Film and TV composers Robert Hartshorne, Peter Hartshorne and Jack Buckner – from Ex Cantibus Gaudium (“Andrew Marr’s History of the World” and “Thomas the Tank Engine”) – visited Blue Coat on 22nd November, to  give an inspiring composition workshop to our Music A level and GCSE scholars.

The students were introduced to how composers write music for anything from 30-second trailers to whole films. They were then given one of five film briefs to choose from, and then compose some ideas which could be developed. Robert (a former Chairman of the Old Blues), Peter (an Old Blue) and Jack were impressed by the imaginative responses of our budding composers.