Music Department

Diary of Events : Spring Term 2010

All concerts are open to parents and friends of the school.
Join the Music Society and support the School’s musicians.

Items in red are LEH dates

Monday 1 February                                                                                           Unexpected Opera

450 Hall 8.00 p.m.
Unexpected Opera presents an open dress rehearsal of the new comic opera Orpheus Down Under, by Jacques Offenbach (adapted from Orpheus in the Underworld by Tim Riley and Lynn Binstock). Unexpected Opera presents classic works in English with clarity and humour. Perfect for the operatic first-timer and a rewarding surprise for seasoned campaigners. More details at www.unexpectedopera.com. Bar provided.

Music Hall 4.30 p.m.
From beginners to diplomas, anyone is welcome to come along and perform in a relaxed and informal ambience.

450 Hall from 4.00 p.m.
U6 boys who are revisiting their AS performances perform and record their recitals.

Thursday 11 February - Music Competition Concert [LEH Assembly Hall]  Periods 8 & 9

Main Hall, 7.30 p.m.
Jazz Band, Swing Band, Barbershop Quartet, &c. Tickets include supper, and a bar is available. Book early to avoid disappointment – numbers are limited, and this event always sells out.

450 Hall, 7.30 p.m.
A chance for pianists and solo singers to perform, and including items with the School’s Choirs.

Tuesday 2 March  - Rock,Pop and Jazz Concert [LEH Assembly Hall] 7pm

Barbican, 6.00 p.m.
GCSE students attend a concert of Bernstein, Rachmaninov and Gershwin with a pre-concert introduction to the music.

Music Hall 4.30 p.m.
GCSE students, Associated Board candidates, come along and try out your performances.

Hampton & LEH Chamber Music Festival
All day, the Lady Eleanor Holles School
The Lady Eleanor Holles School hosts this year’s series of master-classes with distinguished musicians. Details will be published nearer the time.

Barbican, all morning
Featuring many of those often heard, but hard to place, classical tunes that crop up on television, including Prokofiev’s Montagues and Capulets (The Apprentice), Dvorak’s New World Symphony (Hovis Bread) and many others. We join Rachel Leach and the London Symphony Orchestra to discover just why these classical pieces were used, and what makes them so great.

LEH Assembly Hall, 7.30 p.m.
A selection of performances from the Chamber Music Weekend.

450 Hall, 7.30 p.m.
A chance for the School’s electric guitar, bass and drum pupils to shine, and also to see some of the singers in a rather different light.

450 Hall, from 4.00 p.m.
Both Upper and Lower 6th Form musicians perform and record their recitals.

St. Mary’s Church, Hampton , 6.00 p.m.
The Consort of Voices, the School’s elite choir, sings Choral Evensong at the site of the School’s first home. All welcome.

Music Hall 4.30 p.m.
Associated Board candidates, a last chance to try out your pieces before the exam. All others welcome too.

LEH Assembly Hall, 7.30 p.m.
The joint Hampton and LEH Choral Society and Choirs perform Puccini’s Messe di Gloria, Eternal Light by Howard Goodall, and Brendan Ashe’s joyful Hosanna.

Music Hall
Requested date for Associated Board examinations.

450 Hall, 7.30 p.m.
The Second Year boys have been preparing a joint project in their music and drama lessons, which they perform on these two nights. Further details will be published nearer the time.

450 Hall, 7.30 p.m.
The Music Society hosts an evening when we invite current and past members of the School and their parents to join us in celebrating the School’s Music in performance and reminiscence. Old Hamptonian musicians can take a first look at the new facilities in the 450 Hall. A buffet supper and bar will be provided.

450 Hall, 7.30 p.m.
A final burst of music making on the last evening of term, including solo performances from some of our senior musicians.

Choral Society Rehearsal Schedule

All welcome, no auditions. See the Music Society’s Choral Society webpage for details of this year’s programme. If your son or daughter is in the Choir or Orchestra, take this opportunity to perform with them. Refreshments are provided at rehearsals.

Most rehearsals will take place in the Assembly Hall at LEH.  You should enter the school by the Great Hall Gates and go through the Reception entrance.  Sunday rehearsals are from 2.30 – 4.30 p.m.  Weekday rehearsals are from 7.00 – 9.00 p.m. 

Spring Term

January
Sunday 10
Sunday 17
Tuesday 19
Sunday 31

February
Tuesday 2
Sunday 7
Sunday 28

March
Sunday 7
Thursday 11
Friday 19

Saturday 20;
Rehearsal 2.00-5.00 p.m.
Concert at 7.30 p.m.

Hampton School Music Society

The Music Society exists to support the Music Department by helping with concerts, and providing financial support for special projects. Members receive a regular newsletter, early notice of ticket sales, and occasional social events are arranged.
Visit the Music Society’s website