Category: Music News
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The Sound of History: Mr Dobson’s Restored Replica Tudor Virginal
In his spare time, Mr Dobson, Queenswood’s Director of Music, has been restoring an astonishingly beautiful keyboard instrument.The replica virginal, a precursor to the harpsichord and a copy of the……
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Obituary: Bridget Taylor, Queenswood Assistant Bursar and Former Ballerina
Bridget Taylor was a very efficient and well respected Assistant Bursar at Queenswood and was also a very popular member of the school community. She went to many events and……
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Beethoven to Blue Bossa: A Superb Music Scholars’ Concert
Queenswood’s Music Scholars and Principal’s Award holders put on a fantastic concert of solo performances in the Ernest Read Hall on Thursday 27 January.The programme was excitingly diverse, with renditions……
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Obituary: Sally Ann Howes OQ, Star of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Sally Ann Howes, who played the iconic Truly Scrumptious in the 1968 film of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, has passed away at the age of 91.Sally was a pupil at Queenswood……
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Tribute to Tom Hammond, Co-Artistic Director of the Hertfordshire Festival of Music
We are deeply saddened and shocked by the news that Tom Hammond, conductor and co- Artistic Director of the Hertfordshire Festival of Music (HFoM), sadly passed away at his home……