The South Woodham Ferrers Centre and The Billericay School Hall on 8th and 13th December 1996
Yes the two concerts in December were a great success! The evenings first half comprised of songs by the School Choir, solos by Louise Moore and Georgie Swan. Donna Fleming played a Clarinet solo and the Recorder Ensemble played a piece. The Youth Choir also performed and Catherine Moore and Natalie Thurlow played trombones. This year it was Marianne Quintrells turn to receive the Robert Phillips Cup awarded for services to the Music department. After a short interval the Studio Orchestra came on and played a selection of tunes. This was the first public performance with the Orchestra's two new singers: Catherine Jaggs and Sian McGonigle, they joined Louise Moore and Georgie Swan to form the vocal section of the group. Unfortunately after the concert on Sunday Georgie Swan was taken ill and wasn't able to perform in Fridays concert, thankfully he is getting better now and we all wish him a speedy recovery. Below is a full run-down of the evenings entertainment and a collage of images from the concerts.
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1st Half of the Evening
| School Choir | Disco Medley |
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| I wish it could be Christmas | |
| Louise Moore | Scarlet Ribbons |
| School Choir | Carol of the drum |
| Grandma got run over by a Reindeer | |
| Georgie Swan | The Christmas Song |
| Louise Moore | Ave Maria |
| School Choir | Have yourself a merry little Christmas |
| Donna Fleming | Round Dance |
| Georgie Swan | On the wings of love |
| Just another day | |
| Recorder Ensemble | Jingle bell rock |
| Youth Choir | Oh no John |
| This little babe | |
| Catherine Moore and Natalie Thurlow | Music Hall |
| School Choir | Santa Claus is coming to town |
| Happy Christmas (war is over) |
*** Interval ***
2nd Half of the Evening
| School Orchestra | Medley of songs from their repertoire |
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Thanks to...All the staff and students performing and especially:- Mr. Stevenson, Mr. Robb, Mrs. Seymour, Mrs. Helen Thurlow, the Caretaking staff and the Sound, Lighting and Stage Crew.