The Cranleigh School Newsletter Issue No 45
Lent 2013
Head s Up Dear Parents,
The Lent Term sandwiched as it is between the sense of anticipation of the Michaelmas Term at the start of the academic year and the exam pressures of the Summer Term often feels like the term in which the pupils pack in as much as they can. And this term has been no exception. The School has been abuzz with preparations for one event after another. First came the highly entertaining two House plays (South and Loveday), followed by the fantastic School play, Tis Pity one of the most compelling dramas staged during my time at Cranleigh, supported by an outstanding Technical Team. Preparations have continued seemingly unabated in the Music School for the three Helen Wareham Competitions; the Cranleigh Voices Evensong at Salisbury Cathedral and then of course the phenomenal collaborative Senior School/Prep School concert at G Live only last weekend, masterfully directed by Marcus Pashley and Catherine Beddison. And just this week came the Fashion Show and ever-popular Dance Show in aid of Tildy s Trust a combination that worked very well, and raised money for a cause close to many pupils hearts. In between, the pupils have competed with their usual determination on the sports pitches, and in the process have taken another National title in girls U16 hockey; the South Regional U18 and Surrey U14 titles in boys hockey; won a prestigious rugby sevens trophy, and been picked in multiple cases for club and national representation. Not to mention competing fiercely for the House cross-country titles, training rigorously for the Devizes-to-Westminster International Canoe Race, rising to the diverse challenges of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards and, in one pupil s case, successfully taking on the truly gruelling Tough Guy course! Walking around campus, I continue to feel extremely proud to be part of such a vibrant, dynamic community, whose energy never wanes. Cranleigh s ethos centres upon the importance of an all-round education and I think it is fair to say that this term has been a shining example of precisely that.
Guy Waller Head
Cranleigh School, Cranleigh, Surrey GU6 8QQ Tel: 01483 273666
MAKING MUSIC
It is now almost three years since the creation of Cranleigh Music 7-18 . Marcus Pashley, Director of Cranleigh Music, explains the concept and its impact on musical education at Cranleigh.
How important do you think music is for a child s development? I think it is absolutely crucial musical activity develops such a wide range of important fundamentals such as motor skills, coordination, creativity, self-discipline, ability to work both independently and as part of a team, cultural awareness the list of positive benefits is really endless. What is the concept of Cranleigh Music and what sets it apart from most Schools? Cranleigh Music is the name we gave to our fully integrated approach to musical education right through from age 7 in the Prep School to age 18. Five years ago we began to investigate areas of both Schools that could strongly benefit from a through-concept; music, as well as sport, seemed an obvious choice. There were already two centres of musical teaching expertise on either side of Horseshoe Lane; it seemed a thoroughly logical development to bring these together into a single faculty. The music staff is therefore
considerably larger than most schools and we can better respond to the individual musical needs of each child as they enter the Schools at age 7, 11, 13 or 16.
What benefits have you already noticed to this approach? Music education consists of three broad areas; development of individual performance skills through instrumental/vocal lessons; development of ensemble performance skills in choirs, orchestras, bands and a whole host of smaller ensemble groups, and development of curriculum/academic skills through classroom music and on to GCSE and AS/A2 Level. We are now three years into the concept and already the benefits in each area are very tangible. For the individual, our policy of instrumental specialism at all levels has enabled children as young as 7 to have individual lessons with inspiring, professional teachers dedicated solely to that instrument. A child can now Continued over.....
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first-choice place to study the subject at University or Music Colleges, a statistic of which we are very proud.
move from one teacher to another at a time when it is personally appropriate for them to do so, rather than simply because they have moved on to the Senior School. For ensemble music-making, pupils have the benefit of excellent facilities across both Schools and expert coaching from a large team with a wide range of musical expertise, from choirs and orchestras to rock bands and percussion ensembles. The through-policy also enables us to plan more effectively for the development of ensembles as pupils pass through each School. The same approach benefits curriculum and academic teaching where the skills required at GCSE and AS/A2 Level can be nurtured from an early age by an integrated team.
