Dear Friends,

This spring the Sinfonietta is sneaking out of the concert hall and into the jazz club...

We are fusing the strings of the orchestra to a jazz band of soloists, including the amazing saxophonist, Andy Scott. They’ll be directed from the piano by Nick Kok, who has also composed one of the central works of the evening, 7th Degree - a concerto for strings and improvised sax.

Andy and Nick will treat us to a entertaining and invigorating set of special arrangements, including some of our favourite jazz standards and funky and fun works they have written themselves.

As bandleader Paul Whiteman said -
“Jazz tickles your feet;
Symphonies stretch your soul.”

“Free as a Bird” will do BOTH.

Some exciting news to share with you too - we’ve been awarded £100,000 by Arts Council England to launch “The Sound Playground” in Burnley. This 2-year programme will build on the success of our baby series, Mini-Mozart and create a full musical curriculum from 0-4 years. We’ll be in touch with more details soon.

Oh, and did you see our 4-page CD feature in Lancashire Life? I really struggled to get my copy as they flew off the newsagent’s shelves - I hope you got yours!

I’m always delighted to hear from you so feel free to drop me a line: info@bluefroguk.com and I look forward to welcoming you to a concert soon.

Fiona Sinclair
General Manager

	Rachael Clegg - Oboe Recital ACCRINGTON: 28.4.09 - 2.00pm An informal lunchtime recital by principal oboist, Rachael Clegg. Poulenc - Sonata for oboe and piano Schumann - Romance J S Bach - Concerto in A for oboe d'amore William Walton - Elegy for Cor Anglais
	Peter Sparks - Clarinet Recital BLACKBURN: 2.5.09 - 7.30pm A gorgeous recital by our principal clarinet, Peter Sparks to celebrate the 500th anniversary of his former school. Music by Debussy, Brahms, Schumann and Gershwin.
	Free as a Bird - Lancashire Sinfonietta CLITHEROE: 8.5.09 - 7.30pm LANCASTER: 9.5.09 - 7.30pm Fun and funky jazz fusion - don't miss this! Nick Kok- Director Andy Scott - Saxophone Programme includes much-loved jazz standards and fresh new works, featuring one of the UK's top jazz saxophonists.

The Sound Playground We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded £100,000 from Grants for the Arts by Arts Council England for "The Sound Playground." During the 2-year project, musicians will work with pre-school children, families and childcare practitioners in Burnley to establish long term music programmes in children's centres and create high quality music resources. More details soon!

Christopher Brooks Memorial Prize 2009 Winner announced: The winner of our 6th annual Young Composers Award is Andrew Smith. Andrew, who is a 23 year old graduate of the Leeds College of Music, will become Young Composer in Residence during 2009-10. His passion for community and education work made him a natural choice for the award, which seeks to mentor young composers at a critical stage in their development. His first commission for the orchestra will premiere in October at the Preston Arts Festival.

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