Battle of the Bands Rocked!

14th April 2025Mrs S Field

Just before we broke up for the Easter break, 15 bands battled it out at our annual Battle of the Bands competition.

Every band brought the house down with their phenomenal performances and made it incredibly difficult for our judges to choose the winners.

We welcomed back ex-Grammar boys Emre Nalbantoglu (@emrenalbant._) and Romeo Gjakova (@romeoagrela) as our special guest judges, who were so torn about their decisions because the level of talent was so high throughout the evening.

A number of prizes were awarded, so congratulations to the following students:
• Musical Hero – Aaron Boakye
• Best Featured Instrument (Junior) – Nicolas Gills
• Best Featured Instrument (Senior) – James Lovell
• Best Drummer – Barnaby Desoer
• Best Vocalist – Jack Majer
• Best Piano Player – Fenton Tebb
• Best Bassist – Alex Smol
• Best Guitarist – Theo Chrysanthou

There was a huge amount of anticipation to see which band would take the trophy for Best Band.….. It was finally revealed that GROOVE BAND won following their awesome mash up of Backstreet Boys’ Backstreet’s Back and Muse’s Time is Running Out.

Congratulations to the band!

We are so proud of our students for their absolutely fantastic performances. It is a privilege to be part of their musical journey’s and we very much look forward to seeing what they produce in our final concert of the year, the Summer Soiree on Friday 11 July 2025.

Thank you to everyone who came along and to FEGS for running the bar.

We hope to see you all at the Summer Soiree!

 

 

End of Term – Happy Easter!

4th April 2025Mrs S Field
⏰ Early Finish today at 12.15pm!
 Thank you to all the students who donated towards our Non-Uniform Day today
50% of the donations will be going to the school’s hardship fund and the remaining 50% to a local charity nominated by students.
End-of-Term Assembly will be held: a whole-school celebration featuring:
  • Presentation of our PRIDE Awards (Passion, Resilience, Integrity, Determination, Empathy)
  • Recognition of the top merit earners in each PRIDE category, who will receive Amazon vouchers
  • Final messages and a well-earned send-off into the Easter break

HOUSEPOINTS Update:

With St Andrews out in front and Forty dragging their heels a bit, we need a big push from everyone next term to find out which house are the champions of the 2024-25 academic year!

  • PRIDE: Passion, Resilience, Integrity, Determination, Empathy
  • Great attendance, great work and effort, courteous, good attitude

Happy Easter everyone – stay safe, healthy and happy. If you’re revising, remember to take breaks, sleep well and keep hydrated.

See you all in 2 weeks!

Battle of the Bands…..on Thursday!!

31st March 2025Mrs S Field

The much anticipated concert of the year, Battle of the Bands 2025, is set to rock you off your seats!

Bands across the school will be competing for the various awards throughout the night and, of course, strong competition for the prestigious first place …

Battle of the Bands Winner 2025!

Tickets via ParentPay.

FEGS will be running their licensed bar with snacks available.

 

Starlight Express!

18th March 2025Mrs S Field
We took 10 of our fantastic EGS Music Scholars to see Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic Starlight Express in Wembley last night. What a fantastic show! The boys had a brilliant time and were mesmerised by the spectacle of the show and very impressed by the music (and the roller skating of course!).

Visit to Abbey Road Institute

11th March 2025Mrs S Field

“Where The Music Magic Happens”……Yesterday saw the sixth form music tech boys and some GCSE music students head to the Abbey Road Institute, at Angel studios, Islington. This iconic studio was host to Adele’s 21, Rush’s Power Windows, as well as albums by Courtney Pine, Sam Smith, Robbie Williams and Fela Kuti. At this site, students can take an intensive one year course in music production.

The boys were thrilled to look around the live rooms and production suites and taste the musical history of quite a magical place.

#music #enrichment #culture #ourschooltrips

Ezra Collective @EGS: Music and the important role of schools and youth clubs

5th March 2025Mrs S Field

From receiving their Best British Group award and performing at the Brits on Saturday, Femi, TJ and Joe, of Ezra Collective returned to school yesterday to film a clip for BBC Newsround that was aired this morning. They spoke with our music scholars, reminisced and generously donated some musical instruments to our music department.
It is truly wonderful to see how these young boys who came to us in year 7, having worked hard to followed their dream, and have flourished into talented, kind and generous men, living the life they aspired to. Is this not testament to all the passionate, caring teachers and youth club leaders in the world?!

Watch the bbclondonnews full clip: www.bbc.co.uk/london-evening-news  (starts at 27.44 mins in)
or
Watch the newsround clip (starts at 22 seconds in, the school clip from 1.01mins): www.bbc.co.uk/newsround

You can also listen to Femi’s interview talking about the importance of youth clubs, schools and teachers that was also recorded at Enfield Grammar School yesterday on BBC Sounds for Radio 4 World At One. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0028jl1 (35.44 mins into the programme).

#ezracollective #bbc #music #alumni #success #followyourdreams #dedication #passion #youthsupport #teachers #youthclubs

Best British Group…Ezra Collective! Congratulations!

3rd March 2025Mrs S Field

Amazing to watch Ezra Collective receive their award at the Brits on Saturday – huge congratulations and well-deserved. A testament to passion, motivation and belief.

And fabulous that they mentioned the school within their speech….humbling that they remember us.

Here is the link to their instagram where they published the documentary filmed at Enfield Grammar last week. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGpyLYMtPoG/?igsh=NXViaHNuajNmYjM0%2F

Mr Escott was also interviewed by BBC radio London – to listen fast forward to 2hrs 40 mins https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live/bbc_london

And Malcolm is again being interviewed on BBC radio London this morning….

 

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Ezra Collective Come Back to EGS Where It All Began……

A few weeks ago, we proudly welcomed back Femi and TJ Koleoso, members of the award winning Ezra Collective back to Enfield Grammar School where the Sunday Times photographed them in the room where their musical journey began.

The article came out this week; they talk about their childhood and the huge impact that Enfield Grammar School’s music department had by helping to guide them to where they are today. Our very own Mr. Escott deservedly gets named for his role in developing their talents and the significant contributions he made to them!

Femi:

Before secondary school, I didn’t really understand music outside a church context — things like the Brits and Glastonbury. In 2023 Ezra were the first jazz band to win the Mercury prize, and now we’re nominated for four Brits. When accolades like that come, I’m so grateful and think, thank you, Mr Escott. Thank you to all those youth clubs. All those teachers. Thank you, God. And my parents, who are always cheering us on.

Read the full article here: www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/ezra-collective-i-love-playing-in-a-band-with-my-brother

This is following on from their amazing performance at Glastonbury 2023 where they wowed the crowds and created a massive buzz within the music world.

To our delight, Femi and TJ  came back to school on Tuesday to film a piece for the Brit Awards 2025 where they have been nominated for 4 prizes and will, of course, be performing. The boys again enthused about how important EGS was to their growth.

The Brits are on THIS Saturday (1 March) at 8pm on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player – please do watch and give a cheer to our Alumni brothers and their band, Ezra Collective, an incredibly talented jazz band of this modern world.

Ezra Collective will also be performing at the Radio 6 Music Festival, March 27 www.bbc.co.uk/backstage/6musicfestival/whos-performing-2025

We’re so proud of their accomplishments; it has been an absolute pleasure and honour to have them come back to us!

www.brits.co.uk/news/2025/ezra-collective-and-jorja-smith-perform/