By Mara Maftei, Year 12
This year marked the 5th annual CF Night of Talent, which took place on Thursday, February 28th. Needless to say, every single performance was absolutely amazing!
The performances:
Mik Levy, Reza Murfi, Cameron Pappas & Julien Reyl
They started off the Talent Night with tremendous energy, instantly engaging the audience. They performed “Punk Drunk Love Queen” which is an original by Mik Levy.
Hannie Durham-Arnold
She played piano and sang, giving an outstanding performance of “Dial” which is also an original song.
Sneha Doda, George Hogge, Max Kennan, Domingo Mujica, Ana Sofia Reyna & Finnur Ricart
They performed the iconic song “Zombie” by the Cranberries, accomplishing a performance even better than the original song.
Luca & Andrea Piergentili
For the first time, in CF Night of Talent history, a parent performed. Luca played piano and sang, and was accompanied by his dad, with the guitar. They performed “Play!”, an original song by Luca.
Ethan Burke
Ethan’s performance was a refreshing contrast to the previous performances, as he did not perform a song. He presented a monologue from Hamlet by William Shakespeare, which was a performance I’m sure no one will forget.
Frankie Finn, Veer Gujral & Charles David Isaultier
They had an incredibly lively performance of “American Idiot” by Green Day, which had the audience standing, with some even dancing on the sides of the theater!
Bwana Benji
Benjamin Schmale went by his stage name Bwana Benji;
Reza Murfi & George Tuaev
They gave a heartfelt performance of “Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber, which had everyone singing along.
Eva Ciss & Mik Levy
Mik played the guitar and sang, and was accompanied by Eva who sang as well. They performed another iconic song, “Creep” by Radiohead.
Aislinn De Buitleir, Jasmine Johnston & Mik Levy
They outstandingly performed an original composition by Aislinn and Jasmine. Aislinn played the piano and sang, while Jasmine played the violin, and Mik played the
Gideon Lucard
He gave a moving performance of “Angel from Montgomery” by Bonnie Raitt, in which he played the guitar and sang.
Aislinn De Buitleir, Veer Gujral, Cameron Pappas & Julien Reyl
They phenomenally performed “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, with Aislinn singing again.
Charles David Isaultier, Gideon Lucard, Veer Gujral, Cameron Pappas
They lively presented “My Generation” by The Who. This performance marked Veer’s and Cameron’s third performance that night.
Shirin Chorfi & Roxane Ischi, with Laura Safdie & Alexander Durham-Arnold
This performance not only included great voices, but it was filled with humour as well. They performed “Confessions Nocturnes” by Diam’s feat. Vitaa.
Qingyang Zhang
She flawlessly executed the piano piece “Golliwogg’s Cakewalk” by Claude Debussy, a truly remarkable feat.
Mara Maftei, Lilitha Mafu & Yasmine Sultan
They gave a breathtaking performance of “Lovely” by Billie Eilish & Khalid, which gave shivers to the audience. Mara was on piano, while Lilitha and Yasmine sang.
The Jedi Guy
Last but not least, prodigy Matthew Savory once again presented his unique and incredible skill in the arts of the lightsaber. He ended the show with a magnificent performance, but I’m sure this is not the last we’ll see of him.
A special thanks to Martijn Duin and Lia Meyohas for hosting the show; to Meghna Anand, Chloe Helbling, Pia Holdcraft, Matteo Liguori, and Jacob Savory for their technical expertise; and to Anna Sofia Takala and Sera Ekin Gurzurmar for organising the event and making tonight happen!
