seize the day make them hear you

THE MASSED VOICES OF INSPIRATION
AND ROYAL NORTHERN SINFONIA,
ORCHESTRA OF SAGE GATESHEAD PRESENT
MAKE THEM HEAR YOU
A spectacular summer concert featuring songs of triumph and defiance
SATURDAY 16 JULY 2016, 6PM
HALL ONE, SAGE GATESHEAD
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THE MASSED VOICES OF INSPIRATION
AND ROYAL NORTHERN SINFONIA,
ORCHESTRA OF SAGE GATESHEAD PRESENT
SEIZE THE DAY
20 MARCH 2016
HALL ONE, SAGE GATESHEAD
MUSIC DIRECTOR: GARY GRIFFITHS
NARRATOR: CHARLIE CHARLTON
PROLIFIC AND VERSATILE
Welcome to the first of our occasional series of
concerts featuring the work of just one composer.
Alan Menken is such a prolific and versatile writer that
the only problem we really had was knowing what to
leave out. We have had great fun this term delving down
to find our inner princesses. The sheer variety of styles
has been a challenge, but one to which the singers
always rise with aplomb. From the epic pop ballads to
the cartoon exaggerations, they can cope with it all.
Alan Menken was born on
22nd July 1949 at French
Hospital in New York
City, to boogie-woogie
piano-playing dentist,
Norman Menken and
young aspiring actress and
playwright, Judy Menken.
For many of us, singing the medley from The Hunchback
of Notre Dame will forever be associated with our trip a
few years ago to Paris, where we sang this medley while
floating down the Seine, underneath the magnificent
cathedral itself. That is an experience that could never be
recreated but we will be returning to Disneyland Paris later
this year to perform in their Christmas Choral Celebration.
If you fancy joining us then see our website for details
on how to join the choir. Who knows where it will
take you.
Gary Griffiths,
Inspiration Music Director and Founder
About Gary…
I have been singing for as long as I can remember. Wolverhampton Grammar School
was my major musical influence – School Choir, Choral Society, Musical Theatre
Group, Jazz Band – alongside the Youth Orchestra and the Concert Band.
When it came to University it had to be music, and so to York. Three wonderful years
of music making also included being Chorus Master for York Light Opera and MD for
Pickering Musical Society.
I then became a tenor in the Choir of York Minster with all that entails; daily services
as well as many world tours, concerts and recordings. After 18 years­, I left and
became part of the creative team behind the formation of SingLive.
Now, with Inspiration as my sole focus, I really do have my dream job. Weekly
rehearsals and trips around the country and abroad are a joy.
ROYAL
NORTHERN
SINFONIA
ORCHESTRA
OF SAGE
GATESHEAD
Royal Northern Sinfonia, Orchestra of Sage Gateshead,
is the UK’s only full-time chamber orchestra and the
leading professional orchestra in the North East. Since
its inception in 1958, it has built a distinctive reputation
CLIFF LEE
SIGNED SONG
INTERPRETER
as a fresh-thinking and versatile orchestra, performing
with a trademark zest and stylistic virtuosity. It is the
only UK orchestra to have a purpose-built home for all
Cliff is an experienced BSL communicator who has
worked with Sage Gateshead since 2004. Amongst
other projects, Cliff has set up several signed song
choirs within the North East. He also runs courses for
teachers and other trainers and facilitates Sign Song
workshops across the community.
Cliff holds a BSL Level 3 certificate, and has completed
a teaching degree. In his spare time he is learning to
play the piano and enjoys nothing more than looking
after his twin grandsons.
its rehearsals, concerts and recordings.
‘There is no better chamber
orchestra in Britain’, The Guardian
Cliff has been working with Inspiration since they
started in 2009. He loves working with the choir and is
looking forward to introducing more people to the joy
of song through the beauty of sign language.
