Head's Newsletter -7 July 2023

MUSIC PERFORMANCE

Open Concert Pupils from Years 7 - 12 came forward to perform in the June Open Concert, featuring soloists and ensembles performing their own choice of music. Challenging movements from violin concertos by Bach and Mozart were performed impressively by Arthur (12CD) and Kangmin (9AGS) respectively. Year 7 piano players Joseph (7RXH) and Victor (7PD) also gave excellent performances of Beethoven ’ s Pathetique Sonata Movement I and Chopin ’ s Mazurka in A minor. The other solo items, performed with great expression, were songs in a variety of styles, from Quilter ’ s Dream Valley to Sara Bareilles ’ She Used To Be Mine, performed by Arjan (12SJC), Nad (10SP), Saahil (10MRL) and Suhaas (10MMB). The concert opened with the guitar ensemble ’ s excellent performances of Canbury Bandstand Concert This summer, Tiffin School Concert Band and Jazz Combo were invited to perform as part of the Canbury Bandstand Concert Series, running each Sunday afternoon from May to August at the Canbury Gardens bandstand. With a lovely setting beside the river, shaded by trees, the day was one of the warmest of the year so far: perfect for musicians and audience alike. The Concert Band opened the performance with music by Gershwin and Bernstein, complemented by the following Jazz Combo set of soul and disco songs: Aint No Mountain, Carwash and Dancing In The Street. The Concert Band returned with

Hey Jude and Mama Mia. Closing the concert was the Rock Band, reprising Hey Jude (in a different arrangement) alongside Oasis ’ Don ’ t Look Back In Anger and Adele ’ s Rolling In The Deep.

arrangements of music by Stevie Wonder and Quincy Jones. The Jazz Combo followed with more traditional Jazz including Fly Me To The Moon and The Girl From Ipanema. The audience grew to well over one hundred as the concert went on, with even more enjoying the music from the footpath. We look forward to returning next summer, with thanks to the Friends of Canbury Bandstand stewards who made the event possible.