Head's Newsletter 13 January 2017

despite the long wait after the rehearsal and the late return home. The annual Christmas Service of Nine Les- sons and Carols at All Saints Church in King- ston was particularly special this year as Classic FM had agreed to broadcast the service over the Christmas period.

The final week of last term saw the equiva- lent of a music marathon. On Monday evening Children’s Chorus performed at the Rose Christmas Concert, singing a medley of seasonal music and a treble from Richard Challoner School was select- ed to open the concert with ‘Walking in the air’. Tuesday saw 40 trebles at the Royal Albert Hall for the BT Christmas Concert. The concert was presented by Chris Hollins and included a wide range of Christmas music from traditional carols, opera solos to fa- vourite hits. The boys were joined by the London Concert Chorus, the Band of Her Majesty’s Marines and the London Concert Orchestra. There was also plenty of audi- ence participation with conductor John Rigby leading the entire audience in ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’. For many of the boys this was their first taste of a packed audience at the Royal Albert Hall and they certainly enjoyed themselves,

This was a very exciting prospect especially as the readings were delivered by a mix of celebrities and boys. Readers included ex- Tiffin students Gethin Anthony (actor), Arun Harinath (cricketer), broadcasters Anne Robinson and Griff Rhys-Jones and actress Jenny Seagrove although the long- est and hardest first reading was delivered fluently by Joshua Cruice (8RH). To advertise the concert a short promo- tional video was produced by Tiffin Music Assistant, Isa Khan, which can be seen at https://youtu.be/15EekdqcyDE featuring Choral Director, James Day, and the choir.