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Mid-Somerset Festival Wells Cathedral School WCS an Independent Prep in England

24 Mar 2023

Mid-Somerset Festival 2023 Results

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...

Promenade Concert Wells Cathedral School Independent Prep Somerset England

22 Feb 2023

Promenade Concerts

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...

09 Jan 2023

Symphony Orchestra Rehearsal

The Symphony Orchestra met in the evening of the first day back at School of 2023 to begin work on the epic Symphony No. 2...

20 Dec 2022

Sophia Wins at Kingston Music Festival

Congratulations to Sophia Gonzalez (Year 11) who has won the Advanced String Class at Kingston Music Festival and has been invited to perform in the...

WCS Orchestra Wells Cathedral Independent School Somerset England

13 Dec 2022

Wells Cathedral School Musicians Celebrate National Recognition

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...

Dr Sarah Upjohn WCS Wells Cathedral Independent School Somerset England

11 Nov 2022

Dr Sarah Upjohn Gives Wellbeing Talk To Musicians

As part of our commitment to the wellbeing of our pupils and of our young musicians, Dr Sarah Upjohn visited the School to give a...

26 Oct 2022

Dawid Performs at Polish Embassy

Well done to Dawid Kasprzak (right, Lower Sixth), who was recently a Category Finalist in the BBC Young Musician 2022 competition, on his performance at...

BBC Young Musician Category Finals Strings Brass Violin French Horn 2022 WCS Wells Cathedral Independent School Somerset England

13 Oct 2022

BBC Young Musician 2022 Category Finals

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...

26 Sep 2022

Lunchtime Concerts Launched By GMAs

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...

01 Jul 2022

BBC Young Musician 2022

We are delighted to tell you that two Wells pupils – violinist Dawid Kasprzak (Year 11) and horn player Imogen Moorsom (Upper Sixth) – have...

Violin Day Wells Cathedral Independent School Somerset WCS Strings

18 May 2022

The School Hosts Violin Day

On Sunday 15th May, the School hosted its popular Violin Day.Led by our Coordinator of String Studies, Simon Smith, this was an inspirational day for...

Mid-Somerset Festival Piano Prize Winners WCS Wells Cathedral Independent School Somerset

11 Apr 2022

Our Musicians Impress at the Mid-Somerset Festival

Many of our Musicians attended the Mid-Somerset Festival and achieved fantastic results.The Mid-Somerset Festival provides an annual platform for children and adults to showcase their...

Wells Cathedral School WCS Independent School Somerset Annual Promenade Concerts

04 Feb 2022

Musicians Perform at our Annual Promenade Concerts

Last week, our Musicians performed brilliantly in the magnificent Wells Cathedral for three Promenade Concerts: Brass and Percussion, Woodwind and Strings, and Early Music.The Brass...

09 Nov 2021

New Director of Music

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...

Wells Symphony Orchestra - Specialist Music School in the UK

15 Oct 2021

Symphony Orchestra Concert: Lights! Camera! Action!

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...

24 Sep 2021

Concerto Final Winners 2021

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...

23 Sep 2021

Outstanding Harp Performance

Well done to Michael Dey (Year 6) who scored a quite amazing 148 out of 150 in his ABRSM Grade 1 Harp Performance exam. This...

24 Jun 2021

First Prize for Abbie

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...

22 Jun 2021

Celebration Concerts in Wells Cathedral

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...

Private School Music Scool Competition Winner

09 Jun 2021

Haslemere International String Competition Winner

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...

02 May 2021

Event on the Lawn Online

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...

National Youth Orchestra (NYO) performing

30 Apr 2021

National Youth Orchestra 2021

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...

Dawid Kasprzak, violin specialist, participated in the Menuhin Competition Richmond 2021

30 Apr 2021

Dawid Selected for International Menuhin Competition

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...

26 Apr 2021

British and National Youth Music Theatre Success

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)...

22 Apr 2021

Two Wells Songwriters reach the Top 30

Huge congratulations to Hetta Falzon in the Lower Sixth and Megan Curl in Year 10, who have both been selected as Top 30 Finalists in...

19 Apr 2021

Boccherini Institute Invitation

David Heyes, double bass teacher, has been invited to give a recital and two days of masterclasses at the Boccherini Institute in Lucca next September,...

