Bedales excel in Music
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Bedales excels in Music
16/06/2011
Bedales students achieved excellent results in recent ABRSM exams, with 70% of candidates awarded a merit or distinction. Six students achieved very good results at Grade 8, including three distinctions: Callum Anderson (year 10) on piano; Tabatha Curry (upper sixth) on harp; and Joe Pemberton (year 11) on saxophone; and three merits: Daisy Cooper (upper sixth) on saxophone; Poppy Duncan (year 9) on cello; and Georgia Reynolds (upper sixth) on piano.
Students aged 13–18 took the exams, with very notable achievements including 13 year old Isabelle Binney who was awarded a distinction in Grade 4 singing having captivated the examiner.
Bedales students perform regularly at public concerts and are currently preparing for a one week concert tour of Tuscany during the summer holidays where they will be performing in the churches and cathedrals of San Gimignano, Florence, Montepulciano, Cortona and Arezzo.
Commenting on the students’ achievements, Nicholas Gleed, Bedales Director of Music, said:
“We are very lucky that, at Bedales, the musical ambitions and commitment of the students match those of the school. We therefore work in a very happy environment. These are really good results. All the students who took grade 8 will now move on to diploma work.”
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