Penultimate Notes and Nibbles another success in the series

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On Monday 5 May the Royal Hospital School hosted the penultimate in its series of Notes & Nibbles Lunchtime Concerts. There was a range of pupil performances from piano and violin recitals to bass guitar and the bagpipes!

The final concert of this current series will be held in the Burns Recital Hall on Monday 19 May with a buffet lunch available from 1pm and the concert starting at 1.30pm. Tickets are available on the door for £5 and the buffet is included in this price. For more information please contact the Music School on 01473 326222 or email music@royalhospitalschool.org.

Virtuoso! Celebrity Organ Recital by Daniel Moult

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On Saturday 10 May Daniel Moult will be performing at the Royal Hospital School on the Grand Organ. The concert will begin at 7pm with pre-concert drinks from 6.30pm. Daniel Moult is renowned both in the UK and abroad for his intelligent and engaging performances. His repertoire ranges from 14th to 21st century and he has been heralded as “one of the finest organists of our time” by The Organ.

Daniel studied at Oxford and gained his Fellowship diploma of the Royal College of Organists. As a concert organist he performs throughout the UK, Europe, Australia and Singapore. As a soloist he have performed in a variety of cathedrals, churches, concert halls and town halls including The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Huddersfield Town Hall and The Albert Hamm, Nottingham; as well as many European festivals and concert rooms.

The concert will be held in the School Chapel and tickets are available from the Ipswich Regent Box Office: 01473 433100 or www.ipswichregent.com.

Tickets: Full: £10, Concessions: £7, Under 18: Free

First Jam Night A Roaring Success

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On Sunday 9 February, after a hugely successful Scholars’ Concert the preceding evening, crowds thronged once again to the Burns Recital Hall, this time to a Jam Night organised and run by our own in-house songster legend Tom Craggs-Ward.

This event saw several talented pupils (and Mr Hodges in a startling and moving cameo appearance) given the chance to perform in a relaxed, non-classical context. There were well-received contributions from the Year 9 band White Flag, Andrew Egan and his band, Holly Bird in a virtuosic cup solo and George Rennison. It would be fair, however, to say that the twin highlights of the evening were the closing performances by Tom Craggs-Ward’s alter ego, the marvellous Tom Layer, and Tom McConnell, son of the School Chaplain, who is currently touring the UK. Both of these young singer/songwriters showed themselves at the top of their game, using loop pedals to ingenious effect and eliciting ecstatic responses from the large audience.

The evening was all the more remarkable for being entirely student-run, and Tom deserves tremendous praise for putting on such a slick and entertaining a show. Thanks also must go to Alex Crawford-Ewart for his assistance with sound. We hope that this will be the first of many such events and look forward to the next!

Andrew Egan

George Rennison playing the Guitar

George Rennison playing the Piano

Tom Layer playing the Guitar

Holly Bird playing the Cup!

Mr Hodges guest appreance

Year 9 band “The Flag”

Tom McConnell guest appearance

Stunning performances at the Royal Hospital School Scholars’ Concert

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Twenty six of the Royal Hospital School’s most talented musicians took part in a Scholars’ Concert on Saturday 8 February, performing to a highly enthusiastic capacity audience of guests, parents, staff and fellow pupils.

The standard of performance was astonishingly high with a great range of instrumental talents being demonstrated, including solo voice, tuba, oboe, flute, recorder, drums, piano and cello, and every year group from 7 to 13 was represented.

Huge thanks to Mr Saunders and the music staff for organising the event, to all the scholars for playing so brilliantly, to the visiting music teachers who make such things possible – many of whom were able to join us at the concert – and to parents and friends for their invaluable support.

The scholars who performed were:

Rion Shirayanagi	Year 10	St. Vincent	Piano
Lizzy Blackett	Year 13	Nelson	Soprano
Harvey Crallan	Year 7	Drake	Trumpet
Harry Salter	Year 11	Raleigh	Singing
Simone Rossouw	Year 11	Howe	Singing
Lauren Johnson	Year 11	Anson	Singing
William Jenner	Year 9	Raleigh	Violin
Imogen Kerr	Year 9	Raleigh	Piano
Taylor Godfrey	Year 10	Raleigh	Soprano
Sarah Murrison	Year 11	Hood	Flute
Phillipa Murrison	Year 11	Hood	Flute
Ami Zhang	Year 10	Raleigh	Flute
George Rennison	Year 12	Raleigh	Flute
Martha Torrington	Year 10	Hood	Flute / Singing
Tom Craggs-Ward	Year 13	Nelson	Trumpet
TJ Sunuwar	Year 12	Howe	Alto
Winnie Lei	Year 12	Howe	Piano
Ben Banks	Year 10	St. Vincent	Cello
Madison Claridge	Year 10	Raleigh	Drums
Joe Craggs-Ward	Year 11	Collingwood	Clarinet
Sally Watson	Year 10	Hood	Singing
Bradley Tai	Year 10	Raleigh	Piano
Sam Banks	Year 7	Drake	Tuba
Daniel Waterman	Year 9	Raleigh	Trumpet
Henry Doe	Year 13	Nelson	Oboe
Elle Henley	Year 13	Nelson	Oboe

Notes and Nibbles Lunchtime Concert

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The next Notes & Nibbles lunchtime concert will be on Monday 27 January in the Burns Recital Hall. The pupils of the Royal Hospital School will be performing a programme of solo and chamber music.

