Page 18 - Highlights

CREATIVE HIGHLIGHTS
Music
Music is an integral part of life at Eastbourne College.A high proportion of pupils study an instrument and there are numerous opportunities for all to get involved in activities ranging from the Chapel Choir to the Concert Band, from the Symphony Orchestra to the popular Singer Songwriter Club.
Christmas concert
Exam success
As ever, a large number of pupils took ABRSM and Trinity music exams. Due to space, only distinction Grade 8 and diploma results are displayed below:
• Cody Chan Violin Grade 8 distinction, piano diploma distinction
• Thomas Goodenough Violin Grade 8 distinction
• Helen Grout Alto Sax Grade 8 distinction and singing diploma distinction
• Sophie Nicholles Singing diploma distinction
• Ben Stotesbury-Byrne Singing Grade 8 distinction
• Tianlu Wang Singing Grade 8 distinction.
Chelsea Chung
Chelsea Chung gained her Dip ABRSM exam.This is a higher level
diploma, two levels above the normal Grade 8.
Young Musician of the Year finalists (Cody Chan fifth from the left)
Over 50 pupils competed for Young Musician of the Year.
Frederik Jensen won the Junior Class, Sapphyre Mills Kennelly the Intermediate Class, Cody Chan and Katherine Linaker the Duet Prize, and Cody the Senior Class and Overall winner. Katherine was also selected for the Mid Sussex Sinfonia.
Singing masterclass
Dame Felicity Lott ran a singing masterclass in conjunction with the Sussex Opera and Ballet Society. A large audience gathered to hear a fantastic array of talented singers from the College benefit from Dame Felicity’s considerable experience.
Dame Felicity Lott with Millie Cranston, Tianlu Wang and Lana Harffey-Burkhill
Sophie Nicholles
Sophie Nicholles won a place on the conservatoire singing course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
‘My music has really developed at the College.
Since I was in Year 9, the Music Department and teachers have supported me and guided me towards opportunities that I wouldn’t have found on my own. Their contacts are brilliant, and the facilities, especially
the recording studio and the Jennifer Winn Auditorium, make the whole experience more professional.’ Sophie Nicholles
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