What are the highlights of the Cranleigh Music calendar each year? It really is difficult to single out highlights as so much goes on. There is at least one performance opportunity every single week of the School year and very often more than that, be it a pupil recital, a competition or a performance as part of the professional Concert Series. A major highlight is the large-scale music competitions which take place in both Schools; the House Music Competition in the Prep School and the Helen Wareham Competitions in the Senior School, in which a huge number of pupils take part. The Christmas and Summer Concerts in both Schools are an excellent showcase for the wide range of large ensembles which rehearse weekly. Is there a single event which has encapsulated the spirit of Cranleigh Music? Well, it would have to be this term s huge choral concert at the 1000-seater G Live venue in Guildford. A vast choir of 230 singers drawn from the 70 members of the Senior School Chapel Choir, 85 pupils from the Prep School and 75 members of our local Choral Society, together with the professional Merriman Concert Orchestra and a quartet of internationally acclaimed soloists, gathered to perform Mozart s Requiem and Rutter s Mass of the Children . The sheer power of such enormous forces was exhilarating! It was absolutely in the spirit of everything we are trying to achieve, to bring such a wide age range of performers all together. Children as young as 8 had the experience of working together with much older pupils, musicians from the wider community and world-class professional performers to produce a really terrific result. It was a fantastic event and exactly what Cranleigh Music is all about.
How many staff work within Cranleigh Music? There are actually 54 of us in total! Ten are full-time members of staff, including a Head of Prep School Music, Head of Performance, Music Administrator, Head of Academic Music, Head of Piano, Head of Strings, Head of Woodwind and Brass, Head of Music Technology, Organistin-Residence and a Bandmaster, and there are also over 40 visiting teachers. So is Cranleigh aiming to be a specialist Music School? Well, it s true that quite a number of children who have been considering specialist music schools as an option have come to Cranleigh because of what we offer, but no, our ethos is quite different. It is about the important role music plays in the development of wellrounded individuals. Musical Cranleighans are encouraged to participate in a huge range of other creative and sporting interests alongside their musical skills. They have really busy lives, but we feel this makes for happy and wellbalanced musicians.
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What achievements of musicians at Cranleigh have you been most proud of? Pupils achieve at their own level, and I get just as much satisfaction from seeing a nervous seven-year-old bravely singing a solo for the first time as an accomplished Sixth Former performing a concerto with a professional orchestra it s just different. It s a great pleasure when pupils go on to further musical studies because you know it has become their passion in life. We have a 100% record of Cranleighans gaining their
PURELY ACADEMIC
The Easter holidays will, as ever, provide an important time for Cranleigh pupils to get key academic revision done. All years have summer exams to face next term: for the three senior years these will be key external modules, which for the Sixth Form may well have an impact on university prospects. It will be important for everyone to enjoy some rest and recuperation, but also to utilise their time wisely in order to do some revision along the lines suggested by their teachers.
2013 STUDY LEAVE ARRANGMENTS Parents are advised that the following arrangements will be put in place for Study Leave next Summer Term: Upper Sixth Study Leave will begin for Upper Sixth pupils after school activities on Friday 24th May. Lower Sixth Study Leave will begin for Lower Sixth pupils after school activities on Thursday 9th May and will run until the end of Long Leave. Lower Sixth pupils will be expected back in School for the second half of the term at the standard published time of 9.00pm on Sunday 2nd June for boarders, or for the 8.10am CallOver on Monday 3rd June in the case of day-pupils. Upper Fifth Study Leave will begin for Upper Fifth pupils after school activities on Saturday 11th May. All pupils in these year groups are encouraged to note that their teachers will be available in School during the Study Leave period for consultation and advice as required. Every year some of our pupils find it easier to revise for exams at School rather than at home for at least some of the Study Leave period, and this is often a sensible approach to take. DATES FOR PUBLICATION OF EXAM RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: Thursday 15th August, 9.00am: AS and A Level results published. Thursday 22nd August, 9.00am: IGCSE and GCSE results published.
What would you like to develop further within Cranleigh Music? We are proud of the achievements to date but there is always more one can do. I would like to broaden still further our range of small ensembles, encouraging more pupils to get together with groups of their friends to make music this is where so much fun lies. I would also like to increase our musical outreach, joining together with children in other schools in the local area to make music. At Christmas we gave several wellreceived performances of The Snowman in various local schools and we have had great Singing Days involving children in the wider community. I would certainly like to do more of this. What do you most enjoy about being a Director of Music? It has to be seeing children get the music bug in the same way as I did at school and knowing that you have been part of that in some way. It s not going to happen for everyone, but the emphasis we place on mass participation gives as many pupils as possible the opportunity to get something out of music. The joy I get from leading an entire community singing their hearts out in Chapel Services is hard to beat. Also, leading a large, cohesive teaching team whose remarkable and diverse musical talents I greatly respect is really rewarding. As for the future, it will be wonderful in a few years time to see pupils leaving the School as highly accomplished musicians whose development we have nurtured from the very beginning.
