It was really Inspirational to hear others perform
Year 7 pupil
The musical talent of the school was on full display this week during our annual Music Festival.
More than a third of the Senior School competed during the day, performing for our panel of judges Aidan Bradley, Claire Dunham and Lucy Knight from Manchester High School for Girls.
Girls competed in a variety of music festival classes before an evening concert featuring the class winners.
The standard as always was superb. Congratulations to everyone who took part.
The winners were:
Percussion Trophy
Lucy
Ensemble Trophy, Joint Advanced Ensemble winners and Musicality Trophy with a piano duet
Emma and Zara
Joint Advanced Ensemble winners
Jada and Scarlett
Preliminary Ensemble Winners
Mia and Marni
Intermediate Ensemble Winners
Raka, Rosie and Phillippa
Intermediate Piano
Raka Chattopadhyay
Preliminary Wind
Catrin Fagan
Intermediate Wind , the Swann Woodwind Trophy and the Overall Intermediate Class Winner
Rosie
Advanced Wind, Years 12-13 Classical Vocal and the Runner Up Trophy for her performance of “Ah! Belinda“ by Purcell
Grace
Preliminary Strings
Lydia
Intermediate Strings
Amy
Advanced Strings and the String Trophy
Rachel
Gill Church Brass Cup
Isabelle
Self Accompanied Solo Singing
Amelia
Years 7-9 Classical Vocal, Junior Vocal Trophy, Overall Preliminary Class Winner
Annabel
Years 7-9 Popular Vocal and the Preliminary Piano Trophy
Grace
Years 10-11 Classical Vocal
Esther
Years 10-11 Popular Vocal
Raphaela
Years 12-13 Popular Vocal and the Ann Brotherhood Vocal Trophy
Jada
Joint Advanced Piano and the Piano Trophy
Zara
Joint Advanced Piano
Jasleen
The Overall Festival Winner of the Amy Underhill Trophy was Jada singing “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” by Stevie Wonder
The adjudicators were super friendly and I really enjoyed playing my music for someone
Year 7 pupil taking part in her first Music Festival
