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performances by Sarah Louise Ings and her ensemble.
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Sarah completed her degree at
Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2003, studying with Simon Haram, Christian Forshaw and Rob Buckland.
Sarah is a truly inspirational
musician, interested in
all styles of music from Medieval and folk music to Jazz and Pop. She has had numerous experiences playing with Guildhall Contemporary
Big Band and Repertoire Big Band, having jazz lessons
with Martin Hathaway and Malcom Miles. Sarah works regularly and
runs several chamber groups including:
Sax4all
and
Vision.
The basis of Sarah’s training was
classical. However she has always been interested in jazz and
improvisation. Influenced by the ECM label, Sarah has combined the tone of
classical sax and the freedom to express herself within
improvisation, which jazz music
holds so strongly. Improvisation is exciting for both the audience
member and performer as you witness music being created on the spot.
It’s from this that Sarah develops classical improvisation.
Sarah has always believed that
just because she plays the saxophone does not mean that she should
just play in a sax quartet. Sarah has initiated many creative
ensembles, working with different combination of instruments,
stimulating new works and arrangements. Sarah says, 'the possible
sound worlds are endless'.
Sarah is a versatile musician, and
plays the flute and clarinet to a professional doubling standard. As
a child she wanted to play everything. Achieving grade 8 in voice,
electronic organ, voice, sax and flute. Her doubling is often
featured in many works of Sarah Llewellyn. Llewellyns’ music
demonstrates
that it’s not just West End shows that sax players use their doubling skills.
Sarah’s
love to party, dance and enjoy life, has encouraged her to look
for ways in which to present live music, making it visually
stimulating as well as pleasant to the ear. Having a strong
passion for art and photography, achieving A at A level and having
studied
alongside leading actors from the Guildhall school of music and drama
Sarah aims to
combine these experiences to create a new and exciting show.
Challenging the audience of the pop,
looking at ways to entertain her audience. Sarah aims to
revolutionise the concert platform, with audience
participation, suspense and excitement. Influenced by West
End show Stomp, Jan Garbareck and Courtney Pine.
Previous Engagements include:
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UK tour with Vision, Yamaha and Classic FM, Oct 2003.
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Hackney Empire, audience with Prince Charles, Vision,
Nov 2003
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NEC, Birmingham, Vision, Nov 2003
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City of London festival, performed collaborative
works in concert with Brian ENO July 2002.
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Aberdeen festival, Sax4all, Aug 2003.
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Bath festival, annually since summer 2002
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Spoleto festival, with the International New Music
ensemble, performing L'Arte e la Fuga, May 2001, working with
Berio
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St. Martins on the field, lunchtime concert,
Guildhall Saxophone ensemble
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Royal Albert Hall, The Proms, July 2000, Guildhall
chorus singing Berlioz Requiem, alongside Philharmonic chorus,
conducted by Sir Colin Davis.
Sarah Louise Ings
Repertoire List
Repertoire is mostly
arranged or commissioned by new composers. It is through
arrangements and workshop in rehearsals that we develop our unique
sound, fusing together our training and influences from all over the
world.
Ensemble Repertoire
Includes:
Flight of the Bumble Bee
arr. Sarah Ings
Bagdhad,
Sally Davies
And
Again, arr. Sarah Ings
Piazzolla suite,
arr. Sarah Ings
Mambo – West side
story arr. Rob Collinson
Chopin nocturne
48 arr. Sarah Ings
Summer of Grace Karl
Micheal, arr. Sarah Ings
Folk Fusion arr
Ollie Blackman
Body Percussion routine
Anna
Friedmann
Fire Dance
Annabel Johnson, arr.
Sarah Ings
Pretty Waltz
Andy Scott, arr. Sarah Ings
Schindlers List arr. Sarah
Ings
Piano Sings
Nyman arr.
Sarah Ings
Our Love Sarah Llewellyn
Palladio
Karl Jeinkins, arr. Sarah Ings
How Insensitive
arr. Sarah Ings
We are also able to play a range of Brazilian standards on request.
Sax and piano duo includes:
Gate
G Fitkin
Sonata
Creston
Sonata Phil Woods
Bob
G Fitkin
Glass
G Fitkin
Out of the Cool
Dave Heath
Concertino
Ibert
Concerto
M Torke
Saxo Rhapsody Eric Coates
Other Sax Repertoire:
Jim and Pam, Pam and Jim G Fitkin
solo
Interference Will Gregory sax and
tape
Hard Fairy G Fitkin two pianos and
sax
Anis Sally Davis, sax and
choir
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