FHS Musical Moment: The King’s Coronation
With King Charles’ Coronation just round the corner, I thought I would discuss some of the music that will appear during the Coronation service. During [...]
FHS Musical Moment – Nuper Rosarum Flores by Guillaume Dufay
Tomorrow morning, the Lower School Choir are going to travel to Italy and embark on the annual May bank holiday choir tour! On Sunday, [...]
FHS Musical Moment – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Soundtrack by Burt Bacharach
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is an American Western buddy film from 1969. Based loosely on a true story, the plot tells the [...]
FHS Musical Moment: Fanny Davies
As a musician, I am always faced with the problem of how to interpret the musical score. The score may be full of markings indicating [...]
FHS Musical Moment – Alma Deutscher
In honour of International Women's Day this week, I thought I would talk about an inspiring young musician, Alma Deutscher. Named a musical prodigy after [...]
FHS Musical Moment – Portsmouth Sinfonia
The Portsmouth Sinfonia was an English orchestra founded by a group of students at the Portsmouth School of Art in 1970. The Sinfonia was open [...]
Musical Moment – Papagena
Last night, the Lower School Concert was in full swing and the youngest students of the Senior School wowed the audience with their vocal and [...]
FHS Musical Moment – Burns Night
Burns Night celebrates the life of Scottish bard Robert Burns with food, poetry and music. It is celebrated on Burns’ birthday, 25th January. Even [...]
FHS Musical Moment: Frank Loesser
In honour of next week’s production of “Guys and Dolls”, I thought I would look into the musical career of the composer and lyricist, Frank [...]
FHS Musical Moment: Classical Music Jokes
Coffee Cantata Composed probably between 1732 and 1735, the cantata is essentially a miniature comic opera that tells the story of a disgruntled father, [...]
