FHS Musical Moment – Carolina Eyck and the Theremin
Over the summer, I decided that I should explore composing for instruments that are not ‘classical’ and more obscure. Then, on 4th August, I went [...]
FHS Musical Moment – HM Queen Elizabeth II’s Death
Four days ago, hundreds of FHS girls new and old flooded back into the School after six weeks of absence. It certainly felt strange to [...]
FHS Musical Moment: My Companion by Elaine Hagenberg
At last, we have reached the final week of the school year, and what a year it has been. This year, the music department [...]
Musical Moment – Matilda
‘Matilda the Musical’ is a musical based on the 1988 children’s novel (also called ‘Matilda’) by Roald Dahl. The music and lyrics are by [...]
FHS Musical Moment – Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky
On Tuesday, in the face of the tube and rail strikes, most of Year 9 and the music department fought our way to Holland Park [...]
FHS Musical Moment: Jacqueline du Pré
Jacqueline Mary du Pré was a British cellist that achieved enduring mainstream popularity at an unusually young age. Despite having a short career, she [...]
FHS Musical Moment – Barbershop Quartets
Barbershop music is typically sung by an all-male quartet (although recently all-female or mixed groups have been formed) and is characterised by acapella singing [...]
FHS Musical Moment – Jubilee Celebrations
Why is the Platinum Jubilee so important? When the Queen reached 70 years on the throne on February 6, 2022, she became the first British monarch [...]
FHS Musical Moment – Encanto Soundtrack
Everyone knows it, everybody loves it. Encanto, released late last year, is Disney’s 60th animated feature film, featuring original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda. It [...]
FHS Musical Moment – Lullaby (Goodnight, My Angel)
Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) is the seventh track and final single from Billy Joel’s 1993 album 'River of Dreams’. The song was inspired by [...]
