Christmas 2012

STRICTLY JAZZ: Congratulations to Strictly Jazz, a quartet of
Year 13 musicians, who
performed with Risca Male Voice
Choir on 3 November to raise money
for Action for Children. Harriet Davis, Matthew
Griffiths, Alex Hay and Allysha Perryman
performed a programme of jazz classics. Well done
also to Ellie Thomas, Year 9, who, as winner of
Newport’s Got Talent, was selected to perform at
the switching on of the Christmas lights in Newport
on 22 November.
the interval and after the concert. The Senior
Choir, Junior Choir, a quartet of Bassaleg Electric
Drummers and the combined Bassaleg
Orchestra of Wind Band and String Orchestra
members took to the main stage. They performed
Mars from The Planets by Holst and an
arrangement of The Lord of the Dance with
Eluned Williams on solo violin with processional
drummers included! The Senior Choir
performed three songs to rapturous applause,
ably accompanied by Mr Keates, Allysha
Perryman, Mrs Hornsby, Alex Hay, Matthew
Griffiths, Jacob Lloyd and Lloyd Pearce. The
Bassaleg Electric Drummers featured Matthew
Griffiths, Alex Hay, Jacob Lloyd and Jordan Price
in a performance composed by Mr D Powell.
CONCERT WITH PRIMARY SCHOOLS: 170 of our
musicians performed alongside pupils from four of
our feeder primary schools at St.David’s Hall in
Cardiff on 14 November. Members of the Brass
Ensemble greeted shoppers and concert-goers
with entertainment on the steps of St David’s Hall.
The Jazz Band and Strictly Jazz entertained during
The grand finale to the evening was a
performance by 250 pupils of a medley of songs
from ‘The Lion King’, featuring choirs from High
Cross, Marshfield, Pentrepoeth and
Rogerstone Primary Schools, directed by Mrs
S Davies. The performance was enhanced by
Mrs N Coker from High Cross school and by our
own Jacob Lloyd and Alex Hay on drum kit and
bass guitar. It really was a delight to share in
the amazing talent of our Junior School pupils.
We are indebted to the teachers from Gwent
Music Support Service who provide instrumental
tuition and support of the highest quality for our
students.
BLUE PETER: Congratulations to Bradley Butler-Huish, Year 10 who, as a member of Only Boys Aloud,
sang on Blue Peter to raise money for Children in Need and earned himself a coveted Blue Peter badge.
REMEMBRANCE SERVICE: At the annual school Remembrance Service on 9 November, Joseph
Hopkins, Year 10 and Emily Whiting, Year 11 gave moving performances of the Last Post and
Reveille in Forge Hall while Vinay Ramji, Year 13 sounded the Last Post in Griffin Building so
that all pupils in the school could pause for a minute’s silence. At a special service in
Forge Hall, sixth form music students performed ‘The Day Thou Gavest’, ‘Lord, is
Ended’ and all students sang the Remembrance hymn ‘O God,
Our Help in Ages Past’.