FIRSTS FOR THIS TERM This term witnessed a rare musical moment: a worldfamous Old Cranleighan organist, for whom Cranleigh s current Organist-in-Residence once turned the pages as a chorister, returning to play at Cranleigh, including a piece by a contemporary Old Cranleighan friend of his, who also taught at Cranleigh . The OC in question is, of course, Christopher Herrick, who performed a piece by Derek Bourgeious in this term s Organ Concert Series: a truly poignant occasion. The fact that Christopher Herrick has been described as among the very greatest of living organists only added to the sense of occasion.
Despite losing his trainers in the quagmire at the start, Joe Quinn (LVI, North) completed the course and in the process raised £725 for Tildy s Trust, in memory of his close friend Tildy Curran. If you would like to help Joe achieve his target of £2000, please donate at: http://www.bmycharity.com/quinntoughguy2013. An item from last year s A-Level Product Design work was featured in the international New Design Magazine 100th edition (the only school-based piece of work). The editorial panel of New Design selected a beautiful outdoor seat entitled Loop , designed and manufactured by Sam Camsey (North, 2012).
Demonstrating tremendous skill on the race track, three pupils - Will Palmer (UV, North), Mark Czajkowski (LVI, East) and Mylo Boyd (UV, North) have made it through to the Southern Regional Final of the coveted British Schools Karting Championship (BSKC) 2013, to be held on Saturday 23rd March.
Cranleigh teacher Stuart Block swapped suit and tie for cycle helmet and Lycra when he cycled 15,000 km from Johannesburg to London. He arrived just in time for the 2012 Olympics and raised more than £105,000 for educational and development charities and projects in Africa. While travelling through 19 countries, he also wrote a blog on economic development. He has now been nominated for Justgiving s Endurance Fundraiser of the Year Awards 2013.
After last term s extraordinary achievement of three teams reaching the South Regional Hockey Finals, for the first time two Girls Hockey sides reached the National Hockey Finals and one of these went on to claim the title. See the Personal Best section for details.
Billed as the toughest race on earth Tough Guy is staged over a brutal 15km obstacle course in which contestants face electric shocks, ditches, jumps, freezing water pools and fire pits. Up to one third of entrants drop out due to dehydration, hypothermia, acrophobia and claustrophobia.
Mozart s Requiem Concert held at G Live: Sunday 17th March saw pupils performing for the first time at Guildford s spectacular new G Live venue. This major Choral and Orchestral concert featured over 230 singers from Cranleigh School, Cranleigh Prep and Cranleigh Choral Society, performing Mozart s mighty Requiem and John Rutter s beautiful Mass of the Children . For details, please see Marcus Pashley s front-page interview, PJL s Performing Arts review and the Cranleigh website.
SAVE THE DATES
WEDNESDAY 15th MAY
FOUNDATION TENNIS TOURNAMENT
All Cranleigh Prep and Senior School mothers are warmly invited to play in the Ladies Tennis Tournament in aid of the Cranleigh Foundation on Wednesday 15th May. Money raised will be used to provide Foundationer Bursary places to local children whose extreme family circumstances would suggest that they require a boarding school education. Entry to the tournament costs £25, which includes a delicious lunch. If you and your friends would like to play, please contact Belinda Graham-Rack on 07760 282246/email belindagrahamrack@btinternet.com or Lulu Hampson on 07889 966118/ email a.hampson1@btinternet.com. All applications need to be returned by Friday 10th May.
