Leading clarinettist Emma Johnson will be in concert as The Regis School of Music in Bognor celebrates its 27th anniversary.
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00:00 Good morning, my name is Phil Hewitt, Group Arts Editor at Sussex Newspapers, and it's
00:06 lovely to speak to a very dear old friend of many years' standing, Sasha Levtov of the
00:10 Regis School of Music, and we're talking about a very special occasion because you are celebrating
00:15 27 years. It's not a round number, but it's still a great number. 27 years of the Regis
00:21 School of Music. You must feel so proud of what you've achieved in those 27 years.
00:29 Indeed we are, and we're actually very pleasantly surprised how much the school has grown and
00:38 how many people are now using it. It's a wonderful achievement for all our community, I feel.
00:48 Yes. And now I think you've succeeded because you've always had such a friendly school,
00:53 haven't you? Such a welcoming school, such a beautiful school. Why do you think you've
00:57 done so well over the years? Most important, perhaps, you know, it is music, which is,
01:06 which we both, me and Nina, love and we're very fortunate to be able to pass it on. But
01:15 another very important reason is it's a support of a community. And because we have such a
01:23 superb facility, all the artists and all the musicians who come here love performing for
01:30 our audience. And of course, that's two-way traffic. Artists feel how welcoming and enjoying
01:38 our audience. And of course, the audience very much appreciate the artists which we're
01:44 able to bring here. And the central thing for you at the school has always been live
01:50 performance to put a musician in front of an audience. Very much so. It's an extremely
01:56 important part of music education. And of course, bringing here good musicians is a
02:05 great benefit to the local people. Is that the biggest test of a musician, to have an
02:11 audience in front of them, do you think? It's interesting. It's not so much a big audience,
02:18 but as many of our musicians mentioned, it's an understanding and responding audience.
02:25 And even when we have a not full house, maybe, but people react. And it's so encouraging.
02:34 But it's the fact of having an audience, isn't it?
02:38 Absolutely. And you're celebrating this anniversary with an important concert, aren't you? Tell
02:44 me who and when. We're very lucky to have, actually, for the
02:49 first time we have a clarinetist here. And of course, many times luckier that it is Emma
02:55 Johnson, one of the top musicians in this country and who made clarinet, you know, is
03:04 a solo concert instrument in its own right. We're so much looking forward to it.
03:12 And she'll be performing when? On the 23rd, starting the 23rd of September
03:19 at 7.30 at the Ritchie School of Music. And this performance is going to follow by a anniversary
03:27 reception with a glass of bubbly. And how do people get tickets?
03:34 Simply ringing me up on 01243 866462 or sending email, which is recital@tiskeley.co.uk.
03:52 No one will be turned away. Brilliant. Well, Sasha, really lovely to speak
03:56 to you again. Take care and congratulations on the anniversary.
04:00 Thank you very much, Phil. Thank you.
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