Playing a wide repertoire of diverse orchestral music,
Royal Northern Sinfonia works regularly with a roster
of globally renowned artists from all genres. The new
season sees the orchestra work with Christian Tetzlaff,
Christian Lindberg, Olli Mustonen, Paul McCreesh,
Robert Levin, Montenegrin guitarist Miloš Karadaglić
and a host of world-class singers including Sally
Matthews, Karen Cargill and Elizabeth Watts. They
have also collaborated with leading popular voices
such as Sting, Ben Folds and John Grant. The orchestra
contributes to the continuing re-invention of orchestral
repertoire with regular commissions and premieres,
most recently from Benedict Mason and David Lang,
John Casken and Kathryn Tickell.
Open in its approach and broad in its reach, Royal
Northern Sinfonia engages audiences and communities
throughout its own region as well as further afield, with
residencies at festivals from Aldeburgh to Hong Kong,
as well as regularly featuring in the BBC Proms and
neighbouring Edinburgh Festival. Back home at Sage
Gateshead, Royal Northern Sinfonia works with adults of
all ages and young people, through the Young Musicians
Alan attended New York
University’s College of
Arts and Sciences where
he drifted from pre-med
to anthropology, then
to philosophy, finally
graduating with a
degree in musicology.
Programme and In Harmony project, both of which
provide unbeatable instrumental learning opportunities.
This season is the first with new Music Director Lars
Vogt, along with new Principal Guest Conductor, Julian
Rachlin. Both internationally-renowned soloists perform
as well as conduct throughout the season, alongside
Conductor Laureate, Thomas Zehetmair.
For more information about the orchestra and its home,
visit sagegateshead.com
CHARLIE
CHARLTON
NARRATOR
Charlie Charlton co-presents the Breakfast Show
with Alfie Joey on award-winning BBC Newcastle,
weekdays, 7 – 10am. The station now reaches more
people than any other local BBC radio station outside
London. Charlie also presents on BBC Radio 5Live,
and has reported for the World Service and 6Music.
Her interviews have also featured on Panorama
and Newsnight.
Charlie is a well-known face, presenting the television
news for BBC Look North, and reporting for the
regional current affairs programme Inside Out.
Born in Gateshead, Charlie studied and worked in
London and overseas, before heading back to her
beloved North East more than ten years ago.
Charlie is patron of the charity Changing Lives which
helps homeless and vulnerable people across the
region, and is patron for a charity in Newcastle for
disabled children and their families.
MARK DEEKS
DEPUTY
MUSIC DIRECTOR
SUE MITCHELL
DIRECTOR OF
COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
MALLORY SMITH
REHEARSAL
MANAGER
Mark has a wealth of experience as a
pianist, performer, arranger, musical
director and lecturer. His awardwinning company Music Newcastle
is a recommended supplier of live
music to some of the top venues in
the North East. Mark’s MD credits
include the ‘Stepping Out’ autobiographical show of Faye
Tozer (Steps), running Christmas choirs for BBC Newcastle
and Magic Radio, local productions of ‘West Side Story’,
‘Buddy’ and ’The Sound Of Music’, and co-writing the
music for ‘Monopolise’, the one-man comedy musical by
Alfie Joey (BBC). Mark has also been commissioned to
write brass arrangements for the 2016 ‘Sunday for Sammy’
shows at the City Hall. He is also the MD for Inspiration’s
‘sister’ choirs in Newcastle and Leeds, Echo.
What a treat it’s been this term
to sing familiar childhood songs
and embrace our inner princesses!
Singing Hunchback again also
immediately transports me on to a
Bateau Mouche down the Seine –
such a fantastic experience and one
that will be etched in many of our singers’ memories.
We’re never short of ideas for future events and there
is always much to consider in the planning stage,
whatever the event or concert. I do believe that it’s
the effort that goes on behind the scenes that makes
whatever we do a success and I love the variation these
opportunities bring. Bookings are also starting to come
in for smaller events for summer and beyond. If you
would like us to sing for you then please get in touch
and hopefully we can arrange this.
