Head's Newsletter 21 October 2016

Piano competition Tuesday, 18 October saw the return of the Piano Competition, adjudicated by Gareth Owen, Head of Piano at Eton College. The preliminary heats took place the previous week with a record number of entries, particularly in the junior category. The competition itself included 6 competitors in each of the junior and senior categories with Chopin proving to be the composer of choice by both of the winners, whose photo is below: Junior category: Daniel Lim (11KO) Waltz in A Minor Chopin Senior category: Maxi Purewal (12MH) Etude in E Op.10 No.3 Chopin

GEOGRAPHY TRIP cont.

but probably won’t be able to forget. If you are keen on geography be prepared to be mentally challenged on this trip because the quizzical questions come thick -and-fast as the evidence of different sea levels and the note taking is more intense than the view. When asked a question, it wasn’t difficult to answer as we had the knowledge and would never be asked to do something we couldn’t (if in doubt, say dynamic equilibrium and at least look smart even if wrong).

Challenge was a key element of the trip, Lydford Gorge and Old Harrys Rock were pretty inaccessible but if you’re lucky you’ll get a pretty good picture from it. Waking on Dartmoor at night was also a bit of a thrill. The decent weather and good company made the whole experience enjoyable as well as educational. As always, we as students want to offer a big thank you to all the staff for their help. We could not do so well in the subject without their support in making the trip happen, and we appreciate that greatly.”

All the pianists were highly commended on their performances and received invaluable feedback from Gareth Owen. Special thanks go to James Dalgleish (Head of Piano at Tiffin School) for helping the Music Department organise the competition and to Tiffin Music staff, Matthew O’Malley and Simon Ferris, for auditioning all the applicants. Hopefully, the competition is firmly back on the calendar as an annual event.