Page 106 - The Bellfort - Summer 2015

Music Department Prize Day Carol Service Choir showcased an angelic duet by Amy Wilson and The Music Department got The annual Carol Service Louise Saunderson, accom- of to a busy start with held in Ballyloughan Church panied by Miss McCormick. preparations for Prize Day. is seen as the highlight of The Orchestra recruited the winter term, this year We experienced a frst in new members with an ar- was no exception. With Dunclug history this year my of fautists and strings with a performance of a over 120 Dunclug pupils in- joining the ranks from year composition written by a volved with the readings 8, while both the Junior Year 11 GCSE Music pupil, and Music it really is a and Senior Choirs enjoyed Amy Wilson. ‘Change the whole school efort. an infux of talented choris- World’ was written and Kathryn Francey set the performed by Amy along- ters. scene by play- side Stewart McClintock on ing beautiful acoustic guitar and Mrs introit Music King on piano. The evening on piano as the featured a number of in- congregation strumental solos and small arrived. The ensemble groups. Two year evening fea- 8 pupils, Ruth Morrow and Morgan McCullough who tured pupils receive guitar tuition in from every school performed an acous- year group re- tic guitar duet of ‘Silent telling the story of the birth This year’s Prize Day heard of Jesus. The Junior and night’, while Callum McCar- the orchestra playing a rison, Lauren Miniss and Senior Choirs, who had re- moving introit of Schon- Georgina Bayliss performed cently per- berg and Boublil’s ‘I dreamed a dream’ from Les formed on Miserables, as well as lead Radio Crack- the congregational hymns er brought and school song. The Junior their musical Choir, featuring the solo renditions of voice of Georgia Swann, the Christ- accompanied ably by A Lev- mas story in el Music student, Louise ‘Not that far Saunderson and Callum from Bethle- McCarrison on fute, per- hem’ and formed a beautiful rendi- ‘What can I give him?’ The tion of ‘Take these Wings’, a fute arrangement of ‘In Junior Choir was sensitively while the Senior Choir en- the Bleak Mid-Winter’ and accompanied by Louise tertained with the Gospel ‘Carol of the Bells.’ Georgina classic of ‘Chariots’ Comin’!’ Saunderson on piano and also sang a haunting rendi- Stewart McClintock on bass accompanied by Mrs Beat- tion of ‘Breath of Heaven,’ tie. guitar and featured soloist, with her sister Bethany- Tyler Stevenson. The Senior Kate Bayliss. 106