SUNDAY 30th JUNE SPEECH DAY & OC DAY
The annual gathering of current pupils, parents and OCs, complete with Speeches, pupil exhibitions, exciting sports matches and family fun throughout the afternoon, with a complimentary hog roast or picnics (as preferred) around the School v OC cricket match on Jubilee. For weekly updates of all of Cranleigh s news and events, please visit the website at www.cranleigh.org
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The Term in
PICTURES
A selection of highlights from all that has gone on at Cranleigh this Lent Term, intended to give just a taste of Cranleigh life Please refer to the website/The Cranleighan for a more detailed review of all news and events. Pictures, from left to right, working across:
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History and Politics trip to Washington Helen Wareham Strings Competition winner, Zoe Dixon Harlequins Academy Selections - Sam Arnold, Ben Gasson, KK Ndewere and Charlie Piper French trip over Long Leave Football team in action Fashion Show Economics Lecture: Dr Richard Reid, Global growth back to the future Duke of Edinburgh Awards Gold Expedition to the Atlas Mountains in Morocco Duke of Edinburgh Awards Silver Practice Exepdition Devizes-Westminster training on the River Wey Dance Show Classics Lecture: Mr Guy Westwood, Magdalen College Oxford, The Iliad Cricket Tour game, South Africa Cranleigh Voices singing Evensong at Salisbury Cathedral Annual Careers Forum Evening Charlie Piper (LVI), selected for England U18 rugby team Cranleigh hosting the Young Enterprise regional final Senior Youth Speaks team Concert Series: Andrew Fuller and Richard Saxel Brass Supper Dance CCF overnight expedition South House play: Old Lace and Arsenic Riding: Arena Eventing Qualifier at Bury Farm School Play: Tis Pity ower School drama event Purvis Society: HH Judge Jeremy Richardson QC Boys hockey team South Africa Cricket Tour team House Cross-country competition Purvis Society: Dr Nick Plant on Toxicology Tim Ayling, Winner, Helen Wareham Vocal Performance School Play: Tis Pity Junior Schools Challenge winners, Cubitt OC Tim Hastie-Smith at The Exchange LVIth Artists in London s Southbank U16 girls hockey team celebrate becoming National Champions Katie Batchelor, National Indoor League Division 1 Champion (with East Grinstead Ladies 1st team) The Biology Department welcomed Chief Examiner Bill Indge to Study Skills Day Netball coaching G Live concert: Mozart s Requiem and Rutter s Mass of the Children Purvis Society: Lord Lucas on Higher Education & A-level Reform Rotary Public Speaking U14 boys hockey team Surrey Champions Loveday House play, The Dog It Was That Died LVth players going on hockey tour to Holland
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For weekly updates of all of CranleighÂ’s news and events, please visit the website at www.cranleigh.org
SPORTS ROUND-UP Another term of amazing Cranleigh sporting success has just been completed.
The biggest news was that the Girls U16s won the National Outdoor Hockey Competition at Cannock in February, following on from a 3 rd place at the National Indoor Championships in January. Added to this, the Girls U14s were 4th in the National Outdoors, only very narrowly missing a place in the final: a remarkable achievement from two talented year groups. In the Boys Hockey block fixtures, 61/87 matches were won or drawn... a better record than
last year, so progress has been made across the board. The U14As were Surrey Champions, the U14Cs and U14Ds were both unbeaten without conceding a goal, and the U14Es were unbeaten too. In the U15 year group, the U15Ds won the Orroroo Trophy for the side with the best record, again undefeated and with a phenomenal goal difference. The 1st XI have also had a remarkable season: runners-up in the St George s College Sixes, Surrey County Champions and South Regional Champions. The Netball Club has had a very successful season, with all age groups qualifying for the County finals and the U16s being runners up: they only just missed out on qualifying for the National finals in the regional competition. The U15Es were the only
PERSONAL BESTS SPORT
HOCKEY National Schools Outdoor Championship U16 Hockey Champions: following their 3rd place in the country at the National Indoor Hockey competition in January, the Girls U16 team became National Champions in the Outdoor Finals held at Cannock HC on February 26th and 27th. They beat Queen s College, Taunton in the final match, having drawn with Ipswich School 1-1 and achieved victories over Trent College 3-1 and Arnold KEQMS 4-1 in the group stage. National Schools Outdoor Championship U14 Hockey Finals: The Girls U14 team, coached by Steve Batchelor, were also in the top eight schools for the Outdoor National Finals in their category: they finished 4th after a 1-1 draw with St George s College, Weybridge. South Regional Champions: U18 Boys Surrey Champions: U14 Boys England squad selection: Charlotte Calnan, Will Calnan, Ali Clift and James Gall. Selected for representative honours (Surrey or Hampshire) so far for the 2013 season: U17: Charlie Thompson, Nathaniel Farrant, Nathan Thorpe U16: Chloe Nicholls, Katie Robinson, Jennifer Vincent, Olivia Camsey U15: Megan