GMF LONDON MUSIC FESTIVAL

GMF Student Concert

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Last Show: Sunday 21 st August 2016

PizzaExpress Jazz Club (Soho)

This penultimate concert of the GMF Festival and Workshop 2016, is when the workshop participants, who have been working hard with their instrumental and vocal coaches to refine and improve their musicianship, get the opportunity to play in public. Each ensemble will perform the pieces they have been creating and working on during the week. The vocal groups will perform a colourful mix of pieces. The event finishes up in true party style with an energetic and exciting performance by the Samba group led by master percussionist Francesco Petreni. 

Each ensemble will perform the pieces they have been creating and working on during the week. The vocal groups will perform a colourful mix of pieces. The event finishes up in true party style with an energetic and exciting performance by the Samba group led by master percussionist Francesco Petreni, during which they will dance, sing and play Samba, Afoxe, Maracatu, Samba Reggae and Funk rhythms from different areas of Brazil. Often the audience can't help joining in.

Ensembles coached / led by:

Arnie Somogyi

Libor Smoldas

Guillermo Rozenthuler (Vocal)

Francesco Petreni (Samba)