Bravo to all of our performers at yesterday’s Informal Student Recital in West Dulwich. Photos are below plus video highlights of the performances including our guest pianist Emmanuel Vass.
Category: Recital
Free Piano Recital: Black History Month
Join us on Saturday 14 October for a free piano recital with pianist Emmanuel Vass at All Saints Church in West Dulwich, doors at 3.45pm.
https://billetto.co.uk/e/black-history-month-piano-recital-emmanuel-vass-tickets-215011
Emmanuel Vass With a broadcast presence in over 30 countries; a #1-selling album in the classical charts, alongside his status as a senior lecturer and public speaker, pianist Emmanuel Vass has worked his way to the top of the music industry without an agent, manager, or record label. He grew up in East Yorkshire, and studied at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, as a Leverhulme Scholar.
Since graduating, he has performed for the Prince of Monaco, and broadcast on BBC Radios 2; 3, 6music, Scotland, and World Service, as well as ClassicFM, France 2, and ViaSat Explore (Scandinavia and Eastern Europe). His first album, “From Bach to Bond” earned him the title of “One to Watch” from the Independent newspaper, and the coveted BBC Music magazine “Rising Star” nomination. Following a crowdfunding campaign that hit its target in under 5 days, his second album, “Sonic Waves” reached #1 in the official UK specialist classical charts, and spent a month in the top 10. Here, he was named “the new classic” by Attitude magazine, and “one of the most charismatic talents on the contemporary scene” by the Mail on Sunday. By the end of 2016, Manny will have performed and lectured in Norway; France, Germany, and the United Arab Emirates.
Boogie Woogie Stomp
Albert Ammons
Forest Scenes, Op. 66
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
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The Lone Forest Maiden
The Phantom Lover Arrives
The Phantom Tells His Tale of Longing
Erstwhile they Ride
Now Proudly They Journey
“Maple Leaf Rag” & “The Entertainer”
Scott Joplin
Is this Love?
Bob Marley, arr. E Vass
Michael Jackson Tribute
arr. E Vass
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List of entrants for the non-competitive harpsichord performance in Dulwich Village
Our first performance opportunity of the 2017/2018 academic year is ‘Hands on Harpsichord‘, an event for pianists to try out the harpsichord in a workshop and then participate in an informal recital. You may already be learning a suitable piece as part of your graded exam preparation. Do check with me if you are not sure. Music written in the 17th & 18th centuries is the most suitable for the harpsichord. If you do not have a suitable piece, there is a selection of Easy Baroque pieces below graded in order of difficulty. This event is supported by Southwark Council which enables us to keep the entry costs low for performers and completely free for audience members.
Ticket Booking:
Junior Class: Grades 1 to 5 (8 spaces available)
Senior Class: Grade 6+ (6 spaces available)
Performer tickets can be booked online only and the ticketing site shows you how many tickets are left if you select the drop-down menu. Once all the performer tickets are allocated, the event will be marked as sold out. Audience members are admitted free of charge and there is plenty of seating. Children of all ages welcome.
Students to enter the Junior Class:
Micah, Maisy, Scarlett (already entered), Luke, Thomas, William, Oliver, Edie, Susanna, Boo, Alex Mc, Lauren, Bonnie, Rachel, Yuchen, Benjamin, Edward, Samson, Elliot, Kellehers, Evan, Orla, Lucille, Gabriel, Edie L, Connor, Nsikan, Isabelle, Ella W, Theo M, Yola, Sam, Freddie
Students to enter the Senior class:
Rowan, Hannah,
Pre-Grade 1 Level:
Little Sonata by Wilton is manageable for any student that is working on, or has passed, Prep or Initial pre-Grade 1. This shouldn’t take more than a few lessons to learn and master fluently.
Pre-Grade 1 or Grade 1 level:
Old German Dance by Praetorius
Prelude by Purcell
Quadrille by Haydn
Grade 2:
King William’s March by Clarke
Pieces for intermediate graded students can be found in this compilation of pieces from the 17th & 18th centuries: https://www.yamahamusiclondon.com/Easy-Pieces-Of-The-17th-And-18th-Centuries-Vol-1/pidCOBS012773896
