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.

For more information about Exeter Cathedral School, see the school's profile on School Search, the online guide to UK independent schools.