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Where to start with a programme that ranged from beautiful blues solos to ravishing choral renditions? To give just a flavour, we laughed and we cried as comic duets followed solo heart-breakers. All performances were outstanding but to name a few key moments, who could forget Mia Bekvalacs Jazz Night at the Girls School! jazz night schoolCry Me a River, Alice Wyatt(pictured) and Lydia Labrams Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?, and the whole choir singing Lullaby of Birdland and When Sunny Gets Blue. But that would be to miss out Natasha Rieffels mature bluesy voice as she sang solo or in a duet with Hannah Azuonye singing La Mer. Not forgetting the lovely voices of Ruth Kitson-Smith, Rebecca Meltzer, Isabelle Kettle, Nicole Watson, legal advice online Anu Henriques, who also played solo clarinet and Nathalie Indge(pictured) with her lovely stage presence and retro look! The retro theme was complemented by the erudite presence of Dr Josef Craven who took his job as compere to heart in his DJ and with his best seedy jazz club voice! He regaled us with delightful items of trivia and kept the crowd highly amused with his mispronunciation and banter with musicians.
Wednesday 10th February 2010
Not without cause was there a standing ovation as the evening finished with the full choir singing a Gershwin Showcase. I can only repeat: More, Free insurance info more, more!
The girls gave us all something to dine out on and the school is still resonating with conversations about how sensational the evening was and commiserations to those who could not get tickets. Heres one reviewer who is convinced that the precedent has been set for years to come and is booking a ticket in advance for next year. Hearty congratulations to Hannah and Natasha for the organisation of their first event and to all the supporting staff, in particular, Mrs Annabel Lubikowski, Mr Peter Holloway, Miss Selah Perez-Villar on piano and Miss Polly Hewetson, who not only teaches the girls to sing but gave two fullsome renditions herself of the Boy From Ipanema and All of Me.
Most Friday evenings are good for lling on the so but this audience were really ready to be entertained and were riotously appreciative of the wonderful feast of modern music spread out before them. Solos, duets and choral pieces were performed with joy and delight as the guests enjoyed the wine and delicious food prepared by the girls themselves in an Assembly room turned Jazz club complete with pinky/red lighting and round tables.
What an amazing enterprise and what a glorious evening for the lucky ones who got tickets to the bulous Jazz Night organised and presented by the Jazz choir last Friday.
