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BUILDING CONFIDENCE, INTEGRITY & EXCELLENCE

Our aim is to provide an enjoyable and challenging

environment in which girls can experience a wide

choice of both contemporary and traditional

music on a formal and informal basis. Belonging to a

music group will help your daughter make new friends,

grow in confidence, and develop her musicianship. In

this leaflet you will find details of this programme,

including the major events in next year’s school music

calendar. We look forward to welcoming your daughter

into our department and seeing you at one of

our forthcoming events.

The Music Department at Sir William Perkins’s School provides opportunities for girls, from beginners to the more advanced performers, to take part in a rich and varied programme of musical activities

ChoirsYEAR 7 CHOIR

All Year 7 girls belong to this choir. The

emphasis is on enjoying making music

together and learning to perform in public.

It’s traditional for the Year 7 Choir to sing in

our two school carol services in December.

Directed by Miss Tham, this choir rehearses on

Monday lunchtimes in the Jarvis Room.

CHAMBER CHOIR

This is our choir for advanced singers. Entry is

by audition. The Chamber Choir is directed by

Mrs Hull and rehearses on Mondays after

school in the Jarvis Room. Members of the

Chamber Choir will once again join the

Goldsmith Choral Union at the Royal Albert

Hall in December to perform Handel’s

‘Messiah’. In March the Chamber Choir and

guests will be performing Mozart’s ‘Requiem’,

accompanied by the Chamber Orchestra.

SCHOOL CHOIR

This choir meets in the Jarvis Room on

Tuesday and Wednesday lunchtimes and is

for all girls interested in part-singing and

performing classical, pop and musical theatre

songs. No audition is required. The choir is

directed by Miss Tham.

“Belonging to a music group will help your daughter make new friends, grow in confidence, and develop her musicianship”

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Orchestras

JARVIS ORCHESTRAThis orchestra is for all girls starting to learn an instrument up to about Grade 4 standard. Emphasis is on having fun and developing confidence in group playing. The Jarvis Orchestra rehearses on Friday lunchtimes and is directed by Mrs Clark.

GroupsADVANCED STRING GROUPS

Led by Ms Townsend, entry is by invitation, for

girls who are Grade 7 and above. This small

ensemble rehearses after school on Tuesdays.

SWING BAND

This is a mixed jazz ensemble for girls who are

Grade 3 standard and above. The group is led by

Mr Rickards and rehearses on Tuesdays

at 3.30 pm.

FLUTE CHOIR

The Flute Choir is for players from Grade 4

upwards. It meets on Wednesday lunchtimes

and is directed by Mrs Clarke-Lander.

SAXOPHONE GROUP

For saxophonists! Please ask the group’s

director, Mr Rickards, for information about

the standard required to join. The group

rehearses on Thursday lunchtimes.

SCHOOL ORCHESTRA The main school orchestra is for girls who are at

least Grade 4 standard. Recent performances

have included the first movement of Dvorak’s

‘New World’ Symphony, ‘633 Squadron’ by Ron

Goodwin and James Horner’s ‘Titantic’. More

advanced wind members of the orchestra are

also members of small chamber ensembles

which also rehearse on the same afternoon.

Directed by Mrs Scrutton, it rehearses on

Wednesdays at 3.30 pm in the Jarvis Room.

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

For more advanced instrumentalists, entry

into the Chamber Orchestra is by invitation.

In March 2017 it will be accompanying

the Chamber Choir and guests in their

performance of Mozart’s ‘Requiem’ in the

Spring Concert. In February 2016 the orchestra

provided the accompaniment for the school

Drama and Music production of “Oliver!”.

The orchestra rehearses on Friday lunchtimes

in the Jarvis Room and is directed by

Mrs Scrutton.

Admission to all concerts, excluding Lunchtime Concerts, is by ticket only which are available from the Music Department. Music Department events are free of charge unless otherwise stated.

Tel: Ticket Hotline 01932 574973 Email: music@swps.org.ukPost: Via the Music Post Box located outside the Staff Room.

Details are correct at time of print. Up-to-date information can be obtained on the school website www.swps.org.uk

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