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Pupils Breathe New Life Into Much-Loved Instruments




Pupils Breathe New Life Into Much-Loved Instruments
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Pupils from Brentwood Preparatory School have been given the wonderful opportunity to help bring some well-loved instruments back to life. 

The School’s youngest musicians are being offered the chance to enjoy free weekly music lessons, given by professional tutors, and the free use of a wide range of specially-bought instruments.

This new Endangered Instrument Scheme is part of Brentwood School’s vision to be acknowledged as the best music department in the country - an accolade it is very close to achieving!

Nationally, the number of children playing orchestral instruments is diminishing. Brentwood School is fighting back by ‘sponsoring’ 20 Prep pupils per term with free lessons and instrument provision.

The Senior School’s Director of Music, Mr Florian Cooper, explained: “Every year we aim to have a whole symphonic orchestra of new students. Our hope is that in five to six years when these Prep pupils move into the Senior School, the numbers playing these endangered instruments will be greatly increased.”

The scheme will mean pupils can experiment with new instruments - including the oboe, bassoon, french horn, tuba, trombone, viola and double bass - and their parents will not have to shoulder the burden of hiring or buying them.

Mr Cooper added: “This scheme, coupled with our status as a Steinway Accredited School, will engender even more interest in a Brentwood School Music Department which stages an impressive catalogue of 50+ concerts per year.” 

“This Endangered Instrument Scheme is part of an overall vision to be the best Music Department in the country, an accolade which will very quickly be in our grasp.”

Rich in musical talent, Brentwood Prep hosts a number of concerts ranging from the Chamber Choir to the Orchestra, the Brass Ensemble to the newly-formed Staff Orchestra. 

Mr Daryl Barber, Brentwood Prep School’s Director of Music, said he hoped such a scheme, focusing on instruments vital to the running of orchestras, would see today’s young musicians much in demand as they form the backbone of musical ensembles. 

He added: “It has been a real pleasure to see how the children have embraced this opportunity so enthusiastically and I look forward to hearing performances given on these less common instruments. It’s a wonderful opportunity for them and we’re very grateful that the School has decided to invest in this superb scheme.”







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