What an incredible evening of talent at last week’s House Music competition! 🎶

Our pupils delivered outstanding performances, showing not only exceptional musical ability but also real dedication and team spirit. Every performer should feel enormously proud.

The performances gave the adjudicators a particularly difficult set of decisions to make.

External adjudicator Katie Blackwell shared her praise afterwards:

Thank you so much for having me at the House Music Competition, it was a really wonderful and heart-warming experience to see so many talented young musicians, and also so much teamwork and unity. I was very impressed!  I really enjoyed coming over to Downe House – what a lovely group of students and staff!

Congratulations to AGS our House Music 2026 Winners! 🏆️🎉

Additional Awards:
• Best Programme Design: AGS
• Best Presented House: AGN
• Outstanding Individual Contribution: Margaret T (AGS)
• Best House Conductor: Emily M (Aisholt)
• Best Accompanist: Annie C (Tedworth)
• Best Arrangement: Mary H (Holcombe)
• Best Production Team: Tedworth
• Best House Choir (House Song Winners): Holcombe
• Best Vocal Ensemble: Aisholt
• Best Instrumental Ensemble: AGS

Well done to every house and every performer for making the evening so memorable! 🎼💜