stuart thompson

Really pleased to say that I’m now moving all of my work to the new official channel @WSF_MusicLead. Do come and join my journey!

A wonderful evening tonight spent @WarwickSchool for the Brass Celebration. Real strength in numbers and quality demonstrated with over 100 brass players involved from Junior school through to Year 13.

A wonderful day today. A primary come and play day with our partners @Orchestra_Swan and @wark_shiremusic. For some this is their first experience of ensemble music making, pupils taken from across the town and county no matter where they are educated. Rep: Dvorak and Beethoven.

Still buzzing from a wonderful Woodwind Celebration yesterday evening. Great to hear all of the woodwind pupils @WarwickSchool and friends from @KHSWarwick and @Kingsley_School. So many pupils from Jnr up across all the instruments. Here’s a clip of the combined finale.

Wonderful to visit Westgate Primary School joining the parents of Year 3 in hearing the results of their string scheme. We provide the two members of staff from @WarwickPrep @WPS_Music_Dept, opening up similar opportunities to those within the schools here.

Now time to be a proud parent listening to “Little Big Band” @NCBF_festival from @WarwickSchool. It has been great to experience my first festival in post including a performance from a great big band @WrekinCol this morning.

Results in from @NCBF_festival 2024. Supertonics and Jazzlab received a Platinum award, Big band a Gold award. Little big band on next after lunch. @WarwickSchool @KHSWarwick

Next up @NCBF_festival for Warwick: Jazzlab (Our most senior jazz group). Love their seamless movement between the 3 keys and 3 kit players! Here’s a sound clip from their live set. Do you take 6th form student bands @pizzajazzclub? @WarwickSchool

Another exciting day today supporting our bands taking part in the @NCBF_festival finals. Wonderful to be on ‘home turf’ with Supertonics, then eventually being a supportive dad for Oliver in Little Big Band at lunchtime. Good luck everyone. @WarwickSchool @KHSWarwick

It been great to be a part of the band for Shrek the Musical @Kingsley_School. 2 performances today and about to start the matinee. Also very excited that we’re hosting the @NCBF_festival in Warwick this weekend. Heard a stunning performance by the royal regiment of Scotland.

It’s time for the band showcase @WarwickSchool. An opportunity to hear some of the bands across the school and a great warm-up for the National Concert Band Festival hosted here this weekend.

What better way to cheer up after a lousy commute and horrible weather than a presentation for parents of the wind and brass scheme for Year 3 @WarwickPrep . All on the start of their musical journey.

A wonderful opportunity for our cohort of conducting students as they spend the day conducting a string quartet from @Orchestra_Swan with the amazing @rmconductor. Such a great experience for our musicians and a great example of our partnership with the Orchestra in action.

Returned home to the excellent news that four of our Foundation ensembles are through to the Chamber Music Finals @procorda. Very pleased for the groups from @KHS_Music_Dept and @WarwickSchool.

A wonderful evening @WarwickSchool for the “Jazz for Africa”. Some wonderful bands performing from Year 8 upwards. Here’s a clip of the Taya Ashley-Timms Quintet.

Taking advantage of some time before Jazz for Africa @WarwickSchool to attend evensong sung by the girls choir @StMWarwickMusic. Wonderful to have this within the town and also to recognise a few faces from @KHSWarwick. I do love a bit of Ireland’s Ex Ore.