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Chapel Choir at St Edmundsbury Cathedral
11 November 2009
Chapel Choir returned to sing Evensong at Bury St Edmunds Cathedral after last visiting in 2004.
The cathedral is very different now and has a remarkable gothic-style tower.
We were very well looked after and cathedral staff were very pleased to have us.
Although there is now construction work being undertaken on the ceiling, the acoustic was resonant and the choir's timbre warm and pleasing.
Mr Bond gave a very supportive accompaniment from the extremely high and distant organ gallery, anticipating the beat by means of CCTV. Our Lay Chaplain, Mr Fricker, read the first lesson and led the intercessions. The programme was:
- Introit: Come, Spirit of our God - Rees
- Responses: Bramma
- Psalm: 25
- Canticles: Weston in D minor
- Anthem: The Lord is my Shepherd - Greene
- Final responses
Once again, we have been invited to return.
GCSE Results
Girls have once again achieved some truly excellent results in their GCSE examinations this summer. 29% of all results were at A* grade, 57% A*-A and 80% A*-B.
Carla Barberio, Rebecca Murray, Hannah Short and Surina Taneja all achieved 10A* grades, Tessa Forbes and Chloe Scott 9A* grades, Connie Fan, Yasmin Jamil and Frances Whittaker-Wood 8A* and Emily Myrtle, Lauren Roberts and Georgia Austin Greenall 7 A* grades.
Eighteen girls were sitting their examinations having spent, in most cases, only 3 years studying in English, and yet between them they amassed results which closely mirrored the overall percentages: 21% A*, 54% A*-A and 76% A*-B.
Although I am sad that our boarders are unable to progress to Bedford Girls' School for their Sixth Form studies, I am delighted that most of our very top achievers will be going on to take A level or IB courses there.
I wish every girl who left Bedford High School at the end of Upper 5 the very best of luck for their future studies.
Julie Eldridge
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