I‘m Mallory, of the Sue n’ Mal gang
who sign 300 or so people in on
rehearsal nights (big thanks to
Sheila, Jill and Lindsay and Anna
too). So here we are. It’s another
spring concert but no sight or sound
of an Easter hymn this time. Instead
we are romping through any amount of Alan Menken
hits. For a change nearly all the words are in English –
hurrah! However, there are an awful lot of them and some
of them are quite fast too, so equally as challenging to
learn. Hopefully we have managed to untie our tongues,
so you can enjoy the really clever lyrics we ‘present for
you today’ and ‘make you shout encore’!
SINGER
SPOTLIGHT
ANGELA
LAWERY
How long have you been singing?
I’ve been singing for as long as I can remember. The
first time I sang in front of an audience, that wasn’t just
made up of my Mam, Dad or Gran, was in middle school.
What made you join Inspiration?
I saw an Inspiration Christmas concert and thought,
“Wow that sounds amazing, I want to be a part of this!”.
Being part of something like Inspiration is extremely
rewarding. Hearing all of our voices together with Royal
Northern Sinfonia is something special.
Do you sing with any other groups or choirs?
Angela lives in Blyth. She is 28
and a primary school teacher.
She has been a member of
Inspiration for three years but
took a little break last year
to fulfil a life long dream of
performing at the Theatre
Royal, Newcastle.
Currently I am only singing with Inspiration. Last year I
took a little break to do a few other shows. I took part
in Sister Act with Newcastle Musical Theatre Company,
where I took a lead role as Sister Mary Robert at the
Theatre Royal. It was a dream come true to sing on that
stage with such a talented cast. Another performance
highlight from last year was being able to say I was
playing a princess in a pantomime. That was the first
pantomime I have done and I have to admit, I’ve caught
the bug and loved it!
What kind of music do you most enjoy singing?
Mostly I enjoy singing musicals which is why this show
is extra special to me. I also get to sing the solo I sang
in Sister Act – ‘The Life I Never Led’. I’m really looking
forward to singing it with the orchestra.
If you could sing anywhere in
the world where would it be?
Unfortunately due to work I was unable to attend
Inspiration’s trip to NYC so missed the chance to
sing there. It’s my dream to sing on Broadway or
somewhere closer to home, The Royal Albert Hall.
What’s your favourite highlight
since joining Inspiration?
Menken has collaborated
with many lyricists
including Howard
Ashman, Tim Rice, Glenn
Slater, Stephen Schwartz
and David Zippel.
Being able to share the magical moments with my
fiancé Mark (Inspiration’s Deputy Music Director). This
concert is the week before our wedding so knowing it
is my last performance as Angela Lawery and having
Mark play along side me is extra special. I hope I make
him proud.
What would your say to anyone unsure
about trying singing as a hobby?
You’ve got nothing to lose so go for it! I promise you
will love it.
SEIZE THE DAY
ACT ONE
SEIZE THE DAY
ACT TWO
Seize the Day
Little Shop Of Horrors Medley
Newsies | Menken
Listen out for… the ‘a cappella’ choir opening. Literally meaning
‘as in chapel’ – the singers alone, with no accompaniment.
Little Shop Of Horrors | Menken and Ashman
Soloist: Katherine Saunders
Listen out for… the very tongue-in-cheek grand opening section
which soon gives way to the more upbeat, sixties feel. When
the choir are singing the song ‘Downtown’ the strings of the
orchestra play Petula Clark’s hit of the same name; one of the
few mashups in this concert.
A Whole New World
With eight Academy
Awards only composer
Alfred Newman (nine wins)
and Walt Disney (22 wins)
have received more Oscars
than Menken. He has
also won eleven Grammy
Awards and a Tony Award.
Aladdin | Menken and Rice
Listen out for… when our arrangement becomes a duet between
choir and orchestra, with the orchestra on the tune (‘a whole
new world’), and the choir singing the countermelody (‘every
turn a surprise’) echoing the original song which was a duet.
