Musical Extravaganza June 2025
We had a wonderful array of music on display in Monday’s Extravaganza concert.
There were new elements in all areas: Jazz Ensemble had a new arrangement of Ellington’s Caravan written by Ben G (Upper Sixth), the Prep and Year 7-9 Choirs combined for the first time to sing Bridge Over Troubled Water and Cathedral Percussion stole the show with an arrangement of Ibiza classics by Ian C (Upper Sixth) who also DJed through the performance, stirring the audience up into a frenzy! Other dance music from across the centuries was showcased from Renaissance dances (All Comers Orchestra and Prep Orchestra) through Rimsky-Korsakov’s Dance of the Tumblers (Sinfonietta) to A Time to Dance & Highlights to La La Land (Symphonic Wind Band), stopping off in Argentina with String Ensemble’s performance of Evening Shadows, featuring Mr Laing tangoing across the stage rose-between-teeth! The Year 7 to 9 Choir were sensitively accompanied by pupil pianists Ezra H (Year 10) and Anton P (Lower Sixth) with cellist Juna B (Year 10) playing a gorgeous obligato cello solo, and Cambiata gave a stirring performance of Steal Away skillfully directed by outgoing GMA Mr Gooding.
It was an amazing effort from pupils and staff and a great testament to the huge range of musical talent and teamwork we have here at Wells.
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There were new elements in all areas: Jazz Ensemble had a new arrangement of Ellington’s Caravan written by Ben G (Upper Sixth), the Prep and Year 7-9 Choirs combined for the first time to sing Bridge Over Troubled Water and Cathedral Percussion stole the show with an arrangement of Ibiza classics by Ian C (Upper Sixth) who also DJed through the performance, stirring the audience up into a frenzy! Other dance music from across the centuries was showcased from Renaissance dances (All Comers Orchestra and Prep Orchestra) through Rimsky-Korsakov’s Dance of the Tumblers (Sinfonietta) to A Time to Dance & Highlights to La La Land (Symphonic Wind Band), stopping off in Argentina with String Ensemble’s performance of Evening Shadows, featuring Mr Laing tangoing across the stage rose-between-teeth! The Year 7 to 9 Choir were sensitively accompanied by pupil pianists Ezra H (Year 10) and Anton P (Lower Sixth) with cellist Juna B (Year 10) playing a gorgeous obligato cello solo, and Cambiata gave a stirring performance of Steal Away skillfully directed by outgoing GMA Mr Gooding.
It was an amazing effort from pupils and staff and a great testament to the huge range of musical talent and teamwork we have here at Wells.
Download the FREE Wells Cathedral School app to easily keep up with the parts of Wells that interest you, interact with our social media feeds, access useful links more! We highly recommend enabling notifications to stay informed about the many wonderful things happening at our School.
