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GAUDY 2019

Eighty years ago in 1939, Gaudy was distinguished by the visit of HRH The Princess Royal, who officially opened the Cowell Memorial Gate at the Main Entrance. Following the ceremony, Princess Mary toured the School, visited the Chapel and awarded Gaudy prizes, including one to a boy who was incapacitated in the San. She is pictured below with Harold Rogers OSE, architect of the gateway. PRINCESS ROYAL

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GAUDY 2019 WARDEN’S INTRODUCTION

It’s nearly the end of the Summer Term and that can only mean one thing – it’s time to fasten your seatbelts for the roller-coaster ride of talent and magnificence that is Gaudy Week at Teddies. The Quad Development has given us the perfect excuse to look beyond School for an extra venue and to make the most of our location in Oxford. We are delighted to invite you to the Assembly Room of the University of Oxford, the 300-year- old Sheldonian Theatre designed by Sir Christopher

Wren, for a really splendid Gaudy Concert. An added bonus of this historic venue is that members of the public have been invited to join us for a first- class performance of Mozart’s Requiem by the St Edward’s Singers, the Chapel Choirs and our professional Festival Orchestra conducted by Neville Creed. Elsewhere, look out for the Songwriters’ Collective showcasing pupils’ original compositions; an Opera Recital by visiting soprano Elizabeth Williamson; sultry Jazz from the House Band; the rousing Bands’ Festival; the Close Harmony Showcase; and the Leavers’ Platform – always an emotional and uplifting occasion. Two very different productions explore the teenage experience, from a challenging homework assignment in 500 Words , to rebellion, angst and frustration in If It Didn’t Matter , a gritty drama written specially for our pupils by emerging playwright Siofra Dromgoole, and performed by our Edinburgh Fringe company, Cup & Dagger Productions. Art this year is another special occasion, a Gala Private View across multiple venues showcasing stunning work by all year groups. Finally, needing no introduction, the wildly popular Dance Show is happily relocated to the much larger venue of the Marquee so that everyone can enjoy what promises to be a slick and classy celebration of all things Bond. Please do enjoy as much as you can of Gaudy Week. I look forward to seeing many of you in the final days of this term. Stephen Jones Warden

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THE YEAR IN PICTURES

4 The Teddies Clay Pigeon Shooting team at Harrow School’s Fido May Trophy in February. 5 Jenny Hannah represented

6 Several societies launched or expanded this year, including the Plein Air Art Society, Script Soc to encourage new writing and the LGBT+ Soc.

1 Segar’s Prefect Training in the Cotswolds in May. 2 Lower Sixth Sacristans taking up their new role in March. 3 The Ballet Recital in November.

Teddies and Oxfordshire at the National Schools’ XC Competition in March.

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Academic results last summer saw a continuation of the upward trend of recent years, with 81% of all A Level and International Baccalaureate grades secured at A*-B or Levels 7-5. At GCSE, 85% of grades were A*-B or the numerical equivalent. The combined A Level and IB results of 81% were the School’s best ever, and a significant increase since 2012 when the new academic programme was first introduced.

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7 The CCF Inspection in May in the presence of Inspecting Officer Major Bernie Broad, formerly of the Grenadier

9 The 1st XI beat an undefeated Harrow 1st XI by four wickets in a great team performance in June. 10 A roaring trade in roses in the Quad on Valentine’s Day. 11 A stunning, all-singing, all- dancing production of Cabaret played to sell-out audiences in The North Wall in November.

12 Shell Timothy Long continues his fundraising to support his record-challenging round Britain voyage next summer.

Guards, and Captain of the 2017 British Invictus Games team.

8 Dressing up for charity in March when outfits inspired by House letters were the order of the day.

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13 Well done to this quartet who are off to study at

14 A bumper year of overseas sporting action saw a rugby and hockey tour to northern Italy, cricket in Barbados and the Channel Islands, pre- season rowing in France, and pre-season tennis and rowing in Spain.

15 The Orchestral Concert in April. 16 Maths teacher Henry Chitsenga in Zimbabwe at Easter to distribute 1,000 calculators donated by Casio UK to schools in the Nyanga District.

Bowdoin College, Middlebury College, and the Universities of Virginia and Columbia in the US next year.

