CO-CURRICULAR MUSIC
CO-CURRICULAR MUSIC
Music at Sevenoaks School is housed in the school ’ s magnificent performing arts centre , The Space . This boasts a 400-seat concert hall , the Pamoja Hall , as well as a Recital Room . The school organises and hosts a range of classical , jazz and popular concerts , including school concerts , professional orchestra and choir performances , and events entirely organised and performed by students .
About 700 instrumental music lessons take place each week . There is a flourishing Symphony Orchestra of over 80 students . Recent performances have included Symphony no 1 in D minor by Christian Sinding and Symphony no 5 in C minor by Beethoven ..
There is a Choral Society of over 100 which has performed works such as Handel ’ s Messiah and Mozart ’ s Requiem . For those musicians who wish to enjoy the more intimate art of chamber music , we have a thriving programme and the school has enjoyed much success in the national Pro Corda Festival .
For many , the highlights are concerts which focus on the jazz , rock and pop music at Sevenoaks School . The school has several jazz bands , around which the concerts are built , and also a popular music choir , Chorus , which when it was formerly known as the Gospel Choir , performed in Berlin ’ s famous Philharmonie concert hall .
There are also several independently formed rock groups who populate the school ’ s charity concerts and raise a large amount of money for Sixth Form projects every year .
There are also opportunities to perform avantgarde and other modern styles .
‘ The opportunities to play music at the school have been mind-blowing – everything from jazz to classical and rock to pop is played here ’
Sevenoaks student
44 THE IB AT SEVENOAKS | CREATIVITY , ACTION , SERVICE