Earlier this week two of our students had a conversation with conductor Neil Thomson. He was live from his hotel in Brazil where he is currently Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Goias Philharmonic Orchestra. They talked about his work and his enduring relationship with Beethoven’s music. Yesterday our GCSE music students explored Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata in depth with a live-streamed workshop from Dulwich College. Next week we are looking for an SSLP student to chat with Afrikan Boy (AB), a successful Grime recording artist from southeast London. He will be Thinking About how his journey so far has been impacted by his Nigerian Heritage.

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