Wellington School Pupil wins Local Competition

26 May 2017

A Year 10 pupil from Wellington School has won first prize in a prestigious competition. Ella Leonard rose to the challenge to write a tune for the new set of bells in St Mary Magdalene Church in Taunton.

Following the replacement of the bells in the church tower a competition was launched, asking local school students to create a new chime.

Ella won the 15-18 age group with “Carillon Carol” – carillon is the official name for the set of bells.

Andrew Trewhella, Director of Music at Wellington commented, “Ella is one of our music scholars who has played at a national level. We are proud that her musical skills also extend to composition and encourage all our musicians to be versatile and diverse.”

Photo: Ella Leonard – winner of the competition to write a new tune for St Mary’s Church.