SFE Conferences
CONCERT PROGRAMMES
These concerts will feature music from a variety of genres and are a culmination of the work SFE has been doing in schools and at ensemble centres throughout the academic year.
It’s a great pleasure to welcome you to our Central Ensembles showcase this evening.
At Services for Education we are proud of the opportunities that our wide ranging Ensembles programme gives so many young people to do something wonderful – make music. We are equally proud that these opportunities remain free of charge so that all young people have equal access to the fantastic musical groups you will witness in the concert tonight.
I’m aware that as well of our amazing team of teachers, ensemble leaders and tutors there is one group of people that make these events possible – you, the parents, carers, families and friends of our young people. Without managing the complicated family logistics, and ensuring everyone gets to the right rehearsal at the right time in the right place, it would be impossible to achieve the quality of performance you are going to witness tonight. Thank you!
We are all aware of the power of Music, and we will continue to champion amazing opportunities for the young people of Birmingham. As well as the development of musical skills, we all know that the opportunity to play in a musical ensemble develops so many other skills within a child. As someone who only moved to Birmingham in September, I continue to be amazed by the dedication, quality and resilience of both our incredible staff and young people. They push each other to be the best versions of themselves, and that is a wonderful thing to witness on a daily basis.
A final thank you to Arts Council England for their continued support of our Ensembles programme, and to the team here at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire for their hosting of tonight’s event.
Enjoy the concert!
Richard Mabbott
Head of Music Service
Saturday 22nd March 2025 – 7.00pm
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Map
Compere – Charlotte Buxton
Birmingham Schools’ Training Percussion Ensemble
Conductor: Sarah Chatt
| Shock Factor | Nathan Daughtrey |
| Star Girl | McFly arr. Bethan Jones |
Birmingham Schools’ Wind Orchestra
Conductor: Adrian Taylor
| L’homme armè (Variations for Wind Orchestra) | Christopher Marshall |
Birmingham Schools’ Junior String Orchestra
Conductor: Kirsteen Scott
| Golden Grove | Brian Balmages |
| Battle of the Bows | Chris Thomas |
| Concerto in D major (first Movement) | Georg Philipp Telemann arr. Robert D. McCashin |
| The Code | Alan Lee Silva |
| Afterburn | Randall D.Standridge |
INTERVAL
Birmingham Schools’ Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Daniele Rosina
Leader: Gughan Gill
| The Planets
I. Mars, the Bringer of War
|
Gustav Holst |
Birmingham Schools’ Training Percussion Ensemble
Birmingham Schools’ Wind Orchestra
Birmingham Schools’ Junior String Orchestra
Birmingham Schools’ Symphony Orchestra
- Services For Education will not take and use identifiable images of children and young people (under 18 years old) without permission from a parent/carer to do so.
- Parents/carers are asked annually to accept our SFE filming and photography policy. Changes can be made to the permissions at any time in the year using the ensembles portal.
- At events we ask parents/carers to be mindful of other children and ensure photos are only for personal use. Should you wish to share a photograph on social media, it must be a long-range photograph that doesn't clearly identify any other children/ young people.
- Please check your privacy settings on your social media account to understand who else will be able to view any images they share.
- Where photographs are taken at an event attended by large crowds (a concert or awards event for example), this is regarded as a public area, so it is not necessary to get permission of everyone in a crowd shot. However, we will always gain permission from parents/carers for any children who appear and are identifiable in these images.
- If you have any concerns about images being shared, please contact us at [email protected] or if you have any questions relating to data protection please contact the company's Data Protection Officer, tel: (0)121 366 9950, email [email protected]
Sunday 23rd March 2025 – 6pm
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Map
Compere – David Taylor
Birmingham Schools’ Steel Band
Conductor: Stephon Phillip
| Rolling in the Deep | Adele, Paul Epworth arr. Stephon Phillip |
| The Phantom of the Opera | Andrew Lloyd Webber arr. Stephon Phillip |
| El Bimbo | Claude Morgan arr. Stephon Phillip |
Birmingham Schools’ Training Guitar Ensemble
Conductor: Tom Reed
| The Village In May (from My Neighbour Totoro) | Joe Hisaishi arr. Tom Reed |
| Cerulean Skies | Tom Reed |
| Igor’s Secret | Jamie Fekete |
| The Pilgrimage | Peter Nuttall |
| Feeling Good | Anthony Newley/Lesley Bricusse arr. Tom Reed |
Birmingham Schools’ Training Wind Orchestra
Conductor: Charlotte Buxton
| Endless Skies | Michael Oare |
| 3 Minute Nutcracker | Tchaikovsky arr. Conley |
| Lost Mountain | Jay Bocook |
| Shakespeare Meets Godzilla | Robert Buckley |
| Firework | arr. Michael Brown |
INTERVAL
Birmingham Schools’ Percussion Ensemble
Conductor: Bethan Jones
| Breakdown | Bradley Slayter |
| Fallen Stars | Nathan Daughtrey |
| Macedonia
(Featuring Soloist: Elle Nanagara) |
Nebojša Jovan Živković arr. Bethan Jones |
Birmingham Schools’ Concert Band
Conductor: Pete Fisher
| Wien Bliebt Wien | Johann Schrammel |
| Excerpts from The Firebird | Igor Stravinsky arr. Jay Bocook |
| Spirit of Africa | John Barry Arr. Darrol Barry |
| Suite from Symphonie Fantastique | Hector Berlioz arr. Michael Story |
| Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien | Charles Dumont arr. Karl Alexander |
Birmingham Schools’ Steel Band
Birmingham Schools’ Training Guitar Ensemble
Birmingham Schools’ Training Wind Orchestra
Birmingham Schools’ Percussion Ensemble
Birmingham Schools’ Concert Band
- Services For Education will not take and use identifiable images of children and young people (under 18 years old) without permission from a parent/carer to do so.
- Parents/carers are asked annually to accept our SFE filming and photography policy. Changes can be made to the permissions at any time in the year using the ensembles portal.
- At events we ask parents/carers to be mindful of other children and ensure photos are only for personal use. Should you wish to share a photograph on social media, it must be a long-range photograph that doesn't clearly identify any other children/ young people.
- Please check your privacy settings on your social media account to understand who else will be able to view any images they share.
- Where photographs are taken at an event attended by large crowds (a concert or awards event for example), this is regarded as a public area, so it is not necessary to get permission of everyone in a crowd shot. However, we will always gain permission from parents/carers for any children who appear and are identifiable in these images.
- If you have any concerns about images being shared, please contact us at [email protected] or if you have any questions relating to data protection please contact the company's Data Protection Officer, tel: (0)121 366 9950, email [email protected]
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