Category: Music

The Harvest and Grandparents’ day is traditionally the first whole school celebration of the academic year.  It was wonderful to see so many Grandparents among the congregation and a privilege to be able to celebrate together . The singing filled the sports hall and, although the children are used to singing with plenty of ‘ooph’,…

A group of Year 6 pupils were invited to the annual ‘Sing’ day at Eastbourne College and sing they certainly did! A choir of 130 children, plus the College’s chapel choir, performed a wonderful array of songs to a packed audience in the Birley Centre.  There were musical challenges along the way, especially having to…

The Anniversary Season got off to a tremendous start, with all the seven concerts being sold out before a note was played. Generously supported by a number of local sponsors, we were able to keep ticket prices as low as possible, even though some of our international artists are quite expensive! Our audiences are passionate…

This week we proudly presented our Junior and Senior Ensembles in their annual Gala Concert.  There was a vast array of repertoire, ranging from a Vivaldi double violin concerto,  to the clarinets and saxophones playing a special arrangement of ‘Tequila’, to the lovely mellifluous flute playing and the Swing Band’s  hearty rendition of ‘Viva La…

St Mary’s Church in Salehurst once again hosted the Vinehall Carol Service last week. Having been so elegantly decorated by our team of volunteers the scene was set for “the start of Christmas”. The Prep school children and Vinehall staff choir were in fine voice with the carols and readings forming the most magical of afternoons….

Mrs Glossop heard that Year 4 had been looking at Celtic patterns, so she arrived in my classroom with Willow G’s harp which is decorated with the Celtic knot.  Willow, who was having a science lesson with me, then played us Christmas carols as the Victorian evacuees (Year 5) sketched diagrams of hearts in their…

Elizabethan Soiree On Thursday 29th November 2018 Vinehall was awash with ruffles, doublets and hose for the Elizabethan Soiree.  All term pupils had grappled with the vagaries of Shakespeare’s language, the complexity of his stories and interesting characters and they thrilled the audience with their skill and creativity. Years 5&6 performed an abridged version of…

Last Tuesday, seven Vinehall pupils set off to Benenden School for a String Orchestra day.  When we arrived we were greeted by Mr Whiting and Mrs Lewis – who was Mrs Sheppard’s piano teacher when she was at Benenden!  We were immediately sorted into four parts and started work on a Brahms Theme and Viva…

Ten wind and brass players from Year 6, and Ludo G on percussion (Year 7), were invited to the Eastbourne College Jazz Day on Tuesday.  As soon as we arrived at the Birley Centre we were given delicious refreshments and then rehearsals began.  We played a variety of pieces including ‘The Muppet Show’ theme,  ‘Fly…

Hasting International Music Festival March 2018   Vinehall School is delighted to announce a record-breaking year at the Hastings International Musical Festival, not just for the school with their 37 wins, but also for making Festival History.  The Junior Choir were awarded a staggering 95 Marks for their rendition of Chattanooga Choo Choo and a Medley from Mary Poppins….