Issue 10 November 2018

Performing Arts
Beauty and the Beast
On 25th and 26th September we held auditions for
our annual school production. This year’s show is
‘Beauty and the Beast’ and we were thrilled that over 60
students attended auditions. It was particularly exciting
to see so many of our new Year 7 students auditioning for
their first show here at The Wilnecote School. Main role
auditions were held on Thursday 4th October and over
40 students auditioned for the 11 main roles on offer. It
was great to know that so many students were keen to
not only be involved in the show but also to take on the
challenge of a main role. However, this did make the
decisions on who to cast really tricky because so many
of the students did fantastic auditions. We eventually
Erin (Y10) Ben (Y9)
Belle & the Beast
cast Erin Shingler (Year 10) as Belle, Sam Martin (Year 9) as Gaston and Ben Ryan (Year 9) as
the Beast. Erin, Sam, Ben and all the other students who were successful in getting a main
role should be very proud of themselves. However, those students who did not get a main
role should also be very proud because they all auditioned brilliantly and provided a great
demonstration of the talent we have in the Performing Arts here at the school.
We have only just begun rehearsing but already the students are working hard, learning
song, speech and dance moves and attending rehearsals three times a week. The show will
take place from Tuesday 12th – Thursday 14th February and everyone involved is really looking
forward to the challenge of putting on such a well-known musical production. Keep an eye
on the school website and Facebook page for more information, including tickets, which will
be available to purchase soon.
Music News
The Music Department celebrated the start of the Autumn Term with record numbers of
students starting their GCSE course. A combined number of 36 Year 9 and Year 10 pupils
began the course which involves lots of composition and performance work – some of which
will be performed in the upcoming Music Concert in November.
This year marks the second year that instrument tuition has been made available to students
and already the number of pupils taking instrument lessons has doubled. The Wilnecote
School offers lessons on all instrument groups – Brass, String, Percussion and Woodwind
as well as keyboard and vocal lesson. Full details can be found on line or by contacting Mr
Events
On Tuesday 13th November The Wilnecote School will be presenting a Music Concert
which showcases the talent of students from across the school. The concert will feature
performances created by students in their GCSE Music lessons as well as performances that
students have rehearsed in their own time. It will be great way to celebrate the hard work
and talent of students from across the school so please feel free to come along. Follow the
link on the school website to purchase tickets, we look forward to seeing you there.
This half term will be a busy one for the Performing Arts Department as following our music
concert we will be presenting our annual Christmas Concert at Holy Trinity Church in Wilnecote
on Wednesday 12th December. Not only is the Christmas Concert a great opportunity for
students to showcase their skills it is also a fantastic way for us to build relationships with the
local community as we work together with both the church and students from local primary
schools. Tickets will be available to purchase via the school website so you warmly invited to
join us for an evening of celebration and festive cheer.