Music at Channing Independent Day School for Girls aged 4-18
Channing Music ‘Music for all’ is our mantra. The Music School provides a friendly, enthusiastic and stimulating environment in which musical excellence is encouraged and celebrated. We help our students develop their musical potential and respond to a variety of musical challenges. Students are given the opportunity to perform individually and in ensembles - irrespective of age or musical ability. We have a fabulous new fully equipped music school. Often all rooms are in use, and the place literally ‘buzzes’ with musical activity. Each week we have 27 musical group activities from Senior Strings to Jazz Band. Channing Music is very busy with over 40 concerts taking place throughout the year from the weekly Friday lunchtime concert series to the formal Orchestral and Choral Concerts held in prestigious venues. Some of our musicians attend the junior departments of the London conservatoires and play in prestigious orchestras outside of school such as the ‘National Youth Orchestra’, (Last year the leader of the NYO was in Y13) ‘National Children’s Orchestra’ and the ‘London Schools Symphony Orchestra’. A number of girls in recent years have been awarded Choral Scholarships to Oxford or Cambridge. We are very proud of the achievements of our choirs and orchestras. Recent works have included Rutter’s Requiem, Grieg’s Piano Concerto, Mozart’s Requiem, Elgar’s Cello Concerto, Shostakovich’s ‘Festive Overture’ and Moussorgsky’s ‘Night on the Bare Mountain’. For many girls one of the Music School’s highlights is the foreign tours that have been undertaken to Venice, Vienna, Boston, Madrid and Toledo. Performing in such wonderful venues as St Mark’s Basilica, SS Giovanni e Paolo in Venice, the Stephansdom and Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, the Arlington Street Church and JFK Presidential Library in Boston and the Catedral d’Alcala de Henares in Madrid. Each of these tours has been a fantastic experience for our girls who are now looking forward to their exciting tour of Lisbon in October 2017. Peter Boxall Director of Music
MUSIC Co-Curricular Activities Timetable for 2017-18 DAY TIME ACTIVITY COACH/DIRECTOR Monday 0805 Jazz Band Theo Travis 1300 Vocal Drop-in Jenny Bacon 1300 Individual Coaching Peter Boxall/Leisha Zanardo 1600 Channing Chamber Choir (Ys10-13)
Jenny Bacon
1600 Lisbon Tour Rehearsals PB/LZ/MP/DC Tuesday 0805 Music Theory Club Peter Boxall/Theo Travis 0805 String Quartet Marisa Pepper
1225
Senior Flute Ensemble
1225
Brunner Show Choir (Ys7-9) Leisha Zanardo
Hattie Jolly
1300 Individual Coaching Peter Boxall/Leisha Zanardo
1300
Intermediate Flute Ensemble Anna Thomas
1300 Vocal Drop-in Jenny Bacon 1520 Brass Ensemble Andy White Wednesday
0805
Contemporary Music Group Theo Travis
0805 Concordia Nadia Myerscough 0805 Guitar Ensemble Adam Khan 0805 Cremona Strings Marisa Pepper 0805 Wind Quintet Peter Boxall 1225 Saxophone Ensemble Theo Travis 1225 Chacapella Y13 Students 1300 Individual Coaching Peter Boxall/Leisha Zanardo 1300 Clarinet Crew Kate Collier
1600
Symphony Orchestra
PBoxall, NMyerscough, MPepper
Thursday 0805 Senior Strings Nadia Myerscough
1225
Cantemus Chorus (Ys9-13) David Coram/ Peter Boxall
1300 Individual Coaching Peter Boxall/Leisha Zanardo 1300 String Quartet Nadia Myerscough 1600 Concert Orchestra LZanardo MPepper Friday 0805 Wind Octet Peter Boxall 1225 Piano Trio Jane Watts 1300 Music at Lunchtime Peter Boxall 1300 Percussion Ensemble Alan Brown
1520
Conabor Choir (Ys7-8)
Anya Szreter
What’s on
Autumn Term 2017
Thursday 12th October Performing Arts Building
7.30pm Tickets £6
Lisbon Music Tour Concert An opportunity to hear the full programme of music being performed in Lisbon by the 41 strong Choir and Orchestra travelling to Portugal. This will be our first major performance in the new state of the art hall. Not to be missed! Thursday 16th November St Joseph's Church, Highgate Hill
7.30pm Tickets £8
Autumn Concert The Autumn Concert is an amazing showcase of the girls’ talents and is the first opportunity to hear the entire Year 7 perform as the ‘Year Seven Chorus’. Our large ensembles will be performing, with the evening opening with the 70 piece Concert Orchestra. The Symphony Orchestra will close with Smetana’s highly popular ‘Vltava’ from his set of 6 Czech pieces ‘Má Vlast’. With over 250 students performing, this is a special night. It is always a popular concert and early booking is advisable. Friday 8th December St Michael’s Church, Highgate
2.15pm
The Junior School’s Christmas Celebration Join us for our inspirational annual visit to St Michael's church that includes seasonal readings and music for the whole Junior School and their families. Monday 11th December St Michael’s Church, Highgate
4.30pm Tickets
Carol Concert The scene is set by the candlelit procession of the Chamber Choir singing the introit followed by a Year 7 girl singing the first verse of 'Once in Royal David's City'. Our theme is ‘Love and Tolerance’, a fundamental part of the Christmas message and a true reflection of our Unitarian heritage.
