King's Ely choristers have come together – virtually – to record two wonderful lockdown songs. Missing being able to sing, live and learn together on a daily basis due to Covid-19, members of both the Ely Cathedral’s Girls’ and Boys’ Choirs, all of whom are pupils at King’s Ely, decided to join forces remotely to record two songs which mean a lot to them. The girls have recorded ‘How...
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Harrogate Ladies’ College Chapel Choir recently visited the city of Venice for a week of performances across the Veneto region. Singing at St Mark’s Basilica was the highlight of the tour and was an unforgettable experience for the choir, who sang four unaccompanied pieces, two in Latin and two in English. Two concerts at the Church of St Philip Neri in Vicenza and St George’s Anglican Church...
A group of King’s Ely Junior pupils, including four Ely Cathedral choristers, used their pedal power to raise more than £1,000 for good causes. Four members of Ely Cathedral Boys’ Choir - Thomas Perceval-Maxwell, James Barbrook, Max Black and Theo Almond - who are all pupils at King’s Ely Junior, cycled from King’s Lynn, Norfolk, to Ely, Cambridgeshire, on June 1st. The four were joined by...
Bromsgrove School's combined Prep and Senior Choir recently competed at the Cheltenham Festival for Performing Arts in the School Choir U19 category, winning the E L Ward Challenge Cup. The adjudicator, Ula Weber, thought their performance of the Lacrymosa from Mozart’s Requiem was really moving and said that their “understanding of the text really came through”. The second song they sang was the...
Seven pupils from Foremarke Hall have been awarded places in prestigious choirs and orchestras. Megan and Alice have places in the U13 section of the National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain and will play the oboe and double bass respectively, while Sophia will play the cello in the U12 section. Alice has also been offered a place in the National Children’s Chamber Orchestra. Charlie and...