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| The stunning backdrop to the show created by Year 11 artists |
PUPILS at Malton School became musical superstars at the end of term when their annual Easter shows took the legendary Fab Four as their inspiration.
The shows, on the last two nights of term, proved as popular as ever, with the standard of performance being acclaimed as extremely high. The majority of pieces were inspired by John, Paul, George and Ringo, and the variety in style and content reflected The Beatles' famous diversity.
But the concerts also showcased the work of a group of 15 gifted and talented musicians from years 8 to 13, who spent three full days working with professional jazz trombonist Annie Whitehead. They played five pieces, including jazz and South African pieces, and, of course, a Beatles number, The Ballad of John and Yoko. This exciting and highly successful project was made possible by a grant from the Endowment Governors.
The concerts also provided a platform for a number of talented solo artistes to show their skills. Vocal solos performers included Liam White (Yesterday), Robyn Harrison (Hey Jude), Ellen Bentley (For No One), Douglas Bentley (Ob-la-Di, Ob-La-Da), Alex Tate-Smith with Emily Stolting (Let It Be), Lizzie Leeson (With A Little Help From My Friends), Charlotte Bean (Yesterday) and Gavin Redshaw, accompanying himself on home-made slide guitar and amplified foot! .
Instrumental solos came from Jemima Myers and James Poole (piano), Alex Lancaster (violin), and Michael Mason with a very original melodeon performance of the folk ballad, Leaving of Liverpool.
Jamie Bayes' Shakespearean recitation of A Hard Day's Night a la Peter Sellers injected a dash of comedy into the proceedings and performances from the orchestra, jazz band, junior and senior choirs, and rock bands Phobia and Pathogenic completed the line-up. The show was presented by senior students Martin Blake, Sarah Smith and Rosie Spencer.
Set design for the event was by the Year 11 vocational art group, and additional artwork interpreting some of the Beatles' more esoteric lyrics was provided by Miss Harmon's Year 8 artists.
12:15pm Thursday 27th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: James Poole, Malton on 1:14pm Tue 8 Apr 08
Great Article!
I liked the pictures in the actual paper itself; a pity they're not on the website.
Great Article!
I liked the pictures in the actual paper itself; a pity they're not on the website.
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