NEWS

We were delighted that some of our Year 7 singers were invited to join Kensington Symphony Orchestra in a triumphant performance of Mahler’s Symphony No.3 at Fairfield Halls last weekend. Conductor Russell Keable remarked on the boys’ focus and work ethic during rehearsals and in performance, where they did an excellent job!

Thanks also to ...

The Young Musician of the Year Final took place on Tuesday evening in the presence of our adjudicator for the evening: Sam Jackson, Controller of BBC Radio 3. The Junior Young Musician of the year was awarded to Joshua (Year 9), who played Grovlez’s Sarabande et Allegro on saxophone, and the Senior Musician of the Year was Han (Year 11) who played ...

Thursday, 30 March was a red-letter day for very many musicians and sportsmen at Wilson’s, with three teams making it to the annual Sutton Cup Finals at Northey Avenue (1st XI, Year 11 and Year 7 teams) and the hotly anticipated Spring Concert the very same evening. We are especially ...

The recent Year 7 Celebration Evenings were—as always—joyful and entertaining occasions! Introduced by Dr Hayley Burton (Director of Music) and compered and directed by Mr Karl Kramer, who runs the Year 7 instrumental programme, the evenings proceeded with the usual wide range of musical performances showcasing the instruments that are taught to ...

Wicked visit

Forty-two pupils and four members of staff enjoyed a night in the West End last Wednesday, at a performance of Wicked. The show has been running at the Apollo Victoria Theatre for nearly 20 years but with a brand new cast (featuring the amazing Alexia Khadime as Elphaba), staff and pupils remarked on the particularly ...

SENIOR WOODWIND (9-13)
1 Philip, 10H
2 Aayush, 13G
3 Leo, 13H
HC Tito, 10C
HC Ray, 11C
HC Aaron, 12G

JUNIOR WOODWIND (7-9)
1 Joshua, 9S
2 Farell, 9G
3 Sudersen, 8C
HC Chengcheng, 8C

SENIOR PERCUSSION (11-13)

We were delighted to celebrate the Grand Opening of our new music and sports facilities in the Britton Centre on Tuesday, in the presence of Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie. It was fitting to welcome a direct descendant of King James I, who gave permission for Edward Wilson to found our school in 1615, on this most special occasion.

The ...

An exceptionally varied series of musical events in the last four weeks of term began with an invigorating GCSE and A level Recital Evening, and culminated in a joyful Carol Service at Croydon Minster in mid-December, with the school’s choir of over 100 singers performing the usual range of ancient and modern Christmas choral masterpieces, directed ...

We were delighted to take part in Sutton Sings, a very special event held by our friends at Sutton Music Service, last Thursday. The Barbershop Ensemble stepped away from its normal repertoire to perform Pinkzebra’s Shine Like Stars. We look forward to hearing them perform again at Prize Giving early next term and as part of the Grand Opening ...

Wednesday’s Charity Winter Concert offered the usual very eclectic range of musical styles from some of the school’s top ensembles, culminating in some impressive outings from the Senior Orchestra and Wind Bands. The Odyssey Big Band goes from strength to strength, with some rich festive fare following the arrangement of Ain’t Misbehavin’ ...

When the Battle of the Bands event was first announced at the end of last school year, I was eager as a keen guitarist to get involved. Once our band was formed, we had to pick a song that we could all learn quickly and that people could enjoy with us. We eventually decided on ‘Adventure of a Lifetime’ by Coldplay, which proved to be a good choice! ...

Last week’s performances at Southwark Cathedral gave a fantastic foretaste of music-making at Wilson’s this term, but concert season is now well and truly under way, following a superb Year 9 Musicians’ Evening on Thursday night!

Some exceptional performances included Harry’s Bach (Partita No.3) on the violin, Marko’s Villa-Lobos (one of ...