The Christmas Concert took place once again in the beautiful setting of Chelmsford Cathedral.
The concert at the Cathedral is one of the highlights of our year and included performances from our four choir clubs, soloists from across the GCSE music cohort, and of course the combined voices of our Year 7 students in their first secondary school performance. 

We had two themed sections focusing on ‘Christmas Love’ and then ‘The Winters Night’ as well as music and carols to bring out the festive mood for the big day. We would like to say a big thank you to all the students that took part and a special thank you to the soloists and the readers who were amazing as always.

This calendar year the drama and music departments have been incredibly busy with many highlights. These included the school production of High School Musical, the success of Choir 16 at the Stratford and East London Music Festival Competition, the continuation of the ‘Evening of’ concert series, a growing number of entries into our own music competition, trips to The Blue Man Group and Kerry Ellis: Queen of the West End, and fantastic GCSE results.

Our weekly highlights are the personal music achievements of the students that we get the pleasure of sharing in the classroom, at clubs, the graded exam results, and when students ask us if they can give impromptu performances of pieces they have been studying in their personal time. There is a fantastic energy in the department and the carol concert is a chance for parents to see and hear some of the hard work our students are putting into their music-making.

"Thank you for your continued support of the music department. We look forward to seeing you next year at 'Shrek the Musical' (February) and at the many concerts scheduled from March to July. Until then, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful start to 2025." Mr Bentley, Head of Music

In addition to the photos below, you can listen to some excerpts from the performance on Instagram too.

VIEW ON INSTAGRAM HERE.