Welcome from the Director of Music
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the first of this year's Lower School concerts. It has been my privilege to get to know the vivacious and talented pupils of Oakham Lower School and see them preparing for tonight's musical feast! It is reassuring to me that in a time when the Arts are facing such great challenges nationally, we can see our young people taking both enjoyment and pride in their performances.
Discovering all of the excellent musical possibilities at Oakham has been humbling and inspiring for me, from the rhythm of weekly rehearsals and chapel services to the poise of the Wednesday lunchtime series. Mix all of this with a truly dedicated and inspiring team of teachers and you have a music department of which we can be very proud. I hope that you enjoy tonight's concert and all of the other incredible events this academic year.
John Mountford
LOWER SCHOOL GUITAR ENSEMBLE
Ioana Ford director
Guitar Boogie Shuffle
Traditional, arr. Eythor Thorlaksson
Save Tonight Eagle-Eye Cherry
FORM 2 DRUMMING
Djembe Beatmasters
Safi Ross & Charlotte Sampson leaders
Dynamic Djembe
Arlo Marron leader
SOLOS
Emma Chotrani cello
Fantasiestücke, op. 73
ii. Lebhaft, leicht
iii. Rasch und mit Feuer
LOWER SCHOOL CHOIR
John Mountford conductor, Anne Bolt piano
Count on me
Robert Schumann
Bruno Mars
Gonna rise up singing Don Besig
ACCOMPANIST Anne Bolt
PROGRAMME
LOWER SCHOOL PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Dougie Tierney, Ida Langford, Bea Cook & Darcy Franklin
LOWER SCHOOL GUITAR ENSEMBLE
Max James voice & guitar, Luke Miller & Charlotte Sampson electric guitars
FORM 2 DRUMMING GROUPS
Samba 1 Don’t wake me up before agogo
Aidan Chung, Georgia Debenham, Will Fennell, Hollie Hobill, Max James, Luke Miller, Oliver Stanford, Isobel Styles, Oscar Thompson-Heywood, Henry Waldock, Joshua Walker, Alice Yafai
Samba 2 The Agogoats
Juliet Bell, Hugh Cowdell, Harriet Devenyi, Georgia Howett, Miles Hudson, Arjun Marjara, Monty Price, Annabelle Robinson, Wesson Smith, Bailey Stevenson, Theo Swann, Grace Triggs, Annie Williams, Daisy Woodhouse
Djembe 1 Djembe Beatmasters
George Gaskell, Albie Harris, Matthew Irving Walker, Martha Lister, Charlotte Sampson, Ayush Sharda, Millicent Gandy, Elizabeth Griffiths, Charlie Hughes, Mandlenkosi Kamesa, Brooke Parker, Safiya Ross, Isabella Widdowson
Djembe 2 Dynamic Djembe
Romilly Carbery, Sebastian Cousley, Matthew Hollingshead, Edward Johnston, Clara Olleros Mateo, Laurie Treadwell, George Aspinall, Sebastian Harris, Edward Hook, Arlo Marron, Karra Muringani, Sophia Phillips, Ella Surtees, Toby Wilson
UPCOMING CONCERTS IN THE CHAPEL
OAKHAM CHORAL SOCIETY
‘Darkness to Light’
Saturday 23 November, 7.30pm
Evie Holder soprano
Tomas Dickinson baritone
John Mountford conductor
Holst Christmas Day
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Whitbourn Missa Carolae
Tickets
£10
Free for school-aged children
PROFESSIONAL MUSIC IN THE CHAPEL
OAKHAM Piano Trio
Annebeth Webb violin, Richard Jenkinson cello & Anne Bolt piano
Thursday 16 January, 7.30pm
Music by Brahms, Fauré, Schubert
Tickets
£10 in advance, £12 on the door
Free for school-aged children
FRIDAY NIGHT IS MUSIC NIGHT
Friday 7 February, 7.30pm
Big Band, Concert Band, Chamber Orchestra, String Ensemble & Symphony Orchestra
Tickets required Free
For more information please see the Arts Calendar
To book tickets, please telephone 01572 758820, email boxoffice@oakham.rutland.sch.uk or visit WeGotTickets.com
