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150th Celebrations Music Commission

As part of our 150th celebrations, a commission has been written and performed. The music department has been working with Amy Summers to produce this new work and students have been involved in contributing ideas. The lyrics were sent to Amy and form part of the final piece.

Amy is a British com…

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Zadok the Priest

Performance 5th May

To many people, it is instantly recognisable as the theme music to the Champion’s League, but Handel’s Zadok the Priest was written for the coronation of King George III in 1727, and it was such a hit that it has been included in every subsequent British coronation.

Here at …

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Senior School Spring Concert

Every March the music department celebrates music making in the annual Spring Concert. An enjoyable evening and this year was no exception.

Our Junior Choir set the tone for the evening with the performances of Rutter’s ‘All things Bright and Beautiful’ and the well known Beatles hit ‘Penny Lane’…

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Lower School Music Concert

Every November and May our lower school musicians provide an evening of musical entertainment. Tuesday 8th November musicians took to the stage to display their impressive skills.

Five girls in remove have been working since the start of term and performed ‘The Scientist’ by Coldplay. They receiv…

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Lower School Music Concert

On the evening of Monday 30th May, many of our Lower School musicians took to the stage to display their talents. We host two of these evenings each year and they are definitely firm favourites in the Music Department calendar.

Students in Remove, Lower Four and Upper Four are invited to perform …

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Senior School Spring Concert

The Senior School held their celebration of music at the beginning of this term, delighted to be able to host an actual event that had been previously cancelled due Covid related illness. Performers were supported by a large audience including His excellency Lieutenant General Richard Cripwell CB C…

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Junior School Drama Production

After having to cancel the original performance dates back in March, the cast and crew from The Ladies' College Junior School are ready to perform Disney’s Moana JR on Tuesday 3rd May and Thursday 5th May with a matinee and evening performance on each day. The 60-minute musical adventure, designed …

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Students shine at Lower School concert

On Tuesday 9th November an evening of essentially informal yet demanding music-making took place with entertainment provided by a talented selection of Lower School students from the Senior School. Commendable soloists, vocal and instrumental groups and joyful choirs provided a varied and interesti…

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Next Drama production announced - 'Fame ' the Musical

The Ladies' College are proud to announce their next whole school production: 'Fame' the musical, which will be performed in January 2022 at the Princess Royal Centre for Performing Arts!

Set in 1980's New York the play follows the lives of the students of a performing arts school, who want nothi…

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College alumna part of Royal Marines Band funeral procession

LCpl Emily McClean left The Ladies' College in 2016 to join the Royal Marines service.  She plays the French horn and is part of the RM Band Plymouth. The band members are fully trained operational military personnel who undertake a wide variety of ceremonial work of national importance, as well a…

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Celebration of Music

The Celebration of Music at St Stephen’s Church on Tuesday 4th May 2021 saw a diverse programme of music performed by students of all ages and abilities.

Senior Strings opened the evening with a rousing and highly competent rendition of Warlock’s ‘Basse Danse’ - a fitting opener for the occasion.…

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NCO student recognised for her talent

Keen musician, Alex, a student in Lower Five has had her musical efforts recognised. Alex plays double bass with the National Children’s Orchestra and has received the Dame Ruth Railton Award. This award recognises her involvement, commitment and hard work in the main orchestra and that she has…

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Senior motet musical lockdown performance

During the recent weeks of lockdown, Director of Music, Anthea Roue has been working virtually with the senior motet.  Mrs Roue created a backing track and they performed and submitted their footage for her to piece it all together.

The piece is called 'Count the Stars' by Andy Beck and is perfor…

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Young songwriter competition finalist

Upper Five student, Rachel is one the College's regular music performers and it comes as no surprise that two of her songs that she wrote for her GCSE Music have made it to the Young Songwriter 2020 competition organised by Song Academy.

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Rachel was recently asked by Song Academy to comme…

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Spring Music Concert

The Senior School music department presented their annual Spring Concert on Tuesday 10th March. This is the highlight of the music calendar demonstrating the vast array of musical skills our students have to offer.

The evening started with students Daisy, Sophie and Ingrid conducting and leading …

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Music at The Ladies’ College

This is a busy department with many of our students performing both in College and non-College events on the island over the next few months.

On Friday 24th and Saturday 25th January the Guernsey Music Centre held their annual winter concerts at St. James. Many of our students were involved in…

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Samba Workshop

As part of GCSE music students study world music, it is at this point we work in conjunction with visiting musicians. The Upper 5 music class were treated to a journey through Samba rhythms, starting a stopping performance and an exploration of the different instruments.

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Musicians from The La…

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Opera Workshop

Wednesday 25th September 6th form singers from The Ladies’ College, Elizabeth College and the Grammar School were treated to masterclasses run by OperaUpClose. Performing on the island they were able to spend time with our young musicians for 90 minutes where they passed on their expertise and …

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UK Christian songwriter pays surprise visit to Sixth Form

Last Friday the Sixth Form was lucky enough to have a visit from the prolific Christian singer, songwriter Graham Kendrick.

"We weren’t told who was going to be speaking to us in our usual tutor time session and had to ask him questions to guess who he was and why he had come to speak to us. We s…

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Battle of the Bands winners prize buys new drum kit

February 2019 was the 4th annual competition of the Battle of the Bands, run by Thirst School of Music and held at Beau Sejour.

Previous winners include Elizabeth College, Les Beaucamps and St.Sampsons High Schools. The Ladies’ College enter each year and we a delighted that the band ‘Afterlife…

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