BRIT School celebrates twenty years of success
Ed Vaizey joins Sir George Martin in congratulating iconic creative institution
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey joined renowned Beatles鈥� producer, Sir George Martin CBE yesterday聽at an event to celebrate 20 years of outstanding success at one of Britain鈥檚 most revered schools.
The , based in South London, is responsible for nurturing music sensation and a host of household names including , and .
鈥淭he BRIT School has an incredible legacy with millions of people across the world enjoying the talent the school has helped to nurture,鈥� said Mr Vaizey. 鈥淭he UK鈥檚 creative industries continue to enjoy major success on the international stage and the BRIT School has certainly played its part in that.
鈥淭he School鈥檚 staff and supporters can be proud of what they have achieved. I look forward to seeing the talent they help to develop over the next 20 years.鈥�
To mark its anniversary, the School also unveiled its latest extension, The Deacon Wing (named after the Chair of the BRIT School Governors) and an upgraded state-of-the-art recording studio named after 鈥榝ifth Beatle鈥� Sir George Martin.
World-wide reputation
Established in 1991, the BRIT School is an independent Government-funded City College dedicated to education and vocational training for the performing arts, media, art and design and the technologies that make performance possible. Its students are aged 14-19 and come from of all academic abilities with entry granted solely on aptitude and talent in one of the artistic disciplines
To date global album sales from The BRIT School alumni exceed 60 million ( figures) and more than 7,000 ex-students are currently contributing to the .
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