Once again, our musicians turned out in force to participate in The Mid-Somerset Festival, and took home a huge number of major awards.This highly competitive... Read More
The Wind, Brass and Percussion Departments enjoyed a visit to the Royal College of Music (RCM) on Monday 13th March. The trip included the opportunity... Read More
After witnessing the devastating scenes following the Turkish earthquake, Defne Anar (Lower Sixth) was determined to raise money for the Red Cross appeal, and took... Read More
Specialist Flautist Lily Owens (Year 11) performed a recital at London’s Savile Club for the Cherubim Music Trust who have pledged to support her in... Read More
The Epiphany Term saw the return of our ever popular Promenade Concert series in Wells Cathedral.We were delighted to share this year’s Brass and Percussion... Read More
The School’s Percussionists have had a very busy Term, performing in both the Brass and Percussion Promenade Concert and this week’s Early Music Promenade Concert.... Read More
Congratulations to Charlie Temmink (Lower Sixth) who has been awarded a place in the Rodolfus Choir. The Choir was founded by Ralph Allwood MBE in 1984 and is a critically... Read More
A bumper crowd in Cedars Hall were treated to a captivating concert of West End favourites! Showcasing the vocal and dramatic talent of pupils from... Read More
Congratulations to Lucille Raynal (Year 9) and Elizabeth Massey (Year 11) on completion of the Trinity ATCL Diploma Examination on the Piano. Lucille was awarded... Read More
A large number of musicians will be representing Wells Cathedral School in national-level ensembles and choirs this year, both in the UK and beyond.Five pupils... Read More
We were delighted to welcome Dame Evelyn Glennie to Wells on Saturday 26th November.Dame Evelyn is the first person in history to create and sustain... Read More
The Music Department were delighted to welcome 44 pupils and 4 members of staff from the Eberhard-Ludwig-Gymnasium in Stuttgart, a Specialist Music School very similar... Read More
On Saturday 12th November, members of The Cory Band, European Brass Champions 2022, were joined by over 50 young Brass players from 29 different schools... Read More
The Vicar’s Close Wind Quartet and Wells Double Reed Ensemble performed in Cardiff alongside ensembles from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama for... Read More
The BBC Young Musician of the Year category finals, featuring violinist Dawid Kasprzak (Lower Sixth) and French Horn player Imogen Moorsom (OW 2022), have been... Read More
Quilter Hall held the first of many lunchtime concerts taking place throughout the academic year, beginning with a concert by the School’s new GMAs. Mr... Read More
Congratulations to Luke McCarthy (Upper Sixth) who has been awarded one of the two available scholarships to study at the Royal Academy of Music funded... Read More
In celebration of International Women’s Day, our pupils put on a fascinating evening of music and talks. The construction of the programme and even the... Read More
Wells brass and percussion pupils enjoyed an inspiring day of side-by-side rehearsing and performing with students from the Royal College of Music (RCM), including a... Read More
Well done to Morgan Bland, a Year 9 Specialist Trombonist, who featured on Top Brass presented by James Morrison on Radio 2 on Sunday evening!... Read More
Last night, Woody Collins, Year 9, featured on BBC Somerset Radio during the ‘Big Band Quiz’ with Luke Knight from 7-9pm. He was interviewed and his new song ‘Memories‘... Read More
Congratulations to Hetta Falzon (Upper Sixth) who won heat 2 of The Pilton Stage 2022 competition on New Year’s Day, putting her through to the... Read More
We’re thrilled that Wells Cathedral School pupil Mila Tsoneva (Year 10) has finished second in the hugely prestigious BBC Young Chorister of the Year competition.For... Read More
Wells Cathedral School is delighted to announce the appointment of Old Wellensian, Kizzy Brooks, who is thrilled to return as a Percussion Teacher working with... Read More
The Governors and Head Master of Wells Cathedral School are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Alex Laing as the new Director of Music.The... Read More
Well done to Hetty Christopher, Year 11, for her superb performance of Malcolm Arnold’s Fantasy for Solo Trumpet. It was an honour to be part... Read More
Cole Craggs, Year 7, was awarded the 2021 Future Talent Worsely Award, worth £3000 and three years on the Future Talent development programme, which aims... Read More
Our Symphony Orchestra had its first concert of the academic year ‘Lights! Camera! Action!’ with performances on both Wednesday and Thursday. They gave beautiful performances... Read More
We are thrilled to announce that Year 10 pupil Mila Tsoneva has reached the televised semi-finals of the hugely prestigious BBC Young Chorister of the... Read More
We were delighted to welcome back acclaimed conductor Chloé van Soeterstède to Wells last Friday for an afternoon on Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite, following her... Read More
Vivian Kao (Upper Sixth), with her beautiful rendition of Barber’s Violin Concerto, won our recent Concerto Final on Saturday, which took place in front of... Read More
