Music Concerts and Tours
Every term the Music Department performs a wide range of concerts. These are a mixture of formal and informal, ensembles and solos, both internal and external and pupils of all standards are encouraged to participate.
The basic outline for each term are shown below:
Michaelmas Term
Solo and Ensemble Concert for Forms 1-3
Solo Concert for forms 4-5
Solo Concert for 6th form
Ensemble Concert in London
Pre-examination Concert
Ensemble concert featuring Chapel Choir, Chamber Choir, Senior Strings, Chamber Orchestra and other Senior Ensembles
School Carol Service
Maidstone Rotary Club Carol Service
Lent Term
Solo Concert for Forms 1-3
Solo Concert for Forms 4-5
Solo Concert for Sixth Form
Voces 8 concert in London
Pre-examination Concert
Ensemble concert featuring Chapel Choir accompanied by Senior Strings in a large scale work. Past examples include Vivaldi Gloria, Schubert’s Mass in G and Faure’s Requiem
Summer Term
Solo and Ensemble Concert for Forms 1-4
Leaver’s Concert for Sixth Form
Guitar Concert
Singing Soiree
Pre-examination Concert
Confirmation Service and Leaver’s Service.
Other concerts include evensongs at local cathedrals and in local churches for various charities.
An example of an Ensemble concert programme
Tours
Recent tours have included:
Cologne
The Chapel Choir performed Anthems and Vivaldi’s Gloria in a variety of churches and Cathedrals in Cologne and Aachen, including Cologne Cathedral. Visits were made to a chocolate factory and an afternoon in a local school.
Paris
The Jazz Band performed in Disneyland Paris at the large sound stage before spending the rest of the day in the park. Another concert was in Le Jardin de Luxembourg. A tour of Paris and a boat trip was also undertaken
Future tours are planned for October 2015 for the Chapel Choir to visit Rome. Performances are planned in the Pantheon, St Peter’s Basilica and other churches. The Band are planning a return to Paris.