Prince Ali
Aladdin | Menken and Rice
Listen out for… the animals and try and count them. There are
hundreds!
Part Of Your World
The Little Mermaid | Menken and Ashman
Soloist: Amy Slater
Listen out for… the drooping phrases for the singer (e.g. ‘wish I
could be’), indicating a sense of resignation, contrasting with the
rising phrases (e.g. ‘up where they run’), indicating hope.
Under The Sea
The Little Mermaid | Menken and Ashman
Listen out for… more animals! This time in a band, carp/harp,
newt/flute, bass/brass.
The Life I Never Led
Menken’s first big break
came when playwright and
lyricist Howard Ashman
asked him to collaborate
on the 1979 play ‘God Bless
You, Mr. Rosewater’.
Sister Act | Menken and Slater
Soloist: Angela Lawery
Listen out for… an interesting structure, beginning quite
resigned, soon growing in confidence with phrases beginning
on ever higher notes, then retreating back into self doubt before
rising again, finishing with an air of quiet resolve.
I See The Light
Tangled | Menken and Slater
Listen out for… the simplicity of the melody and underlying
harmony, nevertheless this packs quite a punch.
Ever Ever After
Enchanted | Menken and Schwartz
Listen out for… lots of overlapping vocal lines creating a layered
effect of echoes and ambience.
Santa Fe
Newsies | Menken
Pocahontas Medley
Soloist: Sara Morgan
Pocahontas | Menken and Schwartz
Listen out for… the contrast in music between the unyielding
incoming Virginia Company (‘in sixteen hundred seven’ and ‘mine
boys, mine’) and the beautiful fluid music for the indigenous
people (‘just around the riverbend’ and ‘colours of the wind’).
Beauty And The Beast
If I Can’t Love Her
Beauty And The Beast | Menken and Ashman
Soloist: Patrick Love
Listen out for… what starts off as a plaintive plea (‘no beauty
can move me’) becoming stronger and stronger towards the
end with unprepared rising key changes, creating a sense of
mounting anger, until the final ‘let the world be done with me’.
Listen out for… the many different sections giving it a real story
telling feel, almost a miniature show in itself. Also the unusually
large interval in the main melody of a rising minor 7th (‘Santa Fe’).
Beauty And The Beast | Menken and Ashman
Soloist: Anne Marie Gardener
Listen out for… the original ballad version initially sung by a
solo voice, with the choir then taking over in the same style. The
key change and the introduction of the rhythm section of the
orchestra (drums, bass) is then a nod to the very successful pop
version recorded by Celine Dion.
Be Our Guest
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Medley
Beauty And The Beast | Menken and Ashman
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame | Menken and Schwartz
Listen out for… the opening motif representing the bells of Notre
Dame. This recurs throughout to punctuate the medley and
returns triumphantly at the very end, defiantly in a major key.
Listen out for… cartoon interjections from the choir when
backing the soloists exaggerating the feeling of being
completely over the top, and a huge Broadway finish.
