THE ARTS Concerto Concert
the ever-changing Covid protocols, we sought to keep ensembles going. We provided regular opportunities for boys to submit performances from home for pre-recorded concerts, as well as opportunities to compete in some of the traditional competitions. Concerts resumed with near normality in September, and small subsets of the choirs performed in Chapel.
The boys worked incredibly hard for Glees and XIIs and we managed to run this event so that all boys could watch it in Houses, with only small numbers present in Speech Room. Remembrance was celebrated with the showing of a poignant film largely produced in-house, thanks to the work of the department. A full Carol Service was pre-recorded and this featured members of
CONCERTO CONCERT PROGRAMME
■ Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 by Beethoven
HARROW RECORD
| 2021
Allegro ma non troppo – Joseph Wragg (The Grove) Rondo. Allegro – Julian Chan (The Head Master’s) ■ Concerto for Flute and Strings, Op 45 by Arnold Hadrian Ho (The Head Master’s) ■ Allegro from Trumpet Concerto in Eb major, Hob VIIe:1 by Haydn Graham Lambert (Lyon’s) ■ Adagio – Moderato from Cello Concerto in E minor, Op 85 by Elgar Ruairi Pringle (The Head Master’s) ■ Allegro non troppo from Violin Concerto in D major, Op 77 by Brahms Jon Yuan (The Head Master’s) ■ Andante sostenuto from Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor, Op 22 by Saint-Saëns Mark Liu (Druries) ■ Allegro from Piano Concerto No 2 in F major, Op 102 by Shostakovich Daniel Sandell (Moretons) ■ Fine from Concertino for Timpani, Percussion and Strings by Panufnik Hassan Hammad (The Park) and Henry To (The Grove)
the Byron Consort, Chapel and Harmony Choirs and the Brass Ensemble. The Christmas Celebrations concluded with mini-carol services led by a socially distanced Chapel Choir, and every boy was able to participate in singing carols round the Christmas tree in Bill Yard. In January, everything moved back online. We project that by the end of 2021, 3,500 minutes of boys’ performances will be available online. Mass gatherings for singing were always going to be a problem. The School XII recorded a programme for Harrow Association Songs in October, and a larger group of senior boys (with all Houses represented) came together to record Churchill Songs. When we were unable to return to School in January, it seemed that this great tradition of Harrow songs might be imperilled. During the start of the Summer term, however, the Director of Music rehearsed each House separately in Speech Room for 40 minutes to hear boys sing one verse of the most popular 20 songs. The boys loved this, and their act of singing together as a House and raising the roof was a joy to behold. The boys came up with some excellent ways to keep the whole community involved with music. The Guild’s Desert Island Disc Series regularly achieved large