Batchelor, Gaby Gerrard, Emily Thorpe, Charlie Firth, Matt Forster, Will Warner U14: Tabs Bowden, Zoë Dixon, Angus Burns, Ed Tristem National Indoor League Division 1 Champions (with East Grinstead Ladies 1st indoor team): Katie Batchelor. This has earned them promotion next year to the Premier Division, in which the top nine women s hockey teams in the country fight it out to get to the final of the Maxifuel Super Sixes at Wembley, shown on Sky Sports. England U21s in the Youth Olympics (Silver medal): OC Jonny Gall (Cubitt, 2011) RUGBY Reigate Shield: Cranleigh s U18 sevens season started off in promising fashion with the team winning the Reigate shield trophy. England U18 team: Charlie Piper (LVIth) has become the tenth Cranleigh player in as many years to be selected for the England U18 rugby team from Cranleigh. This also
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FLYING COLOURS
Well done to the following, who have been awarded their School Colours this term:
by Tim McConnell-Wood, Assistant Deputy Head undefeated Netball side, but a number of teams including the U16Bs only lost one game in the weekend when many were away for Hockey. Football continues to improve, both in terms of the standard of play and the quality of the fixture card. The 3rd XI were unbeaten for the second season in a row and first-team striker George Black (E) scored two hat-tricks through the season. The Sevens boys promised much, but just didn t quite have the luck they deserved. Winning the Reigate Sevens Shield, they qualified for the second day at Rosslyn Park but were knocked out in the round of 16. Through the season, though, they defeated such worthy opponents as Dulwich, Eton and Marlborough. In other sports, three Riding teams have qualified for the National Finals next term; Lewis Bedford (C) won the internal Junior Squash Competition; Hannah Wallis (W) won the Surrey U18 100m front crawl and Tabitha Bowden (W) was selected to represent Surrey at Cross Country. All in all, a remarkable term of success in a short 10-week period.
There have been some outstanding performances this term by Cranleigh pupils (individuals and teams) competing/performing at the very highest level, deserving of a special mention:
means that we as a School for the third year in a row have a boy playing at that level. Charlie will be playing against Ireland U18 in April and we all wish him well.
Ireland U18 team: Sam Arnold (LVIth) has been selected to play against England in April and Aidan O Donnell (LVIth) has been selected for the Irish U18 divisional squad. Both Charlie and Sam are U17 still and have another year at the School. Harlequins Academy Selection: four boys (Sam Arnold, Ben Gasson, Kuziva Ndewere and Charlie Piper) have been selected for the Harlequins Elite Academy. Charlie Piper has also made it through to the SouthEast U18 division, even though he is a year young. After scoring 13 tries for the 1 st XV this year, LVIth student Kuziva Ndewere has been invited to join alongside UVth pupil Ben Gasson. Harlequins U15 and Surrey U15: Sam Lenslink Wales v England students: OCs James Cordy-Redden and Oli Edwards (both of whose help in inspiring a Welsh revival in the second half merited a mention in the RFU game report). London Welsh: OC Seb Stegmann, former England Under20 wing, has been signed by London Welsh from fellow Premiership side Harlequins NETBALL Regional finals: U16 (one of only two teams in the county). County Finals: U14s, U16s (runners-up) and U18s U14 or U16 County Academies: Ellen Talbot, Jemima Stephenson, Sophie O Neill and Poppy Bathurst (and good luck to Tats St Pier, Clemmie Ryder-Smith, Charlotte Livingstone and Bethany Porter, who have County trials next term). ROWING Waterside Kayak races: Imara Gluning (UVIth) and Rachel Lubbock (UVI) have broken the school record in the Waterside A and Waterside B races, and were the highest placed among all school pairs (only club pairs ahead) in the 23-mile Waterside C race.
grandchildren from Cranleigh School & Cranleigh Prep School singing together). Evensong at Salisbury Cathedral: members of Cranleigh Voices led the congregation for Choral Evensong at Salisbury Cathedral. ABRSM Grade 8 Music Certificate, Distinction: Elli Morgan Royal College of Music: Rachel Hurst Jack Cook Strings Competition Junior Section Winner: Zoë Dixon Second place: Olivia Chesser Third place: Harrison White Senior Section: Ben Rudolf, Ellen Dixon and Ian Lee are all through to the Final Vocal Performance Competition Junior Section Winner: Tim Ayling Second place: Theo Golden Third place: Toby Chesser Senior Section: Phoebe Bagge, Nancy Newberry & Mikey Linford are all through to the Final Brass Performance Competition Junior Section Winner: Christian Oldfield Second place: Theo Golden Third place: Noah Frett Senior Section: Hebe Westcott, Ian Lee & Tim Ayling are all through to the Final Senior Recorder Class, Godalming Music Festival: Tim Ayling DRAMA The cast and crew of Tis Pity also deserve mention here for their outstanding performances especially those in the lead roles, who carried the audience on such a spellbinding journey of emotions. Please do take a look at PJL s Performing Arts Round-up, and his extended review on the Cranleigh School website.
