Beaumont School Music Department

Arts Gala 2016 I thought the arts gala was a terrific performance done by all of the schools from all around the county. I thought that it could had not been done better by any other arts gala from around the world. I was really not looking forward to it and I thought it was not going to be good at all. But I was wrong, I thought that everyone who took part of the arts gala did a great job. The Great Albert Hall was the greatest privilege that I had in my whole lifetime so I thank the person who made the arts gala to tell them what a fantastic job they did.

I went to see The Wind in the Willows performed at the Abbey Theatre and it was literally amazing! All the thought process behind it was just incredible. They had real water for the river, so Ratty’s boat could really move from one side of the stage to the other, without any strings to ruin the effect or get in the way. The scene changes were so swift and controlled that I barely saw them! The backdrops were so convincingly real that sometimes I actually felt like I was relaxing by Ratty’s river, running from weasels in the forest or having a party at Toad Hall.  Art forms involved were music, drama, lighting, design, visual art, sculpture, and fashion and costume. There was something in that show for everyone, whether you liked designing, sewing, acting, painting, sculpting, face-painting etc…  I would recommend this show to others as it’s appropriate for all ages, has outstanding actors, life-like scenery and is all-in-all, a fun way to spend your time. It can also,...

The following students have been nominated by one or more of their arts/dance teachers to take part in Bronze Arts Award. To find out more, please come to a short meeting in H2 at the start of Wednesday lunchtime (it won’t take very long) to find out more: 8L : Ellie Bunker, Daniel Busby, Sophie Collins, William Dowdswell, Matilda Green, Tia Hall, Cara Tan Ward 8E: Tom Cross, Luka Cutts, Rosie Fletcher, Sophie Hodges, Hela Ivanova, Rachel Magee, Tommy Groth 8A: Manav Soni 8R: Ella Beadle, Raif Fisher, Sadie Keaveney, Euan Campbell 8N: Helena Amparan, Isabel Holsborough, Lewis Hopkins, Katie Penn 8S: Phoebe Turnbull Look forward to seeing you then.

For my arts review I went to the Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty exhibition in London. I went last year in August during the summer holidays with my cousin and aunt. I chose to use this as my arts review because I have a big interest in the fashion industry and I had a lot to say about the exhibition. As I have a big interest in fashion design and textiles, I had such a great day in London at the exhibition because I have never been to something like it before and I thought it would be a good idea to do a review on something I know quite a lot about and could say a lot about instead of a performance at the theatre or a backstage tour. We looked around at Alexander’s most famous deigns. I feel like that this experience really got me excited for starting my GCSE’s as I’m going to be doing textiles as one of my subjects and by going got me to be able to get me some inspiration for it all and especially because Alexander McQueen is one inspirations. Also while we were there I learnt a l...

As ever, it has been a pleasure to mark this year's Arts Award portfolios. I came across Caius Datt leading a group of Year 8 boys singing, with which I was really impressed. Well done to you all.

As part of their Silver Arts Award, some of our Year 9 students are putting on a evening of photography, interior design and music. The event is running on  Tuesday 21st June at 6.30pm  in the Sixth Form Centre. The evening will begin with an opportunity to have look around some of the students’ work, as well as getting to know the students and their passions.  There will be a display of Arts Award portfolios from both last year and this year at Bronze and Silver levels.  This will be followed by a short musical recital by students from Years 7-9.  Entrance is free, but there will be a collection which the students would like to be for future Arts Award students who are not able to afford their moderation fee. We hope to see you there!

This post is for members of the Junior Music Ensemble. Please read and digest. Here is the information for everyone taking part in junior music ensemble for the arts award evening: Please come to the music block at about  5:30pm Mini orchestra will rehearse for about 10 minutes and mini choir will rehearse for about 30 minutes If you have a rehearsal slot for a solo please come at assigned time, (if you would like to do a solo and haven’t been given a rehearsal time, please see Matika or Sian). Please wear school uniform. The evening will  start at 6:30 on 21st June , the visual arts gallery will start and the concert will start around  7:00 , the evening will end  around 7:30-8:00 . It's going to be fab! Let's do it :)  Matika and Sian

Fionnuala went to see Chess  at the Hinckley Concordia Theatre. Overall, Unlike the cold, calculating game of chess, this production was full of emotion, with a love triangle within the battle of communism versus capitalism. I watched this with my Grandad and he really enjoyed the interplay of international politics within a sporting contest between the representatives of the two superpowers. Afterwards he talked about his memories of that time and the clash of celebrities. These were the superstars of their day and in 1972, the second game of the world championship was given away because one of the player's further demands were not met. This was represented well in the musical. I disliked the fact that the orchestra was playing slightly too loud, drowning out weaker voices of some of the supporting cast. The musical numbers were a great surprise, with excellent voices from the principal performers. It showed just what can be achieved by a collaboration be...

On the 10 th   of  February, the 16 th   St Albans scout troop went to the Alban arena to see the renowned gang show. I loved singing along to all the songs, watching Luke in all his numbers, and I really enjoyed watching the fantastic show with my friends. I would recommend this to anyone really. It is perfect to enjoy with your family or friends and everything is perfectly relatable with chances for a singalong too! The acting was excellent, the dancing was fab and the singing was amazing! Although the show was fantastic there were a few things that could have been improved. I loved the idea of having themes however each theme went on for a bit too long and became a bit repetitive, however there could’ve been more of a variety of acting and singing. But overall, it was a fantastic show and I recommend it to all!

For my part B (be the audience) I went to the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square and looked at the paintings. My mum and I got the train into London and then got a bus from Liverpool Street Station to Trafalgar Square. We then stopped to look at the performers in the Square, who included buskers and those people who ‘float’, then we went into the National Gallery. We went into the shop near the entrance and chose a postcard of the picture I most wanted to see. We then went through the gallery’s in chronological order, starting from the oldest paintings and working our way through time to the newest paintings. We could see how the style of painting changed through time, from quite unrealistic older pictures, to the very true to life in the Renaissance period, through to the Impressionists in the newer galleries, where my chosen picture was located. We looked at all the paintings but particularly we were looking for the one on the postcard which was 'La Ferte‎‎‎'. It was paint...

I went to see Chelmsford Gangshow 2016 at the Civic Theatre on the  30th April 2016 . I really enjoyed the overall show as the creation aspect and design of the set, costumes and theme worked really well. The items which were thought up by the cast and crew were really clever and some were original but others were exact copies of musicals such as Oliver Twist and Mary Poppins. Most of the sketches were very clever and innovative and I especially enjoyed the "Swimmers" sketch which involved a group of young boys pretending to dive and backflip. The concept and the production of this were very good. The cast was indeed as good as the show. Singing overall was outstanding and the dance aspect was quite good in some places. The stage presence of the performers was not quite there. A lot of the cast seemed to have their thoughts elsewhere which really let the show down. However, the show overall was very good and I would probably recommend it for young children/preteens but no ol...

On Sunday the 14th of February , I visited Museum Square, Amsterdam, Holland. When I was there I visited The Van Gogh museum and The Reiksmuseum. Overall the experience was interesting and delved deeper into the mental health of Van Gogh. Also, it gave me insight into the world of the Dutch masters.