Che Surittikul - Piano Recital in support of the Royal Marines Charity (School Recording)

On December 3, 2024, TA Hall 7pm, Pianist extraordinaire, Che (Year 11) will be presenting a recital of Baroque, Classical and Romantic piano repertoire in a thrilling, 40-minute recital. The evening will close with a special performance featuring the Warminster School Orchestra accompanying Che.
All proceeds raised will go towards the Royal Marines Charity to support the brilliant work they do. As you might already know, Old Verlucian, Sophie Ward (nee Bourne) left Warminster in 2016 to study music at Chichester University. She was a boarder in Northdown and Stratton House, a school prefect, and a stalwart of the music department.
Sophie joined the Royal Marines Band Service in 2020 and served as a flute and saxophone player in Collingwood Band. She met her husband, Rich, in training and they married in April 2023.
After some concerns about her health in 2023, and some lengthy investigations, sadly Sophie was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in January 2024, aged just 26. She has been incredibly resilient and defiant of her diagnosis, never giving up and never letting its progress get in the way of enjoying life. However, the speed of her deterioration is shocking and Sophie is now restricted to blinking to communicate.
Members of the Royal Marines Band Service have been undertaking their #26forSoph challenges. Individually, or in small teams, they have completed a challenge of 26 “somethings” for Sophie which our community would have seen on Warminster’s social media accounts.