Concert is ‘Music for a Summer’s Evening’

Plymouth College’s music scholars enthralled the audience that packed the MK Hall for the Summer Concert.

The evening opened aptly with Joplin’s ‘The Entertainer’, performed by the String Ensemble. Talent was in abundance with solo performances by Mayson Tam (Spanish guitar), Dizzy Lehman (flute), James Douie (classical guitar) and Annabel Norris (saxophone). George Barnes’s rendition of Queen’s ‘Too Much Love Will Kill You’ was superb. Gabriel Roberts (flute) and Gabriel Chan (piccolo) joined teacher, Susie Hodder-Williams, for a duet each while the flute group performed ‘All That Jazz’. The tempo picked up again with the brass group and the 1930s’ Dance Orchestra kept guests entertained during the interval.

The School Orchestra kicked off the second half followed by the incredible voices of Annabel Kennedy and Will Hambly. A highlight of the evening was the premier performance of Annabel Kennedy’s composition, ‘Introduction and Allegro’, played on the clarinet by teacher, Victoria Loram. The School Choir paved the way for the concert’s finale – a spectacular two-song collaboration between the School Choir, Year 7 Choir, Staff Choir and Orchestra.

“It was wonderful to see such an array of musical talent,” said Director of Music and Performing Arts, David Green. “The Summer Concert marked the end of the 2014/15 series and it has been a privilege to hear some outstanding performances from Year 7s through to sixth formers across a wide variety of genres. 

“We also bid a very fond farewell to our leavers, for whom the Summer Concert was their last public performance at Plymouth College. It has been an honour to be able to make great music with them over the years - some of their performances have moved us to tears while with others we have had an absolute ball.”