ARTS & EVENTS AUTUMN 2022

Arts & Events at Haileybury

The 2022 Autumn Term is in full swing and with it comes a full programme of events for the entire community to get involved in.

As ever, the schedule is packed with a range of events that will be sure to suit the most diverse of interests. From thrilling sports fixtures and a lecture by former Speaker John Bercow, to a performance by the award-winning vocal ensemble, The Tallis Scholars, as well as a Main School Drama production of Macbeth alongside an array of Music performances and Art exhibitions.

We look forward to welcoming you at Haileybury events in the near future...

All events listed in this publication are open to the public except where otherwise stated.

Music

Haileybury Soundbites

Throughout the year Mondays at 5–5.30 pm

Music School Foyer

These early evening recitals provide an informal opportunity to celebrate the talents of soloists and ensembles on a regular basis throughout term.

Monday 12 September Music Scholars

Monday 26 September Woodwind

Monday 3 October Songs of Travel

Monday 7 November Brass

Monday 14 November Piano duets

Monday 21 November Strings

Monday 28 November Song recital

Hockey Girls’ 1st XI v. St Edward’s School

Friday 9 September 7.45 pm

Olympic Park

The annual curtain raiser at the Olympic Park sees our girls’ 1st XI run a training session for a variety of prep schools prior to taking on St. Edward’s, Oxford 1st XI in their opening encounter for the 2022 season.

Friends of Haileybury Sport

Sunday II September 12.00 midday

Nunn Astro and Pavilion

OH girls’ hockey and lacrosse and boys’ cricket teams play the school in this popular celebration of Haileybury sport. We also mark the re-opening of the Nunn astroturf, in the presence of OH Tony Nunn, an Olympic bronze medallist at the Helsinki Games of 1952.

Supporters are welcome to the matches and the Haileybury Connect refreshment tent.

Open events

16+ Open Evening

Monday 12 September 5.30 pm

Sixth Form Centre

Prospective pupils and their families applying for 16+ entry are invited to join us for an evening at Haileybury. There will be a tour of the campus followed by a welcome from the Head of Sixth Form as well as the opportunity to meet pupils and learn more from the Academic teams. Applicants from both the UK and around the world are invited to discover the breadth and depth on offer here at Haileybury.

Open to all, booking details at Haileybury.com

The Rt Hon John Bercow Change amidst the change-resistant

Tuesday 20 September 7.30 pm Attlee Room

This year’s Attlee Memorial Lecture is given by John Bercow, who served for nearly a decade as Speaker of the House of Commons, during some of its most tumultuous times in modern history.

Rugby 1st XV v. Blundell’s School

Wednesday 21 September 7.30 pm

StoneX Stadium

In the same fashion as the girls at the start of term, the boys’ 1st XV take on Blundell’s under lights at Saracens’ StoneX stadium in the aftermath of our prep schools’ festival.

Concerto concert

Thursday 22 September 7.30 pm

Bradby Hall

A number of pupils have been preparing solo movements from large-scale orchestral works for performance in this concert. Such compositions showcase the virtuosity of individual musicians, often at some length, so the evening performance will be a celebration of the significant pupil talent across instruments and years. Some of the evening’s most exceptional performances will be heard later in the term at the Autumn Concert, accompanied by Haileybury’s Symphony Orchestra.

Open events

11+ and 13+ Open Morning

Saturday 1 October 9.30 am

Big School

Prospective pupils and their families, who are interested in applying for 11+ and 13+ entry are invited to join us on Saturday 1 October 2022. This is a wonderful opportunity to see the whole school in action. Applicants from both the UK and around the world are invited to discover the breadth and depth of what is on offer here at Haileybury.

Open to all prospective parents and pupils. To book visit Haileybury.com

IAPS U11 Girls’ Hockey Regional Qualifier

Friday 1 October All day

All Weather surfaces, Sports Hall

We are fortunate to host the IAPS South East Region U11 girls’ hockey each year and this year promises to be as terrific as ever with 24 prep schools coming to our new astro to compete for the four qualifying places for the Nationals.

The

Lectures

Professor Tim Benton Climate and environmental change: are we making progress fast enough?

Tuesday 11 October 7.30 pm

Attlee Room

Tim Benton, professor at Leeds University and Director of the Environment and Society programme at Chatham House, has made important contributions to the UK government, the EU and G20 on one of the most pressing issues we face today.

Open events

Virtual Open Morning

Thursday 13 October 9.30 pm

Virtual Open Morning

Virtual Open Days are the ideal opportunity for prospective families to see all that Haileybury has to hear from the individuals who make our school one-of-a-kind – our pupils and staff! We very much look forward to hosting you from the comfort of your home on our virtual platform.

Open to all prospective parents and pupils. To book visit Haileybury.com

Music

The Tallis Scholars

Thursday 13 October 7.30 pm

Chapel

Over four decades of performance and a catalogue of award-winning recordings for Gimell, Peter Phillips and The Tallis Scholars have done more than any other group to establish sacred vocal music of the Renaissance as one of the great repertoires of Western classical music. The evening’s programme will be framed by works by the English composers John Taverner and John Tavener. In between there will be great polyphonic works by Palestrina and Robert White, as well as contemporary works by Pärt and Lang. Haileybury Chamber Choir will join the Tallis Scholars for Ave Maria by Parsons and God is with Us by Tavener.

