Thursday 12th December saw Studley High School’s annual Christmas Concert take place to a sell out audience of over 200 families, school staff and friends from our local community.
The evening opened with a welcome from the host, Year 11 pupil, Jarrad H who introduced our new brass group conducted by brass teacher Mrs Hattersley who played an opening Fanfare and then ‘Rudolph’. Following this rousing start, were soloists on vocals and the piano, drama group performances depicting Christmas scenes and our brand new ukulele club led by guitar teacher Mr Davies. Jarrad chose to perform ‘Winter Wonderland’, complete with tap-dancing and just before the interval we heard our fifty-strong choir led by Miss Wheeler who bought the first half to a close with a challenging a capella arrangement of ‘Carol of the Bells’.
The interval saw a Christmas market and festive refreshments provided by our fundraising Camps International pupils.
Rockschool opened the second half off with a very different version of ‘All I Want for Christmas’ and then the mood changed with Taylor’s beautiful solo of ‘Defying Gravity’ accompanied by Em W on the piano. More drama groups followed, along with a duet from the ‘Stanway Sisters’ and a song from the musical Nativity performed by our Performing Arts club.
The orchestra was the final act on stage who accompanying all for carol singing and then brought the evening to a close with ‘Merry Christmas Everyone’.
85 students from all year groups took part in the concert, giving a well rehearsed and professional performance. Our thanks to our peripatetic music teachers (Mr Jennings, Mrs Dolby, Mrs Hattersley, Miss Wheeler, Mr Hobbs and Mr Davies), school staff for helping out backstage, the local community and Arrow Valley Brass Band who continue to support us.
