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MusicMrs J RichardsOn the 29 th June, an ICTspecialist from CCVGMusic DevelopmentService spent a day runningtwo workshops forYear 7. Over 70 pupilswere led through a seriesof activities using theimpressive facilities ofthe school’s new Ipadroom, where they usedthe Beatmaker2 App torecord their group ideas.Rotary concertOnce again this year, Stanwell hosted theannual Rotary Club competition, wherejunior schools and members of our departmentpresented prepared musical items inaid of charity. Many thanks to all thosewho performed – again to such a highstandard – and to all pupils and staff whohelped to organise and support the event.High School MusicalThe end of a Summer Term in Stanwellwould not be the same without the traditionalLower School musical! Members of the cast,crew and orchestra have been working tremendouslyhard. A terrific amount of dedicationand work has been put in by teachersand pupils alike. It is an ambitious project,but the achievements are spectacular. Massivecongratulations to everybody involved,including all the backstage and set crew.Pictures of some rehearsalsand theposter from the show.CountyIt is not possible here to list the individualand impressive musical achievements of allour pupils. So many are members of Countyensembles, but also an increasing numberinvolve themselves in WNO and NationalYouth projects –from which they benefittremendously. The latest successful applicantsfor County membership are: AlexWhitfield (Year 7) – High Schools’ BrassBand; Tomas McSorley (Year 7) – HighSchools’ Choir; Robert Cavaye (Year 11),Alasdair Cavaye (Year 10), Rebecca Te-Water Naude (Year 10), Thomas Sharpe(Year 8) and Imogen Sibert (Year 10) wereall successful in their audition for theCounty High Schools’ Orchestra; Ella Maxwelland Thomas Turton (both Year 12)have been accepted into the Youth Choir;Robert Cavaye has also been accepted inthe Youth orchestra and Ray Vandyck(Year 8) will be joining the Youth WindBand. Very well done to all.HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL — “an ambitious project, but the achievementsare spectacular”.
MusicMrs J RichardsWNO singing clubThree pupils from Stanwell - Maxine Pwele,Emily Alford (both Year 7) and Olivia North(Year 8)- were recently part of the WNO dinnerheld at Buckingham Palace and attendedby Prince Charles. Maxine has very kindlywritten an account of the event for us:Welsh National Opera’s Singing ClubEmily Alford, Olivia North and I are membersof WNO’s Singing Club and we enjoy it verymuch! In term time we meet every Saturday atthe Welsh Millennium Centre, and for the pastyear we have been working on a speciallycommissioned new opera ‘Face in the Mirror’.We did staging as well as singing andit’s all been great fun, but hard work too! Weeven went in every single day of the half termholiday from 10-5, including the bank holidays!By now we’ve toured around 4 differentvenues; Western-Super Mare, Port Talbot,Gloucester, and finally Cardiff. These wereprofessional performances, with lighting,stage managers and lots of props and the audiencesloved it. But that’s not all we’ve beenup to!Recently we, as Singing Club, were invited tosing at a WNO gala event... in BuckinghamPalace! This exciting occasion was held inhonour of the company’s patron, PrinceCharles. We were singing in one of the maingalleries as the guests were arriving.On arrival, we entered the palace through aback entrance and climbed many steep staircasesthat led us to a small room where wehad the ‘highest quality’ royal sandwichesbefore the performance. It seemed that everyonestill couldn’t believe we were actuallyeating lunch inside Buckingham Palace, itwas just so amazing!Then we went through a very grand room toget to where we were going to sing. There washigh security at the palace and sniffer dogswere weaving around the room. We moved onquickly to a wide gallery full of huge portraits,gold and yet more gold. It really was a veryimpressive sight.We sang for a long time and everyone alreadyhad dead legs. But then we were told thatPrince Charles was going to come and everyonebecame super excited! We heard the clickingand saw the flashing of cameras and weknew His Highness was on his way up thesplendid staircase.So there we were, singing our hearts out as HisRoyal Highness came up the stairs and looked,listened and smiled. After we’d finished thesong, Prince Charles and the people with himapplauded while smiling joyously. He thencame over and spoke to us about the tour, rehearsalsand what it’s like to be a SingingClub member. Everyone was just smiling andnodding, everyone was in total awe!We were all overjoyed with how well it hadgone and that we had sung in Buckingham Palace!WOW! What a night!Well done girls and thanks to Maxine for writingsuch a descriptive account! For anyonewho thinks that they may be interested in joiningthe WNO singing club – there is no formalaudition process, and it is for pupils aged 10 –14. (See Mrs Richards for further information.)Pupils have worked diligently to prepare for their practical assessments in GCSE, AS and ALevel Music this term.
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