Notable achievements

  At STAHS After STAHS
Isabella
(Year 8)
  • Member of Junior dept Guildhall School of Music & Drama
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    Isobel
    (Year 9)
  • Member of Pro Corda
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    Emma
    (Year 10)
  • Head Chorister St Albans Cathedral Girls Choir
  • Finalist of BBC Young Chorister of the Year
  • Member of Junior Royal Academy of Music
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    Rachel
    (Year 13)
  • Member of Junior dept Guildhall School of Music & Drama
  • Member of County Youth Orchestra
  • Gained Dip ABRSM on 'cello (in Year 13)
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    Georgina
    (Year 13)
  • Gained ATCL Recital on trumpet (in Year 12)
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    Ellie Fagg
    (left 2001)
  • Youngest member of National Youth Orchestra, latterly Leader of NYO
  • Member of Junior dept Royal College of Music
  • String Finalist in BBC Young Musician of the Year
  • Gained scholarship to all British conservatoires – chose Royal College of Music
  • Left RCM with highest honours, then trained in Salzburg Mozarteum
  • Now concerto soloist, and frequently plays with London Symphony Orchestra
  • Lynn Carter
    (left 2002)
  • Member of Junior dept Royal Academy of Music
  • Gained Grade 8 Distinction on piano, flute and violin when in Year 10
  • Gained 2:1 in Music at Cambridge
  • Postgraduate studies at Royal Academy of Music in accompanying
  • Now official accompanist at the Royal Academy of Music Junior dept
  • Stephanie Rawlins
    (left 2004)
  • Gained Dip ABRSM on flute in Year 13
  • Member of County Youth Orchestra
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    Emma Adlard
    (left 2005)
  • Member of Junior dept Royal Academy of Music
  • Member of County Youth Orchestra
  • Member of St Albans Abbey Girls Choir
  • Gained Exhibition to Royal Holloway to read Music
  • Gained a 'First' in her BMus degree, MMus in Musicology at Oxford
  • Now researching a PhD in Musicology at Oxford
  • Hannah Watts
    (left 2007)
  • Member of Junior dept Royal Academy of Music
  • Member of County Youth Orchestra
  • Member of National Youth Orchestra
  • Completed BMus course at Guildhall School of Music
  • Completed postgraduate flute performance at Royal Academy of Music
  • Rebecca Arr Woodwood
    (left 2008)
  • Gained Dip ABRSM on oboe in first term of Year 12 (2006)
  • Member of County Youth Orchestra
  • Gained scholarship to Royal Northern College of Music
  • Jessica Coffin
    (left 2009)
  • Gained Dip ABRSM on flute (Year 11) and Distinction in both ATCL Recital (Year 11) and LTCL Recital (Year 13) on saxophone
  • Member of NYWO (National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain)
  • Member of Junior dept Guildhall School of Music & Drama
  • Jessica Onacko
    (left 2009)
  • Member of Junior dept Royal College of Music
  • Reading Music at Surrey University
  • Elizabeth Boyce
    (left 2010)
  • Member of Pro Corda
  • Co-principal viola of National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
  • Member of Junior dept Royal Academy of Music
  • Gained 100% scholarship to Royal Northern College of Music
  • BMus course at Royal College of Music
  • Victoria Carmichael
    (left 2010)
  • Member of County Youth Orchestra
  • Reading Music at Edinburgh University
  • Emma Barry
    (left 2011)
  • Gained Grade 8 in four instruments and ATCL Recital (Distinction)
  • Reading Music at Surrey University
  • Chloe Rush
    (left 2011)
  • Member of Pro Corda
  • Reading Music at Cambridge University
  • Emily Kay
    (left 2011)
  • Member of Junior dept Guildhall School of Music & Drama
  • Choral Scholarship to Cambridge
  • Laura Harrison
    (left 2012)
  • Gained Grade 8 Distinction on five instruments
  • Gained ATCL Recital on flute
  • Choral Scholarship to Cambridge (reading Music)