Bristol Cathedral School Swing
Band
 There
has been a Swing Band at the school for two years now, run
by Modern Languages teacher Mark Etherington. The band now
has an impressive repertoire of 20 numbers or so including
favourites such as “Take Five” and “Kansas
City Blues.”
Gig list 2004
Friday
Nov. 19th:
the school’s Michaelmas concert.
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The
Swing Band in full cry in “Some Like
It Hot,” the annual celebration concert
of jazz and swing. |
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The band has received an excellent reception
whenever it has played, and it has developed into a group
of fine young musicians who have learned to read, phrase
and improvise.
Swing Band Personnel 2004-2005.
Piano – Kit
Wilson.
Bass – Damien Langkamer.
Drums – Kieran
Lee.
Guitar – Martin
Budd.
Trumpets – Jesse
Vaitlingham, Ewen Ashburn,
Phil Harnett, Luke Peck
Trombones – Mark
Etherington, Bradley Salisbury, Debbie Smith.
Alto saxes – Nick
Currie, Tim Harnett, Joe Snook,
Tom Hudson.
Tenor sax – Sam
Booth.
Clarinets – Rory
Pilgrim, Nick Brown, Melanie Aycliffe. |
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Two stalwarts of jazz and swing at BCS
during the last two years: Chris
Gilligan and
Jon Rees .
Both boys have been active in all aspects
of the school musical life, enjoying classical
music as well as jazz and swing. An amazing
duo. |
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Caroline
Everett singing “Route 66” with the
band at the “Some Like It Hot” concert.
One of a number of students singing with the jazz or swing band. |
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Click
here for a review of “Swing
and All that Jazz” – the annual celebration
concert that took place in July 2003 in the school’s Fortune Theatre.
and...
don't forget to see the band at the school's Michaelmas
Concert on Friday November 19th 2004
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