Congratulations to one of our first year sixth students, Andis Cekuls, who recently performed at the Albert Hall with the Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra. Andis is an extremely talented musician who previously studied in Riga where he was a member of two orchestras: the Jazeps Medins Riga 1st Music School Symphony Orchestra (conductor Laura Staša) and the Kazanovas Orķestris (conductor Toms Rēķis).
Since coming to Oxford this year Andis has joined the Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra playing the double bass. This orchestra, along with a mass choir and the brass section of the Oxford Schools Symphony Orchestra, recently performed a new work called "Oxonia" by Dr John Traill at the last night of the Music for Youth Schools Prom at the Albert Hall. Dr Traill is the Director of Music at St Anne’s College and Lecturer at St Catherine’s College, Oxford. Oxonia explores the many facets of Oxfordshire’s history, starting with a geographical journey along the River ISIS/Thames, then answering the question – that appears on so many Oxfordshire postcards – ‘The more we study, the more we learn, the more we learn, the more we forget, the more we forget, the less we know, so why study?’, with verses dedicated to Oxford politicians, world leaders, Olympic medal winners, scientists, literary figures, musicians, and more.
Since coming to Oxford this year Andis has joined the Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra playing the double bass. This orchestra, along with a mass choir and the brass section of the Oxford Schools Symphony Orchestra, recently performed a new work called "Oxonia" by Dr John Traill at the last night of the Music for Youth Schools Prom at the Albert Hall. Dr Traill is the Director of Music at St Anne’s College and Lecturer at St Catherine’s College, Oxford. Oxonia explores the many facets of Oxfordshire’s history, starting with a geographical journey along the River ISIS/Thames, then answering the question – that appears on so many Oxfordshire postcards – ‘The more we study, the more we learn, the more we learn, the more we forget, the more we forget, the less we know, so why study?’, with verses dedicated to Oxford politicians, world leaders, Olympic medal winners, scientists, literary figures, musicians, and more.
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