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‘An Evening of Cabaret’

Thursday 23rd March 7.30 pm.

A showcase of music performed by students
and guest professional musicians.

Click on the following (64 kbps) mp3 tracks to play or download some of the music recorded at this most successful and enjoyable event.

 

Frosty and the Snowmen with Scott Devlin - 'Cantaloupe Island' by Herbie Hancock. Click here.

Year 8 Musical Medley - 'Grease' by Jim Jacobs and Waren Casey. Click here.

Year 8 Musical Medley - 'My Fair Lady' by Frederic Loewe. Click here.

Frankie Warren - 'Hallelujah' by Leonard Cohen. Click here.

Eleanor Lea - 'Rhythm is gonna get you' by Gloria Estefan. Click here.

Gaby Biland and Bethan Waters - 'Other Side of the World' by K.T. Tunstall. Click here.

Sax Group - 'Irish Stew' by Murphy and 'Seguadilla' by Bizet. Click here.

Lorraine Daniels - 'Tonight' by Bernstein and 'I Got Rhytym' & 'Girl Crazy' by Gershwin. Click here.

Sebastian Major - 'Bill's Soliloquy - Carousel' by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Click here.

Joss Satt - 'Why, God, Why?- Miss Saigon' by Boubil & Schonberg. Click here.

Kenya Brading - 'These Sneakers' by Kenya Brading. Click here.

Friends' School Choir - 'You are not alone' by R. Kelly. Click here.

Friends' School Choir - 'California Dreamin''' by The Mama & Papas. Click here.

Bethan Waters - 'Fields of Gold' by Eva Cassidy. Click here.

Daniel Meades - 'Nessun Dorma' by Puccini. Click here.

Many thanks to Gavin Greenaway and Martin Wilson for directing the music, and to all participating musicians and singers.

Left click on the above to play, but as these files are quite large (between 1 and 3 MB), it might be easier to right click and 'save target as' (to save to your hard disc) and then play.

usic from our Seasonal Words and Music 13th December 2005 at St Mary's Church SW


Joint Junior and Senior Schools' Choir
 


Concert band in rehearsal

Click on the following (64 kbps) mp3 tracks to play or download.

Concert Band - 'A Happy Winter Holiday' by Roland Kernan. Click here.

Junior Choir - 'The Nativity Carol' by John Rutter. Click here.

Junior Choir - 'The Mince Pie Song' arranged by Martin Wilson. Click here.

Junior School Orchestra - 'Merry Christmas Medley' arr. Turner. Click here.

Senior School Choir - 'The Christmas Bells' by David Fletcher. Click here.

Senior School Choir - 'Christmas Tide' by Bob Chilcott. Click here.

Joint Choirs - 'Away in a Manger' by Peter Hunt. Click here.

 

Years 5, 6, 7 ,8 - 'Christingle Rock' by Sheila Wilson. 'Shine your Light', 'Circle of Love', 'Thank you for the World', Count each Blessing', 'Christingle Rock and Roll'.

Click here to find out more about 'Christingle'

Many thanks to Gavin Greenaway and Martin Wilson for directing the music, and to all participating musicians and singers.

Left click on the above to play, but as these files are quite large (between 1 and 3 MB), it might be easier to right click and 'save target as' (to save to your hard disc) and then play.

'Our Seasonal Words and Music' performed by the Senior and Junior Schools at St Mary's Church on Wednesday 15th December 2004


Click on the above to enlarge

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Right click on these (64 kbps) mp3 files, and then 'save target as', to download the 4 songs performed by Years 5, 6, 7 and 8 and the Senior and Junior Schools' Choirs. Soloists Josh Satt and Jessica Dickinson. Conducted by Ian Rowe.

'Do You Hear What I Hear?'
'And Mary Listened'
'And They Heard It From Heaven'
'Joy to the World'

( Arr. Mark Brymer and Naylor Callaway)

Some recent GCSE Original Music Compositions March 2004

Alex Vindis "The Source of Beauty"
Otis Doyle "So Far Away"
Joanna Pedley "Latino Flute"
Joanna Simper "The Western Cowboy"
Kiran Chakravarti "French Rustique"

Click on the above (64 kbps) mp3 files to listen to them..

Our Seasonal Words and Music 10 Dec 2003

By Jacob McDowall
in Year 8

Click on the tracks below (or right click and then click 'save target as' to save to your hard drive.)

Once in Royal David's City - soloist Colm MacQueen + Joint Senior/Junior Schools' Concert Band and Choir

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Senior and Junior Schools' Concert Band

O Little Town of Bethlehem - soloists Jessica Dickinson and Rebecca Hobbins + Joint Senior/Junior Schools' Concert Band and Choir

White Christmas - Senior and Junior Schools' Concert Band

Scrooge - 12MB - will take a while to download - Joint Senior/Junior Schools' Concert Band and Choir

All recorded with one mic. and a minidisc!

Extracts from the Autumn Concert 2003

Click on the tracks below to sample the highlights (or right click and then click 'save target as' to save to your hard drive.) Click on the slides to enlarge.

Junior rock Group "Jonny B' Good" featuring Bethan Waters
Kenya Brading and Rebecca Hobbins "1000 Miles"
String Ensemble "Yesterday"
Edward Haine "Sax Blues"
Gabrielle Biland "Out of Reach"
Ian Rowe and 'Polished Brass' in "Amazing Grace"
Concert Band "Tequila"



Concert band during rehearsals


Plus 3 other tracks also recorded:'Jesus Christ Superstar', 'Rocky', 'O Little Town of Bethlehem'