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Fred Nelson – Former English Teacher (1962 to 1990) passes away

Very sadly Fred Nelson passed away at the end of May. Many former pupils have recalled with warmth his attempt to teach them grammar and punctuation, and the fact that he could make Shakespeare understandable and Chaucer fun!

Former Pupil David Bruce (1988 Leaver) composes music for new Family Opera currently touring the UK!

The Alumni Office has just learned about another high achieving former King’s Pupil. David Bruce is currently Associate Composer of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, for whom he will write three pieces, including a new work for the orchestra's Carnegie Hall debut in October 2013; and a violin concerto for 2014.

In the UK, David is 2012-13 Composer-in-Residence with the Royal Opera House, London. Together with The Opera Group, ROH co-comissioned the chamber opera The Firework Maker's Daughter (after the Philip Pullman story) which tours the UK and New York in 2013.

Click here to read the Daily Telegraph’s review of the Opera.

World Renowned Scientist Professor Hagan Bayley (1971 leaver) visits King's

 It was lovely to welcome Professor Hagan Bayley back to King’s  in June.  Hagan left King’s in 1971 and went on to Oxford, then various universities in the USA (firstly Harvard), before returning to Oxford as Professor of Chemistry – he’s also a Fellow of Hertford College Oxford. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society – the highest level of distinction for a scientist. The Headmaster accompanied Hagan on a tour of the much-changed school and into some of the modernised labs, watching some of today’s young scientists at work! Hagan had been at Chester University delivering a lecture, and we look forward to seeing him back at King’s regularly, as he will be joining the School’s Governing body.