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SUNSET BOULEVARD AT THE CHURCHILL THEATRE<br />
Four of our sixth form students had<br />
the opportunity to take part in a production<br />
of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s<br />
musical<br />
Sunset Boulevard at the Churchill<br />
Theatre in Bromley. Musically directed<br />
by Caroline Daniel our Director of<br />
Music, Victoria Cheung, Emily Pugh<br />
and Summer Zhang played in the<br />
orchestral pit alongside professional<br />
players, many of whom trained at the<br />
Royal Academy and Royal College of<br />
Music.<br />
Charlotte Baker joined the team of stage<br />
crew and has been invited back in May<br />
for a production of Legally Blonde.<br />
MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSIC TOUR<br />
CHARITY CAROL SINGING IN BROMLEY<br />
On Wednesday 9th December a group of<br />
our musicians spend two hours in Intu<br />
Bromley singing and playing Christmas<br />
Carols to raise money for Childaid.<br />
It was lovely to see several parents and<br />
staff supporting the event and we are very<br />
proud to have raised £380 for this very<br />
worthwhile cause.<br />
Ms Daniel Director of Music<br />
Our group photo at the end of our successful Middle<br />
School Tour<br />
GDST YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR COMPETITION<br />
On Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th February, I participated in the GDST Young<br />
Musician of the Year competition held at Wimbledon High School. On Tuesday Ms<br />
Daniel and I travelled to the school and the day commenced with a lunch and a<br />
chance to meet all the other competitors. We then had a rehearsal of a composition<br />
commissioned especially for us girls, ‘Per Aspera Ad Astra’ (through difficulties to<br />
the stars) by Grace-Evangeline Mason, GDST alumna and winner of the BBC Young<br />
Composer of the Year 2013. Next were the vocal heats which were lovely to sit and<br />
listen to, all the vocalists had amazing voices and I could tell that the competition<br />
was going to be very challenging!<br />
The following day consisted of the instrumental heats, I was the last participant and<br />
so listening to everyone perform before me made me even more nervous! I played<br />
two 21st century pieces on my saxophone including Rhapsody by Toshio Mashima<br />
and Adagio and Allegro by Leonardo Vinci. After another composition rehearsal, the<br />
four finalists were announced - unfortunately I did not get through, though I was still<br />
able to perform in the concert in the composition. The concert was at St John’s Smith<br />
Square, Westminster and was an absolutely beautiful church and I’m so pleased that<br />
I got to perform there - the space made each finalist and the composition sound even<br />
more incredible. It was a wonderful concert and opportunity to have taken part in<br />
and I am so pleased that I was able to meet such lovely and talented girls from all<br />
over country.<br />
Georgina Humphries Y13 Music Scholar<br />
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