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Pulling at the harp strings Pupils in Years 3 and 4 were treated to a harp workshop this week, delivered by our harp teacher Lauren Scott. Lauren is Chairperson of the United Kingdom Harp Association and an experienced solo, chamber and orchestral musician, and has regularly played with the RLPO, Hallé, BBC Scottish, RSNO, Psappha and Northern Chamber Orchestra. The harp workshop was entitled ‘postcards from around the world’ and was about the different harps and music from China, Russia, India, South America, Africa and Scotland. The children were shown pictures of the ancient harps from Egypt, as well as current world harps, whilst Lauren played pieces from different countries. Pupils then had a chance to play a small lever harp and helped to demonstrate a Chinese piece. Year 7 pupil Artemis Cooper was recently invited to play harp in a special spotlight concert in Sandbach, which also featured Sioned Williams, principal harpist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. The Sandbach Concert Series is designed to provide performance opportunities for talented young musicians, as well as a chance for Cheshire residents to see renowned musicians perform in an intimate setting. The Series was set up by Lauren, and is now in its fourth season. If you are a parent of a pupil at TN and would like to find out more about harp lessons, please contact Miss Monument, Director of Music.
Charlie Hollingsworth plays the harp
Singing for their supper The Middle Choir took part in the northern premiere of Jonathan Dove’s ‘There was a Child’ in November, which took place at St Michael’s church in Macclesfield. The Year 4 and 5 pupils were asked by the King
Edward Music Society to sing as the children’s chorus for the work. This was the first time the choir had sung with a live orchestra and they rose to the challenge admirably. The concert was a rousing success and the choir was much admired by the audience and even the composer, who was in the audience!
‘There was a Child’ northern premiere
TN NEWS WINTER 2013/14 - 5