Issue Number 20 | December 2023
Written by Molly Caufield , S1
Last Wednesday the school held a Christmas Concert . An amazing 105 pupils took part in the concert . In the audience there was 250 people ! During the concert , the orchestra played " Raiders March " ( from Indiana jones ) and " Santa at the Symphony ." Lana Burns , an S4 student sang " Oh , Holy Night " and the String Ensemble played " Mister Santa and " Shake it Off ." The wonderful Eve Moncrieff in S6 played a trombone solo to " Walking in the Air ." The Brass Band played " Calypso Carol and " Away in a Manger ." Charles Lloyd in S5 had a wonderful vocal solo to " If I Can ' t Love Her " from Beauty and the Beast ." The Wood Wind Ensemble played " All About that Bass " and " We Wish You a Merry Christmas ." The Wind Trio played scenes of Prokofiev . The Senior Choir played " Rise Up " and " Jingle Bell Rock ” and Nervous Habits played " Run Run Rudolph " and " Without You ." Junior Choir played " Somewhere Only We Know " and " Underneath the Tree ." After the interval , we had the Piping Group play " Green Hills ", The Battle is O ' er and " Scotland the Brave " Guests also had some time to browse stalls led by staff , pupils and some local businesses and charities . Well done to the Music Department and the Music Instructors for organising such a great evening !
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