JAM Festival Orchestra
at JAM on the Marsh · 4-14 July 2024
JAM is looking for musicians to be part of a new, free-to-participate Festival Orchestra, made up of community players and members of the London Mozart Players (LMP), which celebrates its 75th birthday this year.
Last year local children and amateur musicians performed alongside LMP, Canterbury Cathedral Choir, and 2 opera singers to premiere Richard Peat’s The Sky Engine. The concert was a rousing success, an unforgettable experience for the participants, audience, and professional musicians alike. Following great feedback, JAM is thrilled to launch the Festival Orchestra inspired by the professional-amateur Sky Engine orchestra from 2023.
From June, LMP will lead workshops for community players of all ages, developing the skills required to play Vaughan Williams’ ever popular The Lark Ascending and Gershwin’s jazzy Rhapsody in Blue with LMP at JAM on the Marsh in July.
WHO?
Community musicians of Grade 7 and above (or with orchestral experience) are invited to register to join the JAM Festival Orchestra via the form below. Here is the current availability of spaces:
Bassoon II
Horn III
Horn IV
Trombone II
Banjo
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
WHAT?
Repertoire:
Vaughan Williams: Overture: The Wasps (1909) (10′)
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending (1924) (17‘)
Warlock: Capriol Suite (1926) (10‘)
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (18‘) (1924)
WHEN?
Workshops (optional):
16 June, Sunday 2-5pm (strings only)
30 June, Sunday 2-5pm (strings only)
7 July, Sunday 2-5pm (tutti)
Rehearsals (compulsory):
10 July, Wednesday 6-9pm
11 July, Thursday 6-9pm
12 July, Friday 2:30-5:30pm
Concert:
12 July, Friday 7pm
WHERE?
The workshops, rehearsals and concert will take place in St Nicholas Church, New Romney.
PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS
Aki Blendis
Violin
John Frederick Hudson
Pianist
Register Now
Deadline: Monday, 8 April 2024
If you have any questions, please email: john@jamconcert.org
“It was so valuable to learn from professionals, adding richness to my performance. I loved playing alongside professional players and seeing how they work and being part of something innovative.”