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17 England Rugby joined us for

18 Senior staff in China with our partners, the Guanghua Education Group. 19 Battle of the Bands winners, Vendetta .

20 At the National Schools’ Regatta in May the WJ15 4+ and the WJ16 4+ gave outstanding performances to win Bronze and Silver respectively.

a training camp in February when the 1st XV were lucky enough to enjoy an afternoon’s coaching from Eddie Jones.

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21 Another wonderful show in the Ogston Music School by the young members of the Turtle Opera autism project, hosted weekly by St Edward’s throughout the Spring Term.

22 Fiona Bristow’s new school records in the 100m and the Long Jump were among many highlights in an exceptional Athletics season. 23 Working with our young

24 The 1st VIII beat rivals

Abingdon by ½ a length in their first outing of the season at the Reading Amateur Regatta in June. plays, Tears of a Clown and The Ripple Effect , were performed in February.

25 Impressive A Level Drama

friends from FarmAbility at the Community Farm on school grounds near the Boat House.

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26 Teddies’ first ever all-boys’ ballet ensemble performed at the Ballet Recital in November. 27 Florence Pugh OSE in the BBC’s adaptation of John le Carré’s The Little Drummer Girl . 28 This summer’s first batch of Teddies Honey – which sold out within hours.

29 The Art, History of Art and Drama trip to New York in December. 30 Dame Darcey Bussell

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Youlbury Activity Centre back in September on their first outing as members of the School.

joined George Fenton OSE in conversation on The North Wall stage for the Inspiring People talk series in September.

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32 Mac’s girls at the whole school Steeplechase in September. 33 Gwendoline and Ella launched Unwind Soc this year to bring a moment of calm to our busy weeks.

34 In a strong netball season, the U14B won all their games and the U15A were undefeated in regular fixtures. 35 The Friends of St Edward’s

36 Teddies Talks Biology continues to be produced on a regular basis by our enthusiastic pupils. 37 Shells created a very moving collection of poems as part of a competition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War.

sorting second-hand kit for the East Africa Character Development Trust.

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38 The 1st XV concluded a

40 The Army Section on the CCF Field Weekend in March. 41 A very strong hockey season saw the U16A and U14A XIs crowned County Champions with the 1st XI joining them at the Regionals after qualifying as runners-up.

42 A very special Remembrance Service was held in November to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War and to honour the 124 members of the St Edward’s community who lost their lives in the conflict.

challenging season in fine form, winning against Malvern before defeating Cokethorpe to be crowned County Champions. 39 The House Singing Competition was as popular as ever in March.

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PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

OPERA RECITAL Friday 28th June, 5.00pm, The Weston Recital Room

Elizabeth Williamson (soprano) and Mauricio Barra (piano) present a mighty programme of much-loved opera classics.

Bach J. S. Bist du bei mir Strauss R. Ariadne auf Naxos: Ein Schönes war. Strauss R. Ariadne auf Naxos: Es gibt ein Reich,

Wagner R. Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod “Mild und leise...” Mascagni P.

Verdi G. Macbeth: Vieni! t’affretta! Verdi G. Otello: Ave Maria Puccini G. Turandot: In questa reggia...

Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo (piano) Puccini G. Tosca: Vissi d’arte,...

SONGWRITERS’ COLLECTIVE AND ROCK BANDS Saturday 29th June, 6.00pm, The Weston Recital Room A programme of self-composed pop, rock and DJ tracks by school bands and groups.

Kitty Dodd-Noble Little Man Not Your Game When you were mine Zayn Tate and Louis Parr Roses

Oscar Ross and Joel Lytton Cobbold Walk and Talk Countryhousecatman Useless For crying out loud Tomas Magnusson Neverland Kitty Dodd-Noble and Tomas Magnusson Purple Rain

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Oscar Ross and Joel Lytton Cobbold celebrate the ‘topping out’ of the new Library by playing soulful, original songs for staff and pupils.

