ARTS AGENDA
Open Photography Exhibition
12 September - 7 October
Form 7 ‘Work in Progress’ Exhibition
18 September - 30 October
Professional Music: Classico Latino
Thursday 21 September
Coach House Pianos Recital
Monday 25 September
Form 3 Exhibition
13 October - 20 November
Big Draw
Thursday 2 November
Autumn Concert
Friday 10 November
IB Diploma Mock Exhibition
15 November - 13 December
Combined Choral Societies:
Haydn’s The Creation
Saturday 18 November
Art Scholars’ Take Over
Thursday 23 November
Lower School in Concert
Thursday 23 November
Les Misérables® School Edition
27 November - 2 December
Christmas Craft
Friday 1 December
Speak the Speech Competition
Sunday 10 December
Informal Concerts:
Thursday 28 September, Wednesday 11 October, Monday 6 November, Monday 20 November & Monday 4 December. 7.30pm, Studio 2 (School & parents only)
TICKET INFORMATION
For drama events, tickets are available from theatretickets@oakham.rutland.sch.uk
For music events, tickets are available from wegottickets.com/oakhamschoolmusic, boxoffice@oakham.rutland.sch.uk, or 01572 758820, unless otherwise specified in the entry.
27 November - 2 December
MAIN SCHOOL
PRODUCTION: LES MISÉRABLES® SCHOOL EDITION
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OPEN PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
ART
Smallbone Library –Mon-Fri 10.00am-5.00pm Sat 10.00am-12.00pm –Free
Tickets not required (School & parents only)
This open exhibition will give members of the Oakham School community an opportunity to demonstrate their photography skills in a show in the Smallbone Library. With photography being such an accessible medium, the Art Department wants to encourage students, teachers and support staff alike to share their take on the world.
12 September - 7 October
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FORM 7 ‘WORK IN PROGRESS’ EXHIBITION
Form 7 artists will share some of their work in progress building up to the completion of their Personal Investigation. It is a chance for them to think about how their work looks when displayed and to step back and consider how to push their experiments. Their work covers three disciplines: Textile Design, Fine Art and 3D Design.
10.00am-5.00pm Sat
9.00am-12.00pm & 2.00pm - 5.00pm –Free
By appointment only –
All enquiries to the Richard Bull Centre on 01572 758611
September - 30 October
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ART Wheelhouse Gallery –Mon-Fri
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Thursday 21 September
PROFESSIONAL MUSIC: CLASSICO LATINO
MUSIC
Chapel –7.30pm
–Tickets
£10 in advance
£12 on the door
Free (school-aged children)
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Our first professional concert of the academic year is given by stellar ensemble, Classico Latino. Their unique musical style blends classical performance with the distinctive grooves of authentic Latin American music, to critically acclaimed success. Following an afternoon of workshops, our own string pupils are delighted to perform alongside the group in a handful of pieces.
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Monday 25 September
COACH HOUSE PIANOS SHOWCASE RECITAL
Our talented pianists are delighted to be performing by invitation in Coach House Pianos’ Chelsea Showroom where they will give a recital of selected works in this prestigious venue.
Coach House Pianos New Kings Road SW6 4SQ –7.00pm –Free By invitation only
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FORM 3 EXHIBITION
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Smallbone Library –
Mon-Fri
10.00am-5.00pm Sat 10.00am-12.00pm –
Free
Tickets not required (School & parents only)
Form 3 pupils have had the chance to work with artists for a day in the Winter Term, giving them an insight into new ideas, approaches and processes and the impact of working for a more sustained period. This exhibition gives a glimpse of the work created in the studios.
13 October - 20 November
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Smallbone Library –
Thurs
1.25pm-2.15pm –
Free
Tickets not required (School only)
Thursday 2 November BIG DRAW
The Big Draw is an international drawing festival, which aims to encourage more people to try drawing. The Smallbone Library foyer will host a drawing event at lunchtime open to the whole Oakham School community. This is an event organised by the Art Scholars that will be open to students and staff, encouraging them to engage with drawing through fun activities.
