Days 17 - 20: London, England

London was the last stop for St. Hilda´s Music and Hockey tour 2012. The students were given time to go sightseeing and visit some of the cities famous landmarks.

They were also taken on a guided tour of the Natural History Museum, to the theatre to see "We Will Rock You" and to see a presentation by Piers and Hilary du Pré about the renowned cellist Jacqueline du Pré.

A group on the Millennium Bridge that joins the Tate Modern Museum and St. Paul´s Cathedral

Students in the hotel lobby

A snow fight outside the hotel

The final musical performance of the tour was at the London Oratory School (www.london-oratory.org/tlos/htdocs/)

On the stage about to perform for the London Oratory School

St. Hilda´s performing for the London Oratory School

St Hilda´s orchestra´s last perfromance




Muscicians on stage



St. Hilda´s orchestra perfoming in London



Sebastián Paruolo´s final solo performance of the tour



St. Hilda´s female tango dancers on the stage, performing for the London Oratory School

Tango dancing in London



All the tango dancers after their last performance



End of  St. Hilda´s Music and Hockey Tour 2012

St. Hilda´s Music and Hockey Tour 2012 was a great success. We would like to thank everyone who made the tour possible and all those who helped us along the way, from coach drivers to staff members atthe schools we visited. We would also like to say a very special thank you to all our hosts for always welcoming us so warmly.

We would also like to congratulate all St. Hilda´s muscians, singers, dancers and hockey players for putting on outstanding performances throughout the tour and playing amazingly, it was a great tour and we look forward to the next one.

Day 16: Bath, England

The tour´s next stop was Bath where students spent a sunny morning sightseeing.

In front of the Royal Crescent



More students joined the photo





Group photo with the Royal Crescent in the background



The students then headed off to Kingswood School (http://www.kingswood.bath.sch.uk/senior-home/) for the last hockey match of the tour. It was an extremely cold day. So much so that the hockey macth had to be cut short because the pitch was freezing over. At the time the match was ended Kingswood´s hockey team was winning.



Last hockey match of the tour against Kingswood School



It was so cold the match had to be ended early

End of the hockey tour

That evening there was a Vocal Concert at Kingswood School where Kingswood students performed several songs in small groups. St. Hilda´s choir sang two songs in this concert.  



St. Hilda´s choir performing in the Vocal Concert at Kingswood School



St. Hilda´s choir singing at Kingswood School



Kingswoog School is a boarding school so has an infirmary in which one of St. Hilda´s students, Luchi, spent the night as she was not feeling well. They treated her extremely well and she had a very good night, she said it felt just like being in a film!

The following morning the tour departed for their last stop, London.

Days 14 - 15: Cardiff, Wales

The tour continued in Cardiff where the morning was spent sightseing before heading to Caerleon School to rehearse for the evening concert and then performing a joint concert with Caerleon School.

A meal at a pizzeria in Cardiff

Caerleon School

St. Hilda´s orchestra and choir waiting to perform



Tango dancing amongst the audience



St. Hilda´s tango dancers



After the concert the girls played a hockey match against Caerleon School. It was a very cold day and the macth was a diffucult one. St. Hilda´s started off losing the match but played very well and managed to turn the score around and win the macth.



St. Hilda´s team warming up before the hockey match against Caerleon School



Team warming their hands up before the match, it was a very cold day

Both team captains just before the match began



Hockey match against Caerleon School



It was a difficult macth



St. Hilda´s played very well and managed to win the match



Members of both teams congratulating the other side after the match



St. Hilda´s Hockey team at Caerleon School

St. Hilda´s and Caerleon School´s hoceky teams



St. Hilda´s and Caerleon School´s hoceky teams



Days 12 - 13: Cheadle Hulme, England

On the way to Cheadle Hulme the coach made a stop in Manchester where students visited the Museum of Science and Industry known as the MOSI. (http://www.mosi.org.uk/)

Listening to the guide at the MOSI, Manchester

The students then made their way to Cheadle Hulme School (http://www.cheadlehulmeschool.co.uk/) where two seven a side hockey matches were played that afternoon. Both teams were very good and the matches difficult, eventually victory went to the home team.

Some of St. Hilda´s hockey team members before the macth against Cheadle Hulme School

Hockey team warm up before the match

St. Hilda´s supporters hanging up the flag for the macth at Cheadle Hulme School

St. Hilda´s and Cheadle Hulme School hockey teams

St. Hilda´s team captian talking to her team

One of St. Hilda´s two teams

Playing a difficult match against Cheadle Hulme School

After the match St. Hilda´s students went home with their billets. The following morning was spent sightseeing. One of the landmarks visited was Manchester United´s football stadium. Student´s then returned to the school to prepare for their music performance.



Rehearsing for the performance at Cheadle Hulme School




St. Hilda´s orchestra playing at Cheadle Hulme School

  

Victoria Gómez´s cello solo



Sebastián´s solo at Cheadle Hulme School

Tango dancing

More tango dancing at Cheadle Hulme School

St. Hilda´s tango dancers teach Cheadle Hulme School students some basic tango steps

The following morning, after bidding farewell to their hosts and thanking them for their warm reception the tour departed.