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LAMDA PRESENTATION Saturday 29th June, 8.00pm, The Weston Recital Room Matthew Wilkins and Elly Won Little Fall of Rain from Les Misérables by Schönberg and Boublil

Clementine Trelawny Love Love Love by Mike Bartlett Rory McDonnell Notre Dame vs Planet Earth Patrick Brown If I Didn’t Believe in You from The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown Victoria Iliffe A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde Felix Pickering and Charlie Woodall Another Countr y by Julian Mitchell Evie Faber Nothing from A Chorus Line by Hamlisch and Kleban

All Er Nothin’ from Oklahoma by Rodgers and Hammerstein Patrick Brown Downstate by Bruce Norris Elena Azais Tatistscheff After Juliet by Sharman Macdonald Neha Kurup The Ruffian on the Stair by Joe Orton Guy Wheeler Pilate’s Dream from Jesus Christ Superstar by Lloyd Webber and Rice

LEAVERS’ PLATFORM Sunday 30th June, 8.00pm, Holywell Music Room, University of Oxford

A programme of solos, duets and ensemble items presented by our leaving Upper Sixth musicians: Katinka Hughes (voice)

Selena Thompson (voice) Song Rex Lattese Christina Zhang (piano) Notturno Grieg Matthew Wilkins (voice) The Green Fields of France Eric Bogle Emily Hannis (violin) Meditation from Thais Massenet Will Monks (voice) Small Bump Ed Sheeran Your Song Elton John Annabel MacDonald-Smith (voice) Burn from Hamilton Miranda

Prelude to a kiss Alicia Keys Guy Fabian-Hunt (voice) The Vagabond Vaughan Williams Sanders Lau (piano)

Rondo from Sonata in E, Op 14 no 1 Beethoven Katinka Hughes (voice); Henry Parsons (piano) Bad Romance Lady Gaga Naoki Kishida and Guy Fabian-Hunt (voice) Confrontation from Les Miserables Boublil/ Schoenberg Lucy Hope (voice) Queen of the Night from The Magic Flute Mozart

Benjy Bailey (saxophone) Tenderly Gross/Lawrence

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JAZZ FROM THE HOUSE BAND Monday 1st July, 8.00pm, The Weston Recital Room

Singers with the House Band: Benjy Bailey, Richard Powell, Magnus Allen, Archie Redman, Jack Fairbrother, Alex Tester, Harry Power Mfon Awak-Essien Fly me to the Moon Bart Howard Rose Bourdillon Imagine Lennon and McCartney Vivienne Shao Roxy from Chicago Kander/Ebb Lucy Hope The Writing’s on the Wall Sam Smith

Paddy Smith You’re just too good to be true Crewe/Gaudio Sonya Arzhanova Always remember us this way Gaga/Hemby/ Lindsey/McKenna Olivia Johnson Song from Little Women Ruby Smith A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square Manning Sherwin Robin Wheeler Boulevard of Broken Dreams Green Day Katinka Hughes My Funny Valentine Rodgers/Hart

Anna Millar, oil on canvas

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500 WORDS Devised and performed by the Lower School Directed by Lauren Mackrell Monday 1st July, 6.00pm; Tuesday 2nd July, 11.15am & 6.00pm, The North Wall

Ali has a 500 word story due the next day but hasn’t a clue what to write. As she searches the depths of her mind a myriad

ideas start to flood in. A vibrant, colourful and playful romp through what influences us and what makes a good story.

DANCE SHOWCASE THE NAME’S BOND ...... FERGUS BOND Produced by Lisa Elkins Wednesday 3rd July, 8.00pm, The Marquee

Outgoing Sixth Former Fergus Flory has fulfilled many roles at Teddies – academic, athlete, dancer, musician – but tonight, for one night only, he channels international intrigue and all the right moves to step into the sharp shoes of James Bond in this stunning showcase

of Teddies’ outstanding Dance Department. Featuring classics such as Diamonds are Forever , Skyfall and Goldfinger , over 80 talented dancers will bring to life the dazzling, sophisticated world of the Bond films through ballet, tap, street and acro - and a whole lot of style.

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IF IT DIDN’T MATTER By Siofra Dromgoole

Hal is struggling to come to terms with the loss of her mother. At 17, the responsibility she feels to look after her sister and her father is overwhelming. Hal (like Hal in Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part 2) befriends a wild child in Eliza and, through her, rebels against her father and her school. We see Hal uncomfortable and lost at home, frustrated by her old friend, Kate, and repulsed by Kate’s mum Fiona as she makes a move on Hal’s father. Ultimately, she finds a sense of self through her odd group of friends all dealing with their own teenage issues.