Tickets are £5 and include a buffet lunch, which will be available from 1pm with the concert beginning at 1.30pm. Tickets can be purchased on the door so there is no need to book

Ipswich Musicians Union Big Band Jazz Night

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The IMU Big Band will be performing in the Jellicoe Room at the Royal Hospital School on Sunday 24 November at 7pm.

The IMU Big Band was originally formed over 30 years ago to allow local musicians to play ‘Bug Band Jazz’ for their own pleasure. They have been one of the leading Big Bands in East Anglia for many years.

Their repertoire ranges from Big Band classics through to more contemporary arrangements by Chick Corea, Sammy Nestico, Gordon Goodwin and Maynard Ferguson, to name but a few. For the last 20 years they have been directed by David Bolton, a local trumpet player, music teacher and musical director. His is always grateful and appreciative of the excellent musicianship and dedication from the musicians within the band.

The concert will be held in the Jellicoe Room in the Main School and will include a buffet, a glass of wine and a complimentary programme within the ticket price.

Tickets cost £15 (concessions: £10 and under 18s: free) and can be purchased through the Ipswich Regent Box Office on 01473 433100 or by visiting www.ipswichregent.com.

An Evening with Matthew Ford Saturday 12 October

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The finest big band singer in the UK, Matthew Ford, will be performing at the Royal Hospital School with his own stunning quartet on Saturday 12 October at 7pm in the Burns Recital Hall. This is a fantastic opportunity for some light ‘easy-listening’ music that will include hits by Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Tony Bennett, Jack Jones and Bobby Darin.

Tickets are available from the Ipswich Regent Box Office on 01473 433100 or visit http://www.ipswichregent.com. Tickets cost £15 (Conc. £10 and under 18s Free).

The First Notes and Nibbles at the Royal Hosptial School a Great Success

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Monday 30 September saw the first in a series of lunchtime concerts at the Royal Hospital School. Notes & Nibbles gives musicians at the School an opportunity to perform individual and group pieces to the wider community.

The concert included an excellent buffet lunch, which was very well received, before a performance by music scholars including singers, guitarists, trumpeters, pianists and composers. All of the musicians played to an extremely high standard to an audience of around 40 guests, many of whom commented on what an excellent idea this is for the local community.

The next Notes & Nibbles concert will be held on Monday 18 November. Tickets are £5 and include a buffet lunch from 1pm. For more information or if you wish to attend please contact the Music School on 01473 326222 or email music@royalhospitalschool.org

150 choristers get together to sing Faure’s Requiem

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On the Sunday 16 June, some 150 choristers rehearsed for a performance of Faure’s Requiem in the School chapel. The performance also included pieces by the composer’s Cantique de Jean Racine and Pavane played on the organ by William Saunders. The choir included former choristers of the Royal Hospital School Chapel Choir and former and present members of the Holbrook Choral Society. It was directed by Peter Crompton with William Saunders at the organ and a considerable sum of money was raised for the Chapel Choir Tour of Northern Germany which takes place at the end of the summer term.

Peter Crompton welcomes back former Choristers

Singing in the Rain and a spectacular Swan song by Peter Crompton

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Peter Crompton

The Holbrook Choral Society Summer Concert “From West End to Broadway” proved to be a roaring success as they performed to a large audience in the chapel at the Royal Hospital School on Saturday evening.

The concert was given by Holbrook Choral Society and orchestra with the Chamber Choir and soloists from the Royal Hospital School. The works performed included music from Les Miserables, the Rhythm of Life from Sweet Charity and Errol Garners famous tune “Misty” performed by Jessica Hazelton, soprano, with Elizabeth Ponsonby on the saxophone. Elizabeth Leaver and Jack Rickards also performed “All I ask of You” from the Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

William Saunders played an organ arrangement entitled “The Sound of Musicals” by Nicholas Freestone showing off the schools famous organ in a different genre.  All of this was interspersed with great opera choruses and arias performed by the Holbrook Choral Society with Teresa Pells, soprano soloist.  The large orchestra which had been assembled performed Broadway show stoppers including “That’s Entertainment”, “Cabaret”, “Mame” and “There’s no business like show business.” Towards the end of the concert the audience was treated to “Sunrise, Sunset” from Fiddler on the Roof and an appropriate rendition of “Singing in the Rain”.

The Concert concluded with an impromptu performance by Peter Crompton of “This is the Moment” from the musical Jekyll and Hyde. It was a fitting, and stunning, ‘Swan song’ at Peter’s last concert as Director of Music at the Royal Hospital School before he retires at the end of this term. Peter, the choirs, orchestra and soloists received a well-deserved standing ovation.