ST ANN’S CHURCH
WEDNESDAY 07 MAY 2025
1PM
GYÖRGY LIGETI
Musica ricercata No 1 – No 11
Tammy See piano
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BARRY COCKCROFT
Ku Ku
TAKASHI YOSHIMATSU
Fuzzy Bird Sonata
- Run, Bird
- Sing, Bird
iii. Fly, Bird
Genesis
Rachael Green saxophone
Ben Attfield piano
Tammy See piano
Tammy began her music journey at the age of four. A passionate pianist and aspiring pedagogue. Tammy is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Music at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), under the tutelage of Richard Ormrod. Often praised as a sincere performer, Tammy has performed and received awards from multiple festivals and competitions. In 2023 she was awarded the Highly Commendable Pianist Award for the Elsie Thurston Prize at RNCM. Her other achievements include prizes from 2019 Singapore Raffles International Competition, 2018 and 2019 Singapore Performing Arts Festival as well as 2018 and 2019 Asia Arts Festival. She was also a Star Award recipient in the 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 editions of the Overseas Performers Festival for solo and duet categories. In 2020 Tammy performed in an e-charity concert On a Base Note. As a versatile musician, Tammy is also a vocalist in both pop and classical genres. Apart from performing Tammy enjoys teaching, she works in both individual and group settings and has previously worked as a Yamaha JMC group class teacher.
Genesis
Rachael Green saxophone
Originally from Norwich, Rachael first entered the music world aged nine playing piano. She was quickly distracted by her teachers’ flute, and swiftly moved onto the clarinet, eventually attaining a Diploma Distinction in 2018. Shortly before then, in 2017 Rachael picked up the saxophone when her school big band required a tenor saxophonist, here she found her love of jazz and all things groovy. She fell in love with the tone of the tenor saxophone and dedicated her studies to jazz for some time. Rachael then went on to take her classical Grade 8 in 2019 after winning the Harrogate International Festival, the British and International Federation of Festivals Ninth Biennial Championships, the East Coast Young Musician of the Year award, and the St Peter’s School Music Festival three times. From here, Rachael attended the Junior Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in 2020, where she picked up the alto saxophone and discovered her passion for classical music. Since then, Rachael has fallen in love with the sound of the classical saxophone and has commissioned several new works and arrangements. Now studying at the RNCM, she teaches as a Woodwind tutor on Yorchestra (an orchestral course in York), performs at the Royal Albert Hall with the Music for Youth Scheme, and is resident saxophonist for the York Guildhall Orchestra.
Ben Attfield piano
Ben is a graduate of the University of Manchester, where he obtained a First Class degree in Music, was awarded the Hargreaves Prize for Outstanding Dissertation, and was one of the winners of the 2022 Concerto Competition. He is now studying for a Master’s degree postgraduate at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) with Ben Powell, thanks to financial support from the Ian Scott Award. Ben works as an accompanist and piano tutor at Xaverian College, and is the rehearsal pianist for the Hallé Children’s Choir. In addition to this, Ben enjoys a varied freelance career working with various choirs and orchestras, including the likes of Manchester Camerata, NEW Sinfonia, Northern Film Orchestra, Kantos Chamber Choir, Manchester Chamber Choir, the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, and Huddersfield Choral Society. He has also appeared in pit bands for over 30 theatre productions around the North West. An experienced chamber and orchestral musician, Ben has been a collaborative pianist for conservatoire and university recitals, BBC Young Musician of the Year, and the National Eisteddfod of Wales. Orchestral highlights have included performances of Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians, and music from the Harry Potter films, as well as concerto performances of Gershwin and Vaughan Williams. Whilst at university, Ben performed in solo and chamber masterclasses with Martin Roscoe, Penelope Roskell, Sir Mark Elder, the Quatuor Danel, and Huw Watkins.
All performers appear by kind permission of the RNCM