Performed by Cup & Dagger Productions, the Sixth Form Edinburgh Fringe Company

Directed by David Aldred Produced by Katrina Eden Monday 1st July, 8.00pm Tuesday 2nd July, 11.15am & 6.00pm The North Wall Drama Studio In Edinburgh, 5th–9th August 3.05pm daily at The Space @ Niddry Street. Book at www.edfringe.com

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ART AND DESIGN

Mixed Years’ and Leavers’ Art and Design Exhibition Private View Thursday 4th July, 5.00pm Hosted by the Friends of St Edward’s From earth paintings featuring material from the Quad Development site, to light projections, installations, mixed media sculptures and ceramics, this Gala Private View is an exciting finale to Gaudy Week. Upper Sixth Leavers’ work is in The North Wall Gallery, with equally impressive exhibitions in the Art Department of work by the Lower Sixth and Lower School year groups, including work produced for IB, A Level and Teddies Foundation courses, along with high quality textiles, printmaking, ceramics, painting and photographic work from GCSE pupils.

Charity Art Auction of work by Arkadiy Petrov Thursday 4th July, 6.00pm The North Wall Join Sixth Former Arkadiy Petrov for an auction of his stunning artworks in aid of the school charity, Plastic Tides. ‘The pursuit of beauty is a natural need of human beings,’ he tells us, ‘and art should satisfy this need by bringing aesthetic pleasure. My work is greatly influenced by the Baroque period, especially the works of Bach, Rameau and Handel. In this music, I find an unrivalled level of sophistication which I seek in my work.’ Enjoy – and purchase! – Arkadiy’s work in The North Wall from 6.00pm.

Shuttle coaches for the Sheldonian Concert (see page 24) will be departing from the Lodge every 15 minutes from 7.00pm.

Ella Mival, mixed media

CRICKET All year groups v Marlborough Saturday 29th June* 1st XI v Clifton College Monday 1st July, Upper 1, 11.00am 1st XI v South Oxford Amateurs Tuesday 2nd July, Upper 1, 1.00pm

1st XI v MCC Thursday 4th July, Upper 1, 11.30am SES XI v Martyrs Friday 5th July, Upper 1, 11.30am

*See the website for times and venues

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ACADEMIC EVENTS The Warden’s Project Friday 28th June, 8.00pm The Old Library and the Quad Hut

Shell Science Making Teddies Sustainable Wednesday 3rd July, 2.30pm The Life Sciences Building Shell groups present their creative and

The grand final of the Fourth Form initiative requiring each pupil to spend a term creating an artefact – or writing an essay – on a subject of their choice. This year’s finalists include Isabel Llabres Diaz’s ingenious plan to create affordable prosthetic limbs for children by melting and moulding drainpipes; a website by Bertie Gosling designed to tackle knife crime; and an impressive contemporary dance sequence choreographed and filmed by Olivia Johnson. At the time of going to press, finalists had been announced as follows: Raya Alsalloum, Beatrix Barnett-Trier, Bertie Gosling, Angus Graham, Thomas Helm, Olivia Johnson, Isabel Llabres Diaz, Kais Mnif and Charlie Scales

thoughtful proposals for making Teddies more sustainable, with particular emphasis on the Quad Development. Under the spotlight will be waste, recycling, emissions, energy use and the role of plastics.

Enjoying the roof structure during a recent visit to the emerging Library in the Quad.

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BANDS FESTIVAL Tuesday 2nd July, 8.00pm The Marquee Concert Band Conducted and Directed by Richard Powell National Emblem Edwin Bagley The Blue and the Grey Clare Grundman A Quiet Moment Philip Sparke John Williams: Evening at Pops John Higgins Hootenanny H Walters Modern Jazz Directed by Gary Howarth

Big Band Conducted and Directed by Richard Powell American Patrol Jerry Gray A Night in Tunisia Dizzy Gillespie arr Sweeney Moonlight Serenade Miller/Parish arr Hest Be Happy Ella Fitzgerald Here, there and everywhere Lennon/McCartney arr Lowden Cute Nestico Sing Sing Sing Prima arr Lewis

Watermelon Man Herbie Hancock

Brazilian Beat Barney Kessel Funk Train Leven Drileec

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Vanessa Parry, oil on acrylic

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CLOSE HARMONY SHOWCASE

Wednesday 3rd July, 6.00pm The Weston Recital Room Shellcappella (Aca-shell-a) Megan Pagett Hana Good Millie Cooper Jemima Paganuzzi

The Augmented Fourths Olivia Johnson Molly Spencer Raya Alsalloum Sonya Arzhanova Jenifer Ellis Tilly Sears Charlie Scales Ben Topping William Robertson-Acolet Robin Wheeler Albert Hobson City of Stars from La La Land Pasek/Paul arr Hurwitz I See Fire Sheeran You Can’t Stop the Beat from Hairspray Shaiman/Wittman arr Emerson Mamma Mia Andersson/Ulvaeus/ Anderson

