The school’s annual Spring Concert took place on Friday 3 May at the world famous Snape Concert Hall, and featured fantastic ensemble performances from across the school.

The Prep School’s Chamber Choir and Orchestra performed, along with the Senior School Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, Chapel Choir, Wolsey Consort, Show Choir and Big Band. As always the concert opened with a massed brass and percussion ensemble, this year performing the iconic Superman fanfare – a sight and sound to behold. The big finale number was a ‘Les Miserables’ medley – a great opportunity to bring our many talented singers and musicians together on stage, many of them for the final time in their Ipswich School career.

We asked Director of Music Mrs Steensma for some of her highlights of the evening. These included the Dvorak played by the Piano Quintet which “epitomised the outstanding talent we have at the school.” She also praised the atmosphere of the evening, and said: “I loved the atmosphere backstage with students cheering on their peers and teachers as they performed on stage – especially the Big Band and Mr Weaver’s guitar solo!”

Well done to all the musicians, and the team from the Britten Faculty of Music for a great evening.