Concert Programme

In association with

Saturday 30th June 2018 at 7pm

Rotary Club of Rickmansworth

Chorleywood Music

Three Rivers Music Society

www.rickmansworthyoungmusician.co.uk

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Competitors are judged purely on their technique, musicianship and perfor-mance. The age of the competitor is not taken into acount.

1st Prize of £400 2nd Prize of £200 3rd Prize of £100

Other finalists receive £20

The winner will be offered an opportunity to perform as a soloist with Chorley-wood Orchestra.

Trophies will be awarded at the Final Concert for the best performer in each category: Piano / Harp, Strings (including Guitar), Brass, Woodwind, Percussion and Voice, subject to a minimum of three entrants performing in that category in the Preliminary Rounds.

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The Rotary Club of Rickmansworth has for many years run this music competition with the help of the Three Rivers Music Socie-ty and this year is joined by Chorleywood Orchestra. The competition has always attracted very talented young people, some of whom go on to win other competitions, including the BBC Young Musician com-petition, as well as making careers in the musical world.

Rickmansworth Rotary Club has supported numerous national charities at the local level such as Alzeimers Society, Parkinson’s Disease, and Motor Neurone Disease. This year we raised £1k for the Epilepsy Society. Past fund raising events have helped Hare-field Hospital, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre and Michael Sobell Hospice. The proceeds

of our Christmas Float collections are always distributed to local charities and the needy in our community. Last year we sponsored a public defib in Rickmansworth Town Centre.

As Rotarians we support programmes for youth, educational opportunities and participate in the “Dictionaries4Life” scheme in junior schools. We also support Rotary Foundation who help after natural and man-made disasters, nationally and interna-tionally. Many will be aware of our efforts to rid the world of Polio.

We are a service club with a strong social element, meeting fortnightly for fellowship and project planning. We welcome visitors and new members to join us in our ventures.

The Rotary Club Rickmansworth

Introductions - Brian D’Olier

Interval of 20 minutes

Juliana Niu (15) - PianoEtude Opus 10 No. 4 – Chopin

Ballade Opus 23 No. 1 - Chopin Teacher: Justas Dvarionas

Jessie Lewis (12) - ViolinRomance for Violin & Piano - Dvorak

Teacher: Gemma Sharpies Accompanist: Winnie Wu

Louisa Kataria (17) - SaxophoneSonata in G Minor – 1st movement - J S Bach

Syrinx – Debussy Blues Concerto for Alta Sax – 3rd movement – W Holcombe

Teacher: Gemma Sharpies Accompanist: Winnie Wu

Magdalene Ho (14) - PianoElfe from Albumblatter op 124 No 17 - Robert Schumann

Choral and Variations - Henri Dutilleux Teacher: Patsy Toh

Programme Order Part One

There will be a further refreshment break after Part Twoto allow the Adjudicators to make their decisions.

Willard Carter (16) - Cello

Romanze - Wagner (arr W. Carter) Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Largo al Factotum Rossini? (arr Piatigorski) Teacher: Alexander Bovarsky Accompanist: Debbie Shah

Abi Lewis (14) - Clarinet

Sonatina 2nd movement - Horovitz Solo de Concours - Messager

Teacher: Jordan Black Accompanist: Winnie Wu

Harjivan Singh (17) - Piano

Sonata in A Major K.209 – Scarlatti Sonata No 2 Opus 36 1st movement – Rachmaninoff

Teacher: Winnie Wu

Alexander Pullen (15) - Marimba

Ameline – E Sammut Marimba Concerto 4th movement – E Sejourne

Teacher: Natxo Mollins Accompanist: Joanna Pullen

Programme Order Part Two

Adjudicators

Belinda Mikhail

Belinda was awarded the Associated Board and Queen Mother Scholarships to study piano and singing as a joint first study at the Royal College of Music, where she won the Hopkinson Gold Medal for her final recital. Since graduating she has travelled extensively, performing both as a soloist and chamber musician and has appeared as a concerto soloist at the major London concert halls. Belinda directs a number of choirs and is in demand as a vocal coach, with her students enjoying major roles in West End Shows. She has made numer-ous recordings for Sony BMG and Universal, and is the vocal soloist on many major film soundtracks.

