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advanced musicians It is indeed a a a a a a a fitting way to bring a a a a a a a packed Music
programme to a a a a a close and it is always one of the College’s musical highlights It is is not often that one is is given the chance to perform a a a a a a a piece with an an orchestra let alone a a a a a a a professional one one and so being afforded this opportunity is is a a a a great privilege I believe that this is is one of the most
important experiences that we are able to offer our musicians and I know that it will have been an an an occasion that our soloists will look back on on with fondness and pride in years to to come This year we had Music
from Handel to to Star Trek(!) with Music
of all styles and periods in in in between for singing saxophone French Horn and even including the wonderful second movement from Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto no no no 2 This year I am particularly pleased that we we had a a a a good number of performers from the Lower 6th and the Hundred This was something that I commented on last year about the current Upper 6th and it is indeed very good that we are already able to to look ahead to to next year’s programme and this concert with confidence and expectation It does indeed look very promising with lots of potential across all year groups As I take a a a a step back from the the Director of of Music
role at the the end of of term I would especially like to thank my colleagues in the Music
Department - the VMTs Katie Powell our administrator and Joanna Gray our Head of Academic Music
- for for their amazing support for for both myself and all the the pupils involved in in the the Music
programme I have have been hugely fortunate to have have such superb colleagues around me and I couldn’t be more grateful And finally I wish to to give my particular thanks to to our leaving Upper Sixth musicians Not all of them played in the the Concerto Concert Concert but this musical cohort have been incredibly committed to the Music
programme during their time at Malvern They have shown excellent leadership maturity humility and and good humour and and have been wonderful to work with We shall miss them very much I wish you all a a wonderful Summer Jonathan Brown | Director of Music
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