Dear Parents
Another exceptionally busy term has come to an end. Different age groups in the school have had different imperatives and activities. The rich mixture has been recounted in the newsletters that many of you will have read.
Following the triumph that was “Merrily we roll along” last week, well over sixty senior school pupils performed in the first of two centenary concerts on Tuesday evening and I was delighted to have the opportunity to welcome the splendid Prep School choir to this special evening. The smiling and animated faces of the eight, nine and ten year old children were a very special memory of the evening, further enhanced by their excellent singing and movement. The concert gave the 60-strong senior choir a chance to display their extraordinary virtuosity. We were also dazzled by individual performances of grade 8 standard and above. Jasmine Munns, in her final year, sang two beautiful Schumann Lieder, with an impeccable German accent. Other stunning performances came from Amy and Mandy Chan, Leah Cave, Isobel Richardson and Olly Grainge, Helen Butcher, Rocky Bullin, Leon Fung, Lily Lindon, Charles Snelling-Colyer and Danielle Edmunds. The Chamber Choir, the Ladies Choir and the String Ensemble gave further stunning performances. The show stopper in some ways were the two excepts from Mozart’s ‘Requiem,’ which enjoyed its first outside broadcast performance transmitted by the BBC in St Mary’s church in 1932. It was performed by Battle Choral Society, conducted by the Battle Abbey School director of music and with participation by pupils at the school. History repeated itself.
Those doing examinations will be steeling themselves for a holiday full of revision but I hope some relaxation.
I hope you enjoy some quality time with your children this Easter break.
Best wishes,
Roger Clark
PS
Easter eggs. I have just watched 18 year old boys and girls (along with the rest of St. E’s) rushing around the Abbot’s Hall desperate to find a clue to lead them to an Easter egg. Seeing their excitement reminded me that, while we sometimes fear that our teenagers grow up too quickly, it does not take long to find the child again inside them and what a refreshing thing that is!
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