One of the highpoints of Monmouth School’s music calendar during the last week of the Lent term, is the annual choral and orchestral concert at St. Mary’s Church.  The Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools’ Symphony Orchestra, directed by Mario Conway, Head of Instrumental Music and Music Technology at HMSG, began the evening’s repertoire with Aaron Copland’s John Henry, followed by Karelia by Jean Sibelius; both played with tremendous assurance and sensitivity.

After a short interval, Monmouth School’s Choral Society, conducted by David Lawson, Director of Music at Monmouth School, and joined by the HMSG Boarders’ Choir began the first rousing notes of Mozart’s Requiem.  The choir traditionally features the entire first form, and for many, it is the first opportunity to sing a complete choral piece with a full orchestra and highly-accomplished soloists – an experience few boys will ever forget.

The soloists were Soprano, Angela Kazimierczuk, singing teacher at HMSG; Countertenor, Sebastian Field, Choirmaster at King’s Gloucester; Tenor, Andrew Hayman, OM, who is currently reading Music with a Choral Award at Magdalen College, Oxford; and Bass, Tom Arrand, Deputy Head at HMSG.

The audience left impressed with how talented and confident the next generation of musicians at Monmouth School is.