THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION
LONDON GREEK & LATIN READING COMPETITION 2015
The 2015 competition will be held on THURSDAY 5th MARCH at Queen’s College, 43-49
Harley Street London W1G 8BT (parking is not available at the school). The competition will
be held in a single round. The event will begin at 2:00 pm and finish by about 5.00 pm.
The afternoon will start with a brief example of reading Greek by John Hazel, former Head of
Classics at City of London School for Boys. We will end with two short talks on the challenge
of writing Sapphics by our judges, Dr Armand D’Angour of Oxford university who is
currently researching the sounds of Greek music and poetry, and Bijan Omrani, the author,
historian and writer of Latin verse.
Schools and individuals not entering candidates for the competition, but who would like their
staff or pupils to learn more about spoken Latin and Greek, perhaps with a view to entering
another year, are warmly encouraged to attend, as are friends and parents of the candidates.
We will break for tea after the first three sections, from about 3:00 p.m. - 3.20 p.m.
The competition is in six sections, as follows:
1. Beginners’ Latin, open to ONE ENTRY only from each school by not more than 2 pupils
who have not yet completed 5 terms of Latin: Cambridge Latin Course, Book III, St 21,
Memor rem suscipit, part II.
2. Beginners’ Greek, open to ONE candidate from each school who has not yet completed 5
terms of Greek: Callimachus, Epigram 2.
3. Pre-GCSE Latin, open to ONE candidate from each school, of any age, who has not yet
taken GCSE in Latin: Virgil, Aeneid II, 201-219.
4. Greek Dialogue, open to ONE or TWO candidates per school: Sophocles, Oedipus
Tyrannus, lines 350 – 371
5. Open Latin, open to ONE candidate of any age per school: Tacitus, Annals XIV, 8
6. Greek Chorus, open to a group of SIX OR MORE pupils per school: Aristophanes, Birds,
1720 - 1755
Home educated pupils are also invited to enter any of these sections.
N.B. No candidate may be entered for more than one Latin section.
Please note: schools attending the afternoon are sent copies of the passages marked with
macrons, and the metre for the chorus. The macrons and metre will not be
included in the copies from which the candidates will read at the
competition.
Entries should be sent using the form below to the organiser, with the fee of £16, by
Fri 6th Feb 2015.
There will be no charge for non-competing schools.
Commemorative prizes will be awarded.
LONDON CLASSICAL READING COMPETITION Thursday 5th March 2015
I should like to enter candidates for the following sections (please tick, or indicate by
writing 0 if you wish to attend without entering candidates this year):
Section: 1........... 2..........
3...........
4...........
5..........
6...........
Please tick to select method of payment (fee only required if you are entering the competition):
I enclose a cheque for the £15 (please make payable to Queen’s College)
I have paid by BACS.
For payment by BACS:
Bank: Natwest Bank
Sort Code: 60-40-02
Account Number: 24807001
Account Name: Queens College
Swift Code: NWBKGB2L
IBAN: GB95NWBK60400224807001
IBAN BIC: NWBKGB2L
Pease indicate your school in your reference
If a receipt is required please enclose SAE.
To assist with organisation, pleases indicate the approximate number of people you expect to bring:
Staff ……Pupils………
Name (caps please)......................................................................................................................................
School..........................................................................................................................................................
Address.........................................................................................................................................…………
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Telephone ..................................................................................................................................................
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PLEASE fill in all these details!
Send or email replies to:
Mrs Sarah Harrison
Head of Classics
Queen’s College
43 – 49 Harley Street
London
W1G 8BT
Tel: 020 7 291 7033 e-mail sharrison@qcl.org.uk