MUSIC

When you play, never mind who listens to you. - Robert Schumann
The ancient Greeks said that astronomy and music were two sides of the same coin. Astronomy was seen as the study of relationships between observable, permanent and external objects. Music was seen as the study of relationships between invisible, internal and hidden objects. The Music component of the Bishops Eisteddfod offers a platform for boys to both explore and experience sound through the mediums of performance and composition. Through the musical interpretation of each performance both the listeners and performers may experience beauty, feel sensitivity, have their souls touched and be brought closer to an infinite beyond this world. May each vocal or instrumental performance reveal the ‘invisible, interval and hidden’ in all of us.

Senior Piano and Keyboard Instruments Classical

Adjudicator: Sandra Kettle
EntrantGradeHouseAwardFinalistTitleComposer
Bolus, Joe11OgilvieDiplomaImpromptu in b minorSamuel Coleridge-Taylor
Bursey, Daniel10OgilvieDiplomaMazurka no. 13Frédéric Chopin
Comitis, Gabriel11BirtHonoursFuneral MarchFelix Mendelssohn
Handley, David12GrayHonoursKind im EinschlummernRobert Schumann
Karlein, Benjamin12MallettGold DiplomaSonata in a minor, K. 61Domenico Scarlatti
Kidha, Rieko11WhiteHonoursAssez modéréFrancis Poulenc
Pillay, Justin12GrayDiplomaPrelude in A-flat Major, Op. 28 no. 17Frédéric Chopin
Turner, Travis9OgilvieDiplomaClair de luneClaude Debussy
Gordon, Rynard11WhiteMeritPage d'albumClaude Debussy
Gray, James8GrayPassPiano Sonata in D minorD. Scarlatti
Lowther, Nikolas9KiddPassLes SuavagesRameau
Mafunda, Michael10OgilvieMeritGigueBach