Wellington College Yearbook 2008/2009 | Page 40

40 ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? 41 ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? THE ARTS Providing Design, Speci?cation and Contract Administration Services for Refurbishment and Maintenance works at Wellington College for over twenty five years ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? An independent partnership of Chartered Surveyors providing y special thanks go to Tom Lowe [L] and about the life of Martin Luther King – a wonderful evening Rob McGregor [Pn] who have acted as of catchy, effervescent music and song in combination with professional services for the owners and occupiers of land and property. secretaries for the committee during the year. video footage of the man and his times. It is good for us Their version of events has sometimes been amusingly to reflect on the excellence that can emerge from within unacceptable for the formal record, so I have had the our own community. Building Design and Contract Administration, Planned Maintenance Advice and Management, Building Surveys, Land and Property Management, Residential Valuations and Agency, double pleasure of not only not having to take minutes, but also editing documents which have contained ironic and mischievous remarks which have made me laugh. The continued busyness of the school makes it remarkable that such high quality work is produced in all the Arts. The outstanding event of the year was Sarah Spencer’s production and Simon Williamson’s musical direction of Les Misérables: schools edition, a truly astounding feat for any school, and one which was possible largely Planning Advice, because of our strong band of singers, both those who Expert Evidence, musical theatre. The Orchestra has continued to advance Insurance Assessment and Claims. second year running, and strides have been made to revive are classically trained and those who have voices that suit under the direction of Hilary Davan Whetton for the the quality of brass playing to bring it up to the standard of 6 King Edward Street, Oxford, OX1 4JL. Tel: 01865 726016 Fax: 01865 791493 [email protected] www.sidleys.co.uk This creative outpouring was complemented by an the string section by employing Ben Greenslade-Stanton of the London Jazz Collective as an artist-in-residence. The Art School has produced some extraordinary painters— Elysia Byrd [Ap], Tali Carling [Ap] and Marcus Aitken [Pn] in particular; and both Art and DT Textiles have shown College what can be achieved creatively in this area, especially through the work of Vicky Guy [Ap] and Poppy Wilcox [Ap]. Perhaps the outstanding pupil achievement of the year was Felix Cook’s [T] adaptation and direction of Brave New World for the stage; and the outstanding staff achievement of the year Ray Smith’s original musical ‘King’ the arts committee a n t p e t e r (c h a i r m a n) l a u r e n c e h e d g e s (a rt) b ro n w e n k a j a (dt) s a r a h s p e n c e r (d r a m a) s i m o n w i l l i a m s o n (m u s i c) r i c h a r d f o s k e t t (s c i e n c e) d e n i s e c o o k (t h e w e l l i n g to n i a n) b ry n n b ay m a n (w e d n e s day a f t e r n o o n ac t i v i t i e s) l u c y p e a r s o n (s m t) pu pi l m e m b e r s j a m e s b o u r n e [a] (m u s i c , d r a m a) c h r i s j ac k s o n [h g] (d e b at i n g) ro s i e l i n tot t [a p] (w r i t i n g , m u s i c) to m low e [l] (w e l l i n g to n i a n , m u s i c) ro b o’d o n ova n [h g] (m u s i c , d r a m a) ro b m c g r e g o r [p n] (w r i t i n g , d r a m a , m u s i c) p h o e b e pa s k i n - o r r [a p] (dt, m u s i c) e d ro b e rt s o n [t] (m u s i c , a rt) d i g by s m i t h [l] (ro c s o c) f r a n c e s c a l au [a p] (a rt)