Soloist: Gary Manson and Kirsten Walton
INSPIRATION’S SINGERS
Lynn Adamson
David Dick
Clare Hagan
Norma Luke
Anni Proud
Pauline Sibbald
Helen Taylor
Jennifer Wade
Ki Anglesea
Susan Dinning
Margot Haigh
Debbie MacQueen
Helen Pryor
Gill Simpson
Lorna Taylor
Anna Walker
Ray Anglesea
Roger Dinning
Cynthia Hall
Gary Manson
Anne Ransome
Amy Slater
Caroline Taylor
Suzanne Walker
Louise Antons
Irene Dolan
Vivienne Hall
Ian Marr
Allan Reekie
Brenda Slater
Janice Taylor
Bronwyn Walton
Angela Appleby
Audrey Donaldson
Jill Hanna
Maureen Marshall
Jon Rees
Angela Small
Marie Thom
Kirsten Walton
Barbara Armstrong
Laura Donelly
Jill Hardman
Gill Marshall
Janet Richardson
Helen Smith
Joanna Thompson
Elliott Ward
Barbara Bainbridge
Elizabeth Doran
Janice Harris
Anne Maughan
Kathleen Richardson
Maureen Smith
Julie Thompson
Sarah Watling
Sue McCarthy
Alison Rigg
Mallory Smith
Daphne Thornton
Marie Waugh
Elizabeth McCoull
Kathy Roberts
Judy Smith
Tony Thornton
Kate Welford
Lynn Robinson
Janice Smith
Caroline Tickle
Mary Wellington
Barbara Roper
Liz Soloman
Sakeenat Tijani
Claire Whitfield
Fiona Routledge
Erica Souter
Joanne Tindle
Annie Wilks
Alison Russell
Jane Speak
Brenda Tonks
Suzanne Williams
Denise Saunders
Margaret Spedding
Sarah Toogood
Anne Woodhead
Katherine Saunders
Margaret Stamp
Alan Towers
Graham Wykes
Veronica Schubeler
Geoff Steele
Rebecca Trevarrow
Carolyn Zammit-
Stan Scorer
Laura Straker
Jill Turnbull
Maempel
Margaret Scullion
Lawrence Straker
Maddy Upton
Michael Shoesmith
Barry Sweeney
Rachel Vaclik
Freda Barber
Kim Barry
Susan Dove
Aileen Drummond
Lesley Hehir
Elizabeth Hewett
Anne Bartle
Linda Duckworth
Carol Hindhaugh
Glynis McGlen
Lindsay Bellwood
Steve Duncan
Julie Hobson
Dorothy McGuiness
Anjanette Berrie
Becky Dunn
Alan Hobson
Susannah McKeag
Peter Berrie
Eva Eden
Judith Hodson
Irene McIane
Margaret Bolam
Richard Edmunds
Dawn Holmes
Maureen McPhee
Emma Bosomworth
Mandy Elkin
Helen Holmes
Anna Meikle
Joan Bradford
Ann Ellis
Michael Humble
Sue Mellon
Donald Bradford
John Emmerson
Jean Humphrey
Sheila Millen
Collette Brady
Glynis Evans
Dominic Inman
Elaine Mills
Clare Brayson
Jennifer Falconer
Helen Jarvis
Sue Mitchell
Dawn Briggs
Jean Falkous
Helen Jefferson
Sara Morgan
Peter Brougham
Carolyn Fenton
Angela Johnson
Sue Morgan
Winifred Brown
Vivien Frazer
Peter Johnson
Vivienne Muir
Trish Bryans
Anne Marie Gardener
Fiona Jones
John Muir
Diana Buchan
Evelyn Gardner
Grenville Jones
Nicola Mulgrew
Liz Buchan
Joyce Gibson
Elizabeth Keller
John Munro
Lynn Cain
Judith Gibson
Anne Kent
Janice Mylroi
Gloria Cain
Bert Gibson
Alison Kerr
Christine North
Amanda Canlett
Maureen Gilroy
Patricia Kidd
Lou Okello
Carol Capaldi
Sandie Ginks
Nigel Kidwell
James Orange
Kirsty Carr
Bob Gladwin
Sheila Kimber
Heather Page
Elizabeth Carr
Rose Goldie
Liz Knight
Monica Parker
Maureen Carrahar
Brenda Graham
Liz Kreibich
David Parker
Sheila Carruthers
Sarah Graham
Jean Latimer
Jill Parkin
Simon Coatsworth
David Graham
Angela Lawery
Pam Patterson
Linda Corrie
Anne Graney
Alyson Laws
Ron Patterson
Susan Craigs
Jean Greenwood
Alice Leaver
Ann Paxton
Peter Crichard
Dorothy Gregory
Gill Lisk
Richard Pickersgill
Margaret Criddle
Alison Griffin
Patrick Love
Jeff Platt
Linda Cruickshank
Patricia Gulliver
Wendy Lowdon
Sheila Platt
Bryony Cufflin
Christopher Gulliver
Patricia Lowery
Melody Price
Mark Davies
Louise Gulliver
William Lowther
Sheila Price
Menken’s first significant
critical and commercial
acclaim came in 1982
with the Off-Broadway
production of ‘Little Shop
of Horrors’ written in
collaboration with
Howard Ashman.
