Anna Ruth Ella Lapwood MBE (born 28 July 1995) is a British organist, choir director and television and radio presenter, whose recordings have reached a wide audience on social media since she was appointed as an associate artist at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 2022. Find out more here and here
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Thank you to the members of choir who performed at the Hayes Fair last Sunday. This is what one person had to say about you and your performance:
I would like to reach out to say how wonderful I thought your choir were at the Hayes Fair on Sunday 08.06.25. It was great that you have such a mixture of age groups who were all very clearly enjoying themselves. I chatted to some of them afterwards – they are lovely young people.
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A chance to see Elinor perform with the St. Margaret’s Choristers
Book tickets to see Elinor perform here. Under 18s are free (but do need to book a ticket)
1) Summer Concert – Wednesday 2nd July 6.30pm
2) HUB trip to play at the Community Cafe in Bromley – Monday 21st July (morning)
3) Wicked The Musical trip – Tuesday 22nd July (evening)
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Rehearsals will resume in the first week back.
Well done to HUB for another fab performance at Pittsmead Grange yesterday. The residents loved hearing you play and chatting to you afterwards.
Back in CGG after the gig 😆
The Eurovision Song Contest often known simply as Eurovision, is an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members. Each participating broadcaster submits an original song representing its country to be performed and broadcast live to all of them via the Eurovision and Euroradio networks, and then casts votes for the other countries’ songs to determine a winner. Find out more here.
Coming up this term:
Friday 23rd May lunch/p5: HUB trip to perform at Pittsmead Grange Care Home
Wednesday 2nd July 6.30pm: Summer Concert – all music clubs will be performing at this event
Tuesday 22nd July 5pm: Trip to see Wicked the Musical
Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole ( 1959 – 1997) was a Native Hawaiian musician and singer. Kamakawiwoʻole is regarded as one of the greatest musicians from Hawaii and is considered the most successful musician from the state. Along with his ukulele playing and incorporation of other genres, such as jazz and reggae, Kamakawiwoʻole remains influential on Hawaiian music. In 2010, he was named one of the 50 Great Voices by NPR, who called him “The Voice of Hawaii”. Find out more about him here.
We have one spare ticket for this trip (evening of 22nd July 2025). If you are interested, please email me asap. Thank you – Mrs F
Click here to see what’s on during this year’s Proms. General booking opens on 17th May.
Tickets for persons aged 18 and under can be purchased at half-price in any seating area for all Proms – except the Last Night of the Proms – and in any price band (except for £8.00 Promming tickets).
Emma in year 12 will be performing again with the NYO at this year’s Proms:
“Hello” is a song by American singer and songwriter Lionel Richie. Taken as the third single from his second solo album, Can’t Slow Down (1983)
The song is memorable for the line “Hello, is it me you’re looking for?” The phrase started the song’s composition, as when fellow musician, James Anthony Carmichael visited Richie, the singer greeted him that way, to which Carmichael replied, “Finish that song.” Richie initially felt that the song was “corny” but ultimately “by the time I finished the verse, I fell in love with the song again.”
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Trailblazing double bassist Orin O’Brien never wanted the spotlight, but when Leonard Bernstein hired her in 1966 as the first female musician in the New York Philharmonic, it was inevitable that she would become the focus of much interest and fascination.
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Now 87 years old and recently retired, Orin looks back on her remarkable life and career, insisting that a fuss should not be made, much preferring to play a supporting role to the family, students, friends, and colleagues that surround her.
In the delightful short documentary, THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ORCHESTRA, filmmaker Molly O’Brien beautifully captures her aunt Orin’s prodigious contributions as a musician as well as her unique philosophy that the key to enjoying life is to play second fiddle.
Available to watch on Netflix
All music clubs will start up again in the week beginning 28th April.
22nd – 25th April: Please be around at lunch times to help unload and sort everything from tour.
What a great time we all had! Thank you to Amelia and Angela for the fab tour video:
Well done to all involved 🙂
Hayes Creates newsletter – click here (Winter Concert video is on there too)
Congratulations to those of you who were awarded music colours at the concert.
New to music colours? Here’s where they need to be sewn on:
If you were awarded colours but only received a paper one, please pop to the music office after Easter.
If you think you were due music colours but didn’t receive any, please speak to one of the music teachers.
Thank you to all of you who wrote a review. We had so many, they wouldn’t all fit in the school newsletter, so they are all here instead!
Find out more about joining the NYO here
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Rehearsal schedule for the concert day (Wednesday 2nd April):
Please make a note of when you are needed and make sure you have your instrument/music in school with you on that day.
Your teachers will know why you are absent from lessons that day, but it is your responsibility to find out what you missed and catch up.
Usual lunch rehearsals will take place up until the concert.
Here are some things you need to know about the concert itself:
When the concert is in progress, you must not hang out in the classrooms or corridors. You need to be at the back of the Hall being a supportive, considerate, appreciative member of the audience who shows awareness of performance etiquette which includes not moving around or talking.
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For those of you who have seen the film Jaws
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