Handsworth Grammar School musicians, family, and friends assembled for the annual Concert at the Ladywood ARC on Thursday 18^th December. A range of performances took place by students playing a variety of instruments; including three guitar ensembles and two keyboard ensembles. Many students showcased their talents through both duets and solos. These included dhol, tabla, guitar, and woodwind duets, and several solo performances on the piano, saxophone, clarinet, guitar and violin. Is there no end to our talents?

It was great to see so many year 7 students taking part in groups notably in the choir and the newly formed year 7 guitar ensemble. The penultimate items were performed by the school orchestra and included themes from two well know programmes – the orchestra just gets better and better with every year! This performance was really enjoyable and the quality reflected the overall standard throughout the evening. The finale in which all students united for a ‘sing-song’ put us all in the mood for the festive season and the start of our holiday.

Special thanks to Mr Ward, Mr Czepiel, Mr Knight, Mrs Whitling, Ms Vaughan, Ms Strudwick and Mr Matharu for their support in preparing everyone for the concert and to Mr Conway for being a wonderful compere.

Robert Frater 10A