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COMMUNITY CHOIRS
AND MUSICAL FRISSIONS
When Southampton teenager Isaac Watts complained
to his father that church music was boring, he replied,
“Why don’t you give us something better, young man!”
‘Joy To The World’ was just one of the more than seven
hundred hymns he wrote and three hundred years
later I think he would have been delighted to have
sat in his home town Guildhall and heard Inspiration
Southampton’s Christmas concert featuring his
celebrated carol.
On his way in he might have passed his marble statue
in Watts’ Park, heard the Guildhall clock tower ring out
with a verse of ‘O God Our Help in Ages Past’, and then
joined a packed audience enjoying an afternoon of far
from boring music.
…everyone can
have their own
individual,
spine-tingling
moments.
There were moments in the concert when he might
have noticed me, second row back on the right, unable
to sing: not because I’d forgotten the words but simply
due to an overwhelming, choking surge of emotion.
It may have been prompted by noticing the rhythmic
particular point in the music. Our own autobiographical
experiences interact with the musical devices – so we
can find different pieces of music rewarding.
Friends in the audience texted me during the interval,
“I’m loving this” and, “There is a lot of emotion out
here,” so it seems the frissons were felt out there too.
The BBC report explains that one major component
seems to be the way the brain monitors our
expectations. From the moment we are born (and
possibly before), we begin to learn certain rules that
characterise the way songs are composed. If a song
follows the conventions too closely, it is bland and
fails to capture our attention, (which is why Isaac
Watts complained to his father.) If a song breaks the
patterns too much, it sounds like noise. But when
composers straddle the boundary between the
familiar and unfamiliar, playing with our expectations
using unpredictable flourishes (like appoggiaturas or
sweeping harmonic changes), they hit a sweet spot
that pleasantly teases the brain, and this may produce
a ‘musical frisson’… and I stop singing!
Evidence for the social and medical benefits of singing,
and particularly of singing together with others, have
been well publicised recently. My niece’s GP husband
in Cumbria is now prescribing a community choir
to patients.
sway of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra violins,
So, it was with renewed expectation and excitement
a fall of notes from the harp, a memory of times past.
that we met up with friends old and new for our first
According to recent studies (reported by David Robson
on the BBC Future website) I am not alone and,
although there are some recognised ‘triggers’ – sudden
changes in harmony, dynamic leaps (from soft to loud),
and melodic appoggiaturas (dissonant notes that
clash with the main melody, like you’ll find in Adele’s
spring term rehearsal. We were leaving behind Isaac
Watts and looking forward to the frisson-filled world
of Alan Menken. I’m not sure if he’s ever been to
Southampton but, as he says in ‘Raise Your Voice’: ‘First rule of singin’: get the rafters ringin’!’ Like Isaac
Watts before him, his music will certainly not be boring!
‘Someone Like You’) which seem to be particularly
Alan Matlock
powerful – everyone can also have their own individual,
Singer with Inspiration Southampton
spine-tingling moments.
If you would like to join our singers for our summer
‘Musical frissons’, or ‘skin orgasms’ as they are sometimes
concert ‘Make Them Hear You’ then please visit
known, cause a physiological change that’s locked to a
www.inspirationuk.com for more details.
…they hit a
sweet spot
that pleasantly
teases the brain.
ORCHESTRA
SPOTLIGHT
JESSICA LEE
How did you become a musician?
My musical journey started when I became one of the
first girl choristers at Salisbury Cathedral in 1991. I began
playing the clarinet at age nine whilst at Salisbury.
Where are you from originally?
