Beaumont School Music Department

Here is a video of the famous Count Basie Orchestra playing Jumpin' at the Woodside . I'm not sure when it recorded but you should compare this performance with the recording which the OCR recommends ( Count Basie 1937-1943 Giants of Jazz CD53072 or Count Basie: One O'Clock Jump Naxos Jazz Legends, 812066-2 ). The Count Basie Orchestra is still going strong: check out their work here .

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From Sunday 5th October, the Royal Opera House website will be giving you the opportunity to watch Mozart's Don Giovanni for free, including surtitles and relevant podcasts. This is a fantastic resource so please make an effort to watch it. Click here from October 5th and select Don Giovanni from the left hand side. Click here for more details.

If you are a pianist of ANY standard and would like to take part in Radio 3's Pianothon, a day-long feast of piano-playing taking place in various cities around the country. You can play ANYTHING you like, classical, jazz, country folk, take your pick! You may even get your performance broadcast on BBC Radio 3 when highlights of the events are broadcast as part of Play to the Nation, which celebrates amateur music-making in the UK on BBC Radio 3 during October. Click here for more details. London's Pianothon page on Facebook can be reached by clicking here .

This week's Radio 3 Composer of the Week is Johannes Brahms. Click here to find out more: perfect for A2 students!

I hope you managed to tune into some of last week's Proms, especially the late-night King's Singers Prom. It was also televised on BBC4 last night and can be found on the BBC iPlayer by clicking here . Here are my recommendations for the next two weeks! Prom 35 : Tuesday 12 August Starts at 7pm, including Elgar's In the South and Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade . Prom 36 : Tuesday 12 August Late-night prom starting at 10.15pm by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. They will be performing the heartfelt All-Night Vigil (Vespers) by Rachmaninov. Absolutely stunning. Thanks to Tony Edwards for bringing this one to my attention. Prom 37 : Wednesday 13 August Includes Ravel's La Valse and Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique . Prom 38 : Thursday 14 August Includes Brahms' sublime 4th Symphony. Prom 40 : Friday 15 August All- Janáček concert including his awesome Sinfonietta. Prom 46 : Wednesday 20 August Valery Gergiev conducts the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) i...

Please see the previous post for Monday's Prom (no. 24, I can't wait!). Below are this week's Proms recommendations... Prom 26 : Tuesday 5 August Late night Prom commencing at 10.15pm. The King's Singers return to the Proms to celebrate their 40 th Anniversary with a variety of English and French folk songs. Not to be missed! Prom 27 : Wednesday 6 August Includes Stravinsky's Violin Concerto and Ravel's Pavane pour une infante défunte . Prom 28 : Thursday 7 August Includes Smetena's Má vlast - Vltava and Dvorak's Symphony no. 8. Prom 30 : Friday 8 August Late night Prom commencing at 10pm. John Adams' The Chairman Dances and music by Bernstein and Ellington. Happy listening!