MAPAS Easter Showcase MP3 recording
Welcome to Salford Music & Performing Arts first ever recording!
This is an MP3 recording from the Easter Showcase Concerts which took place from the 19 March 2007 for one week at The Peel Hall, Salford University.
The recording below features samples of music from the Monday night concert showcasing a variety of groups which include Salford Big Band, Concert Strings, Salford Flutes, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Ensemble and the Youth Orchestra.
Please have a listen and we look foward to any comments you may have.
Transcript:
Hello and welcome to the Salford Music and Performing Arts Service Easter Showcase podcast.
This is the Big Band playing Rock this Town by Brian Setzer
Asa Neill now sings with the band ….Come Fly with Me
The Big Band finish with our favourite piece …..The Chicken
The 3 nights of the Showcase event gives the MAPAS ensembles a chance to demonstrate the work that goes on throughout the term.
Next is the Concert Strings.
Their programme consists of Bach's Toccata in D Minor… Peasant Dance by Woodhouse and MacAnnty's Reel by Lambert.
The Salford Flutes entertained with Mozart's Rondo Alla Turka, The Madrigal from The Mikado by Arthur Sullivan and a traditional Sailor's hornpipe.
The Saxophone quartet enthralled the audience with an arrangement of a traditional piece called the Poacher and a Sammy Nestico Number A Study in Contrasts.
The Saxophone ensemble had recently performed in the Music for Youth Festival and repeated their programme with Bannoffee Pie by Karen Street and So We Too by Nigel Woods.
The evening came to a dramatic close with the Youth Orchestra playing Tchiakovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture and Ride of the Valkaries by Richard Wagner.
The Big Band, and Saxophone ensemble were conducted by Dawn Fowler who also coached the Saxophone Quartet.
Concert Strings conducted by Richard Boardman.
Salford Flutes by Jenny Hughes and Judith Glossop.
And the Youth Orchestra by Michael Johnson.
This podcast is just a small selection of the work carried out by the Salford Music and Performing Arts Service. If you require further information about MAPAS please contact our office on 0161 778 0256 or email mapas@salford.gov.uk.
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