Choir

The Confirmation took place on 11th March. The Archbishop was able to come this time, to our great joy, and gave the Candidates an inspiring address. It is a cause for thankfulness that the number of Communions made by boys has been rising steadily in the last two years. Let us pray that the new Candidates will continue this excellent trend.

The following boys were Confirmed in the Chapel on 11th March : St. Olave's: M. J. Gagg, J. A. Pease, A. H. Powell, S. M. G. Scott,

G. M. Watson, M. J. R. Wood. The Grove: P. R. Denham, D. O. Jenkins, N. A. Kemp, N. C. T. Lees,

C. J. McFee, R. J. Mawer, R. E. Moorhouse, C. R. Outhwaite, M. A. C.

Reid, J. C. Richardson, W. J. Roebuck, A. G. Scott. The Manor: D. R. Ballinger, N. R. S. Burnett, R. M. K. Doyle, E. M.

Holgate, C. A. Les, H. E. D. Little, I. R. D. McGrath, H. L. Wood,

J. R. Wood. Queen's: R. W. J. Dingwall, C. P. Farmer, D. Hargrave, C. I. R. Watson,

J. R. Wood. The Rise: R. N. Collier, A. W. Fieldhouse, D. S. Gale, G. W. Harding,

C. R. Jones, N. G. A. Morris, R. I. Moss, M. G. Pace, I. C. D. Pilling,

D. M. Rawlings, G. Thompson. School House: T. M. J. Adams, M. P. Baby, A. C. W. Budge, P. J. Doyle,

M. A. Groundwater, R. E. Hardie, H. G. Marks, C. S. Martinson,

F. M. Ogley, R. G. Robinson, C. J. Sinclair. Temple: B. P. Amos, S. A. Bough, A. S. Carr, R. G. C. Elliot, P. J. Nix,

P. F. Reeves, C. C. Russell.

THE CHOIR

We were able to meet the challenge of the Epiphany Carols in the Minster on the first Sunday of term and, though we had lost prominent members of the tenor and bass line, C. J. Kitching and E. P. Raynes, we were, thanks to intense rehearsal at School and Dr. Jackson's welcome attendance at the Saturday practice in the 'Minster, able to acquit ourselves reasonably well. Immediately after the Minster Carols we returned to School for the Choir Supper which went off very well, as usual, and was followed by a lively and varied entertainment compered by A. D. Bailey. We were glad to receive back Kitching and Raynes for this one occasion which they proceeded to help by their contributions.

Certain new music has been added to the repertory this term, but not as much as usual owing to the demands of the Nelson Mass. Two arrangements by musical knights were new to most, Sir Malcolm Sargent's arrangement of "Creation's Hymn" by Beethoven, an arrangement that might well be tackled by the whole School, and Sir Edward Bairstow's variations on the theme of Orlando Gibbons's "Jesu, grant me this I pray".

At the end of this term we lose two more tenors, who are leaving School. A. W. Perry who has graduated to tenor from alto and who will be pursuing musical studies at Oxford in the near future and P. C. N. Brown who must have served as long as anybody in the Choir as treble and tenor soloist. We wish them both well.