Specimen Programme

Classic Rhythm

1.

Arrival of the Queen of ShebaHandel
William Tell OvertureRossini
La fille aux cheveux de linDebussy
Andante from "The Clock" SymphonyHaydn
Nutcracker SuiteTchaikovsky
  
Jazz SuiteSutcliffe
Dorian RhapsodyProctor
Flight of the Bumble BeeRimsky Korsakov
West Side StoryBernstein arr. Sutcliffe

2.

Overture: Russlan & LudmillaGlinka
Folksong: "The Emerald Isle"arr Sutcliffe
Suite for Vibraphone & PianoDebussy
Peer Gynt SuiteGrieg
  
Yaa Yaa Kolé[Ghanaian Folksong] arr Classic Rhythm
Prelude in CProkofiev
Dances in Bulgarian RhythmBartok
Variations on a Theme by PaganiniSutcliffe

Further repertoire includes:

BoleroRavel
Winter [Four Seasons]Vivaldi
CzardasMonti
Running ScaredStephen McNeff
Sunshine IslandSutcliffe (Jazz Piece)
Prelude in G (Vibraphone & Piano)Rachmaninoff
Night on the Bare MountainMussorgsky
Porgy and Bess Gershwin

... and much more.

CHILDRENS CONCERTS

Classic Rhythm is also well-known for fascinating workshops and concerts which are tailored to suit children of all ages. Special productions include their own narrated stories with imaginative musical illustrations.

Also available are three of their own specially-created musical stories - "The Prince and the Four Servants", "The Magic Box", and most recently "Siege!" commissioned with funds from the National Lottery and written by BBC writer, Nick Storme. Each story illustrates over fifty different instruments from within the group's combination through imaginative musical excerpts. The instruments are introduced by the players at the beginning, and when the story (read by CLASSIC RHYTHM's own narrator) has finished there is a chance for the children to ask questions and to view the instruments. Further details are available separately.

"An excellent performance ... the children were fascinated and parents have been coming to say how thrilled the children had been."

Rickmansworth PNEU School

"It was beautifully presented, imaginative and highjly musical, witty and amusing and aimed at just the right level for the children..."

Head of Music, Peterchurch Primary, Herefordshire

"We all feel priveleged to have seen this interesting and imaginative story. The children were full of excitement and enthusiasm and it was quite evident that you were "a hit" with them."

Music Co-Ordinator, Thames View Jnr. School, Kent

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