Chetham’s Composers’ Concert
  • Wednesday 28 June 2023, 7:30pm
  • The Stoller Hall
  • STANDARD £6.50. FTE/U19/65+ £5.50
Image Chetham’s Composers’ Concert

A concert featuring performances of students’ own compositions, performed by ensembles of the school’s talented young musicians.

PROGRAMME

George Akka The Reckoning  

Anastasia Foster Paranoia  

Jamie Brown Hornet’s Nest   

  • Keeley  – clarinet (Akka) 
  • Kassia, Xinyi, Lily, Patrick, Eleanor, Joachim, Dan – violin 
  • Adam, Keely – viola 
  • Tommy, Michael, Tom – cello 
  • Will – double bass  
  • Isaac – conductor

 

Theo Mottram: Laertes  

  • Effie  – clarinet/saxophone 
  • Junyan – drums 
  • Kassia – violin 
  • Adam – viola 
  • Ben – cello 
  • Will – bass 
  • Theo – keyboard 
  • Ian Stephens – conductor 

 

Danielle Nutter: Galadriel   

  • Stella – soprano 
  • Clara – cor anglais 
  • Big – frame drum 
  • Tako, Una, Oscar, Shirlene, Pablo, Annie, Kester, Sephie, Emily, Jimin – violin 
  • Joel, Keely, Queenie, Lily – viola 
  • Hairu, Matilda, Lucy, James – cello 
  • Will – double bass 
  • Jeremy Pike – conductor 

  

Katie Laing: Your Kiss for Goodnight and Star of the Sky from Never Say Goodbye   

  • Katie – vocals and piano 
  • Harry – vocals 
  • Edward – piano 
  • Tako, Una, Oscar, Shirlene, Isobel, Annie, Kester, Sephie, Emily, Jimin – violin 
  • Joel, Keely, Queenie, Lily – viola 
  • Hairu, Matilda, Lucy, James – cello 
  • Will – double bass 
  • Jeremy Pike – conductor 

 

INTERVAL  

 

Ottilie: Fanfare for the Elgar Festival  

  • Isaac, Oliver – horn 
  • Alex, Florence – trumpet 
  • Sam, Hayden – trombone 
  • Tom – tuba 
  • Isaac – conductor

 

Patrick Zhang: Acheron 

  • Effie – clarinet 
  • Henry – horn 
  • Emily – trombone 
  • Tom – tuba 
  • Bing – vibraphone 
  • Eric – timpani 
  • Isabelle – harp 
  • Isabel, Ray, Isobel, Kylie – violin 
  • Queenie, Seb – viola 
  • Ben, Lewis – cello 
  • Jess – Double Bass 
  • Ian Stephens – conductor

Will Savage: Hope  

  • Anna, Emma, Tonye, Scarlett, Veronika, Osian, Olivia, Loki, Elizabeth, Milly, Leela, Lylah, Theo, Poppy, Rhiannon, Sophie, Pip, Stella, Melvin, Jacqueline, Rina, Youming, Marc, Crystal, Rachel, Rose, Alex, Yurij, Jonasz, Ivan, Jeremy, Xinyi, Jonathan, Jasmin, Alicija, Isaac, Emma, Summer, Sophie, Hayden, Maia, Morvern, Fynn, Danielle 
  • Chetham’s Chorus 
  • Will Savage – conductor

 

Harry Priestley: Love Theme  

  • Grace – piccolo 
  • Sofia, Daniel – flute 
  • Sam – oboe 
  • Effie – clarinet 
  • Maame-Yaa – bassoon 
  • Isaac, Henry, Ada, horn 
  • Emily, Hayden – trombone 
  • Tom – tuba 
  • Eric, Bing – percussion 
  • Isabelle – harp 
  • Eleanor, Una, Tako, Xinyi, Shirlene, Emily, Annie, Kester, Sephie, Joachim, Oscar, Lukas – violin 
  • Kassia, Adam, Joel – viola 
  • Hairu, Micheal, Tom, Matilda, James – cello 
  • Alexei, Jess – double bass 

 