Spring Term 2018
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Thursday 25th January Performing Arts Building
7.30pm Tickets £6
An Evening of Music Theatre From Music Hall to Broadway, many of our girls will be performing scenes and songs from many well known shows. The evening will be framed with full choruses from the Brunner Show Choir and Chamber Choir. A real treat, don’t miss out on a seat! Thursday 8th February Performing Arts Building
7.30pm Tickets £6
Channing Chamber Music Evening This very popular event features the best of our chamber ensembles from string quartets to the Brunner Show Choir. You can expect varied musical styles and ensembles as well as the usual high standard of Channing musicianship. Enjoy the piano accompaniments on the new Shigeru-Kawai grand in our fabulous new hall. Thursday 1st March 7.00pm Performing Arts Building Tickets Junior School Spring Concert The energy and enthusiasm of the girls at Fairseat will again be in evidence. With the Orchestra, Wind Band, Brass Ensemble, Spears Vocal and String Ensembles and KS2 Choir, prepare for a truly magnificent show.
Spring Term 2018 Thursday 15th March 7.30pm St Joseph’s Church, Highgate Hill Tickets £8 Requiem - Gabriel Fauré R Vaughan-Williams - Oboe Concerto - Soloist - Sarah Moorhouse Saint Saëns - Organ Symphony - Organ - Mr David Coram Tonight we return to the splendour of St Joseph’s Church for an evening of inspirational choral and orchestral music. For this highlight of the Channing musical calendar we will be performing the simply gorgeous Requiem by Fauré and keeping the French theme by closing with the exhilarating Organ Symphony by Saint-Saëns. Wednesday 28th March 7.30pm Performing Arts Building Tickets £9 Strictly Tango Night with Julian Rowlands and Adam Khan. Tonight’s show will be a vibrant celebration of Argentinian music, led by Julian Rowlands, the Bandoneon player for the Strictly Come Dancing House band, and our very own Adam Khan on Guitar. They will be joined by our own instrumentalists giving our students a wonderful opportunity to perform with these top professionals. Seating is limited and tickets are expected to sell out very quickly so get your orders in early!
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Thursday 3rd May 7.30pm Performing Arts Building Tickets £6
Summer Term 2018
Sixth Form Concert One of the most special nights of the year when we celebrate the achievements and prodigious talent of our VIth Form musicians in our fabulous new auditorium, with accompaniments and solos on our Shigeru-Kawai piano. Thursday 10th May Performing Arts Building
7.30pm Tickets £10
Channing Jazz Evening Theo Travis once again will lead tonight’s Jazz spectacular. Enjoy Theo’s professional quartet and the skills of our own jazz musicians and singers who will perform alongside the professionals. There will be some refreshments available. BOOK EARLY AS TICKET NUMBERS ARE LIMITED! Thursday 14th June St Joseph's Church, Highgate Hill
7.30pm Tickets £8
Senior School Summer Concert Enjoy an evening of seasonal delights given by the talented musicians from our larger instrumental and choral ensembles. Tuesday 20th June 7.00pm Wednesday 21st June 7.00pm Performing Arts Building Tickets The Key Stage Two Production Prepared to be mesmerised, entertained, and delighted by the students in Years 4,5 &6 in their annual production. Monday 25th June Performing Arts Building
4.15pm Tickets
Year Seven Revue The culmination of a year's music making and drama activities for Year 7 in a delightful programme bringing together music and drama. The students will be performing in front of the incoming Year 7 and their parents. It will also be the final performance of this year's Year Seven Chorus.
Music at Lunchtime at the Senior School These are short informal concerts that give girls of all abilities an opportunity to perform either solo or in a small ensemble. Each event has a different focus that includes pupils’ own compositions, a chance to be ‘unplugged’ and even a ‘siblings’ recital. Full details of each term’s events will be available from the Music Department section on the school website. Parents and friends are very welcome to attend. ‘Music at Lunchtime’ events are usually held most Fridays during term time in the Channing Performing Arts Building and begin at 1.05pm.
Junior School Performance Platforms These concerts are held for years 5 and 6 in the Senior School and for year 4 in the Junior School Hall. They enable all girls to have an opportunity to perform a solo in a formal setting. Parents and friends are very welcome to attend. 30 November 1 February 6 February 22 May 24 May
5.30pm Year 6 5.30pm 5F 5.30pm 5R 5.30pm 4F 5.30pm 4I
Junior School Music Assemblies These are short informal concerts held in the Junior School Hall on Thursdays at 8.35am. They give girls of all abilities an opportunity to perform either solo or in a small ensemble. Parents and friends are very welcome to attend. 12 October 23 November 8 February 22 March 17 May
all Junior School Music Assemblies are 8.30-9am.
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Each term Channing School enters a large number of pupils for ABRSM examinations. The closing date for each examination session is usually the end of the first full week of term in which the examination is to be sat. Parental consent is necessary before we can enter candidates and so it is helpful if parents can return the consent forms promptly when asked. For 2017/2018, examinations will be held during the weeks shown below: Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
4th – 8th December 26th February – 2nd March 25th – 27th June
In addition we will be entering a number of our vocal students for ‘Music Theatre’ examinations in the week beginning 29th January 2018. Further details are available from music@channing.co.uk
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