KCL Sinfonietta
I have performed several times over the past few years with the KCL Sinfonietta, part of KCL’s Modern Music Society.
Concerts, January 2020 – March 2023
In recent years, we have performed a variety of works, conducted by Harry Pope and Sofia Grigoriadou. I was co-principal trumpet for the 2021-22 season, and principal trumpet for the 22-23 season.
Works performed include:
Márquez – Danzon No.2,
Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Basileiras No.4,
Beach – Romance for Violin
Poulenc – Deux Marches et un Intermède
Maxwell-Davis – Eight Song for A Mad King (on percussion)
Coleridge-Taylor - Petite Suite de Concert
Beach – Gaelic Symphony Mvt.III
Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Prokofiev – Symphony No.1
Price – Concert Overture No.2
Live-stream for Chineke! In Support of Black History Month
In Collaboration with KCL Jazz Society
I co-organised a three-hour live stream in support of Black History Month in October 2021. Led together with April Wei-West, the live-stream featured a mix of soloists performing live, virtual performances by KCL Jazz Society and KCL Brass Band, and a jam session at the end featuring KCL Jazz Society performers. Money raised supported the Chineke! Foundation.
I organised the performers for KCL Jazz Society, and operated the live-stream using OBS (Open Broadcast Software), and helped to co-ordinate the audio recording, working with team members from KCL Jazz Society. It was a huge success and a fantastic example of two societies collaborating together.
4’33 - Virtual Performance, May 2020
In May 2020, I took part in a performance of John Cage’s 4’33”. The performance took place online, with a wide range of instruments. It was great fun to participate, especially in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The performance aimed to encourage a new form of listening – through zoom!
