10 Abingdon Prep • January 2025 CHRISTMAS CAROLS MUSIC The Senior Carol Concert provided a lovely way for Year 6, 7 and 8 children and parents to come together to start celebrating the Christmas countdown. In the atmospheric setting of St Helen’s Church, the service began with a stunningly sung Once in Royal David’s City solo by Aaron, and continued with accomplished instrumental solos from Daniel, Horace, Zephaniah and Ben as well as readings, ensemble performances and congregational carols. The previous Friday, our Junior Section Carol Concert was held in the School hall, with Christmas songs and carols, readings by the children from Years 3 to 5 and solos by Wilson, Rishi and Timothy. JOINT ORCHESTRA - In November, the APS orchestra welcomed some Abingdon School musicians for a side-byside orchestral session. This was a fantastic opportunity for the younger students to benefit from performing with older and more experienced musicians in our ongoing collaborations. After a rehearsal together in the Music Room, an informal concert to parents was held in the hall, with the programme including It Don’t Mean a Thing if you Ain’t got that Swing, excerpts from The Lion King and an early festive rendition of We Wish you a Merry Christmas. MEET THE INSTRUMENTS Pupils loved the opportunity to try out a variety of instruments, guided by our visiting music teachers and senior school musicians. REGULAR CONCERT PLATFORMS give our young musicians a confidenceboost perfoming in front of an audience. SENIOR CAROL CONCERT
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