“This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.” @LennyBernstein So proud of @OakhamSch Chamber Choir for performing and recording @johnmrutter ‘A Ukrainian Prayer’ in recent days. youtu.be/9iiWJxUFmNw

Two of our fabulous piano teachers, Ms Liukaityte & Mr Kang, have once again provided us with some festive playing. We hope you enjoy watching them perform J. Scott's peaceful arrangement of 'Away in a Manger', in our Chapel. #MusicalChristmasCountdown youtube.com/watch?v=-O_zqU5f…

Celebrate the wonder of the season with John Rutter’s 'Nativity Carol', a tender reflection on the story of Christ’s birth, brought to life through beautiful melodies and stirring lyrics.

On the night before Christmas, we present 'Follow That Star' sung by our Chapel Choir. A jazzy Christmas celebration, this piece will be sure to have your toes tapping.

Written as a lullaby, Lully Lulla conveys a mother's sorrow and tenderness as she mourns her doomed child, when King Herod orders the killings of all male infants in Bethlehem. We hope you enjoy this tender and emotional carol, by Philip Stopford and sung by our Chapel Choir.

Our Lower School Choir have another Festive treat for us with the first and last verse of 'Torches' by John Joubert. With only 3 days before Christmas we do hope you are in a holiday mood! #MusicalChristmasCountdown

With only 4 days until Christmas, please enjoy this stirring rendition of the last verse of 'O come, all ye faithful' sung by our congregation, with the stunning descant provided by our Chapel Choir. #MusicalChristmasCountdown

Welcome to the first instalment of our Musical Christmas Countdown! During one of our Congregational Singing sessions earlier this month, our pupils got into the Festive Season with a countdown of their own. We hope you enjoy the 12 Days of Christmas. #MusicalChristmasCountdown

Congratulations to Nicola (F5) for her performance of Mozart's Violin concerto No. 3, movt. 1 in Suzhou Grand Bay Theatre, China. Nicola won the opportunity to solo with the Singapore Kids Philharmonic Orchestra as an alumni member, having auditioned in Singapore in October.

What a variety of music we have had for our Lunchtime Recitals so far this year. From strings to percussion, we are proud of all our performers! We hope you will join us again after half term for more of our talented pupils. #throwbackthrusday

Our first Professional Concert of the academic year. Oakham cello teacher, Toby White, and Head of Piano, Anne Bolt, join forces to present a recital of exhilarating romantic duo music, with works by Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann and César Franck. Not to be missed!

Our first Lunchtime Recital this year will be given by our new Director of Music, John Mountford. He will be performing music for the organ by Bach, Dupre, Yon & Mulet – we hope to see you there! Free at 1.30pm in All Saints’ Church @OakhamSch

Our Head of Brass, Steve Foster, brings his professional 18-piece All Star Big Band back to Oakham after the sell-out concert in the School Chapel earlier this year. Don’t miss this one! Victoria Hall Oakham Wednesday 29 May 7:30pm. Tickets from ticketsource.co.uk

We welcome Oakham piano teacher, Victoria Bonham, and her duo partner, Dan Milverton, to perform an entertaining recital of music for saxophone and piano. Their one hour programme surveys colourful and contrasting works composed in the later decades of the 20th Century.

Don’t forget about our Lunchtime Recitals every 𝙒𝙚𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮. This week, Lily will be performing a selection of musical theatre songs, and we will also hear highlights from the Piano Duet Festival – we hope to see you there! Free at 1.30pm in All Saints’ Church @OakhamSch

Last week we held our annual Piano Duet Festival and with 76 pupils performing their duets, the event was a busy, fun-filled occasion. Well done to everyone who participated, especially the prize winners of each category. For a full article on the event, please see our website.

Oakham School’s annual Singing Competition took place on Sunday 4 February. We were privileged to be joined by Sarah Fox & Gaynor Keeble, as our adjudicators. Overall Winner – Lily (Form 6) Overall Runner-up – Will (Form 7) Most Promising Young Singer – Charlie (Form 3)

Delighted to hear the excellent news that talented Old Oakhamian Elizabeth Bass has joined the BBC Symphony Orchestra as Principal Harp.🎶

Three days to go before our Chamber Choir heads to London for their annual performance at the Brandenburg Festival. Major works by Elgar and Vaughan Williams bookend a programme of stunning choral music in a concert not to be missed! Tickets: bit.ly/Brandenburg2024