A y ear of orchestral music
I found this a particularly busy and rewarding year of music at
Sevenoaks. I’m not sure whether this is down to being in the Lower
Sixth or the number of opportunities to perform in large concerts.
At the beginning of the year some of us were able to be involved
in the musical side of Sweeney Todd. This really was a spectacular
production and a unique experience, as it allowed us to try
something entirely new. From an orchestral point of view, trying to
keep the music in time with the actors, who often took a somewhat
unique approach to tempo, tested our collective ability to a totally
new level.
Having opened the year with such a spectacular showing in
Sweeney Todd, you might think that this would be a tough act
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to follow. It was, yet the quality of music produced never seems
to let us down. The department prepared for the remainder of
the Michaelmas term by working on a joint venture with the
French department. Voyage en Francophonie was more than a
French concert; it was a cultural experience featuring a particularly
memorable performance of ‘Un homme et une femme’ by Diego
del Ser and Inci Gürün. Members of Year 9 talked about French
cinema, Year 10 talked about Franco-Belgian comics and many
students gave their own insight into matters French – in French!
For me, as a trumpet player, finishing off the voyage with the
Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Saint-Saëns’s 3rd ‘Organ’
symphony with Mr Heighway on the organ was a fabulous end to a
really creative and enjoyable project.
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