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Dear Friends

I amdelighted to introduce this year's Concert Series as part ofthe School's 150th year anniversary celebrations. I hope thatyou will find a wide range of exciting musical events whichcelebrate the breadth of music at Cranleigh.

Highlights this year include three recitals given by OldCranleighans who were not only leading musical lights duringtheir time in the School, but who have gone on to make musictheir careers as professional performers. We also welcomeback to Cranleigh the fabulous Swingle Singers for a concertwith our own choirs and, for the first time, the superb NationalYouth Jazz Orchestra, also celebrating a special anniversaryyear.

Included is our traditional joint choral concert with our localChoral Society, the first-ever large-scale orchestral concert inthe newly restored and renovated Chapel and, of course, thespectacular 10th anniversary production of the smash-hitWestEnd musical 'Les Misérables'.

I dohope that youwill joinus for a veryexcitingcelebratory yearof fine music-making.

With best wishes

Marcus Pashley

Matthew Vine (tenor)Chloë Allison (recorder/contralto)Philip Scriven (organ/harpsichord)

Wednesday 16th SeptemberChapel: 7.30pmTickets: £12 (£9 concessions)

The first of three recitals given by eminent Old Cranleighanmusicians this season to mark the School's 150th anniversary.As a boy, Matthew Vine was Head Chorister at St Paul'sCathedral and a Music Scholar at Cranleigh from 1981-86. Heread Music at Christ Church, Oxford and has forged animpressive career as a singer, saxophonist and composer. He isjoined by Chloë Allison, of more recent but no less impressivevintage. Chloë was aMusic Scholar at Cranleigh from 2007-12.She readMusic at Selwyn College, Cambridge, fromwhich shehas recently graduated with a 'starred first' degree. Togetherwith Philip Scriven they perform awide range ofmusic from theseventeenth to twentieth centuries.

Wednesday 3rd FebruaryMerriman Music School: 7.30pmTickets: £12 (£9 concessions)

For the second OldCranleighan recitalwewelcomeback sistersLucy and Hilary Cronin. Both were Music Scholars at Cranleighspanning the years 2005-12. Both were leading vocalists atschool and both went on to win Choral Awards at university;Lucy at Trinity College, Cambridge and Hilary at RoyalHolloway, London. We welcomed them back more recently toperform at Guy Waller's Farewell Concert at GLive and areequally thrilled that they have agreed to perform in this year'sseries. Lucy and Hilary, reunited with Cranleigh's Head ofPerformance Richard Saxel, will perform a varied programmeofsolos and duets, promising an evening of infectiousentertainment from these highly talented sisters.

Lucy Cronin (soprano)Hilary Cronin (soprano)Richard Saxel (piano)

Tom Hollister (percussion)Richard Saxel (piano)

Wednesday 15th JuneMerriman Music School: 7.30pmTickets: £12 (£9 concessions)

For the third of the three Old Cranleighan recitals we welcomeback Tom Hollister. Those who remember Tom will recall his'tour de force' performances as a percussionist. Tom, ex-HeadChorister of Chichester Cathedral, joined the School as a MusicScholar in 2007 as and he is indeed a fine singer, but it was in allthings percussive that he truly excelled. Tom went on to win aplace to further his percussion studies at the Royal College ofMusic where he is currently in his final year.

Tombringshis characteristic no-nonsensehumourandcharmtoanentertaining recital featuringawide rangeof instruments andmusical styles.

Saint-SaensSymphony No. 3 'Organ'

Fayruz Megdiche (oboe)

Theo Golden (counter-tenor)

Philip Scriven (organ)

Bach Cantata No.170Marcello Oboe Concerto

Poulenc Organ Concerto

MERRIMAN CONCERTORCHESTRAMarcus Pashley (conductor)

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Friday 2nd October7.30pm in ChapelTickets: £15 (£12 concessions)

The first-everorchestral concert tobe held in the newlyrenovated Chapel.

Fayruz Megdiche

Theo Golden

Philip Scriven

Benjamin Britten

and a sleighful of favouritemusic for Christmas!

