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CHS Schools Concert

Wednesday, 30^th November 2011

After months of planning, and weeks of hard work in rehearsals, the second edition of the CHS Schools Concert, took place in the beautiful auditorium of the Performing Arts Centre of St John’s International School in Waterloo.

Choirs, orchestras and bands of the European Schools of Woluwe, Ixelles & Uccle, the International School of Brussels and St John’s took part. Three hundred musicians and singers took part in the joint programme.

The auditorium at St John’s was packed to almost its capacity of 400 and everyone enjoyed the wonderful atmosphere and the enthusiasm of the youngsters throughout a programme made up of the following:

Mixed Choir:

Cantique de Jean Racine - Fauré

Earth Song - Frank Tichelli

Until I Found The Lord - arr. André Thomas

Women’s Choir:

Weep No More - David Childs

Jazz:

Fly Me To The Moon - Bart Howard, arr. Jerry Nowak

In The Mood - Joe Garland, arr. Michael Sweeney

Oye Como Va - Tito Puente

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Josef Zawinul, arr. Robert Woods

Women’s Choir:

Adiemus (with percussion) - Karl Jenkins

Mixed Choir and Orchestra:

The Lord Is My Shepherd - H. Goodall

Orchestra:

Overture to ‘Nabucco’ - Giuseppe Verdi

Mixed Choir:

West Side Story Medley - Leonard Bernstein, arr. Thomas

Orchestra:

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - John Williams, arr. Story

Conductors:

• Norbert Brochhagen
• Eric Delson
• Jan Haan
• Penelope Morgan
• Dorota Pinczuk
• Carolyn Stock-Chapin
• Cathy Swanson
• Steve Wilson

Final figures indicate that more than €18,000 was raised for the CHS Help Line. The Help Line costs about €35,000 per year to run and we get no government support of any kind to help us. Our fund-raising from publications like the CHS Calendar and such events as this concert, plus support from the Lions Club allow us to offer this service to the community.

Thanks ...

We would like to thank Dr. Tom Hawkins and all his staff, particularly Cathy Swanson for the massive support St John’s International School provided for the concert.

A special thank-you too, to the team of music teachers, without whom the concert would not have been possible:

• Eric Delson and Carolyn Stock-Chapin of ISB
• Dorota Pinczuk of the European School of Uccle
• Cathy Swanson and Lidia Alonso-Cabrera of St John’s
• Norbert Brochhagen of the European School of Ixelles
• Jan Haan, Penny Morgan and Steve Wilson of the European School of Woluwe

And, of course, a thank-you as well to all the supporters who very generously sponsored this event:

Platinum Sponsors:

Guardian Wealth Management

University of Kent

Volvo Sterckx

Gold Sponsors:

Boston University

Gosselin Moving

Silver Sponsors:

Brussels Business Institutes

College of Advertising & Design

Open University Business School

Toni & Guy

United Business Institutes

Thanks also to:

Andy Fish

Fourmidable

Aspria/Royal La Rasante

Fulcra

Bell Tours

Golf Pierpont

British School of Brussels

Interdean

Brussels Europe Liaison Office

International School of Brussels

Brussels Relocation Waterloo

Map Relocations

Challans & Faber

Monsieur Pneu

David Lloyd

R99 Wine Consulting

de Rand

St John’s International School

Eric’s Garden

Sterling Bookshop

European Schools

Stonemanor

Expat&Co

The Bulletin

Expatica

Vlerick Business School

Facq

Donors

And thanks to the following supporters who kindly donated prizes for our tombola:

Amigo Hotel

Martin’s Hotel “Chateau du Lac”, Genval

Crowne Plaza Hotel

NH Hotels

David Lloyd

Stonemanor

Facq

The Hotel

Giannino Restaurant

Waterstones