It was the turn of Malvern College to take the platform for Wednesday's recital.
Playing in 'classical' jazz style, with an instrumental combination of trumpets, trombones and saxophones, with drums, piano and keyboard, the Jazz Band changed style and rhythm easily, and playing with relish, were a cohesive whole. Stompin at the Savoy preceded the sultry blues of Come in from the Rain, saxophones holding the main melody, before handing over to trumpets. Jailhouse Rock was hammered with tight drum pounding. Crisp repetitions and rests in conclusion were spot-on.
The pianist, born to this genre of music apparently, and the fine ensemble of musicians, with their director Stephen Spanyol, performed with a zest, and made the most of those classy final cadences.
Camilla Darlow (soprano) accompanied in several solos by Iain Sloan (the college's director of music) possessed some lovely top notes in her attractive voice, together with good breath control.
Gregory Swinford is developing an excellent technique on the organ, and in Bach's Prelude & Fugue in E minor, the ascending scale-like main subject was maintained and expanded well.
These lunch-time recitals sponsored by npower (of which this was the last of the series), provide an excellent opportunity for pupils from the county's schools, to perform to an audience, and it is marvellous to witness so many youngsters involved actively in making music. Jill Hopkins
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