A huge congratulations to Emre Nalbantoglu who has been accepted into The Brit School starting in September 2023!

This is a huge deal for him and for our school as the Brit School has an incredible reputation with people such as Adele, Amy Winehouse, and the Feeling in their alumni. Students have to go through a rigorous audition process to get in and we are so proud that Emre has made the cut!

Emre Nalbantoglu has been a shining light in the Enfield Grammar School Music department since he arrived in year 7. He has performed on three European tours (would have been more if not for Covid) and at over a dozen concerts within and outside of school. He was a Battle of the Band winner in 2020 and 2023. He is a fantastic singer and pianist but is also accomplished on the bass, drums and guitar. He is a true talent and will be missed when he leaves this summer having just completed his GCSE exams. He is on track to do brilliantly in his exams.

We really want to celebrate his success and wish him all the best in his future, and also acknowledge the contribution that our school’s music department has had in helping him get to where he is today…. this doesn’t happen every day!

Quote from Emre:

As to my “music” life, I’ve been lucky enough to have many great role models throughout my years at EGS such as Joel Waters, (band instructor), Arran Ness, (my previous music teacher), Malcolm Escott and Simon Tate-Lovery. I owe a lot of my love of music to them, as they’ve been the ones to stick with me and my music since 2018. 

 

My time at EGS has given me experience that will stick with me forever as I’ve been able to perform, write and, as cliché as it is, just freely be myself.

 

I will miss music at EGS but I’ll definitely be back for future concerts. I honestly don’t know where I specifically see myself in 5, 10 or 15 years but the one thing I know for sure is that I’ll be doing “music”. (another cliché statement but we’ll go with it) 😀