Cranleigh School ChoirsCranleigh Choral SocietyMerriman Concert OrchestraconductorMarcus Pashley

Sunday 29th NovemberSpeech Hall: 7.30pmTickets: £15 (£12 concessions)

SaintNicolas

Discover the realstory

of Santa Claus!

The Swingles

For more than half a century The Swingles have pushed theboundaries of vocal music. The seven young singers that make uptoday’s London-based group are driven by the same innovativespirit that hasdefined the five-timeGrammy®winners since they firstmade waves in the 1960s.

In 1963, American-born Ward Swingle first assembled a group ofParisian session singers to sing Bach’s keyboard music. Theresulting album, Jazz Sebastian Bach, launched the SwingleSingers to world-wide fame. Since then their repertoire has grownto includeahugevarietyofmusic, aswell asneworiginal songs.Theyhave released more than 50 recordings, winning five Grammy®awards and appearing on numerous film and TV soundtracksincluding 'Sex and the City' and 'Glee'.

The Choirs of Cranleigh Schoolwith

Wednesday 20th JanuarySpeech Hall: 7.30pmTickets: £20 (£15 concessions)

The group’s versatility has led to collaborations with artists asdiverse as theTheModern JazzQuartet, JamieCullumandLabrinth,in addition to a busy touring schedule that regularly takes them toNorth and South America, Europe and Asia.

Weare thrilled that TheSwingles have invited theChoirs ofCranleighSchool to join them in performance of a few numbers - anunforgettable experience for pupils and audience alike.

“The vocal and choral world has changed considerably in the last 50 years... but TheSwingles have managed to hold on to their distinctive niche and continue to thrive.” –CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

“The Swingle Singers pitched those mysteriously lovely chords with laser-likeprecision... a triumph” - THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

“Talented, talented people” – JAMIE CULLUM

FREE teatime concerts at Cranleigh Prep School - suitable for younger audiences

Prep School Chapel: 4.00pm

Prep School Chapel: 4.00pm

The flute is one of the oldest of all musical instruments,dating way back to our cave-dwelling ancestors. Thisconcertwill providea funand informative introduction tothe flute in its various different forms including piccolos,bottles and nose flutes! Ruth Williams will play a variedprogramme of world music and western classical music,incorporating story-telling and audience participation.

Tuesday 26th January

with Ruth Williams

Prep School Chapel: 4.00pm

Pipes, Pirates, Flutes & Fairytales

Music through the ages

Monday 16th November

Anything Goes!Anything Goes is a string quartet introducing the soundscape oforchestral instruments in an imaginative and varied programme.Beginning with popular classical melodies, moving to famousnumbers fromWest End shows and jazz and pop standards, theywill entertain with an informative, professional and enjoyableprogramme to suit all ages and tastes. This will be an excellentintroduction to the instruments of the bowed string family.

Tuesday 14th June

How did music develop? When were different instruments invented?What belongs to which instrumental family? Follow the progress ofmusical history from Renaissance times via Baroque, Classical andRomantic periods through tomodern day, hearing pieces of music thatshow the changes in the way composers used sounds. Explore ‘Musicthrough the ages’ with performances from Cranleigh Music staff andpupils from Cranleigh School.

Cranleigh School Drama and Music Departments presentSchool Edition specially adapted and licensed by JOSEF WEINBERGER LIMITED on behalf ofMUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL and CAMERON MACKINTOSH (OVERSEAS) LIMITED

A musical by ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHOENBERG

Monday 14th to Friday 18th March: 7.30pm Speech HallTickets: £15 (£12 concessions). Booking opens 7th January.

Friday 18th March -‐‑‒ GALA PERFORMANCE. Black tie -‐‑‒ all tickets £20, includes champagne reception at 6.30pm in Emms Centre.

Encore: The Winners of theCranleigh Music Competitions

Inevents throughout theyear,Cranleighmusicians competein the instrumental and vocal categories of the HelenWareham and Prep School HouseMusic Competitions. Thisspecial concert features the winning performances.Audiences at this annual event are always stunned by theextremely high standards of musicianship on display. Nowit's time once again to celebrate the success of this year'swinners in an evening of high quality music-making fromthese highly talented youngsters.

