Spring Concert Was A Night To Remember

The Sports Hall was packed with parents and families eager to be entertained. Over 60 talented Princethorpe pupils treating the audience to a night to remember.

Concert Band opened the evening, performing two pieces confidently Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and from Rocky III the uplifting Eye of the Tiger. 

The College’s Choir was in fine form, over the course of the evening they performed four pieces including super medleys from Schwartz’s Wicked and Boublil & Schoenberg’s Les Miserables as well as Hope is Near by Lockaby and the catchy 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton, showcasing their fabulous delivery and rich harmonies. While Chamber Choir impressed all with the traditional Jesus on the Mainline and Another Day of Sun by Hurwitz.  

The College’s String Orchestra played to their usual high standard, with a varied repertoire including Vivaldi’s Spring from The Four Seasons, Handel’s The Hallelujah Chorus, When She Loved Me by Newman and finally Sicilienne by von Paradis.

Other fine ensembles included the College’s brilliant BTEC Musicians who performed End of the Beginning by DJO and Fleetwood Mac’s Rhiannon and new to the College this year the Year 11 Ceiligh Band that had everyone’s toes tapping with Medley Èireannach.

There were plenty of soloists showing off their talents too including new scholar Darcey Carroll who played Gershwin’s Walking the Dog, the talented Chloe Henderson, outgoing Music Prefect, who captivated the audience with Devienne’s Sonata No 1 in E Minor, Jorja Parris wowed everyone with her dramatic rendition of Adelaide’s Lament by Loesser, Bea Taylor was faultless with Bach’s Ciaccona, the talented Jack Fleming amazed with Debussy’s Claire de la Lune and finally the incredible Robyn Shaw sang With You from Ghost The Musical.

The Concert Band returned to the stage to begin the build up to the finale with a wonderful medley of Disney Film Favourites and then to round the evening off all the performers joined together to deliver a combined ensemble of Elbow’s One Day Like This.

A huge thank you to, Director of Music, Gil Cowlishaw and, Teacher of Music, Alison Wakeley and the wonderful Princethorpe College vocalists and musicians for providing such super entertainment for a Friday night.