Handel's Messiah

The standing ovation awarded to the Central Newcastle High School Choral Society, Orchestra, Soloists and Conductor, Richard Gooding, was testament to what was a truly memorable evening last Saturday, at the Newcastle Civic Centre Banqueting Hall.

Beautiful solos and rousing choruses kept an  audience of just under 400 adults and children enraptured throughout the two and a half hour Messiah score.  The anticipation was almost palpable as the choir prepared for the most famous chorus in the programme - Hallelujah, and no one was disappointed with what they heard -it was  outstanding! 

Congratulations to everyone who took part in Messiah, pupils, parents, friends and staff who have shown such dedication and commitment in preparing for this concert.  As a School one of our aims is to encourage our pupils to believe that there are no limits to what they can achieve.  We hope that our performance of Messiah is a case in point, and not only the girls but all the members of our Choral Society and Orchestra will feel a great sense of achievement.

The concert was given in aid of the Alan Shearer Centre and we will publish the amount raised shortly.  We would also like to once again thank our sponsor Ward Hadaway for their generous support.

Finally thanks must go to Mr Richard Gooding for the enormous amount of energy and work he has put into this project, ensuring that the evening was a great success - it was indeed music to our ears!

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