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Thursday, 17 November 2011
Local schoolchildren from nearby primary schools, Eagley Junior
School and St Brendan's RC Primary, joined the pupils of Bolton
School to produce a sensational Boys' Division Autumn
Concert.
They were the 25th and 26th local primary schools to take part
in the annual concert. The Year 6 pupils and their teachers
put in a lot of hard work in preparation for the big night and
Director of Music in the Boys' Division, Mr Stephen Martin, praised
them for their efforts, saying: "It is always a pleasure to work
with such enthusiastic children and all the pupils in these two
schools are clearly inspired by their teachers. A huge well done to
all the children singing here tonight - I'm sure you have made the
audience proud". They joined Bolton School Year 8 boys and a number
of soloists from Years 8-13 in producing an upbeat grand finale to
the evening - a Beatles Medley, which included Hard Day's Night,
All You Need is Love, Yellow Submarine, When I'm Sixty Four, and
Hey Jude - complete with dimmed lights and waving light sticks.
As is the tradition of concerts at Bolton School, the evening
provided a wide spectrum of styles and genres of music in a
wonderful celebration, highlighting the outstanding musical talents
and vocal skills of our pupils. Hundreds of boys took part in the
evening and they were ably assisted by Bolton School girls who
performed with them in a variety of joint bands.
It was standing room only for the audience, whose feet had been
tapping from the start of the evening, when the School's Samba Band
and Joint Concert Band opened the proceedings, followed by the
Brass Group who gave an impressive rendition of Handel's See the
Conquering Hero and Perrin's Fitzroy Blues. Next the
Percussion Ensemble took centre stage to perform an interpretation
of Lady Gaga's Paparazzi and the Can Can using plastic tubes, their
bodies and the floor! The Advanced Guitar Group were next to
captivate the audience with a lively rendition of David Smith's
Bossa Espagnola, which was followed up by a stunning Organ solo by
Year 10 pupil Andrew Clelland. The Jazz Band had everyone swinging
through their performances of Scott Ragsdale's City Dock and Craig
Skeffington's Trofeo de Bolos, and the evening ended with the
Beatles Medley which brought the house down!
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