We were thrilled to see the return of “Friday Night is Symphony Night” last week, with around 50 pupils coming together to give a performance... Read More
Wells pupils celebrated impressive results and the successful attainment of well-deserved places at University and Music Colleges with a Champagne Breakfast held by the School... Read More
We are thrilled and extremely proud to announce that talented Lower Sixth songwriter, Hetta Falzon, has won this year’s prestigious Song Academy Young Songwriter 2021... Read More
This year’s Parents’ Association Jazz Picnic took place with a limited pre-booked audience in the Marquee on Cedars Lawn – a fabulous way to celebrate... Read More
Wells musicians enjoyed an action-packed day of musical discovery last Friday, the final Friday Music Seminar of this School year. Outgoing Academic Music Captain, Francois... Read More
Year 10 pupil Wilamena Dyer is featured in the July edition of Music Teacher Magazine, alongside Jayne Obradovic, Wells Head of Student Experience and Well-being... Read More
Wells musicians presented a series of inspiring performances last Sunday at the Popular Music Showcase.A big thank you to Tim Walker and his team for... Read More
Congratulations to Upper Sixth violinist, Abbie Chan, who has won first prize in the USA Classical Music International Competition held in May 2021 by International... Read More
Last week, Wells musicians from across the music faculty put on two splendid concerts to mark the musical reopening of Wells Cathedral.After a year without... Read More
Rehearsals have been taking place in Cedars Hall for the Mozart Opera Gala, which will be performed to a limited audience on the evenings of... Read More
Last week’s Jazz Evening showcased the talents of jazz players and small group jazz from across the School. Introduced by Coordinator of Jazz Studies Edward... Read More
Huge congratulations to Lower Sixth singer/songwriter Hetta Falzon, who has been selected for the Final 3 in the Song Academy Young Songwriter 2021 competition, for... Read More
Young brass players from 65 Schools across the UK and Europe have taken part in Wells Cathedral School’s free online project Salsa Brass Go!The inclusive... Read More
Congratulations to Year 10 violinist Dawid Kasprzak, who has just won joint First Prize in the Junior Category of the Haslemere International Online String Competition... Read More
Congratulations to Year 11 pianist Jeremy Sun, who was awarded a Special Prize for the Best Performance of a Nordic Piece in the Junior Talents... Read More
Congratulations to Upper Sixth musician François Cloete who has won the Advanced Class of the School Organists’ Association Young Organists’ Competition, and a financial prize.The... Read More
Congratulations to Upper Sixth musician Shona M’gadzah, who has been selected to play tenor saxophone and clarinet in a National Youth Musical Theatre London West... Read More
Year 8 pupil Woody Collins has composed a new song ‘Molecules’ alongside a music video, which will be featured on Luke Knight’s Arts and Culture... Read More
Congratulations to Lower Sixth pianist Bridget Yee, who has been awarded first prize in the 15-17 age group category in this year’s online Junior Orbetello... Read More
Congratulations to The Bristol Suspensions, directed by Old Wellensian Robbie Armstrong, who have been crowned UK champions of collegiate a cappella, and now go on... Read More
Huge congratulations to Lower Sixth singer/songwriter Hetta Falzon, who has now been selected for the Final 10 in the Song Academy Young Songwriter 2021 competition,... Read More
Congratulations to Upper Sixth pianist, Sejin Yoon, who has been announced as one of the three winners in the Piano section of the prestigious Tunbridge... Read More
Thank you to David Hubbard, Principal Bassoonist of Scotland’s National Orchestra (RNSO) and Royal Conservatoire of Scotland tutor, for a fantastic masterclass day with Wells... Read More
This year’s Event on the Lawn, our very own popular annual mini music festival, organised and performed by Wells pupils and showcasing many of our... Read More
Sixth form pupils studying A level Music Technology were treated to expert feedback on their creative work and inspiring career advice from esteemed media composer... Read More
The much anticipated Two Moors Festival Competition 2021 took place on Saturday 24th April in Taunton and Wells pupils were two of the five winners... Read More
Saturday marked the final event for the ‘Furstenau Challenge’, a project that was set up by flute teacher Liz Walker to engage Wells pupils with... Read More
The following Wells musicians have been confirmed as members of the National Youth Orchestra 2021, and will take part in virtual performances:Brass: Luke Lane and... Read More
Congratulations to talented Year 10 violinist Dawid Kasprzak, who was selected to take part in the First Round of the Junior Section of the prestigious... Read More
Year 10 songwriter Meg Curl has been invited to play at the Jelli Records Singer Songwriter showcase on the 18th May with two other artists,... Read More
The Koechlin International Flute Competition took place remotely throughout March and April, with competitors from 20 countries submitting recordings of their performances of the celebrated... Read More
