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ST EDWARD’S CHRONICLE
Murmurings
An exhibition of new work by Art Teacher
Lorraine Turley ran at The North Wall in
November featuring luminous, atmospheric
landscape paintings created from memories of
her native Scotland and a visit to Iceland.
The Music School
An update from Richard Hayes, Estates Bursar
There’s nothing like the drama of ear-
splitting demolition to launch a building
project. Last year, we said a fond farewell
to the Ferguson Music School, the Music
Annexe and the Shooting Range to make
way for an elegant and impressively-
appointed new Music School. We also
moved the Laundry and Maintenance
Departments, and built a temporary
Music School next to the Maths Block.
Since then, the ground floor has been
cast, hundreds of tonnes of concrete
have been poured to create the
foundations for the superstructure,
and the first floor has been constructed.
As we went to press, the roof structure
was clearly visible above the hoardings
on South Parade.
The new Music School, set for
completion in the autumn, will give our
talented young musicians the space they
need to create and make music, to practise
and to perform. Music is a huge part of life at
St Edward’s and the new facility will enable
our musicians to breathe and to thrive. The
new building was designed by Tim Ronalds
Architects and is being built by Feltham
Construction Ltd. It will contain 20 practice
rooms, seven ensemble rooms, a rock room
and recording studio, three classrooms,
a recital/rehearsal room, a music library,
various offices and a staff room.
James Crawford
The site from above in October 2015
Sing’s 50th
Anniversary Dinner
A wonderful – and very yellow – evening
was enjoyed by the pupils, parents and
staff of Sing’s in November to celebrate
the House’s 50th anniversary. The House
began life as ‘Set B’ but was subsequently
named Sing’s in 1925 after John Millington
Sing, the Set’s first Housemaster. When
the House moved into its present home
in 1965 the building was opened on 27th
November by former Prime Minister
Harold Macmillan. The anniversary
evening on 21st November was a
wild success, with the delicious dinner
punctuated by plenty of fun and games.
Amazingly, a number of Sing’s boys who
were simultaneously performing in the
last night of the School’s production of
West Side Story
were able to slip away
during the interval to entertain guests.
Pictured above is the impressive cake made
by the catering team to mark the occasion.