b'WINTER CONCERTMUSICMusical Youth and Phil Mortera and an organ duet from Hanz and Phil. Christmas-themed music came from the String This year the number of students in Year 7 opting toEnsemble, Woodwind Ensemble, Brass Quartet and study an instrument increased again. This is wonderfulSchool Orchestra. The Year 7 Choir opened the evening news for our ensembles and for our concerts. In anwith a beautiful rendition of Silent Night with organ effort to expand the opportunities for students to study aaccompaniment. This was also the first opportunity to wider range of instruments, we now have a sitar teacher.hear the newly formed HGS Jazz Quartet as they played Although we have had only a small number of studentsAutumn Leaves. The packed church had a musical take up the offer, it has proven to be a successfultreat!decision to broaden the range of instruments availableI am very grateful to Rev Dr Bob Stephen, Rector of for study. Handsworth, for allowing us to use his beautiful church. Winter Concert We look forward to returning here for Christmas 2020.After seven years at Ladywood ARC, we made theChamber Music Festivalmove to St Marys, a beautiful church on the edge ofThe HGS Brass Quintet performed at their first external Handsworth Park and the resting place of Matthewconcert at King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls. Boulton, James Watt and William McGregor. ForThe short concert included performances from Music 20 years McGregor served in various capacities asService Ensembles as well as groups based within the President, Director and Chairman at Aston Villa, as wellindividual schools.We heard tablas, woodwind, classical as being instrumental in the formation of the Footballguitars and singers in this varied programme. Our boys League. He also served as both Chairman and Presidentbrought the concert to a wonderful end by playing a of the Football League and was Chairman of the FA. march by John Philip Sousa. It was fantastic!Well done We heard a range of solo items from students includingto Max Rueff, Dylan Sharma, Hanz Camanzo, Arun Desai Isaac Minto, Phil Mortera and Cody Casals, as welland Daniel Earle for their fantastic playing.as piano duets from Grace Roberts, Hanz Camanzo 42'