Last Thursday saw the joint King's Bruton and Hazlegrove concert held in the Memorial Hall, writes David Gorodi. 

As usual it proved a very popular concert, with the hall packed. The Joint Orchestra opened with Tchaikovsky's Waltz from Sleeping Beauty: it sounds quite an innocent choice of music, certainly one of Tchaikovsky's most popular melodies, however the syncopated rhythmic effects (hemiolas to A Level students) were difficult to pull off; the students did magnificently. The combined Wind Band was also excellent, performing Fraser's King across the water; the brass and percussion were put through their paces and produced a rousing finale to this piece. The Joint Choir sung happy arranged by Huff. This was a great choice and the choir really enjoyed themselves singing it; in all honesty, I was amazed at how large a group this has become, close to 150 in number! The concert continued with various items, both instrumental and vocal, presented by both schools. A very high standard was maintained not just in terms of the quality of the music but also in the level of fun had by all! The concert was brought to an end by the joint Big Band who performed Uptown Funk, a great end to a superb concert.