MONDAY 22 JUNE 5PM
From the HEADMASTER
Welcome to HartsFest 2026, our end-of-year celebration of music at RGS and a wonderful showcase of all that is special about our Performing Arts community. This highlight of our calendar brings the year to a close and gives us a chance to see, in one evening, the range and quality of music across the school.
Tonight you will hear singers and instrumentalists, ensembles, orchestras, bands and smaller groups. What sits behind each performance is a great deal of quiet work: rehearsals, persistence, teamwork and the willingness of students to support one another as they perform. There is something uplifting about a festival that captures the essence of the Reigate Way so well.
Hartsfest reflects something important about Performing Arts at RGS. It is not just about the show, but about confidence gained, collaboration learned and enjoyment for all. Those qualities come through clearly on evenings like this.
My thanks go to our Performing Arts team for all they do throughout the year and for the organisation behind tonight.
I hope you enjoy the evening and thank you for being here to support these talented Reigatians.
With my best wishes
Shaun Fenton Headmaster
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From the DIRECTOR OF PERFORMING ARTS
Welcome to HartsFest 2026! As you read this, I hope you are settling in with a picnic, enjoying the summer air and looking forward to an evening of music and celebration. If the sunshine decides not to join us, a blanket or umbrella may come in handy –but the music will shine regardless.
Today marks a joyful culmination of a year filled with music-making across our schools. We are delighted to share performances featuring musicians of all ages and stages: this evening we showcase every RGS ensemble, Unplugged Sessions from some of our Upper Sixth leavers, and are joined by choirs from Reigate St Mary’s Prep School, Chinthurst Prep School, Brooklands School, Lime Tree Primary School, and, of course, our very own Parent Choir. From first performances to confident, accomplished musicianship, the programme reflects the richness and diversity of our musical life.
HartsFest is designed to be relaxed, inclusive and fun – a chance for families to come together, enjoy live music outdoors and to celebrate the collective effort behind every performance. There is also a moment for you, our much valued audience, to join in the grand finale in a way never seen before at RGS...stay tuned quite literally!.
I am incredibly proud of our students and staff for the commitment, enthusiasm and creativity they bring to music throughout the year, and thank you too for the continued support you give to the Performing Arts across our schools. I hope you enjoy every moment of HartsFest 2026!
Joanna Korzinek Director of Performing Arts
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CORPS OF DRUMS Parade Grass
West Side Story Medley
SINFONIA
Director: Mr Hare
LEAVERS’ SESSION 1
Gabby Shukla
REIGAZZI
Director: Mr Hughes
Bernstein arr. Armitage
Summertime
Gershwin arr. Kenny
Dream A Little Dream of Me
Mamas & Papas
And So It Goes
Joel arr. Bui
Three Lions
Baddiel/Broudie/Skinner arr. Garnett
LEAVERS’ SESSION 2
Sylvie Eustace with Oscar Wright and Elliot Dumangin-Guedj
CONCERT BAND
Director: Mr Lobb
CLARINET ENSEMBLE
Director: Mrs Patrick
Rein Me In Fender & Dean
Despacito
Fonsi/Ender/Bieber/Boyd/Garton/Ayala arr. Murtha
Take on Me
Waaktaar/Furuholmne arr. Murtha
Rondeau from Abdelazar Purcell
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Sherman & Sherman arr. Orris
JUNIOR VOICES
Director: Mrs Glynne-Jones
JUNIOR GIRLS’ VOICES & BROOKLANDS SCHOOL
SINGING CHOIR
Director: Mrs Glynne-Jones
Carry Me Home
Shapiro, Chapman, Warren, Yaron
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Bandstand
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Bandstand
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What a Wonderful World
Weiss, Thiele arr. Brymer
Main Stage
GUITAR ENSEMBLE
Director: Mr Legg
SWING BAND 2
Director: Mr Lobb
Parisienne Walkways
Moore & Lynot arr. Legg
Game of Thrones
Djawadi arr. Legg
I Want It That Way
Martin/Carlsson arr. Berry
Bandstand
FLUTE ENSEMBLE
Director: Miss Knott
High School Musical Gerrard/Nevil arr. Stitzel Main Stage
Waltz of the Flowers D. Shostakovich arr. M. Orriss
Eye of the Tiger
Sullivan and Peterik arr. Michael Stor
Bandstand
POLYPHONY
Director: Mrs Glynne-Jones
SAX ENSEMBLE
Director: Mrs Patrick
Somebody That I Used to Know de Backer & Bonta arr. Powell Main Stage
Welcome Dance Street
Backbeat Boogie Cumbley
PARTNERSHIP CHOIR
Accompanied by SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Director: Miss Korzinek
LEAVERS’ SESSIONS 3
Ruby Durnin
JUNIOR POLYPHONY
Bethany Marks & Emma Lister
LEAVERS’ SESSION 4
Ella Horne
Bandstand
I Will Survive
Fekaris & Perren arr. Ferrari Main Stage
Don’t Know Why Jones Bandstand
Marvin Gaye Mars Main Stage
Flowers from Hades Town Mitchell Bandstand
SWING BAND
Director: Mr Walker
LEAVERS’ SESSION 5
Nathan Tsang
SENIOR GIRLS’ VOICES
Director: Miss Korzinek
PARENT CHOIR & SENIOR VOICES
Director: Miss Korzinek/ Rosanna Charlesworth
IMPROV GROUP
Director: Mr Walker
PARENT CHOIR
Director: Miss Korzinek
LEAVERS’ SESSION 6
Harry Julian with Daniel Mottashed
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Director: Mr Osborn
LEAVERS’ SESSION 7
Isabelle Shelley & Ava Broad
Blue Bossa Dorham arr. Sweeney
Satin Dall Ellington arr. Wolfe
It Don’t Mean A Thing, If It Ain’t Got That
Swing Ellington arr. Cook
Oldies Station
Joseph
Ribs Lorde
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Director: Miss Korzinek
Wicked Medley
Schwartz arr. Ellison
C Jam Blues Ellington
Watermelon Man Hancock
Hard to Say I’m Sorry Chicago
Blackbird McCartney
Tubular Bells
Oldfield arr. Osborn
Nice to Each Other
Dean
James Bond Medley
Norman arr. Ford
Gershwin by George!
Gershwin arr. Brubaker
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
featuring JUNIOR VOICES
Director: Miss Korzinek
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Bandstand
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Pomp & Circumstance
Elgar
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