass, the Missa Longa. In February the Community Choir will join Alex Mason and choristers from prep schools and our own Chapel Choir in Alex LeStrange’s ‘Ahoy!’, a worthy successor to last year’s stunning performance of his exuberant work, ‘Zimbe!’. Highlights of our professional season include a recital by Laura van der Heijden, the great British Jazz giant Jason Rebello, and another in our series of celebrity piano recitals, this time by the wonderfully talented Angela Hewitt. As ever, our partnership with the Shropshire Music Trust is key to our concert series, and we are delighted to welcome the Trust back again after many years of some wonderful performances. We look forward to welcoming you to many of our wonderful occasions. The Shrewsbury Team promise you the warmest of welcomes whenever you can be with us. John Moore Director of Music 3 SHREWSBURY SCHOOL - MASTER SCHOOL MAP Art School Chapel Alington Hall Maidment Auditorium Ashton Theatre 4 How to book Online: Please note that we now have a very simple to use, online booking system that enables you to book and pay for your tickets in advance online. To avoid disappointment, please do book early. Please visit www.shrewsburyschool.ticketsource.co.uk By Post/In Person: Please send details of the tickets that you require along with your address and contact number or email. Enclose a cheque made payable to ‘Shrewsbury School Enterprises’ together with a SAE and post to: Darren Wood, Events Manager, Shrewsbury School, The Schools, Shrewsbury SY3 7BA By Telephone: 01743 280812 By Email: [email protected] Booking for Shropshire Music Trust Events: Tickets may be purchased online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/smt or in person/post from Windband, 9 Greyfriars Rd, Longden Coleham, Shrewsbury SY3 7EN 01743 367482 See page 16 for further information www.shropshiremusictrust.co.uk 5 6 Gift Vouchers Event Sponsorship and Hospitality Opportunities Gift Vouchers are available for SSMA events and can be purchased by If you would be interested to have contacting Darren Wood at the your business, organisation or name address below. Vouchers can be associated with Shrewsbury School’s purchased for £8, £10, £12 and £16. music events then do please consider sponsoring one of our high calibre Group Discounts & performances. School Offers We offer a variety of sponsorship Discounts are available on all packages where we can promote Shrewsbury School Musical Activities your brand, organisation or kindness events for groups of 10 or more. at a level to suit you. You can have Shrewsbury School is also committed your name on all of the promotional to building links with other schools and literature and press communications is always more than happy to discuss associated with the event including special rates for parties from schools posters, press releases, programmes, that would like to attend our events. website promotion and promotion at the concert itself. Mailing List & Email Communication Alternatively if you would like to entertain your clients, family, friends Why not keep in touch with or associates then why not speak to forthcoming events at Shrewsbury us about our hospitality packages School by registering your interest which include free tickets, reserved and receive news updates from the concert seating, canapés and drinks School. Email or phone Darren Wood receptions if required. with your preferred method of communication. Please contact Darren Wood to discuss sponsorship and hospitality opportunities in more detail on 01743 280812 or email [email protected] 7 Shrewsbury School Charities During the 58th Season of Music & Arts at This year the School continues to support two Shrewsbury the School’s student-led Charities main charities, The Shewsy (our Youth Club Committee will once again be organising retiring in Everton) and Medic Malawi which runs a collections following a number of our FREE to hospital and orphanage in Malawi. This year the attend concerts. student-led Charities Committee has also chosen to support The Brain Tumour Charity, Rosie’s We hope that if you have enjoyed one of our free Rainbow Fund (music therapy for sick children), concerts, you will be happy to help support the Riding for the Disabled and The Ark (helping School’s fundraising efforts by popping a few the homeless in Shrewsbury). coins or a note into the collection bucket at the end of the concert. For further information on our Charities Committee please contact Lesley Drew at You can be assured that every penny that is [email protected] collected will go into our charities account and be distributed to the School’s nominated charities for the School year. The Charities Committee work very hard with their fundraising. Last year they amassed an amazing £35,000 with a total of 24 charities benefitting from the monies raised. 8 FRIENDS OF SSMA Join the Friends of Shrewsbury School Musical Activities If you enjoy attending concerts and recitals at Shrewsbury School then why not get more involved by joining the ‘Friends of SSMA’? Our Friends make a significant contribution to the concert season at Shrewsbury, and enable us to schedule many high-quality concerts. This gives parents, pupils and the local community a chance to enjoy a huge range of prestigious events given by eminent national and international musicians. Benefits of becoming a Friend of Shrewsbury School Musical Activities include reserved concert seating if required, FREE online booking, regular email updates, a copy of our Music & Arts Brochure and an invitation to a special Friends annual dinner with canapés and champagne on arrival followed by an evening concert. The cost of annual Friends of SSMA membership is just £15 for a single membership and £25 for a double membership. For details and to join our Friends please call Darren Wood on 01743 280812 or purchase your Friends of SSMA Subscription online. www.ticketsource.co.uk/shrewsburyschool 9 Shrewsbury School Community Choir Shrewsbury School Community Choir has Our next concerts include appearances over been in existence for over 30 years. The non- the Saint Cecilia weekend in late November auditioning parent Choir fluctuates between and our annual performance of Handel’s 100 – 130 members, with a smaller group Messiah in Shrewsbury Abbey on 23rd forming the Shrewsbury Festival Chorus December. Please check the website for and English Haydn Festival Chorus with information on these and future concerts professional orchestras and soloists. We also www.shropshirecharityconcerts.org.uk have charitable status as Shropshire Charity Concerts supporting the charitable side of Why not consider joining the choir? our activities. No formal connection with Shrewsbury School is required and rehearsals are held We rehearse at the School under John on Monday evenings and more frequently Moore, its Director of Music and Alex Mason, in concert weeks, usually in the Maidment Assistant Director of Music, through the Building at the School. You can contact kind permission of the Headmaster, and us on our websites and more information perform regularly in Alington Hall with the will become available on our forthcoming School Orchestra, and at a number of other Facebook and other social media sites. Shrewsbury and Shropshire venues and in Birmingham. The Choir’s mission is to advance the study and practice of choral and other music and performing arts, to provide opportunities for high-quality performances for its members and a wide range of other musicians, and through them to foster the musical education, knowledge and enjoyment of the public. In addition to large-scale traditional choral works, we also sing opera and popular modern classical music. 10 FRIDAYS AT 1.30PM Lunchtime Concerts 1.30pm - 2.00pm Maidment Auditorium All members of the public are warmly invited to come along and support the accomplished Shrewsbury School students at the Friday lunchtime concerts, performed in the Maidment Auditorium each week during term-time from 1.30pm until 2.00pm. The concerts are of an excellent standard and a fantastic opportunity for many of the School’s extremely talented musicians to perform in public. The concerts are open for anyone to attend and there is no charge for these concerts.