Chorus - Essex-Xingu - Productions

Essex-Xingu souvenir programme page 11

Rehearsals

Chorus for Essex-Xingu (1979)

Anglo European School, Ingatestone (Headmaster: Mr. N.T.A. Pitt): Claire Bevan, Stephen Brown, Claire Carpenter, Patrick Carpenter, Simon Cook, Jill Coomber, Shirley Coomber, Jennie Cox, Julie Cuthbert, Samantha Dale, Justin Dye, Katie Eastell, Stephanie Finch, Jane Johnson, Philippa Johnson, Sarah Lloyd, Dared Morgan-Davis, Jeremy Moss, Sarah Munson, Angela Nutt, Carla Rogers, Brian Tickle, Gaynor Trewin, Liz Van der Velde, Duncan Wire.

The Bramston School, Witham (Headmaster: Mr. D.E. Jones): Kevin Blake, Gary Flight, Sandra Hatcliff, Gavin Hinkson, David Mayes, Sally Maynard, Kevin Monk, Geoffrey Peach, Kay Potter, Mark Ross, Karen Russell, Danny Sheehan, Trudy Shepherd, John Taylor, Fiona Voysey.

The Rickstones School, Witham (Headmistress: Mrs. N Turner): David Bentley, Karen Berry, Janette Brooks, lain Brown, Stephen Brown, Jenny Chick, Janice Coe, Martin Cowley, Debbie Decrem, Susan Dines, Beverley Dixon, Connie Edwards, Jane Fuhr, Donna Hawes, Jacqueline Hawkins, Debbie Hayes, Alpha Holborough, Kim Holt, Penny Hopkins, Mark Jarman, Tony Jones, Claudette Joseph, Roy Kingsford, Lynn Murfitt, Johanne Newman, Joanne Phillips, Sarah Pudney, Pamela Salmon, Alison Scofield, Rosanna Scott-Mason, Robert Slade, Lisa Stanley, Jenny Stannard, Karen Sutton, Susan Thompson, Joe Tofts, Tracey Welham.

Thanks to

The Rickstones School, Witham — The Headmistress, whose school has been invaded by the 'Xingu' for two terms! Mrs. S. Williams, Head of Home Economics, Mr E. Orcese, Head of Art, Mr. K. Jarvis, Head of Creative Faculty, who together with their pupils, created 40 of the costumes, 50 stomping sticks and a quantity of small percussion instruments.

Mr. A. Fry, until recently Head of Music and Drama at Rickstones, whose lunch hours, far from being oases of quiet in the hurly-burly of a busy school day, have been filled with rehearsals of chanting hunters.

The Bramstone School, Witham, Mr. Nigel Barber, Mrs. Lara Barber who have provided an invaluable link between the musical direction of the chorus and the unreasonable requirements of the production team.

The staff of Essex Education Department’s East Mersea camp site, who found their site turned into a Brazilian jungle during a 'Xingu' rehearsal weekend!

The Essex youth workers and teachers who have worked as volunteers on the technical team and acted as dressers and make-up artists to the children.

Mr. Owen Harrington, Storekeeper of the Essex Community Education Service, who with his assistant, regularly turns out at all hours and at weekends to transport the Orchestra, its instruments, and recently all the 'Xingu' apparatus.