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Oldham Schools’ Music Festival Winners
Congratulations to all pupils and staff involved in the 2018 Oldham Schools’ Music Festival at Queen Elizabeth Hall. Crompton House School were awarded both the Jacques Stromberg Major Award for Outstanding Secondary School Contribution to the festival and the Martyn Evans Shield for the outstanding brass band performance.
The Last Weeks Of The Autumn Term
PTFA Christmas Fair Christmas celebrations started early in December with the annual PTFA Christmas Fair. Many parents and staff helped on the day, and hundreds of pupils and their families came into to hear the choirs and swing band, visit Father Christmas, enjoy the festive food and drink, and stock up on gifts and …
Christmas & Autumn Term Music
The school musicians were very busy in the Autumn Term playing music in a wide variety of Oldham locations. The Chapel Choir celebrated our 91st Founders Day singing Choral Evensong at Manchester Cathedral. It was great to be back after the renovations had been completed. Before half-term the over 200 pupils from the Lower School took …
Oliver performed by Years 7 & 8
The Musical “Oliver” was performed twice at the end of June by pupils from Years 7 and 8, and it was fantastic! Over 100 pupils spent many hours after school and at weekends in rehearsal to ensure the show was a success, and their efforts were very worthwhile. One of the aims of the Lower …
Brass Band at MFY Nationals 2017
Early in July Crompton House School Brass Band played in the Music for Youth Nationals at Birmingham Symphony Hall. The band was invited to take part following some fantastic playing at the MFY Regionals at Rochdale Town Hall earlier in the year. In the Nationals the band played brilliantly under the baton of Mr …
Summer Concert 2017
Early in July the music department held its Summer Concert at St James’ Church, Derker. Five groups took part: Senior Orchestra, Brass Ensemble, Chapel Choir, Senior Choir, and Senior Wind Band, as well as some Year 13 individual performances to mark their last concert at Crompton House. Over one hundred pupils from Year 7 to Year 13 …
More Music Success
At the end of June, while many of our school musicians were still taking their GCSE and A Level exams, nearly one hundred Crompton House pupils went to Oldham’s Queen Elizabeth Hall to take part in the Oldham Schools Music Festival. This week long event, organised by the Oldham Music Service, is a wonderful celebration …
Last week of the Spring Term 2017
The last week of the Spring Term was as busy as ever with a variety of school events. As well as the Duke of Edinburgh presentation evening and the second of two Easter Concerts, both reported elsewhere, there was a variety of traditional end of term activities. On the Thursday lunchtime the Sixth Form played …