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What'son.Professional Layout 1 What’s on musicSeptember 2012 – January 2013 Choir | Jazz | Musical Theatre | Recital | Rock | Opera www.chi.ac.uk/music Contents University of Chichester Music Academy (UCMA) Jazz 04 Music Events September to January 06 – 51 Useful Information 52 Ticket Details 53 How to find us 54 – 55 University of Chichester Music Academy (UCMA) 56 – 59 02 musicWhat’s on Welcome Did you know… You can now use a ‘Tchi’ in payment for seeing a concert The TCHI is a local currency scheme designed to aid community volunteering and skills exchange. It provides an alternative currency for people in the Chichester district. TCHI notes are a paper currency with a nominal value of one hour. The University of Chichester Music Department became the first independent partner of the TCHI in January 2012, extending the use of the TCHI beyond private membership into the public domain. The Music Department will accept TCHIs for entry to many of its concerts and productions from September 2012 onwards. Where TCHIs can be used to access events, they will be marked ‘Tchi accepted’ in this booklet. You will be required to reserve your seat online and ‘pay in’ your Tchi on the door, on the day of the concert. The Music Department will be offering students and Transition Chichester members regular opportunities to earn TCHIs by volunteering as part of the production set build and costume teams. Opportunities will be advertised through the Music Department and Transition Chichester network. To whet your appetite, here are some of the kinds of tasks often required: • Pattern cutting for costumes • Costume making • Costume alterations and repairs • Prop making • Set building (Carpentry) • Scene painting (including simple priming) • PR and editorial writing • Distributing flyers and posters • Photography and filming Find us at: www.facebook.com/ChiUniMusicEvents Follow us on twitter at www.twitter.com/ChiUniMusic 03 musicWhat’s on University of Chichester Music Academy (UCMA) Jazz UCMA Jazz is an exciting new approach to engaging young musicians with jazz. We develop skills in jazz ensemble playing, performing with confidence, practice strategies, independent learning, understanding historical context and theoretical and practical development. The course will develop transferable skills to all aspects of jazz and improvisation as well as developing general performance skills. The fundamental principles of jazz are taught in an enjoyable, informative and accessible way. It is open to anyone from school year 7 (aged 11) – year 13 (18 years). Intermediate instrumental ability is required as well as an interest in jazz and openness to improvisation. It is preferable that students have prior musical experience to approximate grade 5 standard (although this is not compulsory if the student can demonstrate an interest in jazz and improvisation). Format Each UCMA Jazz session runs on a Saturday 10-2pm alongside our established UCMA programme in the Music Department at the University of Chichester. A typical session will consist of four classes developing four key curriculum points: • Class One: Ensembles • Class Two: Jazz history / listening skills and / or theory • Class Three: Practical Musicianship • Class Four: Performance Preparation Price: • Five sessions cost £47 (payable in advance) For more information, please contact Nick Reynolds, Jazz Co-ordinator, ([email protected]) 04 05 musicWhat’s on Thursday 30th Aug 2012, 9.15pm St. John’s Chapel. 14 John Street, Chichester, PO19 1UU. Tickets £12 to include a pre-show glass of wine. Available in advance from the New Park Cinema Box Office, Tel: (01243) 786650 Email: [email protected], Web: www.chichestercinema.org The Phantom of the Opera with Live Organ Accompaniment by Ben Hall (Head of Music at the University of Chichester) and introducing Elizabeth Pow (Soprano). All profits will go to the St John’s Chapel organ appeal. 06 Travelling by Tuba Wednesday 12th September 2012, 7.30pm This meeting is sponsored by the Funtington Music Group Chapel of the Ascension, University of Chichester Tickets are £10 at the door or may be pre- ordered from 01243 379335. There is no charge for University Students and Faculty Members. Chris Cranham (tuba) and Stewart Death (piano) take us on a magical journey spanning 15,000 years of music from the Conch Shell via the Viking Horn and the sackbut to the modern valve horn and tuba. 07 08 Whispering Woods Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 September at 7pm Bignor Park, Pulborough RH20 1HG (Free Parking on site) £8/£6 Concessions, NUS, Children, Senior Citizens Chichester Festival Theatre Tel 01243 781312/ Book online www.cft.org.uk/other-events University of Chichester is delighted to be a partner in creating one of the county’s London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Festival events, Whispering Woods. Beginning at twilight and ending in darkness, the audience is invited to wander through a specially lit woodland landscape within the magnificent Bignor Park to hear the sound of a hundred and fifty voices from choirs across West Sussex, and encounter some surprises along the way! It