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Last Thursday, 29 June, the annual Lancing College Rock Concert reverberated across the Chapel lawn.
The event showcased an ensemble of talented vocalists, skilled guitarists, dynamic drummers, and exciting performers. It ignited an explosion of musical brilliance. Thank you to all the students and staff who dedicated themselves to captivating the audience on our enchanting rose garden stage. Anticipation already fills the air for the epic encore next year!
Chris Langworthy, event organiser and Assistant Director of Music and Head of Academic Music reviews the concert below.
Beneath a warm afternoon sun in front of a sun-drenched chapel, a packed audience crackled with anticipation for the eagerly awaited Summer Rock Concert.
Parents, teachers, and pupils were treated to the usual smorgasbord of rock and pop, with songs such as the joyously uplifting ‘Don’t Stop Believing’ contrasting with the famous ‘Back to Black’ as recorded by Amy Winehouse. There are too many highlights to mention, but it was particularly wonderful to see a dedicated Third Form band (performing a splendid noughties set with songs by Coldplay and Keane) playing with such capability and style, and Tom Cotton’s performance of David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ was packed with vocal colour.
From Green Day to Surf Curse, The Rolling Stones to the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, this was an event not to be missed. A special bravo to Mr. Worley, who runs Lancing’s Rock Music Workshops with such expertise and care.
If you missed this year’s rock concert or are on the edge of your seat in anticipation of next year’s, head over to our Instagram to view some of the performances in our ‘Rock Concert’ story highlights here.