from 10.15.am.
MUSICAL STORYTIME - sessions for local schools. (Website: www.musicalstorytime.co.uk)
Lunchtime, 12.15.pm and 1.15.pm
MUSICAL STORYTIME: 'BEYOND THE STAVE' featuring Stephen Binnington, and former BBC Play School presenters and personalities Fraser Wilson and Rosalind Wilson.
Stephen Binnington is the Director of the Farrington Music School at Port Regis where he directs and administers a wide variety of concerts, courses and musical events including regular instrumental and choral 'Fiestas' for Primary School children. He trained at the RCM, London and his freelance career has taken him to many parts of the UK and abroad.
Fraser Wilson is the director of Drama at Port Regis, where he directs five school play productions a year. He trained at the New College of Speech and Drama, London and his fifteen years of acting took him far and wide in regional, community and children's theatre, TV Drama and BBC's Play School.
Rosalind WIlson trained at the Drama Centre, London and worked as a professional actress and television presenter for seventeen years. She was a regular presenter on BBC's Play School and was also writer/presenter for The Children's Channel. More recently she trained as a teacher and currently teaches at Port Regis Pre-Prep.
Afternoon, 4.pm
HULBERT JUNIOR SCHOOL - Voice Mania and Junk Band
Voice Mania was formed in September 2008. There are 37 members of the choir from years 4 to 6, girls and boys. The choir has had very little experience as it is new but really loves performing. Its first performance was in the Waterlooville Schools Christmas Concert. It was well received and the choir is really excited to be performing at the Waterlooville Music Festival this summer. They sing songs from all over the world in unison, two and three part harmony. Extended services have enabled the choir to purchase some special t-shirts to wear when performing! The main objective of Voice Mania is to enjoy singing together and producing a wonderful sound!
Junk Band was formed in September 2008. It has 14 members from years 5 and 6, girls and boys. It hasn't had the opportunity to perform to the public yet and the band is really excited about this opportunity. The band uses different pieces of "Junk" to produce rhythmic pieces of music. It has three specific pieces, one using plastic chairs, one using just plastic bins and one using a mixture of junk including two Sainsbury's shopping trolleys! You won't be able to sit still!
AFRICAPPELLA
Part of the African Women's Forum, the group was formed to feature in the 2007 Bicentenary play "Brighter than the Moon" at the New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth, commemorating the abolition of the trans-atlantic slave trade by the Slave Bill of 1807. The group sings African Caribbean village and work songs and Negro Spirituals. Their exciting performance was one of the highlights of last year's festival and by popular demand they are invited back this year. We look forward to a vibrant and fun evening with Africappella.
Evening, 7.30.pm.
GUY BUTTON, Violinist
Guy has played the violin since the age of six and is now creating a career in music. He has studied at the Purcell School of music since the age of 11 and gained a place at the Royal Academy of Music and at Robinson College, Cambridge studying violin with Yossi Zivoni. He has performed at the Wigmore Hall, St Johns Smith Square and many other venues and made his concerto debut in 2006 playing the Mendelssohn concerto with the Solent Symphony Orchestra.
In 2005 Guy won the BBC Fame Academy Bursary which has greatly contributed to the advancement of his career. His talent has also been recognised by the Portsmouth Music Festival, where his string quartet are past winners and where Guy also won a solo award. He has also achieved success in the Wessex String Prize, North London, Three Rivers and Lincoln Haydn festivals, and has toured Austria.