Senior Close Harmony Vivienne Shao Lizzie Williams Phoebe Taylor Milly Bracey Clementine Trelawny Josie Piech Cate Luke Ruby Smith Eva Livingstone Aniella Weinberger Alicia Bouaziz Tom Reed Panpit Punnipa Tomas Magnusson Sam Ward Don’t worry be happy McFerrin arr Shaw Seasons of love from Rent Larson arr Emerson Killing me softly with his song Fox/Gimbel arr Rutherford The Sound of Silence Simon arr Hayes Happy Together Bonner/Gordon arr Lojeski

Florence Butler-Adams Elena Azais Tatistscheff Lily-Mae Gibb Paddy Smith Patrick Maxwell You will be found from A Million Dreams from The Greatest Showman Pasek/Paul arr Huff Bridge over Troubled Water Simon arr Shaw Perfect Sheeran arr Snyder Dear Evan Hansen Paul/Pasek arr Huff

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Arkadiy Petrov, mixed media

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GAUDY CONCERT Thursday 4th July, 8.00pm The Sheldonian Theatre, University of Oxford

Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Gabriele Damiani Mozart Flute Concerto in D K314 1. Allegro aperto 2. Adagio non troppo 3. Rondo - Allegretto Benjy Bailey (flute) Chamber Choir Festival Orchestra Conducted by Neville Creed Mozart Ave Verum Corpus

Chapel Choirs St Edward’s Singers Festival Orchestra Conducted by Neville Creed Lizzie Williams (soprano) Annabel MacDonald-Smith (alto) Tomas Magnusson (tenor) Sam Ward (bass)

Mozart Requiem 1. Introitus: Requiem 2. Kyrie 3. Sequenz a. Dies irae b. Tuba mirum c. Rex tremendae

d. Recordare e. Confutatis f. Lacrimosa

4. Offertorium

a. Domine Jesu b. Hostias

5. Sanctus 6. Benedictus 7. Agnus Dei 8. Communio: Lux aeterna

Shuttle coaches for the Sheldonian Concert will be departing from the Lodge every 15 minutes from 7.00pm.

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GAUDY Friday 5th July Prizes awarded by Guest of Honour Pippa Bennett-Warner OSE Prize-Giving 11.00am, The Marquee, Field Side We are delighted to welcome Pippa Bennett- Warner as our Guest of Honour. Pippa was most recently seen in MotherFatherSon for the BBC opposite Richard Gere. She is currently filming Gangs of London and recently finished filming the drama Harlots III for ITV Encore/ Hulu, reprising her role of Harriet Lennox. Pippa’s film credits include independent feature Wakefield alongside Bryan Cranston and Jennifer Garner as well as the Netflix movie The Foreigner . Pippa’s television credits include the series regular role of Becca in Sky Atlantic comedy Sick Note opposite Rupert Grint; The Smoke ; Dominic Savage’s The

Secret ; The Trials of Jimmy Rose and BBC One’s River alongside Stellan Skarsgaard. Her theatre credits include Cordelia in King Lear opposite Sir Derek Jacobi and Queen Isabel alongside Eddie Redmayne in Richard II . On the radio she was most recently heard in the Radio 4 series The Maya Angelou Autobiographies , playing Maya Angelou. Pippa left St Edward’s in 2006 and went to RADA in the Autumn of 2007. Gaudy is preceded by a series of marches, popular tunes and brass band favourites played by the Brass Band and conducted by Richard Powell.

Pippa Bennett-Warner and Richard Gere in the BBC’s MotherFatherSon .

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Drinks and a light lunch in Houses

The end of Gaudy and the Summer Term will be officially marked, weather permitting, by the firing of a cannon at approximately 2.30pm from the Terrace of the Old Pavilion. The Latin spoken during the ceremony translates as follows: Annus bene gestus, O Custos? How has the year gone, O Warden? Maxime, o benefactores! itaque dies gaudendi perfecta est. Very well, O Benefactors! And now the time of Gaudy has come to an end.

12.00 noon Cricket SES XI v Martyrs 11.30am, Upper 1 Leavers’ Art Exhibition Until 4.00pm The North Wall Gallery Mixed Years’ Art and Design Exhibition Until 4.00pm The Art & Design Department

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