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Concerts
Wednesday 20 May
Junior Scholars’ Concert
6.30 pm: Amey Theatre - admission free
Wednesday 24 June
Lower School Gala Concert
6 pm: Amey Theatre - admission free
Friday 26 June
Music on a Summer Evening
with Orchestras and Bands
7 pm: Amey Theatre; tickets:
£6, £4(concessions), £16 (family)
Saturday 27 June
Leavers’ Service, Chapel Choir
9.30 am: St Michael’s Church
Drama Productions
Thursday 14 - Friday 15 May
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Lower School Production
7pm: Amey Theatre
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Abingdon
Arts
As You Like It
Annual Organ
Recital
Bach was the theme for this term’s
annual organ recital played by two
extremely talented musicians, lower
sixth former James Anderson-Besant
and upper sixth former Joe Barber.
Whilst James has another year at
Abingdon, we congratulate Joe on his
organ scholarship to Balliol College,
Oxford where he has a place to read
Classics.
The School’s senior musicians gave
very impressive solos and ...
Annual Chamber
Music Concert
Hugh Cutting, pictured, who played the lead said, “It’s hard to find original words about
a show that’s had such success over the past quarter of a century. What I hope we
achieved was an authentic version of
Les Mis
that’s truly our own, and representative of
the talent at Abingdon and St Helen’s. This show is perhaps the mother of all musicals;
its characters and story are timeless and its message always potent. We have all relished
the chance to put on such a challenging production. The Valjean experience has been
one that has matured me as an actor and singer, and we are all aware of quite how
privileged we are to be grappling with some the most celebrated roles in musical theatre”.
Les Miserables stuns audiences
The young talent of Abingdon and St. Helen’s was evident for all to see in this
term’s senior production of
Les Miserables
. The cast performed to capacity
audiences over three nights, and received wide acclaim and standing ovations
each night. Audiences were stunned by the professionalism and the raw emotion
with which the phenomenal company told the highly intense story of Jean Valjean.
Congratulations to the two
ensembles that were selected
for the final of the Pro Corda
National Chamber Music Festival.
Music Scholars’
Concerts
65 young musicians entertained an
appreciative audience at the ...
