Music

from Orlumni Magazine Spring 2023

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The music department’s big event for the spring term was our Year 3 and 4 Concerts, which took place during the penultimate week of term.Our theme this year was joy, with the main song being Ludwig van Beethoven’s song, Ode to Joy. All songs and pieces chosen chimed in with the theme, with the Junior Wind Ensemble playing Soldier’s Joy, a traditional military march, the Junior String Ensemble playing To Joy by Mozart, and Junior Brass playing the ultimate road trip song: Shotgun by George Ezra. All the children memorised seven songs for the concerts, and two of these songs were accompanied by a brother and brother duo on the tabla and the bansuri. We finished the term with our Easter Service, where the Chamber Choir sang an arrangement of the Appalachian devotional song What wondrous love is this, and our two hymns, All heaven declares and Great is Thy faithfulness, were accompanied by a small student ensemble of flutes, guitar and clarinet.

In the Upper School, we have been preparing ensembles for the upcoming Summer Concert in July, which this year will take place out in the quad with a custom-built stage. The main piece for that concert will be All Night Long by Lionel Richie, and that piece will be performed by the Senior Band with the Senior Choir singing along.

Mr Ford – Director of Music

OFA events

quiz Night

The School Quiz Night was a first time experience for many of us. What an atmosphere! We had a full house, raising a staggering £6,100 in a fifteenminute auction held by Mr Calvey for Evelina London Children's Hospital.

OFA events

Easter Bake Sale

Despite the down pour, the bake sale went on and the bakes were a real treat.

A big shout out out to all the young bakers for the yummy treats and a massive Thank You again to all the parents who volunteered their precious time to make this event a success. These events are only possible with the help and support from Orley parents.

Along side the bake sale we ran 2 competitions:

1. OFA Bake Off - we had some creative entires. Thank you to the Kitchen Staff for judging the competition.

2. Guess how many eggs in the Jar? So impressed with the estimation skills.

Congratulations to all our winners.

The Spring term began with the OFA reflecting on our first term on the committee and organising OFA events. Thank you to our Orley community who have provided feedback to help improve our future events.

This term we introduced Breakfast time, which shall be hosted every first Friday of the month - term time only!

It was our initiative to provide parents with more opportunity to network and rebuild our Orley community, whilst making the most of the breakfast club with our children.