A RED plaque celebrating Edward Elgar's work as a violin teacher at a Worcester school.

The iconic plaque has been installed beside the front gates of RGS Worcester's Britannia House, where Elgar was a visiting teacher when it the Alice Ottley school.

It was unveiled by Peter Nardone, director of music at Worcester Cathedral, at an event hosted by the school on Saturday, September 17.

Former pupils of The Alice Ottley School, which was named after the headmistress who originally appointed Sir Edward Elgar, were welcomed back to the school to see how the AOS heritage continues to be celebrated.

The former Alice Ottley School buildings were opened up, with RGS Worcester prefects offering tours for visitors.

Elgar’s continued influence at the School was celebrated with pupils performing several of his pieces, arranged by Mike Hamilton, director of music.

John Pitt, RGS Worcester headmaster, said: “It is excellent to be able to mark Sir Edward Elgar’s time at the School in this way.

"His legacy does live on here and we have many young people with outstanding musical talent.

"It is rewarding to see our pupils develop musically, just as Elgar would have experienced as a teacher here all those years ago.”

In the afternoon The Elgar Society hosted a talk by Diana McVeagh, an acclaimed expert on Sir Edward Elgar.

The Alice Ottley School merged with RGS Worcester in 2007.