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Friday 10 November AUTUMN CONCERT
Big Band, Chamber Orchestra, Concert Band & Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Davis horn
Peter Davis, Steve Foster & Emily Holland conductors
Britten/Rossini Soirées musicales, op. 9
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Shostakovich Chamber Symphony in C minor, op. 110a
Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, op. 11
MUSIC
Chapel –7.30pm –Free, tickets required –
For ticket booking, please see page 2
Oakham School’s flagship ensembles perform a varied programme including orchestral music by Shostakovich and Britten, alongside Richard Strauss’ energetic Horn Concerto No. 1. The Concert Band treats us to a varied programme of music for woodwind, brass and percussion and the School Big Band will conclude the programme, wowing the audience with their set of jazz and swing hits!
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Wheelhouse Gallery –
Mon-Fri 10.00am-5.00pm Sat 9.00am-12.00pm & 2.00pm-5.00pm –Free
By appointment only
All enquiries to the Richard Bull Centre on 01572 758611
DIPLOMA MOCK EXHIBITION
The IB Visual Art students will exhibit work exploring their cultural heritage, identity and personal memories across a range of materials and techniques. The exhibition is an important element of the course, as students have to consider how their work is seen and explore ideas about curation.
15 November - 13 December
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Saturday 18 November
COMBINED CHORAL SOCIETIES: HAYDN’S THE CREATION
Oakham Choral Society & Rutland Choral Society
Evie Holder soprano
Harry Jacques tenor
Alex Bower-Brown bass
Peter Davis conductor
MUSIC
Chapel –7.30pm –
Tickets £14 –
For ticket booking, please see page 2
Two local choral societies are delighted to join together to perform Haydn’s powerful The Creation. With choir, soloists and orchestra, Haydn depicts the narrative of the creation with characteristic sparkling melodies and glowing orchestral colour.
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Thursday
23
November
ART SCHOLARS’ TAKE OVER
Thursday 23 November LOWER SCHOOL IN CONCERT
ART MUSIC
Smallbone Library –
1.25pm-2.15pm –
Free, tickets not required (School only)
The Art Scholars invite you to take part in a lunchtime activity in the Smallbone Library foyer. Past takeovers have included a participatory installation inspired by Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Obliteration Room’ and an invitation for staff and pupils to contribute towards a wall of ideas. We look forward to seeing how this year’s Scholars take on the challenge!
Chapel –
7.15pm –
Free, tickets required –
For ticket booking, please see page 2
All our Lower School instrumental ensembles and choirs come together to present their first Chapel concert of the year, along with a selection of student soloists. The concert will also feature a vocal performance by all Form 1 pupils, and all Form 2 pupils will perform in djembe and samba ensembles prepared during their class lessons.
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27 November - 2 December
MAIN SCHOOL PRODUCTION: LES MISÉRABLES® SCHOOL EDITION
In nineteenth-century France, Jean Valjean is released from years of unjust imprisonment, but finds nothing in store for him but mistrust and mistreatment. He breaks his parole in hopes of starting a new life, initiating a lifelong struggle for redemption as he is relentlessly pursued by police inspector Javert, who refuses to believe Valjean can change his ways. Finally, during the Paris student uprising of 1832, Javert must confront his ideals after Valjean spares his life and saves that of the student revolutionary who has captured the heart of Valjean’s adopted daughter.
Les Misérables School Edition is an epic tale of broken dreams, passion and redemption set against a nation in the throes of revolution and a powerful and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit.
PERFORMANCE DATES
Monday 27 November,
Tuesday 28 November,
Thursday 30 November,
Friday 1 December,
Saturday 2 December –
Queen Elizabeth Theatre –7.30pm –
Tickets £12
For ticket booking, please see page 2
EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE –
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Directed by Gilly Norell
School Edition specially adapted and licensed by Music Theatre International and Cameron Mackintosh (Overseas) LTD This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI www.mtishows.co.uk 15
A musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg
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ART
Smallbone Library –
1.25pm-2.15pm –
Free, tickets not required (School only)
Friday 1 December CHRISTMAS CRAFT
The Art Department invites you to come to the Smallbone Library to take part in a lunchtime of Christmas Craft. It is an informal, drop-in session that allows staff and pupils to make a few items for friends and loved ones.
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Sunday 10 December SPEAK THE SPEECH
DRAMA
Every year, pupils, parents and staff gather in the QET to celebrate the dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Open to newcomers and old hands alike, pupils from across the School perform a selection of monologues, duologues and sonnets from the Bard’s canon to a small, informal panel of judges. Please come and join us for an engaging and enjoyable afternoon, complete with hot chocolate, cookies and mulled wine…
Queen Elizabeth Theatre –3.00pm –Free (School & parents only) 18
