Sherborne Abbey Festival
Friday 28th April
RECITAL OF CHAMBER ENSEMBLES
1.30pm | Sherborne Abbey
Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano Poulenc
1st movement: Presto
Hector Kennerley Sch.Mus – oboe
Thomas Arbon Valderrama Sch.Mus – bassoon
Byron Yang Sch.Mus – piano
Trio for clarinet, ‘cello and piano Op. 11 Beethoven
1st movement: Allegro con brio
Angus Williams ATCL Sch.Mus – clarinet
Gareth Kwong Sch.Mus –‘cello
William Miao Sch Mus – piano
Psalm Prelude Set 1, Number 1 Howells
Angus Williams ATCL Sch.Mus – organ
Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23 Chopin
Ian Liu Sch.Mus – piano
Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) Grainger (arr. J Greenlee)
Polonaise Langford
Archie Beardsell Sch.Mus – flugelhorn
Charlie Burtt Sch Mus – trumpet
Henry Cannon Sch.Mus – trumpet
Bamber Mauleverer Exh.Mus – tuba
Karl Ng – trombone
SHERBORNE SCHOOL MUSIC
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Friday 5th May
PIANISTS’ RECITAL
1.45pm | Cheap Street Church
Pupil pianists soloists perform a range of repertoire from Bach to Chopin on the school’s Steinway model D in Cheap Street Church.
FREE ADMISSION | ALL WELCOME
Thursday 11th May
PREP SCHOOLS’ CHORAL DAY
10.00am-5.00pm Music School and Sherborne Abbey
Pupils from Prep Schools will attend workshops and rehearsals in the Music School and Chapel, before joining the Sherborne School Chamber Choir for Evensong in Sherborne Abbey at 4.00pm.
FREE ADMISSION TO EVENSONG | ALL WELCOME
Friday 12th May
STRINGS RECITAL
1.45pm | Cheap Street Church
Sherborne School’s strings players give a lunchtime recital with music ranging from the 18th to the 21st centuries.
FREE ADMISSION | ALL WELCOME
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Friday 19th May
BRASS RECITAL
1.45pm
Cheap Street Church
Join us to hear Sherborne School brass players in a lively lunchtime recital of solos and ensemble music.
Friday 26th May
INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL SOLOISTS’ RECITAL I
1.45pm
Cheap Street Church
Come along to hear the first of two instrumental and vocal soloists recitals this term (the second is on 16th June).
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Friday 26th May
ALL STARS
7.30pm | Dining Hall
Enjoy a three-course dinner and some foot-tapping numbers from the Swing Band.
Dress code: smart casual.
Director James Henderson
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Friday 9th June
WOODWIND RECITAL
1.45pm | Cheap Street Church
Come along to hear Sherborne School talented woodwind players in their last lunchtime recital of the school year.
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Friday 16th June
INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL SOLOISTS’ RECITAL II
1.45pm | Cheap Street Church
Join us for the second time this term to hear instrumental and vocal soloists perform on a variety of instruments.
FREE ADMISSION | ALL WELCOME
Thursday 22nd June
TRINITY COLLEGE EXAM DAY
(NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
Friday 23rd June
THE CHORAL SCHOLARS’ RECITAL
1.45pm | Cheap Street Church
Come along to the final lunchtime recital of the academic year for performances by our gap-year Choral and Organ Scholars, on voice, piano and trombone, before they leave Sherborne to begin their university careers.
FREE ADMISSION | ALL WELCOME
Sunday 25th June
PATRICK SHELLEY MUSIC COMPETITION FOR ADVANCED INSTRUMENTALISTS AND VOCALISTS
10.30am | Tindall Recital Hall
Patrick Shelley was Director of Music at Sherborne from 1981 to 1995, having taught woodwind here since 1966. In 1974 he founded Dorset Opera to encourage young singers to participate in a semi-professional production each year in the School’s BSR. Dorset Opera is now a professional opera company based at Bryanston. This competition, for the School’s advanced instrumentalists and singers is dedicated to Patrick Shelley’s memory and has taken place annually since 2007.
Adjudicator —
Dominic Wheeler, Head of Opera Studies, Guildhall School of Music, London
Piano accompanists —
Benjamin Davey, Martin Walker
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Tuesday 27th June
BATTLE OF THE ORGANS FEATURING THE CHAMBER CHOIR
7.30pm | Sherborne School Chapel
Sherborne School Chamber Choir
Director James Henderson
Organ Guy Hepher
The Chamber Choir is joined by pupil organists in a “Battle of the Organs” featuring the school’s two instruments. Repertoire to include music by Langlais, Bairstow, J S Bach, Karg-Elert, Stanford and others
Pupils Angus Williams ATCL Sch.Mus, Freddie Senior Sch.Mus, Archie Spenlove-Brown Sch.Mus, Zeeshan Mahmud Sch.Mus
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Wednesday 28th June
JAZZ FOR A SUMMER’S EVENING
7.30pm Music School and amphitheatre
Assuming a glorious summer ’ s evening, come to hear the Swing Band and the Junior Jazz Ensemble in an open-air concert outside the Music School, featuring music from 1925 onwards (Music School Atrium if weather inclement).
Directors James Henderson, Daniel Marks
Tickets £20.00 to include a finger buffet and a glass of wine
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Thursday 29th June
ABRSM EXAM DAY
(NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
Thursday 29th June
LEAVERS’ CONCERT AND RECEPTION
7.30pm | Tindall Recital Hall
The Sherborne School Leavers of 2023 present a final evening of solo and ensemble performances.
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Friday 30th June
GALA CONCERT
7.30pm | BSR (Big School Room)
Concert Orchestra, Wind Band, Swing Band, Chamber Choir, Symphonic Strings, Close Harmony, and chamber ensembles.
Including music by Philip Sparke, Gordon Jacob, Richard Saucedo, and Michael Giacchino (arr. Paul Murtha)
Directors — James Henderson, Daniel Marks, Clare Jackson, Benjamin Davey, Lucy-Anne Allen, Robert Costin
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