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Striking the Right Chord
Monday 30 January 2012
Students from every year across the school came together on Wednesday 25th January to form part of a recital evening where they performed as a soloist in the annual ‘Deer Park Young Musician of the Year Competition’. Students were competing for the prestigious title of ‘Winner of Young Musician’, divided into 2 categories; Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.
Some outstanding performances were heard throughout the evening on a variety instruments including piano, classical guitar, violin, and clarinet, to name but a few. Pieces performed ranged from the Baroque era in 1600s to the very modern, with some pieces written very recently.
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After much deliberation the judges declared that the winner of the Key Stage 3 ‘Deer Park Young Musician of the Year’ was Leah Collingwood, for her brilliant flute performance. Runners up in this category were Tom Chisholm in Year 7, Henry Ezard in Year 8 and Lucy Stephenson in Year 9.
The winner of the Key Stage 4 ‘Deer Park Young Musician of the Year’ was Ella Brown, in Year 10, for a beautiful classical guitar performance. Runners up were Helen Brown, Holly Gimmler & Colm Peare.
Dan Cook, Music Co-ordinator, said of the event: ‘Overall it was a fabulous evening and I was really proud of the achievements of all our pupils.’
Liz Norman
Head of Expressive Arts
