On 13th May 2023, 24 Students embarked on a “Movie Magic” trip to the world-famous Symphony Hall – Birmingham, listening to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra play a wide range of music from the Movies.
The evening was compered by Tommy Pearson, a former presenter on BBC Radio 3 and 4, who gave the contingent from Prince Henry’s a mention after the audience was encouraged to put a comment on Twitter about the Concert.
It was the first time that many students had witnessed a professional Orchestra play live and it was a fantastic opportunity to hear the Star Wars theme which is studied at GCSE level. As well as John Williams’ music, which also included Jaws and Harry Potter, there were themes from Back to the Future (Silvestri), Spiderman (Elfman) and Gladiator (Zimmer) to name a few.
Year 9 Student Rufus Hyett said “The concert was amazing! I loved the atmosphere in the Hall and, even though I have heard lots of the music before, I’ve never heard it played by a live Orchestra who were brilliant.”
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