The Bradfield community were treated to a spectacular celebration of music in the Greek Theatre on Friday night at the 16th annual Jazz on a Summer’s Evening concert.
Hundreds in the audience watched on as the College’s musicians performed an eclectic mix of jazz, blues and soul, from Luiz Bonfá and Tower of Power to Celeste and Beyoncé and much in between. For some of our musicians this was the final opportunity for them to perform in the Greek Theatre before they leave the College and Mark Etherington, Head of Music Events, thanked them individually for their contributions to music during their time at Bradfield throughout the show.
You can watch the 2023 Jazz on a Summer’s Evening concert below:
Every year our pupils chose a charity and raise funds through the concert and this year Lower Sixth pupil Arion (G) selected The Amber Trust having been in touch with the charity while researching for his Extended Project Qualification on visual impairment in music. The charity provide blind and partially sighted children, including those with additional disabilities, the best possible chance to meet their musical needs and aspirations. There was a very special performance of George Gershwin’s I Got Rhythm during the concert by Ashleigh, a multi-instrumentalist at Grade 8 level who was born at 23 weeks and is blind, autistic and has a hearing impairment.
