Monday 10 March 2025
7pm
Silk Street Music Hall
Saxophone Showcase
Christian Forshaw director
Digital Programmes
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Silk Street
Eating is not permitted in the auditorium. Drinks are allowed inside the auditorium in polycarbonates.
Filming or recording of the performance is not permitted.
Latecomers will be able to enter the auditorium at a suitable break in the performance.
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Founded in 1880 by the City of London Corporation
Chair of the Board of Governors
The Hon. Emily Benn
Principal
Professor Jonathan Vaughan
Vice-Principal & Director of Music
Armin Zanner
Programme
Please note that ‘Grab It’ by Jacob TV, on the second half of tonight’s concert, contains explicit lyrics.
Marc Mellits Tachycardia
Lydia Kenny baritone saxophone
Joe Pollard baritone saxophone
Abel Selaocoe Ka Bohaleng
arr. Samuel Beddard
Samuel Beddard soprano saxophone
Iain Clarke piano
The Olllam With Pure Crystal Teeth
reimagined by Hebe Cooke
Hebe Cooke alto saxophone & electronics
Stephen Sondheim Send in the Clowns
arr. Amelia Taylor
Amelia Taylor alto saxophone & voice
Iain Clarke piano
Guillermo Lago Ciudades
I. Sarajevo
II. Addis Ababa
Pecomaro Quartet:
Catrin Roberts soprano saxophone
Lauren Peck alto saxophone
Hebe Cooke tenor saxophone
Alannah Makoni baritone saxophone
Chick Corea Got a Match
Jonty Gould alto saxophone
Lior Solomonwise piano
INTERVAL
Andy Scott Three Letter Word
Catrin Roberts alto saxophone
Iain Clarke piano
Peter De Rose Deep Purple
arr. Rudy Wiedoeft
Lauren Peck alto saxophone
Iain Clarke piano
Joe Pollard Introspect
Joe Pollard tenor saxophone & electronics
Jacob TV Grab It
Emily Plumb tenor saxophone & tape
Forkolor Quartet November Spring & Blow Up
Cosmos Saxophones:
Max Lo alto saxophone
Jonty Gould alto saxophone
Luke Nguyen tenor saxophone
Charles Curtin baritone saxophone
Forthcoming Events
Guildhall Jazz Orchestra: Dankworth Seven
13 March 2025
Milton Court Theatre
Immerse yourself in a golden era of UK jazz as the nucleus of the Guildhall Jazz Orchestra brings the vibrant spirit of the legendary Dankworth Seven to life in an intimate performance at Milton Court Theatre.
Wind, Brass & Percussion Spotlight
19 March 2025
Silk Street Music Hall
Outstanding instrumentalists from Guildhall’s Wind, Brass & Percussion department feature in this early evening concert.
Junior Guildhall Brass Band & Wind Orchestra
22 March 2025
Milton Court Concert Hall
Talented brass and wind players from Junior Guildhall take to the Milton Court Concert Hall stage under the baton of Spencer Down.
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