Today, Sutton Valence School welcomed renowned violinist Professor Nicholas Miller for a day of masterclasses. Professor Miller is an esteemed orchestral musician, a founding member of the Pirasti Piano Trio and a Professor of Violin as well as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in London.

Students from Year Five through to Sixth Form had the privilege of being taught by Professor Miller throughout the day. Below is a list of who played and the peice of music they performed:

Leon K-S(Fourth Form) – Cello
Rachmaninov Vocalise

Oluwadarasimi B (Second Form)
Handel Allegro from Sonata in F

Anna L (Year 5 SVPS)
Vivaldi Allamanda from Sonata in F / Leaving Home

Cooper F (Third Form)
Mollenhauer “The boy Paganini”

Toni T (Fifth Form)
Haydn Concerto in G (extract from mov1)

Lydia A (Fifth Form)
Mazas no 5 / Vivaldi Concerto in A minor mov 1

Xanthe B (Third Form)
Sevcik / Williams Theme from Schindler’s List

Gala M (Sixth Form)
Tchaikovsky 2nd Mov Concerto in D