Cambridge University Pops Orchestra performed Great Adventure: From the Enchanted Forest to Middle Earth at the West Road Concert Hall yesterday. Ben Glassberg invited me to photograph the concert, and I am really happy that I had the chance to do so. Not only was there great music, and amazing story telling, they had all dressed up for the occasion. It was a real treat! In the first part Rhianna Frost masterfully narrated Roald Dahl’s Little Red Riding Hood, the tale emphasised by the orchestra’s great timing. In the second part the choir joined the orchestra on stage, and performed five pieces from The Lord of the Rings.
I arrived half way through their rehearsal in the afternoon, and got a chance to wander around on stage to take some closeups of the musicians. They told me that they were going to put on costumes and makeup for the show, so I asked if I could come and photograph that also. The behind-the-scenes shots are some of my favourites, as it is a chance to get more creative and fun photos, showing the people behind the instruments.
This was a great concert. I hope you had a chance to be there! Thanks to Ben for inviting me, and to the entire orchestra and choir for a great performance.
– Johannes
Cast
Choir – Neha Zamvar, Clare Dawson, Sitara Amin Tilly, Hattie Hunter, Rhiannon Randle, Josie Wastell, Olivia Bell, Georgina Skinner, Fiona Fraser, Esther Nye, Emma Kavanagh, Phoebe Weller, Anna-Lucia Koerling, Lily Parham, Jessica Ginn, Kate Lowe, Marta Grzeskiewicz, Chris Nash, Chris Patrick, David Booer, Joe Beighton, Declan Corr, Orlando Gibbs, Toby Miller, Oliver MacFarlane, James Bartlett, Josh Pacey, Louis Wilson, David Lawrence, Andy Campbell-Smith, Zak Ghazi-Torbati, Tom Ainge, Jonny Venvell
Narrator – Rhianna Frost
Soprano Solo – Olivia Bell
Band
Violin – Aditya Chander, Angus Bain, Emma Gait, Hannah Roper, Lydia Caines, Zeena Beale, Katharine Griffiths, Marco Selvi, Catherine Xu, Miranda Whitmarsh, Chris Wan, Charles Gurnham, Emer Jones, Patrick Flynn, Kate Apley, Catherine Hsu, Louise Ayrton, Sinead Cook, Amelia Drew
Viola – Nathalie Green-Buckley, Angela Wittman, Peter Ford, Simon Nathan, Robert Pearce-Higgins, Heppy Longworth, Hannah Gardiner
Cello – Geraint Ballinger, Alex Maynard, Katy Crooks, Daniel Grace, Moira Cox, Simon Cooper
Bass – David Bossanyi, Danielle Ainsworth, Dominic Nudd, Joe Cowie
Reeds – Ros Ridout, Simone Maurer, Jenny Whitby, Hannah King, Tom Gillam, Katie McLeish, Kate Meadows, Helen McKeown, Phoebe McFarlane, Louisa Denby, Poppy Ellis-Logan, Freddie Brewer
Horn – Jake Rowe, Frances Leith, Andrew Savill, Esther Orsorio-Whewell, James Liley
Trumpet – Katie Lodge, Tom Edinburgh, Matt Letts
Trombone – Chris Gemmell, Tom Byrne, Stephen Marsh
Tuba – Will Woodall
Timpani and Percussion – Sami Alsindi, Josh Kellie, Chrissie Burke, Jonathan Morell, Carl Wikeley
Piano – Nadanai Laohakunakorn
Harp – Eli Potter
Production Team
Conductor – Ben Glassberg
Co-Producer – Lily Parham, Ros Ridout
Lighting Designer – Jon French
Sound Designer – Alaric Worrod
Sound Engineer – Sarah Driver, Sheanna Patel
Production Photographer – Johannes Hjorth
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