Spitalfields Platform: One Day Like This

A talented group of THAMES SMC Musicians in collaboration with Phoenix School put on a great show as part of the Spitalfields Festival. The Spitalfields Platform concert, under the title One Day Like This… was at the St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch and gave many of the SMC groups and ensembles a chance to perform  a selection of jazz, contemporary and classical hits. A real treat for the audience was to hear some of the pieces THAMES musicians played on a recent tour in Germany – the only performance of some of these numbers in the UK.

The finale of this inspiring evening was an arrangement of Elbow’s hit One Day Like This, performed by all THAMES and Phoenix musicians and singers.  A fabulous way to finish – huge applause all round!

View some short video clips of the treats on offer at the concert.

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Off On Tour…

This half term, a group of THAMES students went on tour to the Rhineland. Based in the town of Traben-Trarbach, the group performed a series of three concerts in nearby towns. The group played some excellent music, but also had time to visit a few of the towns and castles of the region.

An excellent time was had by all!

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Latest news…

Saturday Music Centre will be on Saturday 23rd June 2012, but there will be no SMC on 30 June. The final SMC for the year will be on 7 July and will include the Summer Concert.

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Spring Concert 2012

On 24 May 2012 the musicians of the THAMES SMC performed another excellent concert. In a packed programme, seventeen different ensembles performed over twenty numbers and entertained a packed theatre at Saint Paul’s Way School.

The picture shows the Double Reed Ensemble.


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What’s this all about?

THAMES friends is a charitable trust that works to advance the education of the pupils at THAMES Saturday Music Centre by assisting in the provision of resources and facilities for musical education at the school.

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THAMES at the Barbican

In June 2011, a group of THAMES students had a great opportunity to play at the
Barbican centre, to entertain people arriving at a performance by the LSO.

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