22 Mar 2021

National Youth Orchestra Inspire Course

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...

16 Mar 2021

BBC Young Reporter 2021 Awards

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...

07 Dec 2020

Old Wellensian Wins Gold Medal

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...

07 Dec 2020

Concerts Continue Apace

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,...

30 Nov 2020

Award for Scottish Ensemble

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...

03 Nov 2020

Luke’s Film Debut Available on Netflix

This weekend, Year 10 pupil Luke Doyle’s film debut in the award-winning and emotive story, The Song of Names, will be available to view on...

29 Sep 2020

Sheku Kanneh-Mason Visits Wells

Cellist and BBC Young Musician of the Year Winner 2016, Sheku Kanneh-Mason performed a version of the Dvorak Cello Concerto especially arranged for reduced forces...

21 Aug 2020

Wells Musicians Form Part of New Virtual Orchestra

To mark the 40th anniversary of the government’s Music and Dance Scheme, young musicians from the UK’s five specialist music schools have collaborated on a...

25 Mar 2020

Lessons Continue Worldwide for Wells Musicians

During the final week of the Lent Term, Wells musicians are continuing to have instrumental lessons from their specialist teachers, but are learning from the...

22 Jan 2020

Menuhin International Violin Competition

Huge congratulations to Year 9 violinist, Dawid Kasprzak, who has been accepted into the Menuhin International Violin Competition Junior Section which will take place in...

07 Jan 2020

Luke Returns to NYOW

Congratulations to Year 9 violinist, Luke Doyle, who has once again been chosen for the National Youth Orchestra of Wales. Founded in 1945, the NYOW...

03 Dec 2019

National Youth Orchestra

Congratulations to the following ten Wells musicians on their recent selection for the prestigious National Youth Orchestra for the 2019-20 season:Luke Lane, Year 11, trumpetImogen...

Community event hosted at our Specialist Music School

19 Nov 2019

Side By Side Orchestra Day

On Tuesday, Wells ran a side by side orchestra day for 40 prep school pupils from King’s Hall School in Taunton, Farleigh Prep School in...

05 Nov 2019

BBC Young Musician Competition

Congratulations to the following eight Wells musicians, who have reached the next round of the prestigious BBC Young Musician Competition 2019: Ruby Cheung, Year 11, Keyboards...

07 Oct 2019

Classical Guitar and Viola Day

On Sunday, many young musicians attended the first combined Classical Guitar and Viola Day at Wells. The sessions included working on technique and playing in...

16 Sep 2019

International Film Premiere for Luke

Year 9 violinist, Luke Doyle, has just returned from a star-studded trip to Canada, where he was invited to attend the celebrated Toronto International Film...

11 Sep 2019

National Youth Orchestra at the BBC Proms

Many of our musicians performed in a BBC Prom at the Royal Albert Hall in August as members of the National Youth Orchestra (NYO). The...

09 May 2019

Concerto Competition Winners

Congratulations to Lower Sixth trumpeter Eliza and Year 11 pianist Max, who are joint winners of this year’s Concerto Competition.The finals of the competition were...

07 Feb 2019

Musical Extravaganza

Monday evening’s Musical Extravaganza involved a wide range of talented young musicians from across the School, and featured vibrant performances from the Sinfonietta, Frigus Ensemble,...

25 Jan 2019

St Endellion Festival Concert Series

Head of Student Performance, Paul Denegri, took three upper sixth music specialists to give a recital at The St Endellion Festival Concert Series in Cornwall...

06 Nov 2018

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

Congratulations to the following 12 students who have been selected for the National Youth Orchestra, including the Summer Tour to the USA in 2019 –Strings: Nellie, Isabelle, Summer, Carys, Tom,...

05 Oct 2018

Double Bass Weekend & Masterclass

The 2018 Wells Double Bass Weekend was held in Quilter Hall across the weekend of 22nd-23rd September. Directed by David Heyes, with guest tutors, Gabriele...

17 Sep 2018

Summer Basses in Wells

The second Wells String Summer School was a great success attracting young string players from 14 countries. Directed by violinist Catherine Lord and tutored by...

07 Jun 2018

Music College Successes

Congratulations to the following strings musicians who have received places at music college: Theo, Lucy, Chloe, Hanako, Daniel, Jessica, Joe, Ian, Raphael, Monika, Katie, Samuel...

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