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NOfA A Music Concert in Sunshine… An Afternoon Delight On Wednesday 2nd July 2014, the school NOfA ensemble celebrated its incredible first year with a packed out concert in the Memorial Garden at Cranford. The sun was shining as students from year 7-9 showcased their work in bands, and joined together with students from Feltham Community College and our exchange visitors from China to play arrangements of Benjamin Britten’s A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra and the gospel track Shackles. The National Orchestra for All (NOfA) is an organisation that aims to provide any enthusiastic student, regardless of ability, with opportunities to participate in ensemble music making. This year they have launched the Conductors for Change (CFC) project which supports schools in expanding these opportunities and performing music together. Students spoke at the event about the impact this opportunity has had on them both musically and personally, helping them develop confidence and team working skills. Earlier in the term, students had met with other young musicians from across the country to rehearse and perform at the Southbank Centre in London at an event organised by NOfA. As well as putting together performances of the pieces we performed in July, students contributed to a group composition based on the Britten piece. This provided us with an opportunity to put a Cranford stamp on the event. After rehearsing for hours in the heat, and demonstrating their commitment to music, students performed to a raptured audience of teachers, parents, and members of the public in the Clore Ballroom on the ground floor of the Southbank Centre. When it came to the final concert here at Cranford, students once again produced exceptional music, with Marianna Hay, the founder of NOfA, praising their “poise and professionalism”, and how much they had developed since the opening concert in December 2013. All the students were focussed and hardworking throughout the rehearsal time and did themselves proud in performance. The school’s NOfA ensemble will continue to rehearse in WFactor next year and are looking forward to another year of brilliant trips, activities and concerts. Leah Mirsky (Music Department) GCSE Music Showcase hits the right notes On Monday 7th July 2014, our year 10 GCSE musicians gathered once again to show off their performance skills to an audience of parents, students and staff, but this time were joined for the first time by our new cohort of year 9 students, about to embark on their GCSE music journey. Students have been working hard on preparing solo performances for Unit 1 of their GCSE and there was an impressive range of talent on show, from performances which had been sequenced on the computers to a band of five year 9 students performing Pharrell’s Happy, as well as a range of exceptional singers, guitarist and drummers. The performances were of a very high standard and the audience were thrilled. Well done to everyone involved. The students are continuing to develop their skills and there will be another performance from this talented group of students taking place in the Autumn Term 2014. 6 Leah Mirsky (Music Department)
“NOfA, National Orchestra for All programme inspires young musicians to show their potential. This programme helps us to develop our music skills and our communication skills. I decided to join NOfA, because I enjoy playing the piano and this would be a great opportunity for me to show my abilities. My favourite experience in NOfA, is when we work as a whole big group or an orchestra, because we all get to play our instrument and we all enjoy it”. Lay Soni (year 9) “Overall I can certainly say that NOfA has helped me throughout the year in things such as building up my confidence and bringing up my music levels. I think NOfA is an amazing organisation that encourages young people to show their talents and entertain people”. Christiana Eftenoiu (year 8) “One of our favourite things we have been able to do as a result of NOfA is putting on concerts in school. We enjoyed this as it was interesting to see how many different layers of music can come together to make a final piece. On the buildup to this concert we have felt both excitement and nerves, however every anticipation before a performance has made a great memory”. Lucy Tirahan (year 9) “Being in NOfA has made me a better person” Jaiman Bhalsod (year 8) “On Friday 6th June 2014, as part of NOfA Orchestra we performed in the Southbank Centre in Central London. I really enjoyed it because I got a chance to perform on a live stage. We performed with other schools and played a variety of different music structures. This was a great experience which I will always remember”. Leah Kamboh (year 7) 7
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