I grew up in Chichester, West Sussex.
Where did you study?
Jessica Lee has played with
Royal Northern Sinfonia since
2009 and is Principal Clarinet.
I studied at The Royal College of Music (RCM),
graduating with a first class honours degree in 2004.
There I studied with Janet Hilton, Michael Collins and
Tim Lines. Following this I gained my PGDip with
distinction from the RCM where I was the WilkinsMackerras scholar, supported by a full grant from the
Arts and Humanities Research Council.
How did you come into your current
position within the orchestra?
Following my studies I enjoyed a busy freelance career
in London working with the orchestra of the Royal
Opera House, the London Symphony Orchestra, English
National Opera and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
I auditioned for my current position with Royal Northern
Sinfonia in 2008, was given a trial, and was offered
the position of Second Clarinet/Principal Bass Clarinet
about six months later. In fact, my first official concert
was with Inspiration!
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
THANKS TO…
‘Make Them Hear You’ with Inspiration
and Royal Northern Sinfonia
Saturday 16 July 2016, 6pm, Sage Gateshead
Ticket Office: 0191 443 4661
www.sagegateshead.com
ON SALE
FROM
27 APR
A spectacular summer concert featuring songs of
triumph and defiance. From Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber
we have ‘Love Never Dies’, ‘With One Look’ and
‘Anything But Lonely’. From the amazing show Ragtime
we have our title track, ‘Make Them Hear You’ and ‘Till
We Reach That Day’. From Wicked we have ‘Defying
Gravity’ and we will also explore the world of the pop
anthem, with Adele’s ‘Rolling In The Deep’, and the
famous ‘You Raise Me Up’. These and many more are
all given the unique Inspiration treatment, performed
alongside a world class symphony orchestra.
Thanks as always to the
small army of volunteers
who help to keep Inspiration
going, both in public and
behind the scenes. Mal and
her ladies, Jane and Barbara,
Penny, Chris, Margaret and
Denise, Sue, Linda and Peter.
Mark and Steven of course,
and especially Sue Mitchell,
without whom it just wouldn’t
happen. For all the practical
and emotional support I am
very, very grateful – Gary
‘Make Them Hear You’ with Inspiration
and Orchestra Of Opera North
Sunday 17 July 2016, 4pm, Leeds Town Hall
Box Office: 0113 224 3801 www.leedstownhall.co.uk
‘Make Them Hear You’ with Inspiration
and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Sunday 7 August 2016, Meyrick Park, Bournemouth
Box Office: 01202 669925 www.BSOlive.com
Part of the BSO Summer Proms in the Park
North Music Trust is registered in
England as a company limited by
guarantee, number 4044936 and
as a charity, number 1087445.
Echo Newcastle present: Legends
Before entering the world
of musicals, Menken was
a songwriter for Sesame
Street, performed in clubs,
composed advertising
jingles and also worked
as a ballet accompanist.
What have been your highlights
since playing with RNS?
Date and venue to be announced on
www.inspirationuk.com very soon.
My highlights have been working with two inspiring
music directors; Thomas Zehetmair and now Lars Vogt.
Many artists create music that makes our world a
better place, but not all of them are responsible for
discographies that continue to resonate with fans
generation after generation. Join us as Echo visits the
music of some of pop history’s most iconic artists,
featuring Bob Marley, R.E.M., the recently departed David
Bowie, and a certain well-known family called Jackson!
Why do you love the Inspiration concerts?
The fact that the choir gives it their all!
Echo Leeds present: Legends
Friday 22 July 2016, 7.30pm
The Venue, Leeds College of Music
Box Office: 0113 222 3434 www.lcm.ac.uk/whats-on
Programme and Inspiration
website designed by
Penny Wilson
www.penny-wilson.co.uk
Programme printed by
Deakin Printers
www.deakinprinters.com
Pictures courtesy of
David Tiernan, Pete Harrison,
Penny Wilson, Mark Savage,
Jo Cox