Spreading Christmas cheer

What a busy time it has been for the Music Department over the last two weeks! Our Music students have been an absolute credit to the school with their professionalism and hard work.

First up, our ever-expanding choir Pop Voices sang for the Lee Valley Pensioners at their annual Christmas dinner at the Millennium Centre in Bellevale. The audience loved seeing our young people perform and even joined in with some carols too. This was also true of the audience at the Lister Steps in Old Swan on Sunday evening, who, despite not having connections to our students, gave them a standing ovation at the end!

Prior to this, Friday Rocks (our informal bands’ night which was such a huge success last year) was another big hit with students and parents alike. It featured six bands with students from Years 7 to 11 participating, and even Gateacre’s own staff band!

To conclude the festive season of music-making, we had our Christmas Concert on Tuesday night. This was another massive success, with another standing ovation at the end! The audience were treated to a musically varied programme of Christmas carols, Pop and Jazz. Again, students from all Year groups took part in addition to the staff band.

Our Music students have been an absolute credit to the school with their professional and hard work.