​70 Churcher's College pupils perform first virtual orchestra

Ahoy me hearties! 70 pupils, aged between 11 and 18 years, have remotely joined together as an orchestra to perform the theme tune of ‘The Pirates of the Caribbean’ film whilst at home during lockdown. The resulting booty is worth a coffer full of doubloons and is sure to blow you down!

You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/5jak6_DlX0U

One student commented: "We all love music and playing our instruments, it was an adventure to extend our remote learning and loads of fun to do. Obviously we had to dress up as pirates to avoid being made to walk the plank and finishing up in Davy Jones’ locker!"

“This is the first performance of our newly formed Remote Orchestra,” explains Helen Purchase, Director of Music. “All the musicians recorded themselves at home, sent in their recordings and then a motley crew from the Music Department stitched it together. I think the composer of the music, Klaus Badelt, and arranger Michael Sweeney, would enjoy the musical treasure delivered!”

The salty sea dog pupils play a wide variety of instruments including the harp, bassoon, clarinet, trombone, violin, cello, flute and many more. All are keen musicians and members of the various school orchestras and windbands. (None are professional pirates.)

Watch out for the next Churcher’s College virtual video - the Remote Choir comes later this week.

You can read more about the Churcher's College Music Department here: https://www.churcherscollege.com/senior-11-16-/senior-performing-arts