Junior Inter House Music Event

Posted: 15th June 2017

This year’s Junior School House Music event took on a new format on Friday 9th June 2017. Our aim was to ensure it was truly a house event that involved all of the girls. It also enabled us to celebrate World Music Day.  The event started with a solo or duet performance from each house in every year group.

Burns – Amelie K on French Horn, Suzanna C on Cello, Sophia E sang and Evie C on Saxophone.

Milton – Amelie R on piano, Lucy B on piano, Scarlet W and Ariana M singing a duet, and Holly W on piano.

Thomas – Annie B on violin, Octavia L and Bronwen L sang duet, Amelie G on flute, and Madeleine G and Klara R played a piano duet.

Yeats – Milly HL on fife, Charlotte R sang, Evie M on Cello and Alice R sang.

Suzanna C was the overall winner of this playing Boccherini’s Rondo.

We then heard from the house ensembles. Instruments ranged from Violins to Xylophones!  The judges were impressed with Milton who had every girl involved wearing Old Macdonald hats – hidden from Mrs Playford until the actual performance!

The overall winners were Burns who played Jamaican Lullaby.

The final element was the ‘House Song’ which had to include the colour of their house in the title.

Burns sang Blue Moon, Milton sang Yellow by Cold Play, Thomas sang Red Red Robin and Yeats finished off with a rousing version of Green Door by Shakin’ Stevens.

Thomas won this class with Red Red Robin.

Paul Newbold, Director of Music and Nicky Donson, Assistant Head – Pastoral & Boarding, adjudicated the event and Roger Walkinton accompanied the girls.

Results were – 4th place Yeats, 3rd place Milton, 2nd place Burns, 1st place Thomas.

The day was a huge success with all girls having a wonderful time.