is inspired by Laulupidu, the largest amateur choral event in the world, which takes place in a forest amphitheatre in Estonia. The sixty minute programme includes three commissions: award-winning young composer, Lynne Plowman’s, White Stars, Green Leaves; iconic Bulgarian composer, Kyril Todorov’s, Goro Le Goro and special arrangements by leading folk singer Anna Tabbush of Steve Knightly’s Oak and Peter Bellamy’s setting of Rudyard Kipling’s Tree Song: Oak, Ash and Thorn. Music Director, Dessi Stefanova, is a BBC Open Choir of the Year winner, and is leading a talented team of choral leaders including University of Chichester practitioners, recent graduates and current students. Whispering Woods is part of the West Sussex Ahead of the Game Festival, a series of five amazing, outdoor productions, produced by Paul Ackerley on behalf of the West Sussex Arts Partnership led by West Sussex County Council. The Festival is the county’s approach to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, created with the communities of West Sussex. The performance involves walking (approx 1/2 mile) and standing. Wear practical clothing and footwear for our inclement weather and rough terrain – the show will go on, come rain or shine! Sorry, no dogs. For your own health and safety please bring a torch. 09 musicWhat’s on Masterclass Information for current students taking Bollywood and Beyond Monday 17th September 2012 This semester Geetha Sridhar will be conducting a masterclass in the traditional indian dance style of Bharathanatyam as part of our level 6 module Bollywood and Beyond. Within this exciting and highly informative module students will study and appreciate various forms of Asian Theatre - Traditional Indian dance styles such as Kathak and Bollywood, through to the Chinese Peking Opera and the captivating Japanese Noh and Kabuki Theatre. Geetha underwent formal training in Bharathanatyam at the Kalakshetra College of Fine Arts in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. She performed as a principal artiste with the renowned Chandralekha Dance Company for over five years till 1992 when she moved to the UK. Since that time Geetha has been actively involved in teaching, choreographing and performing, initially in Scotland and the Midlands and more recently in England. Amongst her major works are an educational dance programme on Hindu Mythology relating to the origin of the Universe for Tern Television Productions. A dance development award from the Scottish Arts council leading to a Bharathanatyam production of ‘Anna Karenina’ received critical acclaim. Currently based in London, Geetha is a lecturer at The Place - London Contemporary Dance School, Kingston University and at the London School of Carnatic Music 10 Coram Populi Friday 28th September 2012, 7pm Chapel of the Ascension, University of Chichester All students are warmly invited to attend this concert. The music department’s distinguished vocal and instrumental tutors welcome the new first year students with a programme of songs and instrumental solos. This is a non-ticketed event. The Wayne McConnell Trio Thursday 4th October 2012, 7.30pm Chapel of the Ascension, University of Chichester Tickets £5 / £3 concessions, University students and staff, under 16’s, Music Academy and West Sussex Music Service Members admitted free of charge. All tickets are available from the online store http://store.chi.ac.uk/ ‘Tchi accepted’ Wayne has been playing the piano since the age of 4, first studying classical piano into his teens. He discovered Jazz at the age of 16 and was gigging professionally a year later. At the age of 17, US pianist James Williams heard Wayne play and has since offered endless encouragement and advice throughout his career until James' untimely death in 2004. Since beginning his journey in the jazz world, he has performed all over the world with different projects. He has also worked with a impressive list of Jazz Legends including: Ed Thigpen (from the Oscar Peterson Trio), George Coleman (from the Miles Davis Band), Joe Strasser, John Farnsworth as well as UK players: Tim Garland, Alan Barnes, Bobby Wellins and others. He has performed in festivals such as Glastonbury, the Gent Jazz Festival in Belgium, Marciac Jazz Festival in France and some of the Uk's most prestigious Clubs such as Ronnie Scott’s and Pizza Express, Soho. In 2011 Wayne was made a Roland Artist and exclusively uses Roland Keyboards alongside Yamaha and Steinway pianos. He cites his influences as: Phineas Newborn Jr, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett and Bud Powell. Tonight's presentation will be a mixture of originals and standards. Wayne's trio features two of Brighton's best, Terry Pack on Double Bass and Loz Thomas on Drums. 11 musicWhat’s on Heath Quartet Thursday 4th October 2012, 7.30pm This concert is sponsored by Chichester Chamber Concerts Assembly Room, North Street, Chichester Tickets £15.00, student tickets free, season tickets £75.00 or £50.00 Tickets are available in advance from Chichester Festival Theatre online at www.cft.org.uk Please advise the box office when booking for wheelchair-users.
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