On 9 February an audience of parents, staff, pupils, alumni and friends enjoyed a top-quality musical recital held in the School Chapel as part of our Making Musicians series.

Making Musicians is an exciting programme for developing the very best musical talent at Norwich School and beyond. Singers, instrumentalists and composers both from within the school and the wider community participate in a musical enrichment programme comprising series of workshops, lectures, visits, masterclasses and recitals designed specifically to nurture young musicians.

Jonathan Pearson, Development Director, introduced our two performers. First on stage was Rosemary Zhang (L6B). The audience were held spellbound by her soprano renditions of a wide-ranging repertoire comprising Mozart, Bach, Straus, Grieg, Barber and Berg. It was a performance packed with personality and made all the more remarkable as it encompassed five languages and all sung from memory!

Suzie Knock is in her Upper Sixth Year and is hoping to continue studying music at University next year. She delivered an alto saxophone masterclass as the second half of the recital, playing pieces by Woods and a Ronald Binge Concerto. Her delivery showed off the great acoustic range of this exciting instrument as well as the manual dexterity required to play it well, which was so ably demonstrated by Suzie.

Grateful thanks go to our two incredibly talented performers, together with their stalwart accompanists Brenda Blewitt and David Dunnett.

Our next Making Musicians recital will take place on 16 March 2023 at 12:05 in the School Chapel. All are welcome. Admission is free.

For more information on the Making Musicians programme, please see: Making Musicians - Norwich School (norwich-school.org.uk)