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THE TPA We act to bring together parents within the community that is the school itself - the pupils, the teachers and all the support staff. It is extremely important that all parents feel they can be part of the institution that is responsible for, in many cases, 8 years of their child's life. We want to involve as many parents as possible and hope that you will join us throughout the year. Perhaps you feel you can get more involved by joining the committee, becoming a class rep or as a floating helper. Our events are not about fund-raising per se, but we do nominate a deserving cause in advance and try to get both boys and parents involved in the choice of cause, which is both nominated by and chosen by parents at our AGM. Please come along to our AGM or contact me, Jay Benedict, at tpa@trinity.croydon.sch.uk, if you're interested in joining or just to find out more about us. Not only do we aim to have fun within the school; we can also make life better for those beyond its walls.

STEPHEN RECK Dublin-born Stephen Reck only began formal classical guitar lessons at age of seventeen. At the Dublin Conservatory of Music and Drama, he studied under the world-renowned John Feeley. Awarded the trade union of Ireland scholarship for postgraduate study abroad he then gained a Masters Music Performance Degree under the tutelage of Carlos Bonell in London. With Irish Arts Council support, Stephen studied for two years at the University of Denver, Colorado with the legendary Cuban virtuoso, Ricardo Iznaola, who said of his playing, "Great technique and beautiful sound". He has received excellent reviews in Classic Fm magazine and the American Record guide for his recent CD Saudade.

ELIZABETH PERSINARU Elizabeth Persinaru studied at the Junior Guildhall School of Music and the Senior Guildhall in London, where she specialised in Orchestral Performance and Jazz Improvisation, studying with Simon Fisher, Detlef Hahn and Lionel Grigson. She has performed with the City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Simon Rattle, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and the English Festival Orchestra and, as a chamber musician, with 'All Strung Up' String Quartet and Riverside String Quartet. She was a co-founder member of the Franke Piano Quintet; the ensemble-in-residence at Durham and Newcastle Universities, premiering works written by the contemporary Scottish composer Janet Beat. Elizabeth is the Leader of the Windsor and Maidenhead Symphony Orchestra. She is playing a fine Viennese violin made in circa 1850s.

PROGRAMME (Timings approximate) 

• 6.00 pm: Doors open.
• 6.00 pm: Stephen Reck - classical guitar. From Satie to Segovia.
• 7.00 pm: Andrew Samarasekara - violin, David de Warrenne - piano. Violin Concerto Ist movement Kavaleski.
• 7.15 pm: Daniel Benn - cello. The Swan - Saint-Saens. Prelude from suite No. 1 - Bach.
• 7.25 pm: Presentation of a cheque for £1,500 to The Rutherford School. Headmaster - Mark Bishop, TPA Chairman - Jay Benedict, Rutherford School Headmistress - Sylvia Kerambrum.
• 7.35 pm: Cristian Persinaru - violin, Elizabeth Persinaru - violin, Josh Bernstein - violin, Daniel Benn - cello continuo, David de Warrenne - piano/harpsicord. Canon - Pachabel. Air from suite no 3 in D major - Bach. Pavane and chaconne - Purcell. Concerto for 2 violins in D minor 2nd movement andante - Bach. Concerto for 2 violins in A minor allegro, Larghetto e spiritoso, allegro (ma non troppo) - Vivaldi.
• 8.15 pm: Michael L Roberts. Michael - vocals and piano, Vasilis Xenopoulos - alto sax. Playing a mixture of jazz greats and original numbers.
• 9.10 pm: Clark W and the Griswalds. Winners of the T FACTOR 2009. Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers & The Beatles.
• 9.30 pm: The Trinity Big Band. Brian Rance - director. Medley of jazz, swing and popular music.
• 10.00 pm: Fireworks to the music of 007! 
• 10.15 pm: Home folks! 

MC for the evening: Ant Mitchell.

CRISTIAN PERSINARU Cristian Persinaru, Head of Strings at Trinity School, won several international competitions before coming to London in 1990 on an L50/Rank Xerox Scholarship. Subsequently a Wingate Foundation Scholar, he studied at the Royal Academy of Music. With Nils Franke he recorded the complete published violin works of Bortkiewicz and Rachmaninov for Warner Classics, Apex collection. As Leader of the Franke Piano Quintet, he performed throughout UK broadcast live on Radio 3 and gave performances of works by composers like Mendelssohn, Lalo, Grieg and Finnissy. Recently, he was invited to be a jury member at the Jeunesse Musicale International Violin Competition. Cristian's violin was made by Alessandro Gagliano, c. 1710 and restored by Hill & Sons in the early 1920s.

MICHAEL L ROBERTS Michael L Roberts is a young and dynamic British jazz singer whose long-awaited arrival on the scene follows a three-year stretch that has seen Michael earn critical acclaim for his work as a performer, composer, arranger, educator and recording artist. "Way above the hordes of average Sinatra wannabes out there, Roberts is crooner cut from similar cloth to Kurt Elling and Mark Murphy. Possessing an effortlessly hip delivery and an easy-going charm, he reinvents everything from ballads to Herbie's 'Chameleon'." - MIKE FLYNN, TIMEOUT. "One of the few young jazz musicians I've seen who is not just immensely talented, but also has integrity. Such performers can be counted on the fingers of a mitten" - VICTOR LEWIS-SMITH.

DAVID DE WARRENNE David de Warrenne studied the piano in London with Tanya Polunin, James Gibb, Edith Vogel, and in Paris with Julius Katchen. He began his musical career forming a piano duo with pianist and composer Anthony Green, performing throughout the UK and abroad. As a member of the Temple Church Choir from 1956-1997, he became seriously involved in composing and choral arranging. David joined the music staff at Trinity School in 1973, and has produced over 60 vocal arrangements, 18 of which comprise the choir's best-selling CD, 'A Christmas Collection'. He is published by Hinshaw Music. David has directed the Trinity Boys Choir for numerous concerts, including in the Golden Hall of Vienna's Musikverein in collaboration with the Vienna Boys Choir.

VASILIS XENOPOULOS Saxophonist and composer, Vasilis is a young rising star of the London Jazz scene. He originally trained at the famous Berklee College in Boston MA. Having lived in London for six years, he has become a musician in high demand, with over 270 performances a year. He has worked with the cream of the U.K's jazz scene, featuring names such as Jim Mullen, Martin Shaw, Steve Waterman, Bruce Adams, Eddie Harvey, Tim Whitehead, David Cliff and many more. Vasilis has appeared at "The London Jazz Festival", Ealing Jazz Festival, Ronnie's Scotts, The Bulls Head, The 100 Club, The Spice Of Life and many other jazz venues around Greater London.

CLARK W & THE GRISIVALDS Robert Grisbrook, George French, Josh Bernstein, Tim Jameson, Seun Onabolu.

TRINITY BIG BAND BRIAN RANCE A member of the Croydon Youth Brass Band from the age of 6, Brian continued his studies at the Military Academy of Music and the Guildhall. He was principal trumpet with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and has perfomed at Covent Garden and with the BBC Radio Orchestra & Big Band, as well as the Berlin Radio Orchestra. He has played with all the greats, including Sammy Davis Jnr, Johnny Mathis, Bing Crosby, the Carpenters, the Three Degrees, Dionne Warwick and Tom Jones. We wish him the best of luck as he takes his marching band to Holland for the finals of the World Championships.