Fynn Courtney: The Man Who Did Not Wish To Die  

  •  Sofia, Grace – flute 
  • Edward, Sam – oboe 
  • Eliot, Effie – clarinet 
  • Maame-Yaa, Kwasi – bassoon 
  • Isaac, Henry, Ada, Oliver – horn 
  • Alex Dobby – trumpet 
  • Emily, Hayden – trombone 
  • Tom – tuba 
  • Junya, Tom, Eric, Bing – percussion 
  • Isabelle – harp 
  • Eleanor, Una, Tako, Xinyi, Shirlene, Emily, Annie, Kester, Sephie, Joachim, Oscar, Lukas – violin 
  • Kassia, Adam, Joel – viola 
  • Hairu, Micheal, Tom, Matilda, James – cello 
  • Alexei, Jess – double bass 
  • Anna, Emma, Tonye, Scarlett, Veronika, Osian, Olivia, Loki, Elizabeth, Milly, Leela, Lylah, Theo, Poppy, Rhiannon, Sophie, Pip, Stella, Melvin, Jacqueline, Rina, Youming, Marc, Crystal, Rachel, Rose, Alex, Yurij, Jonasz, Ivan, Jeremy, Xinyi, Jonathan, Jasmin, Alicija, Isaac, Emma, Summer, Sophie, Hayden, Maia, Morvern, Fynn, Danielle – Chorus 

 

Pip Thomson: A Celebration of Music  

  • Sofia, Grace – flute 
  • Edward, Sam – oboe 
  • Eliot, Effie – clarinet 
  • Maame-Yaa, Kwasi – bassoon 
  • Isaac, Henry, Ada, Oliver – horn 
  • Florence, Frankie – trumpet 
  • Seb, Sam – trombone 
  • Tom – tuba 
  • Junya, Tom, Eric, Bing – percussion 
  • Isabelle – harp 
  • Eleanor, Una, Tako, Xinyi, Shirlene, Emily, Annie, Kester, Sephie, Joachim, Oscar, Lukas – violin 
  • Kassia, Adam, Joel – viola 
  • Hairu, Micheal, Tom, Matilda, James – cello 
  • Alexei, Jess – double bass 
  • Anna, Emma, Tonye, Scarlett, Veronika, Osian, Olivia, Loki, Elizabeth, Milly, Leela, Lylah, Theo, Poppy, Rhiannon, Sophie, Pip, Stella, Melvin, Jacqueline, Rina, Youming, Marc, Crystal, Rachel, Rose, Alex, Yurij, Jonasz, Ivan, Jeremy, Xinyi, Jonathan, Jasmin, Alicija, Isaac, Emma, Summer, Sophie, Hayden, Maia, Morvern, Fynn, Danielle – Chorus  
  • Conductors – Harry Priestley, Ian Stephens and Jeremy Pike 
Chetham’s Composers’ Concert
  • The Stoller Hall
  • STANDARD £6.50. FTE/U19/65+ £5.50

A concert featuring performances of students’ own compositions, performed by ensembles of the school’s talented young musicians.

PROGRAMME

George Akka The Reckoning  

Anastasia Foster Paranoia  

Jamie Brown Hornet’s Nest   

  • Keeley  – clarinet (Akka) 
  • Kassia, Xinyi, Lily, Patrick, Eleanor, Joachim, Dan – violin 
  • Adam, Keely – viola 
  • Tommy, Michael, Tom – cello 
  • Will – double bass  
  • Isaac – conductor

 

Theo Mottram: Laertes  

  • Effie  – clarinet/saxophone 
  • Junyan – drums 
  • Kassia – violin 
  • Adam – viola 
  • Ben – cello 
  • Will – bass 
  • Theo – keyboard 
  • Ian Stephens – conductor 

 

Danielle Nutter: Galadriel   

  • Stella – soprano 
  • Clara – cor anglais 
  • Big – frame drum 
  • Tako, Una, Oscar, Shirlene, Pablo, Annie, Kester, Sephie, Emily, Jimin – violin 
  • Joel, Keely, Queenie, Lily – viola 
  • Hairu, Matilda, Lucy, James – cello 
  • Will – double bass 
  • Jeremy Pike – conductor 

  

Katie Laing: Your Kiss for Goodnight and Star of the Sky from Never Say Goodbye   

  • Katie – vocals and piano 
  • Harry – vocals 
  • Edward – piano 
  • Tako, Una, Oscar, Shirlene, Isobel, Annie, Kester, Sephie, Emily, Jimin – violin 
  • Joel, Keely, Queenie, Lily – viola 
  • Hairu, Matilda, Lucy, James – cello 
  • Will – double bass 
  • Jeremy Pike – conductor 

 

INTERVAL  

 

Ottilie: Fanfare for the Elgar Festival  

  • Isaac, Oliver – horn 
  • Alex, Florence – trumpet 
  • Sam, Hayden – trombone 
  • Tom – tuba 
  • Isaac – conductor

 

