Inter-Set Music 2011
This year each and every boy at Ludgrove took part in the
Inter-set Music Competition performing songs from Oliver, The Jungle Book and
The Lion King.
In the first half, two boys from each set performed solos on
a variety of instruments. Benjamin Horlick began the evening with an exciting
and enthusiastic performance of Little
Spanish Town, followed by Alexander Farquhar, who produced a lovely tone in
La Donne e Mobile on the Saxophone.
Oliver Lockhart then took to the piano, playing with excellent rhythm and
commitment in Wild Rider by Schumann
before Alisdair Cuthbert wowed the audience with his tremendous bagpipes. Louis
Wilson played with an excellent legato line in Pomp and Circumstance, as did Hugh Kerr in The Nut Hatch, before Oliver Southgate smooched on to play his
guitar in Ruff and Smooth, looking
every bit the rock guitarist. Evan Slater produced a lovely soft tone on the
violin and Joe Trafford a very touching performance of the Miller of Dee sung from memory with a wonderful range of expression
and dynamic contrast. The first half ended with a spirited performance of Hey Jack by Colombus O’Donnell, a
virtuosic trumpet solo by Vincent Ladanyi and Bean Scent performed by Tom Rutherford.
Drake began the second half, wearing excellent costumes for
their performance of Consider Yourself from Oliver, and Haig brought an
authentic sense of fun and an innovative dance routine to Hakuna Matata.
Jellicoe gave a tuneful rendition of I Wanna
Be Like You, sung from memory, as did Kitchener, building up an appetite in
Food, Glorious Food. Nelson sang with
excellent diction in The Circle of Life
and Wellington sang with a great sense of ensemble in The Bare Necessities.
We were privileged this year to welcome George Humphreys, a
professional singer from London to judge the competition. Alasdair Cuthbert and
Joe Trafford were singled out for their outstanding performances in the first
half, and Vincent Ladanyi was highly commended for his trumpet playing. Mr Humphreys gave some excellent
constructive criticism giving the boys plenty to think
about before announcing that Nelson were the winners of the Inter-Set Music
Competition, if only by a whisker, beating Wellington in 2nd and
Haig in 3rd place.
Many thanks to Mr Bellingham for his excellent piano playing,
to Mr Clemenger, Mr Wood and Mr Agnew for setting up the sports hall and to Mrs
Barber for furnishing the competition with an excellent trophy.
AMWG
Further pictures of the evening are here.
