APS News 18

10 September 2018 Abingdon Prep Performing Arts Y5 Soirée The finals of our annual House Music Competition were split into two events this year - with separate awards for instrumental and singing performances. We were privileged to have Dr Peter Foster, Director of Music at OLA as our instrumental adjudicator. He talked about overcoming performing nerves and how to take a good bow before giving the finalists feedback. The winner was Josef on saxophone. Singing is an increasingly popular musical discipline and to recognise this, our house vocalists competed separately for the new Debbie Rose Cup. The competition was adjudicated by Karina, an experienced singer. The inaugural winner of the new Debbie Rose Cup was Rupert. The Year 5 Soirée is an annual event in which the boys entertain an audience of their families, who went home hugely impressed having seen the mixture of instrumental performances, singing and drama presented by this talented year group. House Music Competition Finals The Instrumentalists The Vocalists In both events, the audience were treated to a host of super polished and professional musical performances, with a repertoire covering a wide range of different musical styles . Thank you and well done to all our finalists.