Programme 2020 1-28th March £5 norfolkmusic.org.uknorfolkmusic.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 Lin Marsh – Choirs Hannah Perowne – Upper Strings Steve Collisson – Lower Strings and String Ensembles Sarah Watts – Woodwind & Brass and Wind Ensembles & Bands Alan MacLean – Piano Will Sivier – Percussion Carlos Bonell – Guitar Keith Hobday – Orchestras and Whole Class Ensembles (WCET) Kit Downes – Jazz, Pop, Rock and Brass Julia Dewhurst – Youth Singers, Adult Singers, Musical Theatre Sioned Williams – Harp THIS PROGRAMME ALLOWS ONE PERSON ADMISSION TO ALL FESTIVAL CLASSES. 2 CONTENTS Page Festival Timetable 4-5 Venue Information 6 Message from the Trustees 7 Adjudicators 8-10 Monday 2 March 13-15 Harp classes. Central Baptist Church. 13 Young Singers and Adult Singers. United Reformed Church. 15 Tuesday 3 March 16-19 Piano classes. Central Baptist Church. 16-18 Wind Ensembles & Bands. Open. 19 Wednesday 4 March 20-24 Woodwind and Brass. United Reformed Church. 20-21 Piano classes. Central Baptist Church. 22-24 Thursday 5 March 25-28 Piano classes. Central Baptist Church. 25-27 Guitars. Central Baptist Church. 28 Friday 6 March 29 Whole Class Ensemble Tuition (WCET). Central Baptist Church. 29 Orchestras. Central Baptist Church. 29 Monday 9 March 32-34 School Choirs. St Andrew’s Hall. 32 Upper Strings. Central Baptist Church. 33 Adult Choirs and Youth Choirs. Central Baptist Church. 34 Tuesday 10 March 35-38 School Choirs. St Andrew’s Hall. 35 Lower Strings. Central Baptist Church. 36-37 Jazz, Rock, Pop, Funk, Brass – City of Norwich School (CNS), Arc. 38 Wednesday 11 March 39-41 School Choirs. St Andrew’s Hall. 39 Lower Strings and String Ensembles. Central Baptist Church. 40-41 Thursday 12 March 42-44 School Choirs. St Andrew’s Hall. 42 Lower Strings and Cello Workshop. Central Baptist Church. 43-44 Friday 13 March 46 Percussion. City of Norwich School (CNS), Arc. 46 More about the Festival 48-51 Safeguarding Policy 52-53 3 Venue Play Sing Listen Highlights May be booked in advance Sunday 1 March Rising Stars Recital, 3pm Assembly House ✔ ★ Yes What’s Monday 2 March Young singers day United Reformed Church ✔ ✔ On Adult singers afternoon United Reformed Church ✔ ✔ Harp day Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ ★ Sioned Williams, A Spiral of Discovery & Adventure, 7.30pm Central Baptist Church ✔ ★ Yes Concerts may be Tuesday 3 March booked in advance Piano day and evening 1 Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ at St George’s Music Wind ensembles and bands evening Open ✔ ✔ ★ Shop, Norwich Wednesday 4 March tel: 01603 626414, or Piano day and evening 2 Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ ★ ticketsource.co.uk/ncmf Woodwind day United Reformed Church ✔ ✔ ★ tel: 0333 666 3366 Thursday 5 March ✔ ✔ (a booking fee may apply) Piano day 3 Central Baptist Church Guitar evening with Carlos Bonell, 6.30pm Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ ★ Yes Book for Strings Friday 6 March workshop by Whole class ensembles day Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ ✔ 1 March 2020 at Orchestras evening Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ norfolkmusic.org.uk Saturday 7 March Norfolk Centre for Young Musicians, Strings workshop with Hannah Perowne ✔ All other events are City of Norwich School Monday 9 March £3.50, pay on the door School choirs day 1 St Andrew’s Hall ✔ ✔ Start times of events Violin and viola day Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ will be announced in Adult and Youth Choirs evening Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ February at Tuesday 10 March School choirs day 2 St Andrew’s Hall ✔ ✔ norfolkmusic.org.uk Cello day 1 and Adult learners - all strings (evening) Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ Jazz, pop, rock and funk evening City of Norwich School ✔ ✔ ✔ ★ Wednesday 11 March School choirs day 3 St Andrew’s Hall ✔ ✔ Cello day 2 Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ String ensembles evening Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ ★ Thursday 12 March School choirs day 4 St Andrew’s Hall ✔ ✔ Cello day 3 Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ ★ Cello workshop with Steve Collisson Central Baptist Church ✔ Friday 13 March School choirs day 5 (if required) St Andrew’s Hall ✔ ✔ Percussion evening City of Norwich School ✔ ✔ ★ Saturday 14 March 95th Anniversary violin concert - Hannah Perowne, 7.30pm Assembly House ✔ ★ Yes First time at the festival? Saturday 28 March Start here! ★ James Kirby - piano recital, 3pm Assembly House ✔ ★ Yes Grand Finale - best 4of the festival gala concert, 7pm Assembly House ✔ ★ Yes Venue Play Sing Listen Highlights May be booked in advance Sunday 1 March Rising Stars Recital, 3pm Assembly House ✔ ★ Yes What’s Monday 2 March Young singers day United Reformed Church ✔ ✔ On Adult singers afternoon United Reformed Church ✔ ✔ Harp day Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ ★ Sioned Williams, A Spiral of Discovery & Adventure, 7.30pm Central Baptist Church ✔ ★ Yes Concerts may be Tuesday 3 March