Congratulations to Year 9 pupil Nia Avenell, who has successfully auditioned for both the British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT) and National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT)... Read More
Congratulations to Year 11 flautist Emily Moores and to Lower Sixth violinist Rocket Brooks who have recently been selected to join the online National Youth... Read More
Huge congratulations to Year 10 pupil Wilamena Dyer one of two regional winners in the South and West of England regions in this year’s BBC... Read More
On Sunday, Wells vocalists performed a triptyque Performance Platform Concert, split into three sections to allow the showcasing of our international vocalists currently based in... Read More
Congratulations to two Wells Double Bassists, who submitted new pieces for unaccompanied double bass in this year’s Recital Music Composition Competition, which were then judged... Read More
With the physical return of the majority of Wells pupils to School for their onsite lessons this week, it is particularly uplifting to hear about... Read More
Year 8 pupil and enthusiastic composer, Woody Collins, recently created a lively and uplifting anthem Live Your Life! over lockdown, which was played live over... Read More
Congratulations to Old Wellensian, Emily Gunton, on her inspiring front page article about women in the music industry in Monday’s The Guardian, which quotes our very... Read More
Lower Sixth Recorder Specialist Eliza Haskins gave a recital for the London based concert organisation ‘Baroque at the Edge’ in the second week of January.... Read More
We’re thrilled to share this beautiful recording of “Over the Rainbow”, performed by outstanding Wells Cathedral School Upper Sixth percussionist Stan Talman, which he is... Read More
Wells Cathedral School has today announced that all cathedral choristers will be entitled to a 50% reduction on boarding fees. The places will be offered... Read More
We received results for the latest round of Trinity Instrumental and Vocal exams, and we’re delighted to say that 100% of Wells pupils gained a... Read More
Being in lockdown hasn’t prevented Wells pupils from triumphing in two major international competitions, performing from their homes.There was an astonishing level of success for... Read More
As Wells pupils return to School for online lessons this week following the Christmas break, we are delighted that so many of our Upper Sixth... Read More
On Monday evening there was a beautiful live streamed Christmas Concert from Cedars Hall, as the community commenced festivities for the final week of the... Read More
The Wells Academic Music and Jazz departments teamed up last week to deliver a full Sixth Form Study Day covering all of the jazz elements... Read More
Congratulations to Year 8 pupil Woody Collins and to Year 9 pupil Harry Jordan, whose compositions for the Junior Section of this year’s Choir Schools... Read More
Congratulations to Old Wellensian violinist Eleanor Corr, who has recently won the Royal Over-Seas League Gold Medal, and the £15,000 first prize in the Annual... Read More
Over the final two weeks of term, musicians from across the school have taken part in a series of departmental concerts, held in Cedars Hall,... Read More
Congratulations to Lower Sixth pianist Bridget Yee, who has just been awarded First Prize in the prestigious Putra International Piano Competition, in the Piano Concerto... Read More
Last Tuesday Wells oboe players were treated to a day of masterclasses and an ensemble workshop with Alan Garner. Alan is the Principal Cor Anglais... Read More
Wells flute and recorder teacher, Liz Walker played in an online Telemann Fantasia Concert last week, and was interviewed by BBC Radio 3. They can... Read More
On Friday members of the Brass department enjoyed a splendid Teatime Brass Concert in Cedars Hall, live streamed for an appreciative audience.The diverse programme included... Read More
The Choir and Organists of Wells Cathedral have spent the second lockdown recording plenty of music for online offerings during Advent. One of these projects... Read More
As usual, Wells choristers played a very active part in the Advent Service held in Wells Cathedral on 29th November. This year, the Service was... Read More
On Friday evening Friday Night is Symphony Night returned for the first time since lockdown with a socially-distanced exploration of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. There... Read More
On Friday afternoon Upper Sixth organist François Cloete led the Academic Seminar on ‘Beethoven the Revolutionary’, celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birthday with a presentation and discussion... Read More
Congratulations to Wells violin teacher Jo Green and her 12 player-strong Scottish Ensemble, who won the Royal Philharmonic Society 2020 Ensemble Award ‘for sheer quality... Read More
Wells recorder players were invited to perform alongside their teacher Tabea Debus in a virtual lunchtime concert for the ‘Society of Recorder Players’ Somerset Branch.Almost... Read More
Despite the restrictions of covid-19, musicians at Wells have been actively involved in a number of high quality performances across the whole musical range over... Read More
Despite many of this year’s local Remembrance Services being cancelled due to COVID-19, Wells trumpeters have still managed to perform The Last Post and Reveille... Read More