Open to all, to book your tickets visit haileybury.com

Upper Sixth Art Exhibition

Thursday 13 October 6.00 pm Music School Foyer

An exhibition of work created and curated by the Upper Sixth art pupils. The pupils are working hard on their personal portfolios, the work featured is a selection from their development towards a final piece before they conclude their journey. Pupils have been working in a range of media including textiles, painting and alternative photographic processes.

Lauren, Upper Sixth

Open events

11+ ‘Discovery Day’ Open Morning

Wednesday 3 September 9.30 am

Attlee Room

Prospective pupils and their families applying for 11+ entry are invited to join us for an morning at Haileybury. There will be a pupil led tour of the campus after a welcome from the Master as well as the opportuinity to meet teachers and learn more from the Co-curricular and Academic teams. Applicants from both the UK and around the world are invited to discover the breadth and depth on offer here at Haileybury.

Open to all prospective parents and pupils. To book visit Haileybury.com

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Mack

Lecture

Professor John M Foot Fascism and the March on Rome 1922

Monday 7 November 7.30 pm

Attlee Room

The Denis Mack Smith Lecture will be given this year by Professor John M Foot, Professor of Modern Italian History at the University of Bristol.

Music

Autumn concert

Friday 11 November 7.30 pm

Big School

Haileybury’s Chapel and Chamber Choirs, alongside the Choral Society and Symphony Orchestra, feature in this standout event of the Autumn Term.

The orchestra will accompany solo pupil performers in movements from famous concerts, before a performance of John Rutter’s Requiem

It promises to be an unforgettable and beautiful evening.

Lower School Music Showcase

Thursday 17 November 7.00 pm

Hall

The Lower School’s Chamber Orchestra, Concert Band and other ensembles feature in this evening celebration of music. The Lower School Choir, fresh from their success in the Barnardo’s National Choral Competition, will also perform. Solos, both vocal and instrumental, will be interspersed between these. It will be a joyful celebration of music-making from our youngest performers!

Main School Drama Production Macbeth

Thursday 24–Saturday 26 November 7.30 pm (Matinee 2.30 pm Thursday) Ayckbourn Theatre

Main School pupils from Removes to Upper Sixth tackle one of Shakespeare’s greatest and most well-known dramas.

On a bleak Scottish moorland, Macbeth and Banquo, two of King Duncan’s generals, discover three strange women. The witches prophesy that Macbeth will be promoted twice: to Thane of Cawdor (a rank of the aristocracy bestowed by grateful kings) and King of Scotland. Banquo’s descendants will be kings, but Banquo isn’t promised any kingdom himself. The generals want to hear more, but the “weird sisters” disappear. Encouraged by his wife, Macbeth kills the king, becomes the new king, and kills more subjects through his paranoia. Civil war erupts to overthrow Macbeth, resulting in more death before his inevitable downfall.

Often cited as one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays, Macbeth is also a set text for English and provides a useful opportunity for students to explore and perform the play in depth and detail.

Open to all, to book your tickets visit haileybury.com

IAPS U13 Girls’ Hockey National Finals

Friday 25 November All day

All Weather surfaces, Sports Hall

Haileybury again hosts the IAPS U11 girls’ final.

Open to the Haileybury community, competitors and their parents only .

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Lectures

Robert Guest

Monday 28 November 7.30 pm

Attlee Room

Robert Guest is Foreign Editor at The Economist and broadcasts regularly for the BBC and CNN. Few international journalists have reported on, or written about, global affairs with such insight and experience.

Crash into Christmas

Thursday 1 December 8.00 pm Big School

Haileybury’s popular music and jazz department is at the centre of this evening’s informal bounce into the Christmas season. The School’s intermediate and senior jazz bands, concert band and other ensembles will provide a brilliant mix of music – both general and seasonal – which will also be recorded for later release. Lower School Drama club attendees will present some seasonal sketches and scenes.

Removes Art Exhibition

Thursday 8 December 5.30 pm

Music School Foyer

Pupils in the Removes have been working collaboratively in order to stimulate their creativity. The starting point was ‘cadavre exquis’ inspired by surrealist artists such as Andre Breton and Yves Tanguy. All Removes’ pupils are represented in this exhibition of their work. Sculpture, drawing and collage are key features of the exhibition.

Cadavre exquis 1938, multiple artists © The Estates of Andre Breton, Jacqueline Lamba and Yves Tanguy. All rights reserved. DACS, London 2021

Haileybury Carols in London

Friday 2 December 6.30 pm St Stephen Walbrook, City of London

Haileybury’s renowned choirs return to Wren’s stunning City church, St Stephen Walbrook, for a short service of festive music and readings, with refreshments afterwards at the nearby Williamson’s Tavern.

Chapel Services

School Service

Sunday 11 September Midday

New Pupils’ Service

Sunday 2 October 7.00 pm

Service of Thanksgiving

Saturday 15 October 11.30 am

A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Peter Ellis OH

Requiem Eucharist

Wednesday 2 November 8.45 pm

School Service of Remembrance

Sunday 13 November 10.30 am

Lower School Carol Service

Friday 9 December 11.30 am

Isabel Hospice Carol Service

Wednesday 14 December 7.00 pm

Hertfordshire Chorus Christmas Concert Friday 16 December 6.00 pm

Blessing of the Crib

Saturday 24 December 4.00 pm

Sung Eucharist

Sunday 25 December 10.30 am

Cover artwork Chengyi, Upper Sixth (21–22)