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Shiplake College News

18/12/2023
Taking To The Stage
Music

Over the course of the Autumn Term, we have been treated to four excellent Lunchtime Concerts where pupils (and staff!) from across the entire College body have taken to the stage to perform in front of their peers.  

The Lunchtime Concerts are an excellent and exciting opportunity for musicians of all abilities to try their hand at performing in front of pupils and staff, whether it is their first time in front of an audience or whether they are an experienced star in stagecraft and performance. 

Music teacher and organiser of the Lunchtime Concerts, Mr Jasper Elliott, said: 

‘This term, we have been lucky enough to be treated to some excellent performances from a real range of students, including long time performers as well as many first timers. It has been a joy to see many of our musicians grow and be given the opportunity to perform in a safe and supportive environment which is created by the students who attend the concerts. We already have a large waiting list for next term and look forward to the next series of concerts!’ 

Highlights videos can be found on the College's Instagram, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter) channels.

Well done to the following pupils who took to the stage in the below concerts.  

Thursday 21 September 

  • Charles Peng: Fantaisie – Impromptu by Frederic Chopin 
  • Leo Slowikowski: Mamma Mia by ABBA 
  • A Merritt and Alex Tang: Dog Days by Florence and the Machine 
  • A Merritt: That Man by Caro Emerald 
  • R Pathak: Me and My Broken Heart by Rixton 

Thursday 12 October 

  • H Cookson: Heartbreaker by Led Zepplin 
  • Grace McKean: In His Eyes by Frank Wildhorn 
  • Luke Leamon: Beatles Medley by The Beatles 
  • Johnny Pearson: Miserlou by Dick Dale 
  • Felix Collar: Stockholm Syndrome by Muse 
  • WHMJ (Will Griffith, H Cookson, Max Marson-Day, Jack Dag): Orange Flames by WHMJ 

Thursday 16 November 

  • George Dallas: James Bond Theme by Monty Norman 
  • Will Tavinor: Idylle by Cecile Chaminade 
  • Lili Baietta: Presto by G.B. Pescetti 
  • J Vivian: Carnival by Jill Jarman 
  • Noah Scotchbrook: What I Did For Love by Marvin Hamlisch 
  • +1 (Grace McKean, Felix Collar, Leo Slowikowski, J Vivian): Dancing in the Moonlight by Toploader 

Thursday 7 December 

  • Elisabeth Flieger: Focus by Florian Christel 
  • Wind Ensemble: Deck the Halls by Thomas Oliphant 
  • Wind Ensemble: God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen by Samuel Wesley 
  • Dr Rousseau: Arabesque by Claude Debussy 
  • Rory Collar: Chaconne by Jeremiah Clarke 
  • E Murphy: Panis Angelicus by C. Frank 
  • Mrs Kench: The Girl from 14G by Jeanine Tesori & Dick Scanlon 
Flickr album: Lunchtime Concerts Autumn 2023 | Height: auto | Theme: Default | Skin: Default Skin