Head's Newsletter 25 November 2016

The Tiffin Oratorio Choir has been one of the defining features of Tiffin School since the early 1960s. The aims of the choir are many: to give new Year 7 students an immersive initiation into the world of choral singing and orchestral music; to develop a sense of community engaging young and old, students, parents, teachers and friends alike; to enable the largest number of people to sing with a professional orchestra and soloists; and, most of all, to share a love of great music with our local community.

Rehearsing for the performance

TIFFIN CAROL SERVICE ON CLASSIC FM With carols led by our Boys’ Choir, and an audience of Tiffin friends and supporters, this is always a highlight of the Tiffin year. This year it is even more special as the Service will be broadcast on Classic FM at 8 pm on Wednesday 21 st December. Taking part in readings are Old Tiffinians, Gethin Anthony, the actor of Game of Thrones fame and who has appeared in many other films, as well as on TV and in the theatre, and Arun Harinath, top-order batsman with Surrey who once shared a 180-run partnership with Ricky Ponting!

The performance on Sunday evening in the Sports Hall of Mendelssohn’s Elijah marked James Day’s second Tiffin Oratorio and was attended by a hugely appreciative audience of over 350. The choir was accompanied by members of the Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra and welcomed soloists Rebecca Hardwick, Amy Lyddon, Hiroshi Amako and James Oldfield. Next year celebrates the 60 th anniversary of the Tiffin Boys’ Choir which will be marked by several special events.

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