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HISTORY The school was founded by the Corporation of London and was originally located in Brixton to educate orphans of the Freemen of the City. While it is still possible for such orphan children to be educated as “Foundationers” at the school with the costs of their education borne by the Corporation of London, such instances are now rare. The school moved to its current 57 acre (231,000 m²) site at Ashtead Park in 1926, expanding to include fee-paying pupils from local families. It has recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of its relocation and the 150th anniversary of its establishment with a Thanksgiving Service at St Paul's Cathedral attended by the Lord Mayor Of London in 2004. FAMOUS ALUMNNI
The composer Robert Steadman had the role of Composer-in-Residence at CLFS in the early 1990s during which time he provided workshops, tutorials and wrote a number of new works for the school's ensembles. EXTERNAL LINK Official website REFERENCES http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/media_centre/files+2004/35_04.htm |
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