When the Mayor of Wootton Bassett, Councillor Mary Champion chose Yuriko and Akane Gonda as recipients of the Mayor’s Shield for the most memorable performance at the Highlights Concert Yuriko and Akane were unable to receive the trophy. However, a presentation ceremony was arranged to take place in the Mayor’s Parlour on Thursday 24th June.
Congratulations to you both on your wonderful piano duet and also on being awarded this fabulous trophy!
Here is a list of all the Winners in the Music Section of the Wootton Bassett Arts Festival:
Here are the photographs from the Highlights Concert. We are still awaiting permission to include pictures of some of the performers so if you cannot see yourself her contact us and we will add you in…
The Festival will culminate tonight in the Highlights Concert where the most outstanding performances of the Festival are invited to share their work with a capacity audience in the Memorial Hall.
Expect to see:
and so much more…
Tickets are FREE and on a first come first served basis. However, a Festival like ours does cost a great deal to put on so donations will be very much appreciated.
Hope to see you there!
The last day of the Festival is still jam-packed with fun things for you to come along and watch. Here’s what’s on offer in each of the sections:
MUSIC – is back in the Memorial Hall again starting at 9.00am with Jazz Piano followed by Piano Solos, Harp, Strings, Woodwind, Modern Pop Songs, Songs from Operetta, Shows and Films and finishing with some Disney Songs for a bit of fun at the end!
SPEECH AND DRAMA – moves to Noremarsh School for the morning. the day starts at 9.30am with Choral Speaking followed by Duologue Acting, Verse Speaking, Solo Mime and Solo Acting. Speech and Drama will finish by 1.00pm.
REFRESHMENTS – will be on sale throughout the morning at Noremarsh School.
Today is SUPER SATURDAY!
It is the busiest day of the Festival with all four sections operating. Here’s the low down for what’s on in each area:
ART – the Exhibition opens at 9am on the Ground Floor of the Civic Centre. The Exhibition will end at 5.30pm and awards will be presented at 6.00pm. Collection of artwork will follow at 6.30pm. Please remember to bring your tickets so that we can be certain the correct artwork is paired with the correct artist!
CREATIVE WRITING – this is taking place in the Upper Room at the Memorial Hall. It runs between 12 noon and 1.30pm.
SPEECH AND DRAMA – performances start at 9.30am and run until approximately 5.00pm. Performances on show will include Verse Speaking, Duologue Acting, Solo Acting, Shakespeare Acting, Group Acting, TV News Reading, Solo Mime, Logical Grumbling, Prepared Reading, Memorised Prose, Duologue Mime, Bible Reading and Public Speaking.
MUSIC – continues in the Memorial Hall starting at 9.30am with Ensemble followed by Woodwind, Piano Duet, Family Groups, Piano Solos, Jazz, Strings and Brass. The last class of the day is Piano Solos which starts at 8.15pm.
REFRESHMENTS – will be on sale from 9am through to 4pm on the Ground Floor of the Civic Centre so pop by for your lunch or afternoon tea we will have filled rolls, tea, coffee, soft drinks, crisps, sweets, biscuits and HOME MADE CAKES.
Starting at 6.00pm in the Memorial Hall we have an evening of Piano Solos, at least 36 of them, at grades up to and including grade 2.
For those thinking about coming along to the Festival in the afternoon on Thursday 10th June you will have a chance to see:
Then in the evening the classes include:
With only two days to go until the Festival begins we thought it would be helpful to give you a guide to “What’s On” to help you decide what performances you would like to visit.
On Thursday at 1.00pm the Festival opens in St Bartholomew and All Saints Church on Wootton Bassett High Street. Thursday afternoon starts with Pre-School and Junior Choirs and moves on to a variety of other Junior Vocal classes. The evening session continues at the church at 6.00pm with Secondary age Vocal Classes, Adult Vocal Classes, Adult Choirs and Vocal Groups. The evening is expected to finish at approximately 9.00pm.
Friday evening is dedicated to young pianists studying Piano at grades Preliminary, 1 and 2 and takes place in the Memorial Hall on Station Road.
Saturday morning starts early… At 9.00am the doors will be open at the Civic Centre ready for the Verse Speaking classes on the 1st floor and TV News Reading in the Mayor’s Parlour both of which start at 9.30am. On the ground floor of the Civic Centre REFRESHMENTS will be on sale and you can view the ART EXHIBITION throughout the day. All art entries will be adjudicated at 6.00pm at which point awards will be presented. During the rest of the morning you can watch Duologue Acting, Solo Acting, Solo Mime, Duologue Mime, Memorised Prose, Prepared Prose Reading and “Logical Grumbling”. Followed in the afternoon by more Solo Acting, Verse Speaking, Prepared Prose Reading, Bible Reading, Solo Shakespeare Acting, Group Acting and Public Speaking.
Meanwhile, at the Memorial Hall the day starts at 9.30am with Ensembles followed by Piano Duets, Woodwind, Family Groups, Jazz and Piano Solos. Between 12 noon and 1.30pm Creative Writing will be adjudicated in the Upper Room and Music continues from 2.15pm onwards with Woodwind, Strings, Brass and Jazz. Music starts again for an evening session of Piano Solos beginning at 6.30pm.
Jazz Piano kicks-off Sunday morning bright and early in the Memorial Hall at 9.00am with Piano Solos taking up the rest of the morning. In the afternoon you can enjoy the Harp followed by Strings, Woodwind, Modern Pop Songs, Songs from Operetta, Shows and Films and finally some classic Disney tunes.
Speech and Drama moves to Noremarsh School on Sunday where you can enjoy Choral Speaking, Group Acting, Duologue Acting, Verse Speaking, Solo Acting and Solo Mime.
The whole Festival culminates on Sunday evening at 6.30pm with the Highlights Concert where the most outstanding performers of the Festival are invited to perform their work before the Mayor of Wootton Bassett in the Memorial Hall. This is a thrilling evening of exceptional talent so do try to join us on the night. Admission is free though donations are welcomed to support the Committee’s efforts to stage the Festival in future years. Seats will be allocated on a first come first served basis and are limited by the capacity of the hall.
Programmes are ON SALE NOW (£2.50) at Brian Taylor Music, Wootton Bassett High Street, giving full details of all performances or can be bought during the Festival on the door…
The Janice Thompson Performance Trust presented Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, at St Barnabas Church, Swindon, on Sunday evening, 25th April 2010.
With a cast of fifty talented young people this short tragic opera opened with lyrical, mellow singing between Belinda sung by Polly Leech and Stephanie Walsh as Dido. Supported by disciplined choral singing the sad tale was told both musically and visually under the skilful direction of Matt Fox and Janice Thompson.
The young cupids’ chorus with their wings and flowers sang sweetly and were well choreographed, supporting an outstanding Cupid, Becci Smith.
As usual there was an able group of young men singing, with David Philips, as Aeneas, giving a fine performance. All the soloists were well cast with Flora Thompson and Catherine Welch particularly stunning as witches.
This was a most enjoyable production and can been seen again on Saturday 3 July when it will be included in the Janice Thompson Performance Trust’s Gala Concert at the Wyvern.
By Mirian Sirrelle
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