FHS Musical Moment: Anna Lapwood
To begin a new year of musical moments, I thought I would start with organ superstar, Anna Lapwood. Organist, conductor, and broadcaster, Anna is [...]
FHS Musical Moment: Classical Christmas Moments
As we approach Christmas with increasing speed, the school is bustling with Christmas activity. Certainly, the Music Department is brimming with carol singing, and [...]
FHS Musical Moment – Pearls III by Roland Szentpáli
I first heard the first movement (‘Good Morning’) from Pearls III by Roland Szentpáli, when I was driving and listening to BBC Radio 3 [...]
FHS Musical Moment: Emitt Rhodes
Emitt Rhodes was an American singer-songwriter who has been called the “One-Man Beatles” due to his writing style and instrumentation. His first album was [...]
FHS Musical Moment: Remembrance 2022
‘Lest we forget’. An important phrase to remind ourselves never to forget and to honour the people who sacrificed their lives for our country [...]
FHS Musical Moment – Fireworks Music
As Guy Fawkes Night is round the corner, here is a small selection of fireworks depicted in Classical Music across the centuries. Music for [...]
FHS Musical Moment – Chanson Grises by Reynaldo Hahn
I’ve taken to listening to BBC Radio 3 first thing in the morning as I get ready for the day, and I have found that [...]
FHS Musical Moment: Errollyn Wallen
This week we are looking at Errollyn Wallen, who is recognised as one of the leading figures of today’s classical music world. I briefly [...]
FHS Musical Moment: A Silence Haunts Me by Jake Runestad
‘A Silence Haunts Me’ by Jake Runestad, as you will read, is an incredibly moving piece of heartbreak, loss, and ultimately resilience. Our own [...]
FHS Musical Moment – The Goat Rodeo Sessions
What are The Goat Rodeo Sessions? Why are goats doing rodeo? And did I choose it to be this week’s musical moment because it [...]
