Music Matters

As you may have seen from last week’s Behind the Green Gate, the school’s 125^th Birthday Concert at the Town Hall on 18 June has been cancelled.  The workshops that were scheduled for Monday 27 April and Sunday 14 June for the preparation of this concert will also be cancelled.

I would like to acknowledge the work of the composers who have been a part of this project. The composers include: Mr Stephen Chin, Ms Alice Chance, Miss Georgiana Thomas-Pedell, Ms Jayne Groves, Ms Georgia Scott, Ms Aristea Mellos and Ms Elena Chernin.

We also have some wonderful artwork by students that we had hoped to display alongside the performances of the musical items. I would also like to acknowledge the work of the following students: Lara Feller, Juleena High, Samantha Klein, Elenarose Plaister, Uma Rogers, Ella Walters-Adams and Emily Weaver.  Thank you for your talent and hard work!  Thank you also to Ms Heidi Jackson, members of the Art Department, Ms Caroline O’Sullivan, Ms Anne Rumpler from the Design and Technology Department, Ms Tina Mavritsakis and Ms Eddie Goodfellow for their continued support and assistance.

There are some beautiful and exciting pieces of music that are waiting to be shared with the school community.  We sincerely hope that we will have an opportunity to do so.

Creativity and Connection

Continuing to play your musical instrument at home and in Zoom lessons with your instrument tutor is a great way to improve skill on the instrument as well as providing a therapeutic creative outlet. The Music staff have been working hard to ensure that lessons continue remotely. The tutors have so enjoyed connecting with the girls online and hearing their progress through video lessons. The school holiday period is a wonderful opportunity for girls to practise at home.

Please encourage your daughter to play her instrument every day over the coming weeks, even for just a few minutes.

Pauline Chow
Head of Music