On Thursday 14 May, two pupils from Repton House, Isaac S and Rachel D, performed in a delightful Making Musicians recital. A warm and enthusiastic audience enjoyed a wonderfully varied programme that showcased the impressive musical talents of both performers. Isaac, who studies at the Junior Department of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, opened the recital with a virtuosic Caprice by the celebrated Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz. His programme also featured works by Mozart, J. S Bach and Sarasate, demonstrating both technical brilliance and musical maturity on the violin. Brenda Blewett joined Isaac for the Mozart and Sarasate performances, providing sensitive accompaniment. Rachel performed a selection of well-known musical theatre songs, beautifully accompanied by Brenda Blewett. Her powerful and expressive voice was perfectly suited to the acoustics of the School Chapel, making for a memorable and engaging performance.

Lucy P (Lower 5) reports on Norwich School Music's exciting visit to St.Nicholas Church in Kings Lynn for a special Music in the Burnhams concert. It was a great honour to be asked by the Kings Lynn Festival Chorus to sing as the young voices of World-famous composer Sir Karl Jenkins’ piece Cantata Memoria in his presence. He is one of the most famous living composers in the UK and one of his pieces, The Armed Man , was recently voted as the most popular piece of classical music in the Classic FM Hall of Fame. On Saturday 9 May 2026, members of the Norwich School Junior choir and the Norwich Lower School Chamber Choir set off for St. Nicholas church Kings Lynn. When we arrived, we started rehearsing Cantata Memoria with the lovely conductor: Ben Horden, the professional Orchestra and the Kings Lynn Festival Chorus. Many of the junior and lower school chamber choir had never sung with an orchestra before, making this an incredible new experience for all of them. Before the concert, we had free time to sit outside the beautiful church and eat dinner in preparation for the long concert. The concert was in two parts, although we did not sing in the first half it was very exciting to hear some of Sir Karl Jenkins other works, such as his Te Deum and his Mass For Peace . In the second half we sang the Cantata Memoria – a piece composed to commemorate the Aberfan Disaster of 1966, where 144 people (mostly children) died when a coal spoil tip engulfed the small Welsh mining village. The Cantata was both beautiful and intense telling the story. In between movements we could look at the audience, some of which were in tears from the sheer beauty and sadness of the piece. The orchestra was spectacular and so were the soloists, Khrystyna Makar (soprano) and Paul Carey Jones (baritone/bass). Their captivating performances added to the incredible atmosphere of the concert. At the end of the concert, we all got to gather to take a photo with Sir Karl who was very impressed by the performance, congratulating us on our contribution. Overall, it was an amazing experience for all of us who went to sing.