EJM's orchestre at the EJM Gala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 3

There were a lot of changes during the preparation and this is common withevents but [the musicians] were so flexible and adaptable.”

Paul G, who has been playing flute for 10 years, described the experience as “enriching” as he was able to play with other students, and perform in the beautiful Musee D’Orsay. Besidesplaying in the Orchestra, Paul also played 2 pieces of music with Harpist Miya T in the “Galerie des Impressionnistes” of the museum, where the duo played for groups of 10 people.

This experience has cemented my opinion that EJM is a wonderfully diverse place, even in the arts. However, I think that the school’s musical environment can definitely be expanded. Eunbi believes that “[this is] necessary and also desired by a lot of students here. We now know that there are enough talented and engaged musicians at our school to form a proper orchestra, so if we could create a permanent orchestra at our school, that would be amazing!” When asked what EJM can do to cultivate the talent of its students, Paul said, “We could organise concerts much more often! This would help raise funds for the foundation, give the opportunity to students to play in front of an audience, and offer concerts to parents, school staff, teachers and other students. Also, we have the chance to have a very good theatre in the school, and it would be nice to organise musical events in it!”

On behalf of all the musicians, poets, and all other performing students, I would like to thank: the EJM foundation, Mrs Douglas, Mrs Barton, Mrs Moty Tran, Mr Tokley, Mrs Reynaud, Mr Miczka, Guillaume and Pauline. This would not have been possible without you!

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