DC Music

Hey DC Music followers, please check out this video recording of almnus, Tom Jarvis’s final BMus Jazz recital @ the prestigious @guildhallschool (GSMD) - it is incredible! We are so so proud of him and will follow his career with interest youtu.be/RTKl7_QzwS0?si… via @YouTube

Congratulations to all the talented pianists who performed in today’s lunchtime recital!

What a wonderful end to our DC Vocal Students Concert on Friday evening. Oliver Staples delivering a highly skilled and comedic rendition of G&S’s classic patter song ‘Modern Major General’ backed by an enthusiastic chorus…check out this clip from the performance:

Huge congratulations to Ethan Mellor who has secured multiple offers to study Maths and Music at top universities inc. Edinburgh, conservatives inc. RNCM and the prestigious Tonmeister BMus degree at the University of Surrey. #DCProud!

Interesting article…. An education in music makes you a better employee. Are recruiters in tune? theconversation.com/an-education-i… via @ConversationEDU

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On Monday, 37 of our musicians travelled to Bahrain to participate in the annual Young Musician of the Gulf Competition. They have all done us proud. Pleased to report that 11 instrumentalists and 7 singers were successful in getting through to the second round. More to come..

A very musical and promising performance by Ayaan Farazi of the famous Czardas (Monti) in the first round of YMoG 2024🎷

Last weekend we hosted an inspirational recital and masterclasses led by Mary Nelson (@RoyalAcadMusic ), Andrew Smith (ENO), Gillian McCutcheon (Trinity Examiner) and Klaudia Olborska (NYU Abu Dhabi). Our students learned so much to enhance the excellent teaching of our staff

What an inspirational MUSICAL week we have had ….Brass Recital, Senior Showxase Concert, Music, Charity, Love, Professional Recital, (outstanding) Masterclasses plus all the outstanding work preparing our students for Young Musician of the Gulf! DC Music Department Rocks!

Looking forward also to Gillian McCutcheon MMus (RAM), Professional Clarinettist, Trinity College Grade and Diploma Examiner and BBC Music Critic working with our woodwind students:

Looking forward to Mary Nelson, Professor of Singing at the Royal Academy of Music @RoyalAcadMusic , coming to Dubai College next weekend to perform a recital and lead a masterclass for our vocal students ram.ac.uk/people/mary-ne…

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A busy run up to the end of term this year. The annual Jazz Concert was a highlight, as ever…

Exciting news! Our new Steinway D piano has arrived. Many thanks to our Development Director, Julian, the generous DC development fund and @HouseofPianosUA for making this possible. Looking forward to coming student performances and our forthcoming professional recital series🎼👌🏽

Dubai College’s awesome Brigade of Bassoons! 💨

DC’s Bassoon Ensemble rehearsing hard for their debut performance at Music and Mince Pies

Lovely recital today from our violins and violas…

Impressive Singers Lunchtime Concert today..

Listen to this stunning bassoon performance by Year 9 student, Rosie Hutchings. Impressive and even more noteworthy considering that she has only been studying bassoon for over half a year!