MUSIC G Live Concert an extraordinary concert of the coming together of 230 voices, spanning three generations (with grandparents from Cranleigh Choral Society and
OUTDOOR EDUCATION The Gold Duke of Edinburgh Expedition to the High Atlas Mountains during the Christmas holidays was one of the most challenging yet, and all those who went on it are to be commended, having made it as a group to the top (4,167m) of Toubkal, the highest point in North Africa.
Debating:
Paddy Wilson (N), Alex Clarke (C)
Football:
Fives:
Will Rollings (E) & Harvey Jackson (E)
George Black (E) Tom Farrelly (L), James Corbishley (L) Michael Dolman (E), Luke Boyd (N)
Cross Country: Will Stocks (N), Ellie Morgan (S)
Water Polo: Harry McCagherty (N), Brad Skillicorn (L)
Netball:
Hockey:
Alice Eamey (S), Immy Thomas (W), Hebe Westcott (W), Millie Street (S), Mollie Gardner (S), Bea Stephenson (S)
James Gall (C), Ali Clift (L), Tommy Taylor (N), Adam van Schaik (E), Luke Chitty (C), Jonny Pike (L), Ben Wilson (C)
PERFORMING ARTS ROUND-UP This term I will focus on two main events. First, the School play. The audience for the first night of Martin Allison s adaptation of Ford s 1629 play Tis Pity was, I think, the most rapt and focused I have ever been part of: we were riveted by the compelling power of this rich and strange drama. Ollie Clark and Tilda Martin were superb, with Ollie conveying his pathological jealousy, even in silence, as Giovanni, and Tilda, as his sister Annabella, showing us the painful change from deep love to passionate remorse. Ben Castle-Gibb rose to the challenge of Vasques s Machiavellian nature. Putana was the excellent Scarlett Rudd and Adam van Schaik brought the evil Soranzo to life. Tommy Taylor played two parts and had the final speech with its infamous conclusion, Tis pity she s a whore . The set design was cleverly adapted from a 2004 design by Peter McNiven and the excellent Clockwork Scenery
company who constructed it is run by Old Cranleighan George Orange. The lighting design by Mark Jenkins and Robbie Matthews complemented and created the atmosphere of the scenes superbly. This was an evening that revealed, in Ford s own words, that it is the silent griefs that cut the heartstrings. Grief (but far from silent) is the link to the Mozart Requiem. The Cranleigh Village Choral Society annually join our Chapel Choir to perform big choral works with orchestra, but it is 17 years since their last concert at GLive (then the Civic Hall). Catherine Beddison, Head of Cranleigh Prep School Music, explains: We were keen to involve the 85 talented voices of the Prep School Choir in this concert of Rutter s Mass of the Children (which had its 2003 UK premiere in Guildford Cathedral) was the obvious choice as the composer makes the children s choir central to the composition, rather than just an added extra . Marcus Pashley, Director of Cranleigh Music, adds I was delighted that Catherine agreed to conduct the Prep School Choir in the Rutter to balance an accessible, popular
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contemporary piece with Mozart s much-loved Requiem . The young vocal soloists were the Cornish soprano HelenJames Howells; the Irish contralto Rachel Kelly; the English bass Charles Rice and Portugese tenor Luis Gomes. Marcus Pashley explains, We are very fortunate that our Chapel Choir have singing lessons from some very distinguished vocal coaches, including the international opera singer Kathryn Harries, and thanks to Kathryn s Directorship of the National Opera Studio, we are able to book some the best young voices in the world . The large audience showed warm appreciation at the end of both pieces in which the 230-strong choir was accompanied by Cranleigh s Merriman Concert Orchestra, led by Kevin Weaver, which is comprised of the School s instrumental teachers and other professional musicians with links to the School.
