The Robert Smyth Academy

Upper Sixth Leavers’ Concert 2016

Friday 20 May

7:00 PM

Welcome to the Upper Sixth Leavers’ Concert 2016

RSA Big Band Upper 6th: Jake Bentley, Sophie Burleigh, Taylor Burton, Jake Cartwright,

Joe Horspool, Tom Jenkins & Jonny Nicholson Crunchy Frog – Gordon Goodwin

soloists: Jake Bentley (bass guitar), Joe Horspool (trombone)

My Funny Valentine – Richard Rodgers, arr. Mike Smukal soloist: Sophie Burleigh (trumpet)

Back to the Basement – Bret Zvacek soloists: Taylor Burton (piano) & Jake Cartwright (guitar)

Emily Newlyn (soprano)

Widmung – Schumann accompanied by Caroline Boa

Rebecca Hix (flute)

Flute Sonata, movement 1 ‘Allegretto Malincolico’ – Poulenc accompanied by Kate Cartwright

Georgia Whittle (vocals)

Still Hurting – Jason Robert Brown

Ben Campbell: A level Music Technology Composition

Colin in Space – Ben Campbell

Emily Newlyn (violin) with RSA Chamber Orchestra Upper 6th: James Hamill (1st violin & leader) & Mark Shuttleworth (1st violin)

Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, 1st movement ‘Allegro’ – W A Mozart

INTERVAL (20 mins)

Part II

Band

Jake Cartwright (vocals & guitar), Taylor Burton (piano & synth), Jake Bentley (bass guitar), Jonny Nicholson (drum kit)

Roads – Portishead, arr. Jake Cartwright

Flute Quartet

Upper 6th: Kiara Tooms, Hannah Mance, Rebecca Hix; Yr 12: Andrew Martin

Valse des Fleurs – Tchaikovsky

Conductor: Kate Cartwright

Jake Cartwright: A level Music Technology Composition

JFK in Bristol – Jake Cartwright

Band

Jake Cartwright (guitar & iPad), Taylor Burton (piano & synth), Jake Bentley (bass guitar), Jonny Nicholson (drum kit)

Kendrick Lamar Medley – arr. Taylor Burton

Taylor Burton: A level Music Technology Composition

Horizon – Taylor Burton

Soul Patrol

Upper 6th: Georgia Whittle, Joe Horspool, Taylor Burton, Jake Bentley, Jake Cartwright & Jonny Nicholson

Superstition – Stevie Wonder Hot Stuff – Donna Summer

Rhythm & Music – Georgia Whittle & Jake Cartwright

Upper Sixth Leavers:

Jake Bentley (bass guitar) Joe Horspool (trombone) Sophie Burleigh (trumpet, percussion) Tom Jenkins (euphonium, trombone) Taylor Burton (piano, synth) Hannah Mance (flute) Ben Campbell (guitar, drums) Emily Newlyn (violin, vocals) Billy Capell (A2 music tech & sound) Jonny Nicholson (drums) Jake Cartwright (vocals, guitar) Mark Shuttleworth (violin) Tom Devlin (A2 music tech & sound) Kiara Tooms (flute) James Hamill (violin) Georgia Whittle (vocals) Rebecca Hix (flute)

Many thanks to the following:

Caroline Boa – Accompanist Kate Cartwright – Flute Quartet Rachel Haddon – Oboe I Alan Hewitt – Oboe II Victoria Schofield – French horn II Jane Parker – Violin I Sarah Holbrook – Violin II Lydia Weedon – Violin II

Lois Clark – Violin II Chris English – Violin III

Jane Holyland – Viola Ed Webb - Cello

Ed Hull – Sound & Lighting Nick Hughes – Sound Tom Devlin & Billy Capell – Sound assistants Mhairi Thornton – Posters & Box Office Geof Ashton – Printing Jo Sykes, Rachael Eddy & Lorna Kirk – Front of House Emma Spencer & Sarah Blackler – Bar & Refreshments Premises staff – Stage Set Up

Year 10-12 RSA students: Orchestra: Violin I - Madeleine Oakland, Melissa English; Violin II - Jasmine Holmes, Maddy Raine; Violin III - Kim Jeffs, Daniel Bolderston; Cello - Lachlan Lindsay; French horn I - Abi Wright Big Band: Alto Sax I - Esme Butler Davies, Natalie Crook; Alto Sax II - Alice Riches; Tenor Sax I - Lucy Shardlow; Tenor Sax II - Kim Jeffs; Baritone Sax - Holly Barnett; Trumpet I - Molly Sykes; Trumpet II - Madeleine Oakland; Trumpet III - Josh Watson; Trumpet IV - Leo Harland, Anna Fraser; Percussion - Lyle Burton