Adjudicated by Mr Peter Gritton.

The boys sang really well and the adjudicator commended us on our clear sound and diction. He loved the energy in the louder sections and the added actions of younger boys star jumping to the words “Tequila!” and “Carumba!”  Joe and Callum’s piano duet was also positively mentioned.

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The altos were commended in Fix You for their warm, cantabile solo at the start. Mr Gritton was impressed with how we managed to increase the intensity and described it as most climactic.

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St. Philomena’s School were awarded 88 marks, we were awarded 89 marks, both in the distinction category. But Old Palace won with 90 points gaining outstanding.

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We won this class with 90 marks putting us in the outstanding category against st Marys Ladies Choir and St Marys Church Choir, Beddington who were both placed in the very good category.

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In Ave Verum, the boys were congratulated for the seamless phrasing demonstrating very clever staggered breathing which culminated in a beautiful blend across the parts.

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Mr Gritton continued to say that Christus Factus Est is considered a “tour de force” and is one of the hardest vocal pieces to sustain successfully in all the choral repertoire.  We obviously have a very talented choir who are in very good hands.

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Our performance had a dark, dramatic mood and our dynamic range was really tested. We coped admirably when the parts became more independent and there were some spell binding moments which left Mt Gritton flabbergasted.

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Mr Gritton commented “If every boys’ school had this kind of experience, the opportunity to perform the type of pieces we do, it would be like me training to do the pole vault… Essentially the impossible”