The Robert Smyth Academy

Upper Sixth Leavers’ Concert

2014

Wednesday 21 May

7:00 PM

Welcome to the Upper Sixth Leavers’ Concert 2014

Jack Pilcher May (French horn) with RSA Chamber Orchestra

Horn Concerto No.1 in D major, 1st movement – Haydn

Tilly Boa (flute) Sicilienne – PH Gaubert

Laura Wilson (vocals) accompanied by Rebekah Weatherby

Hopelessly Devoted to You – John Farrar

Kathryn Holyland (harp)

Edelweiss – Rogers and Hammerstein

Sam Fletcher (vocals) With Anthony Pollard

I Wanna Be a Producer – Mel Brooks

Emma Dove (clarinet)

Fughetta from Five Bagatelles - Finzi

Clare Pooley (vocals) Summertime – Gershwin

Trilogy: Adam Marshall (guitar) with Greg Burns & Jake Bentley

Eastring – Trilogy

Jamie Ferguson & Sherry Trusler (vocals)

with Adam Marshall (guitar) Droplets – Lewis Watson & Gabrielle Aplin

INTERVAL Refreshments on sale

Second half

Robert Williams (vocals) with RSA Big Band

Mack the Knife – Kurt Weil

Folk Group: Reel Deal Upper 6th: Josh English, Niall Murray, Clare Pooley

Follow you down to the red oak tree Be lucky

Sherry Trusler (vocals) with Greg Burns, Jake Bentley, Adam Marshall & Robbie Campbell

Sad Sad World – Jamie Cullum

Alice Burleigh (saxophone) with Adam Marshall, Greg Burns and Jake Bentley

Misty – Erroll Garner

A2 Music Class

Coming Up Easy – Paolo Nuttini

A2 Drama Group: Laura Wilson, Maddie Pierce & Luke Mathers

School Daze – Self-Devised

Soul Patrol Upper 6th: Sherry Trusler, Robert Williams, Alice Burleigh,

Tilly Boa, Chris Packwood, Adam Marshall & Robbie Campbell Take Me to the River – Al Green Take Me Home – Sherry Trusler

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Upper Sixth Leavers Tilly Boa (flute & saxophone) Alice Burleigh (clarinet & saxophone) Maddie Pierce (drama) Niall Murray (guitar) Robbie Campbell (piano & drums) Jack Pilcher May (French Horn) Emma Dove (clarinet) Clare Pooley (violin & vocals) Josh English (violin & vocals) Nick Roberts (bass trombone) Jamie Ferguson (vocals) Sherry Trusler (vocals) Sam Fletcher (vocals) Robert Williams (violin & vocals) Kathryn Holyland (violin & harp) Laura Wilson (vocals, clarinet & drama) Adam Marshall (guitar) Luke Mathers (drama) Anthony Pollard (drama)

Many thanks to…

Sally Griffiths – Oboe 1 Oliver Brafield – Oboe 2 Sue Mace – Bassoon Jane Parker – 1st Violin Lois Clark – 2nd Violin

Jane Holyland - Viola Lachlan Lindsay – Cello Jenny Hand – Cello Graham Tomkinson – Double bass Nick Scott-Burt - Accompanist

Mike Shaw – Rehearsals with Strings Benjamin Freestone & Catherine Swanwick – Sound & Lighting Chris Wells - Video Mhairi Thornton – Poster & Ticket Design & Box Office Geof Ashton – Printing of Posters and Tickets Gail Davison – Front of House Sara Williams and Richard Barker - Refreshments

RSA Music Future Events

Friday, 20th June – Public Community Concert with Jazz Band, Big Band & Soul Patrol in aid of Italy Tour.

30th June – 6th July - Jazz Band, Big Band, and Soul Patrol tour to Venice, Italy

Friday, 11th July - Soul Patrol at the National Music for Youth Festival, Town Hall, Birmingham