Patrick Zhang: Acheron 

  • Effie – clarinet 
  • Henry – horn 
  • Emily – trombone 
  • Tom – tuba 
  • Bing – vibraphone 
  • Eric – timpani 
  • Isabelle – harp 
  • Isabel, Ray, Isobel, Kylie – violin 
  • Queenie, Seb – viola 
  • Ben, Lewis – cello 
  • Jess – Double Bass 
  • Ian Stephens – conductor

Will Savage: Hope  

  • Anna, Emma, Tonye, Scarlett, Veronika, Osian, Olivia, Loki, Elizabeth, Milly, Leela, Lylah, Theo, Poppy, Rhiannon, Sophie, Pip, Stella, Melvin, Jacqueline, Rina, Youming, Marc, Crystal, Rachel, Rose, Alex, Yurij, Jonasz, Ivan, Jeremy, Xinyi, Jonathan, Jasmin, Alicija, Isaac, Emma, Summer, Sophie, Hayden, Maia, Morvern, Fynn, Danielle 
  • Chetham’s Chorus 
  • Will Savage – conductor

 

Harry Priestley: Love Theme  

  • Grace – piccolo 
  • Sofia, Daniel – flute 
  • Sam – oboe 
  • Effie – clarinet 
  • Maame-Yaa – bassoon 
  • Isaac, Henry, Ada, horn 
  • Emily, Hayden – trombone 
  • Tom – tuba 
  • Eric, Bing – percussion 
  • Isabelle – harp 
  • Eleanor, Una, Tako, Xinyi, Shirlene, Emily, Annie, Kester, Sephie, Joachim, Oscar, Lukas – violin 
  • Kassia, Adam, Joel – viola 
  • Hairu, Micheal, Tom, Matilda, James – cello 
  • Alexei, Jess – double bass 

 

Fynn Courtney: The Man Who Did Not Wish To Die  

  •  Sofia, Grace – flute 
  • Edward, Sam – oboe 
  • Eliot, Effie – clarinet 
  • Maame-Yaa, Kwasi – bassoon 
  • Isaac, Henry, Ada, Oliver – horn 
  • Alex Dobby – trumpet 
  • Emily, Hayden – trombone 
  • Tom – tuba 
  • Junya, Tom, Eric, Bing – percussion 
  • Isabelle – harp 
  • Eleanor, Una, Tako, Xinyi, Shirlene, Emily, Annie, Kester, Sephie, Joachim, Oscar, Lukas – violin 
  • Kassia, Adam, Joel – viola 
  • Hairu, Micheal, Tom, Matilda, James – cello 
  • Alexei, Jess – double bass 
  • Anna, Emma, Tonye, Scarlett, Veronika, Osian, Olivia, Loki, Elizabeth, Milly, Leela, Lylah, Theo, Poppy, Rhiannon, Sophie, Pip, Stella, Melvin, Jacqueline, Rina, Youming, Marc, Crystal, Rachel, Rose, Alex, Yurij, Jonasz, Ivan, Jeremy, Xinyi, Jonathan, Jasmin, Alicija, Isaac, Emma, Summer, Sophie, Hayden, Maia, Morvern, Fynn, Danielle – Chorus 

 

Pip Thomson: A Celebration of Music  

  • Sofia, Grace – flute 
  • Edward, Sam – oboe 
  • Eliot, Effie – clarinet 
  • Maame-Yaa, Kwasi – bassoon 
  • Isaac, Henry, Ada, Oliver – horn 
  • Florence, Frankie – trumpet 
  • Seb, Sam – trombone 
  • Tom – tuba 
  • Junya, Tom, Eric, Bing – percussion 
  • Isabelle – harp 
  • Eleanor, Una, Tako, Xinyi, Shirlene, Emily, Annie, Kester, Sephie, Joachim, Oscar, Lukas – violin 
  • Kassia, Adam, Joel – viola 
  • Hairu, Micheal, Tom, Matilda, James – cello 
  • Alexei, Jess – double bass 
  • Anna, Emma, Tonye, Scarlett, Veronika, Osian, Olivia, Loki, Elizabeth, Milly, Leela, Lylah, Theo, Poppy, Rhiannon, Sophie, Pip, Stella, Melvin, Jacqueline, Rina, Youming, Marc, Crystal, Rachel, Rose, Alex, Yurij, Jonasz, Ivan, Jeremy, Xinyi, Jonathan, Jasmin, Alicija, Isaac, Emma, Summer, Sophie, Hayden, Maia, Morvern, Fynn, Danielle – Chorus  
  • Conductors – Harry Priestley, Ian Stephens and Jeremy Pike 

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