Over 300 students performed in this year’s Inter-House Solo Instrumental Competition, which took place on Thursday 24 January and culminated in two superb Winners’ Concerts last week.
The annual competition, which operates as a music festival, with pupils entered in classes appropriate to their playing standard, reflects the rich diversity of music at the College.
The external adjudicators this year were Miss Katie Holmes, Mr Ewan Stockwell, Mr Joseph Waggott and Mr Dominic Palmer.
The winner of each class earned a place in the Winners’ Concert but all performers scored marks which go towards the House average score. The overall House winner this year was Murrell, with Raven placed second and Fayrer third.
Performed in front of an enthusiastic audience of parents, pupils and guests in Big School, the Winners’ Concert covered an enormous range of styles and genres and pupils from a range of year groups and musical experiences presented well-polished and engaging performances.
This year’s performers were:
Beginner Drums
Thomas Williams (Fa, M4), Do I Wanna Know – Turner
Beginner Guitar
Polly Campbell (Rv, M4), Gotta Lotta Rosa – Bennett
Beginner Piano
Dylan Dhanani (C, M4), Gypsy Song – Kelly
Beginner Strings & Wind
Daniel Lodge (C, M4), One Hand, One Heart from West Side Story – Bernstein
Elementary Brass
Annabelle Harper (M, M4), Walking in the Air from The Snowman – Blake
Elementary Drums
Daniel Lodge (C, M4), Indecisive – Uings
Elementary Guitar
Matthew Jones (C, Fifth) – unable to perform on the evening
Elementary Piano
Sophie Lonnon (W, L6), Sonatina in A Minor – Benda
Elementary Singing (mixed)
Polly Campbell (Rv, M4), Out Here on My Own from Fame – Cara
Elementary Strings
Sharon Ho (W, M4), Ecossaise Op.121 – Carulli
Elementary Woodwind
Bertie Gathercole (H, Fifth), I Love My Love – Cornish Traditional arr. Bullard
Intermediate Brass
James Macfarlane (Rn, Fifth), Concerto for Trombone third movement: Allegro – Rimsky-Korsakov
Intermediate Guitar
Frank Yao (F, Fifth), Gigue from Suite in D Minor – De Visee
Intermediate Percussion
Solomon Ekoku (Fa, U4), A Little Prayer – Glennie
Intermediate Piano
John Wu (G, Fifth Form), Waltz in B Minor, Op.69, No.2 – Chopin
Intermediate Singing (boys)
Barney Fildes (P, U4), Music for a While from Oedipus – Purcell
Intermediate Singing (girls)
Ariana Menassa (Rv, U4), Shallow from A Star is Born – Lady Gaga
Intermediate Strings
Giles Malone (P, U6), Sonata for Violin in C Minor, third movement: Scherzo and Trio – Beethoven
Intermediate Woodwind
Summie Cheng (Cr, Fifth), Ignition – Parker
Advanced Brass
Andrew Palmer (H, U6), Olympus – Douglas Court
Advanced Guitar
Oliver Healy-Millett (P, L6), Lenny – Ray Vaughan
Advanced Piano
Paulina Chen (Wh, U4), Jasmine Flower – Chinese Traditional
Advanced Piano (post Grade 8)
Dominic Nong (G, U6), Piano Sonata No59 in E flat major, 1st movement: Allegro – Haydn
Advanced Singing (boys)
Tom Bulmer (F, Fifth Form), The Lady is a Tramp from Babes in Arms – Rodgers and Hart
Advanced Singing (girls)
Jasmine Bingham (M, U6), Girl in 14G – Tesori
Advanced Strings
Waleed Alzarooni (H, L6), Gigue from Partita no2 in D Minor – JS Bach
Advanced Woodwind
Suzie Zu (W, U4), Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, second movement: Lento – Horowitz
