Pupils Shine at Worcester Competitive Arts Festival

Performers from every level of The King’s School Foundation showcased their talent on stages throughout Worcester at the 2024 Worcester Competitive Arts Festival (WCAF).

The 73^rd WCAF, which ran over five consecutive weekend dates, offered performance opportunities to instrumentalists, actors, and singers, from young novices to young aficionados and every level in between! The event gave amateur musicians, actors, writers, and composers the opportunity to perform in a friendly and supportive environment.

Almost 50 Pupils from King’s St Alban’s, King’s Hawford and King’s Senior School took part, with many walking away with awards.

Pupils could choose to try out a solo or ensemble piece or song in Musical Theatre, Classical, Folk, Jazz, Rock and Pop, or the Spoken Word, and there were even workshops in Musical Theatre and poetry and prose writing too.

Every performer who took part benefitted from feedback given by a team of expert adjudicators, whose useful, constructive, and practical advice will help each performer grow and develop their stage presence and technical mastery.

Lower Sixth Former Hannah B added, “WCAF provided me with a great performance opportunity outside school, singing to a new audience on a professional stage with really useful feedback. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience, which led to even more performance chances in the Gala Concert and at the 15th annual Sunshine Music Festival in Upton!”

Well done to everyone who took part!

Highlights of the festival for our pupils were as follows:

Rory W: Winner of the Open Piano Competition, receiving The Vale Piano Trophy

Rosie B: Advanced Violin String Solo Winner of the WH Austin Trophy with Honours and the Parkinson Right Cup for winning the Musical Theatre Solo Aged 15 – 16 Class also with Honours.

Hannah B: Rock and Pop Solo Class Winner with Honours, Sunshine Festival Performance Slot Winner and Gala Concert performer.

Florence S: Musical Theatre Solo Aged 13 and 14 Class winner with Honours

Molly B competed in 12 Classes, with a double Honours for Musical Theatre and an invite to perform in the Gala Concert