ART AND DESIGN
With an unprecedented number of pupils nearing completion of their practical work at GCSE and A-Level, Cranleigh s Art studios and Design workshop have been incredibly busy. In both disciplines, the range of ideas and the degree of quality is truly mind-boggling from stunning canvases to a life-size wooden horse sculpture in Art, and a folding skateboard to an ultra-violet knife cleaner in Design. Enjoy this snapshot of these fwwwwabulous works in progress: all of the pupils completed prototypes will be on display at the Art and Design Exhibition, which opens on 23rd May in both the Rhodes and Emms Centres, and continues until Speech Day. Don t miss the chance to see some of these outstanding pieces close up!
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For weekly updates of all of Cranleigh s news and events, please visit the website at www.cranleigh.org
BLAST FROM THE PAST
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
A quick-glance round-up of some key events (in-school and out) to which parents are warmly invited: APRIL Friday 19 April
Sunday 21 April Sunday 21 April Thursday 25 April
Friday 26 April Nai Yin (left) and F Tavener pose with the Aldershot Shield in 1892. The School s record in the gym in the 1890s was almost unrivaled. In the Public Schools Competition at Aldershot, Cranleigh were in the top four every year between 1891 and 1897, winning the shield for four years from 1892. Tavener won the individual bronze in 1891 and silver in 1892 and in 1894 A Wordsworth tied with a boy from Epsom for gold. The shield is in the school archives.
Cranleigh School 1892
Merriman Concert Orchestra, Love & Tragedy, 7.30pm, Speech Hall (featuring Cranleigh pupil Harry McCagherty on oboe)* East House Charity Day Cubitt House Charity Day Tom Avery Society In Search of the Arabian Leopard in Dofar and Oman , James Borrell, British Exploring Society, 8.30pm, ALT* Helen Wareham Competition Final, 7.00pm, Speech Hall South House Charity Event
Saturday 27 April MAY Wednesday 8 May Summer Concert, 7.30pm, Speech Hall Sunday 12 May Rolls Royce Enthusiasts Club Car Rally, South Field, all day Sunday 12 May Confirmation Service & Supper, 6.00pm, Chapel & Dining Hall Wednesday 15 May Foundation Tennis Tournament 2013, 9.00am, Lintotts Friday 17 May Junior Lunchtime Concert, 12.30pm, Merriman Music School Friday 17 May Concert Series: Encore Helen Wareham Winners Concert, 7.30pm, Emms Centre* Mon 20 Junior Musical: By Jeeves by Alan Thurs 23 May Ayckbourn & Andrew Lloyd Webber, 7.30pm, Vivian Cox Theatre* Tuesday 21 May The Complete Works for Organ: Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schumann Organ Recital 6, 12.45pm, Chapel Friday 24 May Junior Lunchtime Concert, 12.30pm, Merriman Music School JUNE Tuesday 4 June The Complete Works for Organ: Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schumann Organ Recital 7, 12.45pm, Chapel Friday 14 June Junior Lunchtime Concert, 12.30pm, Merriman Music School Friday 21 June Concert Series: Jeremy Filsell Organ Recital, 7.30pm, Chapel* Sunday 23 June North House Charity Day Wednesday 26 June Chamber Concert, 7.30pm, Merriman Music School Sunday 30 June Speech Day & OC Day, Senior School (all pupils expected to attend) Cricket on Jubilee and various other sports matches N.B. Events marked with an asterix (*) do require tickets. Please email tickets@cranleigh.org.
FOND FAREWELL TO Giles Martin, who has worked as a technician at Cranleigh School for just over six years. He was involved in the development of the Design department, and has helped hundreds of pupils to turn their design concepts into working prototypes. Giles has moved on to pursue other interests, and we wish him all the best for the future. 8
For full details of all of next term s events, including individual teams sporting fixtures, please refer to the School Calendar and to the Events Guide (also available online at www.cranleigh.org).
GOOD LUCK IN THE HOLIDAYS TO ALL THOSE TAKING PART IN THE: CCF Easter Camp, Harlech LVth Hockey Tour to Holland Devizes-to-Westminster Canoe Race
...and finally, Cranleigh Staff would like to wish everyone a very happy Easter and a wonderful, relaxing break! For weekly updates of all of Cranleigh s news and events, please visit the website at www.cranleigh.org For House news, please visit the dedicated Houses section the website.
Gold Duke of Edinburgh Practice Expedition (Black Mountains) For comments and requests for content you would like to see featured in Cranleigh Matters, please email egmd@cranleigh.org A sincere thank you to Stephen Owen for providing the photography featured within, and to Nick Smith at Andesign for all the design and artwork.