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AUTUMN TERM ARTS CALENDAR
Welcome to our Autumn Term Arts Calendar, which introduces our forthcoming music and drama events at Oakham School. Join us and enjoy!
Thursday 25 September
Professional Music: IKON Singers & David Hill
Tuesday 7 October
Schools Service
Friday 14 November
Autumn Concert
Thursday 20 November
Lower School Concert
Saturday 22 November Oakham Choral Society
Thursday 27 November -
Tuesday 2 December
Main School Production
Sunday 30 November OO Carols Service
Wednesday 10 December Carols at Belvoir Castle
INFORMAL CONCERTS
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets are available from wegottickets.com/oakhamschoolmusic or please email boxoffice@oakham.rutland.sch.uk or phone 01572 758527, unless otherwise specified in the entry.
Thursday 25 September
PROFESSIONAL MUSIC: IKON SINGERS, DAVID HILL & SIR JOHN RUTTER
Chapel
7.30pm Tickets
£20 in advance
Free for school-aged children
For ticket booking please see page 2
Join us for an exciting evening of choral music in Oakham School Chapel! The first half of the concert will feature Howells’ Requiem and an arrangement of his solo song, King David, for choir and piano. In the second half, we will hear the UK première of John Rutter’s Dancing Tree, a set of eight songs that draws upon the poetry of Cornish writer Charles Causley. Conducted by David Hill, the professional singers of IKON will be accompanied by Anne Bolt. We are delighted that young musicians from Oakham School and Rutland Youth Choirs will enjoy a pre-concert workshop and perform a combined piece alongside the professional musicians.
Tuesday 7 October
DIOCESAN SCHOOLS’ SERVICE
Peterborough Cathedral
2.30pm
Free to attend
Come and join us in Peterborough Cathedral for a celebration of worship featuring the combined choirs of King’s School
Peterborough, Oakham School Chapel Choir, Oundle School, Malcolm Arnold Academy & The Peterborough School. This joyous service will include a magnificent musical programme including Vierne’s Kyrie from Messe solennelle, Handel’s Zadok the Priest and Mozart’s Sanctus from Requiem in D minor, K. 626
Friday 14 November
AUTUMN CONCERT
Roberto Molinelli Four pictures from New York Mozart Die Zauberflöte: Overture
George Marshall saxophone
Chapel
7.30pm
Free Tickets required
For ticket booking
please see page 2
A tour-de-force of Oakham School’s ensembles, including a flavour of opera and jazz from the Symphony Orchestra, wellknown cinema and pop melodies from the Concert Band and assorted classics from the Big Band.
LOWER SCHOOL IN CONCERT
This concert offers the opportunity for our talented Lower School musicians to take to the stage and demonstrate what they have worked on in their weekly ensembles this term.
Please support the culmination of this hard work, in both solo and ensemble efforts, as our Form 1 and 2 pupils perform. Thursday 20 November
Chapel
7.15pm Free Tickets required
For ticket booking please see page 2
Saturday 22 November
OAKHAM CHORAL SOCIETY:
AND THERE WAS PEACE ON EARTH
Nicola Chotrani violin
Cason Kang piano
Ewan Stockwell conductor
Chapel
7pm
Tickets
£12
Free for school-aged children
For ticket booking please see page 2
Theatre Thursday 27 November - Tuesday 2 December
MAIN SCHOOL PRODUCTION: WEST SIDE STORY
Tonight, tonight, it all began tonight, I saw you and the world went away.
Join us for an evening filled with vibrant music, breathtaking dance and electrifying emotion as our talented actors bring this timeless tale of love and conflict vividly to life.
Set against the backdrop of 1950s New York, West Side Story follows two young lovers whose romance is threatened by the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks.
This production blends drama, passion and spellbinding choreography in a show that continues to resonate with audiences around the world.
QET
27th/28th/29th Nov 1st/2nd Dec
7.30pm
For ticket booking please visit ticketsource.co.uk/queenelizabeththeatre
OLD OAKHAMIAN CAROL SERVICE
Chapel
4 00pm
Free
Tickets not required
We are delighted to welcome parents, pupils and OOs to share this magical pre-Christmas moment at the marking of our Chapel’s centenary. The Chamber Choir will be performing a newly commissioned work by composer Paul Spicer OO (class of 1970) with a text by Thomas Merton OO (class of 1932). Refreshments will be served afterwards.
Wednesday 10 December
CAROLS AT BELVOIR CASTLE
Assorted Carols & Festive Music
Belvoir Castle
2.30pm
Belvoir Castle entry costs apply, 50% discount for friends and family
We look forward to welcoming you to some informal Christmas carols, hosted at Belvoir Castle. Whether you ' re joining us with family, friends, or on your own, we hope this afternoon brings a little peace and light to your winter.
Tuesday 7 October
Diocesan Schools Service
ALL MUSIC WINTER TERM EVENTS
Peterborough Cathedral, 2.30pm
Wednesday 8 October
Prince Bharaj saxophone & Ethan Chan violin
All Saints Church, 1.40pm
Wednesday 15 October
Bea Cole soprano
All Saints Church, 1.40pm