Ticket price includes champagne and canapés after theconcert. (Parents of pupils invited to perform receive twocomplimentary tickets.)

Please note: this is a black tie event.

Friday 29th AprilEmms Centre: 7.30pmTickets: £12 (£9 concessions)

The National Youth Jazz OrchestraThe Concert Series welcomes for the first time Great Britain's flagship youth jazz ensemble, celebrating its50th year. The 23 performers, all under 25 years old, are the cream of the country's young jazz talentperforming under their inspirational Artistic Director Mark Armstrong. Alumni include Guy Barker, MarkNightingale, Gerard Presencer, Pete Long and Amy Winehouse.

Along with UK venues ranging from theatres and clubs to the Barbican Hall in London, Symphony Hall inBirmingham and Usher Hall in Edinburgh, NYJO has visited Europe, the USA, Australia and New Zealandand has often appeared on TV and radio – including a televisedBBCPromsConcert in 2012. They also enjoyregular performances at Ronnie Scott's.

"NYJOhavegone froma very goodbigband to aworld-class jazz ensemble. I did not know therewas any room for improvement but awhole newplatformof jazz excellence has been reached." (Ray Porter - UK Jazz Radio)

"Their combination of youthful intensity and pinpoint accuracy can be quite overwhelming." (The Observer)

"...a youth band professional enough to nail the most complex section-playing, with a string of gifted soloists (some of them still at secondary school)delivering almost languidly trenchant improvisations.” (The Guardian)

Speech Hall: 7.30pmTickets: £15 (£12 concessions)

Friday 6th May

Organ Masterworks II

Cranleigh School'sOrganist in Residence continues hispopular series of Tuesday Lunchtime MasterworksRecitals this year with nine programmes showcasingcornerstone masterpieces of the repertory. The seriesfeaturesmusic by Johann Sebastian Bach, including hismonumental final work 'The Art of Fugue'.

Philip Scriven performs on the Mander Organin Cranleigh School's newly-renovated Chapel

Tuesday 15th SeptemberReubke: Sonata on the 94th PsalmMusic by J. S. Bach and Bonnet

Tuesday 6th OctoberVierne: Symphony No. 1J. S. Bach: Fantasia in G, BWV 572

Tuesday 3rd NovemberJ.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue I

Tuesday 1st DecemberJ.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue II

Recitals commence at 12.45pmADMISSION FREE (£5 donation welcomed)

Tuesday 12th JanuaryVierne: Symphony No. 3Elgar: Vesper Voluntaries

Tuesday 2nd FebruaryHindemith: Sonata No. 2Music by J. S. Bach and Mozart

Tuesday 1st MarchFlor Peeters: Suite ModaleMusic by J. S. Bach and Messiaen

Tuesday 3rd MayVierne: Symphony No. 2Music by J. S. Bach and John Ireland

Tuesday 7th JuneLiszt: Fantasia and Fugue "Ad nos"Music by J. S. Bach and Dan Locklair

Philip Scriven

BOOKING INFORMATIONConcessionary rates apply to senior citizens,children (who are not pupils of Cranleigh Schoolor Cranleigh Prep School) and students in full-time education.Subject to availability and unless otherwise indicated, tickets maybe purchased on the door at each event unless otherwiseindicated but advance booking is recommended. For advancebooking and season tickets please pull out the booking form(centre pages) and return with a cheque made payable to'Cranleigh School' and a stamped, addressed envelope to:

Ticket SecretaryCranleigh SchoolHorseshoe LaneSurrey, GU6 8QQ

Tel: 01483 273666email: tickets@cranleigh.org

VENUESAll concerts take place at Cranleigh School or CranleighPreparatory School. The Speech Hall is situated at the left-handend of the main School buildings; the Chapel is to the right. TheMerriman Music School is situated directly behind the Chapel andthe EmmsCentre beyond that. Cranleigh Prep SchoolChapel is onthe Prep School campus directly opposite the Senior School mainentrance. There is ample parking and wheelchair access at allvenues.

SEASON TICKETSFor the many who are regular supporters of the Concert Series,season tickets (excluding Les Misérables) are excellent value at£90 (full price) and £70 (concessions). This represents asaving of 20% on individual ticket prices.