Pupils sing on BBC
Kilgraston singers tune in for BBC performances
TWO Kilgraston music scholars are on song this Christmas with special performances on national radio and television.
Sixth formers Sarah Anderson and Eliza Younger were chosen to broadcast their talents to audiences around the country in the lead up to festive season.
Sarah, 16, a member of the National Youth Choir of Scotland, will appear on Christmas Celebration on BBC One on December 24th at 11.20 pm. The teenager is one of 10 girls to perform new arrangements of carols for the programme, presented by Sally Magnusson from Dunfermline Abbey Church.
Eliza, also 16 and a member of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, sang in Noah’s Flood, an opera for BBC Radio 3, which will be broadcast on January 15th 2014.
She said: “I played a gossip and was one of the people who got drowned because I wouldn’t listen to warnings about the flood. I’ve been a member of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow for three years and take classes there every Saturday with professional musicians from all over the world who’ve had experience of working in the world of performing arts.
“As well as singing, I play the piano and the clarsach – the Scottish harp. At school, I’m a member of all the choirs and get a lot of support with my music. I really enjoy performing and composing and I’m hoping to pursue a career as a professional musician.”
Sarah, who is interested in a career in medicine and also holds academic and sport scholarships at Kilgraston, said: “I’ve been singing from the age of nine. Earlier this year I auditioned for the National Girls Choir, part of the National Youth Choir of Scotland, and was one of 60 girls, out of hundreds, who were successful. I’ve been busy touring with the choir around Scotland and performed at venues in Perth, Glasgow and Edinburgh.”
Kilgraston’s Principal Frank Thompson, said: “Both Sarah and Eliza are wonderfully talented musicians who give their best to both Kilgraston and the wider community. Sarah recently raised £1,255 for charity following an epic bike ride around Scotland with her father and was also chosen as our pupil baton bearer for the 2014 Commonwealth Games Relay. Eliza, despite having numerous musical commitments, still finds time to compete for the school in sport and is a role model to many of our younger pupils.
“I admire both girls’ energy and commitment. It is because of girls like Sarah and Eliza that we’ve decided to introduce two new scholarships for 2014. For the first time we will offer a community scholarship to a local girl who has made an outstanding contribution to the wider community. We will also offer an all-rounder scholarship to a girl who has demonstrated excellence in two or more areas including academic, art, music and sport.”
- Kilgraston’s next scholarship day will take place on Saturday 1st February. Call 01738 815512, or email [email protected]