Richard Wainwright

Richard performs with many of the leading London orchestras and is principal horn of the London Festival and English Festival Orches-tras, New London Soloists, Milton Keynes City Orchestra, Belmont Ensemble, Bath Phil-harmonia and the Camerata of Ireland. He was a member of the European Chamber Orchestra for eight years, touring extensively throughout the world. He has recorded soundtracks of Star Wars, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings for Warner Bros and Mozart’s Sinfonia Concer-tante for solo winds with the Belmont Ensemble. Richard is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music and a committed teacher with many of his students now pursuing professional careers. Richard is principal conductor of Chor-leywood Orchestra.

Susan Collier

Susan has a lifelong passion for communication through music. Inspired, at the age of three, by her first public performance as a violinist at the Royal College of Music, she has since dedicated herself to expertise in perfor-mance and directing. She has put into practice skills of artis-tic interpretation, reading and playing to audiences, timing and sensitivity. Susan has a keen sense of how to convey musical expression, as a solo-ist, conductor, teacher, director, or as part of a larger group. She freelances with various London-based ensembles and performs with the Silvestre Trio. Having studied at the Royal Academy of Music, Susan became the youngest violin professor in their Junior Department and has since been awarded an ARAM for outstanding services to the violin profession.

Past Winners1983 Catharine Russell (20) Flute

1984 Nicholas Oliver (17) Piano

1985 Sarah Oliver (16) Piano

1986 David Pyatt (12) French Horn

1987 Natalie Box (17) Violin

1988 Jane Nossek (18) Violin

1989 Simon Jordan (14) Violin

1990 Nicola Baxter (18) Cello

1991 Anthony Phillips (18) Guitar

1992 Howard Jacobs (18) Clarinet

1993 Susan Wallace (15) Clarinet

1994 Konstantin Ardakov (14) Piano

1995 Natalee Tomkins (18) Clarinet

1996 Michael Davidson (10) Piano

1997 Anthony Sabberton (13) Violin

1998 Jennifer Campbell (15) Harp

1999 Kodo Osada (15) Piano

2001 Soojin Han (14) Violin

2002 Tim Thorpe (18) French Horn

2003 Saira Clegg (17) Saxophone

2004 Ashley Fripp (15) Piano

2005 Ori Epstein (11) Cello

2006 Alexander Ullman (14) Piano

2007 Savitri Grier (14) Violin

2008 Joo Yeon Sir (17) Violin

2009 Katie Kwong (13) Violin

2010 Charlotte Barbour-Condini (14) Recorder

2011 Katy Smith (18) Violin

2012 Preston Yeo (13) Violin

2013 Amy Naddermier (18) Flute

2014 Julian Trevelyan (15) Piano

2015 William Harmer (15) Piano

2016 Robert Cheung (17) Piano

2017 George Harliono (16) Piano

Many past winners have gone on to establish themselves in successful careers either on the concert platform or in teaching. Most have web sites where you can follow their careers.

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Three Rivers Music Society is proud to support

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Chorleywood Music is a community music society for musicians in Chorleywood, Rickmansworth and the surrounding areas. Our orchestra - Chorleywood Orchestra - was launched in in January 2017; our concerts usually take place at Chorleywood Memo rial Hall. The winner of tonight’s Competition will be offered the oppor-tunity to perform as a soloist with the orchestra.

We welcome orchestral instrumentalists of all ages from grade 6 to play in the orchestra. Rehearsals are 7:45pm Tuesdays during term time at The Russell School, 27 Brushwood Drive, Chorleywood, WD3 5RS. If you’d like to come along, please get in touch via our website. We play a varied repertoire with the emphasis on enjoying music-making and having fun.

In addition to our concerts, on 1st July we are hosting Chorleywood Music Day - a ‘come and play’ event. On 10th November we present a special Remembrance Concert to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1, with Nicola Tait as our soloist in the Elgar Cello Concerto. Please see www.chorleywoodmusic.com for further information.

Chorleywood Music

TRMS organises an annual programme of around 6 evening and 4 lunchtime chamber concerts at the Baptist Church, Rickmansworth High Street. Please

register your interest and receive e-mailed information on forthcoming concerts, along with the Society’s new by visiting

Sunday 1st July 12:30pm - 5pmThe Russell School, Chorleywood