Press Release
Date: Friday 15 October 2004 (NR/25/04)
A musical meeting of minds at Score
Some of Northern Ireland ’s brightest young musicians will gather at the NTL Studio in Belfast ’s Waterfront Hall tonight for ‘Score’, a musical extravaganza showcasing the best and most entertaining performances and compositions from CCEA’s summer 2004 GCSE and AS level music examinations.
Score, now in its tenth year, is organised by the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment and supported by Dawsons Music. Featuring everything from jazz bands to classical soloists and bodhráns to lambeg drums, Score is a true celebration of Northern Ireland ’s outstanding and diverse young musical talent.
Gavin Boyd , Chief Executive of CCEA, commented:
“I am looking forwarded to welcoming these young performers here tonight for what has become one of the highlights of the education calendar. Score is a truly wonderful event, giving talented young people the opportunity to perform in front of their friends, family and teachers. We will all be extremely proud to watch them take to the stage.
Score 2004 is possibly one of the most diverse concerts we have staged yet. Amongst this evening’s highlights is a unique performance by two young men playing the bodhrán and the lambeg drum. I’m very much looking forward to listening to them bring together two sides of our culture through music.
A contemporary Celtic folk group will provide a modern take on well-known traditional pieces, whilst classical instrumentalists, solo singers and a rock band who have already recorded their first album also feature in the line-up.
This evening’s concert is truly a meeting of musical minds, styles and cultures, and I’m sure everyone involved will leave with a new-found appreciation for the outstanding musical talent and creativity being that is being nurtured in our schools.”
Score is sponsored by Dawsons Music, one of the UK ’s biggest educational music suppliers, who have just been voted ‘Best UK Multiple Retailer’ by the Music Industry Association. Earlier this year, Dawsons were also appointed exclusive supplier of musical instruments to all the Education and Library Boards in Northern Ireland .
UK Education Manager William Thompson said:
“We have been supplying Ulster schools for many years, but we are very pleased to be able to extend our unique levels of service and expertise to many more schools. We are particularly keen to support those schools that are being rebuilt or refurbished – our team of experts are able to advise on everything from acoustics through music ICT to building layout.”
Score will take place tonight, Friday 15 October, in the NTL Studio at Belfast ’s Waterfront Hall.
Score
CCEA would like to take this opportunity to thank all the performers and composers, their teachers, parents and family members for contributing to the success of this year’s Score concert.
We would also like to thank Floralearth for donating the floral arrangements.
Date: Friday 15 October 2004
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: NTL Studio, Waterfront Hall, Belfast
Performers at Score 2004 are as follows:
Performer |
School
|
Kyle Irwin, Lambeg Drum (Accompanied by bodhrán) |
Fort Hill College , Lisburn |
Therese Cassidy, Concertina (Accompanied by traditional band including Therese’s father Mr Frank Cassidy) |
St Louis Grammar School , Ballymena |
Zoe Alexander, Clarinet (Zoe recently won a BBC Fame Academy Bursary with which she purchased a new clarinet, which she will be playing tonight) |
Shimna Integrated College, Newcastle |
Sean Briggs and Gillian McDowell, Violin (With string accompaniment) |
Belfast Royal Academy |
Ruth Montgomery, Cornet (With piano accompaniment) |
Carrickfergus Grammar School |
Paul Hughes, Guitar and Vocals (Accompanied by his ‘Topfloor’ band mates, who have already recorded their first album, ‘I Thought I’d Find You Here’.) |
Drumragh Integrated College, Omagh |
Michael Howlette, Classical Guitar |
Bangor Grammar School |
Michael Algeo, Clarinet (Accompanied by fellow students) |
Dalriada School , Ballymoney |
Jonathan Martin, Rhythm and Lead Guitar (Accompanied by The Rathmore Celtic Contemporary Group) |
Rathmore Grammar School , Belfast |
Diarmuid Gallagher, Violin (With piano accompaniment) |
Lumen Christi College , Derry |
Richard Lappin, Lead Guitar and Jonathon McGuinness, Keyboards (Accompanied by bass guitar and drums) |
Lismore Comprehensive School , Craigavon |
Kate Hainsworth, French Horn (With piano accompaniment) |
Methodist College , Belfast |
David Furey, Piano |
Aquinas Grammar School , Belfast |
David McCann, Cello (With piano accompaniment) |
Rathmore Grammar School , Belfast |
Rebecca Thompson, Voice (Accompanied by her father Mr William Thompson, of Dawsons Music, on piano and the Glenlola Collegiate Choir) |
Glenlola Collegiate School, Bangor |
Timothy Waddell, Trumpet (Accompanied by RBAI Jazz Band) |
Royal Belfast Academical Institution |
CCEA Music
CCEA provides top class GCSE, Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced GCE qualifications to schools and colleges and support for teachers of this subject. For more information about CCEA Music, please contact Jenny Scharf , Principal Officer, on direct line tel. (028) 9026 1440, e-mail: jscharf@ccea.org.uk
Media enquiries to Ruth Maguire on (028) 9026 1216, Mobile 07796947993. E mail rhmaguire@ccea.org.uk
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Note to Editors
CCEA is the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment.
CCEA places learners and those who have a concern for their educational and personal development at the forefront of its thinking. CCEA's mission is:
"To enable the full potential of all learners to be achieved and recognised"
What we do
CCEA is a unique educational body in the UK , bringing together the three areas of curriculum, examinations and assessment.
Advising Government – on what should be taught in Northern Ireland ’s schools and colleges.
Monitoring Standards – ensuring that the qualifications and examinations offered by awarding bodies in Northern Ireland are of an appropriate quality and standard.
Awarding Qualifications
– as Northern Ireland’s leading awarding body we offer a diverse range of qualifications, such as GCSEs, including the new GCSE Double Award specifications in vocational subjects, GCE A and AS levels, Entry Level Qualifications, and Graded Objectives in Modern Languages.
- CCEA also offers a range of Awards and Certificates in Education, Training and Skills (ACETS) targeted at learners who want to get
the knowledge, understanding and skills needed
to hit the ground running in the world of work.
