Joint Quaker Schools' performance of Mendelssohn's 'Elijah' in Wells Cathedral on 27 March 2004

Yes - a great success!!

Every 3 years the choirs of the 7 Quaker schools in England get together to perform a joint choral work. This year it was the turn of Sidcot School in Somerset to host the event, and Mendelssohn's 'Elijah' was performed in Wells Cathedral at 7 pm on Saturday 27th March.

Following rehearsals over the last term, 23 of our pupils and 10 members of staff spent the last 3 days of this term at Sidcot School rehearsing with choirs from the 6 other English Quaker School. 6 years ago it was our turn to host the event and Verdi's Requiem was performed in Thaxted church in 1998. In 2001 Bootham School in York hosted Britten's War Requiem at Ripon Cathedral.

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Thanks to Sarah Westerhuis and Rob Morland for the photos; to Ian Rowe for conducting our rehearsals and preparing us so well for the event: and to the other staff who accompanied the trip and to all who sang!