Hitting all the Right Notes!

This week a group of instrumental players spent a day at Dean Close School, rehearsing and presenting a concert for visitors and parents. There were about 60 players from a number of Prep Schools, with our pupils among the youngest. Players were divided into their orchestral sections for rehearsals with professional players, including the Carducci Quartet, and prepared Slavonic Dance by Dvorak and Palladio by Carl Jenkins to perform alongside Dean Close Orchestra. The entire stage at the Bacon Theatre was taken up with approx 100 players making a tremendous sound. Each section also learnt their own piece to perform in the final Concert. Penny Mitchell, Head of Music commented, "I was extremely impressed by the focus and work shown by our players as they sight-read new parts and rehearsed effectively. Everyone was excited by the final concert which was a thrilling experience of playing in a full symphony orchestra.".