Gosport Cultural Education Project Youth Prom – Programme July 2024
Gosport and Fareham Youth Orchestras and Portchester, Fareham and Gosport Brass Bands and Choir
The Gosport and Fareham Youth Orchestras (GFYOs) were formed in 1955 and will be celebrating their 70th anniversary in 2025. The GFYOs now has 5 ensembles in its pyramid: Ukulele and Guitars ensemble, Young Strings, Wind Training Band, Concert Band and Youth Orchestra. The Portchester, Fareham and Gosport Brass Bands and choir are formed of three brass bands (Junior, Training and Senior) and choir. The age range from across all these ensembles is 6 – 18 years old and involves over 150 local musicians.
The GFYOs and PFGYBBs aim to provide a wide range of performance and educational opportunities for strings, wind, brass and percussion students resident in Gosport, Fareham and Portchester. It is funded by the Hampshire Music Service as part of the network of highly successful musical opportunities they provide. As well as regular concerts in Hampshire, the ensembles in recent years have travelled to Germany, Belgium and will be heading back to Belgium this coming summer.
For more information about the groups, please visit
www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/hampshiremusic
www.facebook.com/HantsMusicHub
www.youtube.com/@HampshireMusicService
Main Stage – Location 1
5.00 – Beyond the Beat
The Beyond the Beat students will play a mix of their favourite pieces from throughout the year. The performance time will be broken down into Year 4/5 Woodwind and Brass, Year 4/5 Strings and Year 6 Strings, Woodwind and Brass.
5.50 – Gosport and Fareham Youth Orchestra
Concert Suite – Patrick Doyle and John Williams
From Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire arr. Jerry Brubaker
Barber Of Savile – Rossini
Grease! – Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs arr. Calvin Custer
6.30 – Portchester, Fareham and Gosport Senior Band
Home – Phillip Phillips arr. Michael Brown
All Night Long – Lionel Richie, arr Leigh Baker
Stal Himmel – Alan Fernie
Welcome to the Jungle – W.Axl, Slash, Izzy Stradlin’, Duff McKagan and Steven Adler, arr. Paul Murtha
7.10 – Gosport and Fareham Concert Band
Encanto – Lin-Manuel Miranda, arr Paul Murtha
Pixar Movie Magic – arr. Michael Brown
John Williams: Movie Adventures – Michael Sweeney
The Blues Brothers Revue – Jay Bocook
8.10 – Portchester, Fareham and Gosport Choir Joined by Solent Community Choir and a combination of instrumentalist from Gosport and Fareham Youth Orchestras and Portchester, Fareham and Gosport Brass Bands
Agnus Dei and In Paradisum from Roquiem – Paul Barker
8.50 – Combination of Gosport and Fareham Youth Orchestras and Portchester, Fareham and Gosport Brass Bands
Journey In Concert – Journey, arr. Paul Murtha
Parade Ground – Location 2
6.10 – Gosport and Fareham Wind Trainers
You Are The Music In Me – Jamie Houston, arr. Johnnie Vinson
High School Musical 2
Blazing Saddles – Mel Brooks & John Morris arr. Michael Story
Yo Ho Tiddle Oh (Joined by Y6 BTB students) – Jon Cranston
The Legend of Castle Armagh – Paul Murtha
The Hanging Tree – Suzanne Collins, Jeremia Fraites & Wesley Schultz, arr. Longfield
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Taylor Swift: 1989 – Taylor Swift, Max Martin & Shellback, arr. Johnnie Vinson
Wildest Dreams – Blank Space – Shake It Off
7.50 – Portchester, Fareham and Gosport Training Band
Happy – Pharrel Williams arr. Chris Wilcox
Florentiner March – Julius Fucik, Rob J. Hume
Shake it Off – Taylor Swift, arr. Chris Wilcox
C.A Funk – Alan Fernie
Blame it on the Boogie – Jackson, Jackson & Krohn, arr. Rob. J. Hume
8.30 – Portchester, Fareham and Gosport Junior Band
Aunties Posh Gaff – Jock McKenzie
Steady Glides the Water – Jock McKenzie
The Well Travelled Cake – Jock McKenzie
Victorious – Jock McKenzie
Airs and Graces – Jock McKenzie
After Dark – Jock McKenzie
The Keep – Location 3
5.30 –Portchester, Fareham and Gosport Choir
Best day of my life – American Authors, arr. Emerson AF
Talking to the moon – Bruno Mars, arr. C. Blunn
Pompeii – Bastille arr. Nick Blunn
Fight Song – Platten/Bassett, arr. Emerson
Lean on me – Bill Withers, arr. N. Blunn
6.50 – Gosport and Fareham Ukes and Guitars
Summer Tango – Meryl Paul
Tango Hideaway – J. Longworth and N. Walker
Old Galleon – Debbie Cracknell
November – Debbie Cracknell
March for Two Guitars – Debbie Cracknell
Shaker Melody – Traditional
Fretful Blues – Stuart Brown
Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin, arr. by Martin McBeath
7.30 – Gosport and Fareham Young Strings
Entrance of the Dragon – P.Martin
Promenade – P.Martin
Loose Leaf Rag – P.Martin
Irish Jig – P.Martin
Night Train – P.Martin