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Taking centre stage Lower School This year has seen another full performance schedule at the Lower School, allowing our talented girls to shine in many ways. As the leaves turned colour and slowly fell to the ground, the Lower School Music Department was in full steam ahead for celebra ti ng autumn. The lovely church of St Thomas’ accommodated us for a special Harvest Fes ti val service for our Infant pupils. Girls shone with their sparkly cut ‐ out stars while serenading the congrega ti on with ‘Catch a Falling Star’ . The programme con ti nued with percussion instruments and brightly coloured displays of poems. Next up up was our Infants’ spectacular rendi ti on of ‘A King is Born’ . Dressed in their na ti vity ou tf its and singing Christmas songs, the performance created a special fes ti ve feel to close the winter term. The Queen’s School Parents’ Associa ti on (QSPA) and Mrs O’Hare worked extremely hard on preparing a community event Carols by Candlelight . The event was full of audience par ti cipa ti on, and lots of laughter and fun was enjoyed throughout the evening. Everyone loved the mince pies and the girls’ rendi ti on of ‘Rudolph’ ! In March, over 14 pupils took part in an a ft ernoon piano recital. From those just beginning to learn the instrument, to our more accomplished performers, it was a lovely occasion to celebrate our hard ‐ working peripate ti c teachers and the wonderful, gi ft ed musicians we have in school. As winter turned its corner, we celebrated spring with our annual Da ff odil Service . Both choirs – Nigh ti ngales and Queen’s Young Voices – performed, with every year group also performing a song that they had been working on. As the girls pinned da ff odils to form a cross, a moment of unity and re fl ec ti on was clear. It was, of course, Mrs Wallace ‐ Woodro ff e ’s last Da ff odil Service, and the girls did Queen’s proud by hos ti ng such a memorable event. Both Nigh ti ngales and Queen’s Young Voices joined forces to compete in the Chester Compe titi ve Fes ti val of Performing
Arts , conducted by Queen’s choral leader, Mrs O’Hare. A ft er their rendi ti on of ‘Try Everything’ and ‘Revol ti ng Children’ , the girls were awarded Highly Commended and le ft with a trophy. Year 2 pupils were fortunate enough to visit Upton Dene Nursing Home when Li tt le Beat , a community ‐ based charity, reached out to the School to join their project. The girls joined Amanda Wrigley in singing well ‐ known songs with the residents. In May, Making Maestros asked the Nigh ti ngale Choir to visit the nursing home again, but this ti me performing with student nurses who have been working on a singing project led by Mrs O’Hare. In the spring term, Year 3 and 4 performed ‘Whiz Wham Alakazham’ , telling a story of wizards who had to work as a team to save the sun and prevent ice creatures from taking their castle. All pupils did a fantas ti c job crea ti ng their characters, pu tti ng together costumes, and even crea ti ng their own spells to perform. Our Summer Serenade in June marked a lovely occasion where parents were treated to a musical showcase by pupils who had received peripate ti c music lessons. From solos to ensembles and larger groups of the orchestra, string groups, Nigh ti ngales and Queen’s Young Voices , it was a truly deligh tf ul way to spend a warm, sunny evening.
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