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Georgia wins place with Royal College of Music

Many congratulations to Georgia Dawson who has accepted a place from the Royal College of Music.

 

Florence and Owen Accepted into National Youth Choir

Many congratulations to Florence Gidney and Owen Butcher who have both been accepted into the National Youth Training Choir.

 

Emily Promoted to the Senior Girl’s Choir of National Youth Choir

Many congratulations to Emily who has successfully auditioned and has been promoted to the Senior Girl’s Choir of NYC.

Three in term, and one on Christmas Eve – all wonderful in their own way: magnificent singing (the Chamber Choir under Ms Weston quite stunning, and the congregations joyfully robust as well), excellent and thoughtful readings, and, on Christmas Eve, wonderful costumes and a story beautifully told.  Our thanks go to Rev Wilson, to St Mary’s, and to all in the congregations for such a glorious end to the calendar year.

The best performers in the National mathematics competitions are invited to take part in very demanding international extension challenges.  This year we had four who cleared the hurdle in the Senior event and took part in the Kangaroo round.  Best amongst them was Emily Barker who scored an excellent 60 marks to gain a merit (the top award possible, given to the top 25% of candidates – on this occasion those scoring 50 or above).  Not far behind, and earning qualification certificates, were Jason Li, Catherine Hua and Cara Pan. Many congratulations to our quartet.

Charlotte Dinwiddy and Jennifer Clare played with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a “The Music of Bond” Concert at the Regent Theatre in Ipswich towards the end of last term.  Jennifer takes up the story: ‘Five members of the Orchestra (two violins, a viola, a cello and double bass) played alongside our small string ensemble from Suffolk Music as we tackled many pieces as well as our own arrangement of Bond themes.  It was a great experience to be part of and a brilliant night of music to follow.’

Woodbridge School is delighted to invite you to participate in our second Young Musician of the Year competition which will be held at The Abbey, Woodbridge School’s Prep School, and we hope that you enjoy the process of preparing for the competition as well as the actual event. Following the success of the Junior competition last year, this year we have opened up the competition to include Intermediate and Senior categories, for musicians up to the age of 18.

We are fortunate to be welcoming R. Smissen of The Academy of St Martin In The Fields as our adjudicator and we know that you will find feedback on the day constructive and positive. Music has the power to transform lives and so we believe that you will find this competition an enriching experience.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SENIOR (AGES 16-18) AND INTERMEDIATE (AGES 12-15) CATEGORIES WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY 3 MARCH. THE JUNIOR CATEGORY (AGES 7-11) WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY 4 MARCH.

Details

Open to all instrumentalists age 18 years and under. Only one entry per candidate.

Adjudicator: R. Smissen, Academy of St Martin In The Fields
Deadline for entries: 12 February 2016
Prizes: 1st Prize – Cup and £30 book token

2nd Prize -£20 book token

3rd Prize -£10 book token

Adjudication date: Thursday 3 March, 6pm (Intermediate, ages 12-15 and Senior, ages 16-18)

Friday 4 March, 6pm (Junior, ages 7-11)

Venue: The Abbey Hall, Woodbridge