Triple Success for Exeter Cathedral School Siblings

A trio of siblings from Exeter Cathedral School has each been awarded a place in the prestigious National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain.

The Daniel-Greenhalgh siblings - Esme (y7), Theo (y6) and Sabina (y5) - have all won a place in various sections of the elite GB orchestra for children.  Esme and Sabina are both violinists, and Theo plays the trombone, and the three of them also sing together as Choristers in Exeter Cathedral Choir.  The trio have an older sister who was also a pupil at ECS and a cathedral chorister, and they say that they are delighted to have been given the opportunity to perform together on the national stage.

Mrs Daniel-Greenhalgh, mother of the musical clan, said ‘The three of them have been playing music together since they were tiny: there’s lots of music going on at home (particularly as their Dad is a musician) and they have formed a group with their older sister (the 4 DGs) which has just recorded its first album. They featured on BBC Spotlight last year.  The School has given them such good musical opportunities and being choristers has provided them with a huge musical training’.

Exeter Cathedral School’s Headmaster, James Featherstone, said ‘what a great achievement for the DGs that all three have them have received the thumbs up from Britain’s top children's orchestra. They’re really dedicated to their music and thoroughly deserve this accolade, and I’m delighted that ECS, with its 900-year musical heritage, is continuing to produce some of the country's best musicians’.

The three siblings are the latest Exeter Cathedral School pupils to achieve national representation for high-level music-making.  The School now has three pupils in the National Children’s Orchestra, a Year 7 pupil in the National Children's Symphony Orchestra, and a Year 7 pupil in the celebrated National Youth Choir of Great Britain.

Exeter Cathedral School is an independent day and boarding Prep School for girls and boys aged 3-13.  Founded in the 12th century as a choir school, ECS now educates approximately 275 pupils.  36 of these are the boy and girl Choristers of Exeter Cathedral, who continue the centuries-old routine of leading the daily sung worship in the Cathedral.  Nowadays, the School offers a fully-rounded Prep School education to pupils from a variety of backgrounds and with a range of talents and interests, whether they be sporting, academic, artistic or musical.  Located in the heart of the city and in the lee of the Cathedral, the School has small class sizes, outstanding pastoral care, and a celebrated track record of securing scholarships and awards to some of the country’s leading senior schools.  The School is hosting an Open Morning on 7th March: further information is available from Katy Hockings via reception@exetercs.org