Disney and Harnick & Bock

Despite many of the company busy working on GSCEs and A level exams, this end of term concert by the ‘Encore’ section gave us a great selection of musical numbers from the pens of Harnick & Bock and a variety of Disney themes plus others including a trip to Star Wars and a splash from Pirates of the Caribbean!

The opening sequence from ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ was led with strength by Eddie Thomas, Niamh Thomas and the Company, followed with ‘Matchmaker’ sang well by Sophie Rowberry, Jenny Ingles and Clara Davies. Clara then sang ‘Far from the Home I Love’ with great expression.

‘Scales and Arpeggios’ by the Sherman Brothers gave the opportunity for some strong part singing and ‘At Last I See the Light’ by Menken & Slater was sung with feeling by Ruby Davies and Matt Street.  The lads; Eddie, Will, Matt, albeit outnumbered by the talented girls provided good support throughout and Morgan Wolseley Charles gave a spirited rendition of ‘Bella Notte’ by Burke and Lee.

The sequence ‘A Disney Entitlement of Princesses’ was a moving section, a highlight of which was ‘Colours of the Wind’ sang well by Hannah Jones accompanied by Rosa Savage, a lovely dancer.

‘Movie Star / Wealth’, another by Harnick & Bock, sung by Robyn McCollen and company was put over well and ‘Feed the Birds’ by the Sherman Bros. was very sensitively played by Issy Khogali and Charlotte Pye.

It is difficult to mention everyone but all the company numbers were strong including ‘Be Prepared’ one of the closing numbers and in addition to the dance sequences during the opening ‘Fiddler’ section the final number ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ gave another opportunity for the Company to demonstrate their dancing skills.

The company were smartly dressed in black and although the lighting was low at times, this did not spoil a great atmosphere which was maintained throughout the concert. Congratulations to all involved.

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