Well done to all our performers last night who performed as part of Steinway Jazz Night! We heard classic jazz repertoire by artists such as Thelonious Monk and Erroll Garner, to more contemporary, popular music by The Eagles and Sampha.
Thank you to Mr Thompson for organising the event, and to Mr Ash for the photos.
Well done to our performers at last Thursday’s Lunchtime Recital!
Thank you to Mr Ash for the photos.
Tonight in the Ruddock Hall is Steinway Jazz Night. It will be a lovely evening of small-group jazz performances given by pianists and singers from both schools; along with a guest bassist, Mr Hill on the drums, and the a cappella group ‘Centrepieces’.
Free entry, 6pm start, and no tickets required!
This trip was organised by one of our visiting music teachers and chamber group coaches, Lucy Akehurst, who organised a music tour to Germany for her pupils at KES/KEHS. Zechariah in UMs, has written about the experience.
This wonderful trip to Germany has been a treat which has been both exhilarating and exciting. The hostel was amazing and I enjoyed staying there with my friends and playing table-tennis in the evenings; the food was good, but that was not the only thing that was good on this trip. I enjoyed going round the Beethoven house – I especially liked the music room, where we listened to the Moonlight Sonata. I really liked the last movement, marked ‘Presto agitato’ ; I learned many facts about Beethoven’s life and I learned about what Beethoven used to help him to hear when he started to go deaf. I admired Robert Schumann’s grave – also in Bonn – the detail was immaculate and elaborate, the statues of the three people symbolic and the lyre stood out greatly. It was an honourable grave for the prodigious composer, whose wife was also buried there. An amazing concert followed this visit – a truly great performance in a beautiful church.
The next day, we went to the chocolate museum in Köln – it was great, and I loved the tasting session where they showed us the core ingredients of chocolate and what it tastes like.
Then we went in cable cars over the Rhine and Moselle rivers, with an amazing view, to a fortress. The walls definitely looked strong enough to withstand several attacks.
It is a pity that we must leave, but this has been a very memorable journey and I loved playing in the concerts as an orchestra with all these amazing musicians. Thank you to Lucy for organising this trip.
At the end of last term, our music ensembles from both schools performed at Symphony Hall as part of their Spring Concert.
We were also thrilled to have artist James Mayhew join us to illustrate a scene inspired by The Rite Of Spring by Igor Stravinsky. He painted live, while the KES/KEHS Symphony Orchestra performed the work.
Well done to all the performers, thank you to the staff who helped out during the day, and thank you to all who came to watch.
On Friday 23rd February, 121 KES and KEHS pupils and 15 members of staff set off for the weekend for the Music Department’s annual visit to the Pioneer Centre in Cleobury Mortimer. Over the weekend, the Symphony Orchestra and Choral Society were rehearsing for the upcoming Choral and Orchestral Concerts and Symphony Hall concert; in which the programme includes The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky, Shostakovich’s first violin concerto, and John Rutter’s Gloria.
Other highlights included the tradition of the barn dance and inflatable challenge, and the Sixth Form prank, which this year involved nearly 3000 balloons covering the surface area of the rehearsal hall!
Overall, it was a weekend full of music and full of fun. Thank you to all those who were involved in running the trip.
Photos by Mr Ash of the another very enjoyable Lunchtime Recital in the Ruddock Hall on Thursday 22nd February.
Well done to those who performed in the Lunchtime Recital yesterday! A lovely way to end the half term. Next half term not only brings more recitals, but also our Choral and Orchestral Concerts on Sunday 3rd and Monday 4th March, and Symphony Hall concert on Monday 18th March.
Thank you to Mr Ash for the photographs.
Thank you to Mr Ash for these photos of the Lunchtime Recital yesterday. Well done to the performers!
We were treated to some lovely performances yesterday evening on the organ and the piano!
Looking forward to the Woodwind and Brass Instrumental Evening this Monday 5th February at 18:00 in the Ruddock Hall. Free admission and no tickets required.
At the end of last term, KES/KEHS Big Band played in the final assemblies at KES, playing Christmas tunes to start off the festive period.
We’re looking forward to the many musical events this term, including our Choral and Orchestral Concerts, and Symphony Hall concert.
KES/KEHS pupils took part in the first ever Instrumental Evening Showcase last Wednesday 6th December.
This concert contained the highlights of all the Instrumental Evenings which happened over the term; not necessarily those by the most-experienced musicians, but those which have touched or inspired or entertained us, including both solo and ensemble performances.
Well done to all those who were selected and took part! We look forward to next term’s Instrumental Evenings.
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