booked in advance Piano day and evening 1 Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ at St George’s Music Wind ensembles and bands evening Open ✔ ✔ ★ Shop, Norwich Wednesday 4 March tel: 01603 626414, or Piano day and evening 2 Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ ★ ticketsource.co.uk/ncmf Woodwind day United Reformed Church ✔ ✔ ★ tel: 0333 666 3366 Thursday 5 March ✔ ✔ (a booking fee may apply) Piano day 3 Central Baptist Church Guitar evening with Carlos Bonell, 6.30pm Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ ★ Yes Book for Strings Friday 6 March workshop by Whole class ensembles day Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ ✔ 1 March 2020 at Orchestras evening Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ norfolkmusic.org.uk Saturday 7 March Norfolk Centre for Young Musicians, Strings workshop with Hannah Perowne ✔ All other events are City of Norwich School Monday 9 March £3.50, pay on the door School choirs day 1 St Andrew’s Hall ✔ ✔ Start times of events Violin and viola day Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ will be announced in Adult and Youth Choirs evening Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ February at Tuesday 10 March School choirs day 2 St Andrew’s Hall ✔ ✔ norfolkmusic.org.uk Cello day 1 and Adult learners - all strings (evening) Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ Jazz, pop, rock and funk evening City of Norwich School ✔ ✔ ✔ ★ Wednesday 11 March School choirs day 3 St Andrew’s Hall ✔ ✔ Cello day 2 Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ String ensembles evening Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ ★ Thursday 12 March School choirs day 4 St Andrew’s Hall ✔ ✔ Cello day 3 Central Baptist Church ✔ ✔ ★ Cello workshop with Steve Collisson Central Baptist Church ✔ Friday 13 March School choirs day 5 (if required) St Andrew’s Hall ✔ ✔ Percussion evening City of Norwich School ✔ ✔ ★ Saturday 14 March 95th Anniversary violin concert - Hannah Perowne, 7.30pm Assembly House ✔ ★ Yes First time at the festival? Saturday 28 March Start here! ★ James Kirby - piano recital, 3pm Assembly House ✔ ★ Yes Grand Finale - best of the festival gala concert, 7pm Assembly House 5 ✔ ★ Yes VENUE INFORMATION 1. United Reformed Church Princes Street, Norwich, Norfolk NR3 1AZ There is some on-street parking with public parking at Monastery Court, Elm Hill (about 3 mins walk) and St Andrew’s Multi-storey car park (about 5 mins walk). 2. Central Baptist Church, Duke Street, Norwich, NR3 3AP Instrumentalists may be dropped off outside the CBC. There is public car parking available at St Andrews multi-storey car park and also nearby in Botolph Street and Colegate. 3. St Andrew’s Hall The Halls, St. Andrew’s Street, Norwich, NR3 1AU There is no parking at St Andrews Hall but drop-off is allowed in the courtyard. Parking for cars is available at the nearby St Andrews multi-storey car park in Duke Street or the Monastery car park off Elm Hill. 4. City of Norwich School Eaton Road, Norwich, NR4 6PP There is ample car parking on site, close to the Arc. 5. Open 20 Bank Plain, Norwich, NR2 4SF There is no parking at Open but drop-off for instruments is allowed outside. Parking for cars is available at the nearby St Andrews multi-storey car park in Duke Street or the Monastery car park off Elm Hill. 6 MESSAGE FROM THE TRUSTEES Hello and Welcome to the Norfolk County Music Festival 2020. It is again my pleasure to introduce the Festival and invite you to enjoy the many performances which will be taking place not only during the next two weeks but at the end of the month too. The theme of this year’s Festival is ‘Musical Journeys’. The NCMF has featured in the personal musical journeys of many Norfolk people, some of whom have made the return trip to perform for us this year. Annabella Vesela Ellis, Andrew Harsley and Hannah Perowne all played in the NCMF as children and return to delight us with recitals to open and close the Festival. With our centenary year approaching we have begun to broaden our horizons and in addition to the usual range of classes we have arranged a series of recitals spread across the month culminating in the Grand Finale on 28th March. This will feature a selection of the best performances from the Festival in a Gala Concert at the Assembly House, after a similar event proved to be such a success last year. For details of all the extra events on offer this year please pick up a copy of our ‘What’s On Guide’ available at all our venues, in libraries and selected locations in the city. Of course the main objective of the NCMF is to provide an opportunity to perform in front of an audience and receive expert advice from our well qualified and highly experienced adjudicators. I am pleased to be able to say numbers are even higher than last year, with approximately 4600 participants singing and playing in the five venues across the two weeks of the Festival. On the subject of venues we are delighted this year to be using Open as the setting for the ever popular ‘Wind Ensembles and Bands’ evening.