SENIOR CHOIR MUSIC VIDEO
Whilst on tour in Liverpool our Senior Choir made a music video!
Our award-winning Performing Arts Department brings drama, dance and music together in a powerful alliance. An exceptional range of opportunities, in and beyond the classroom, is open to all. Music, dance and drama are taught in every section of the School and Music and Drama are very popular options at GCSE. We are immensely proud of our participation levels: more than 80% of pupils participate in Performing Arts above and beyond our extensive curricular provision.
With just 310 pupils from 3-16 years, we have a thriving Arts scene: Jazz Band, Big Band, Bluegrass Band, Orchestra, Choirs (Rock, Senior Chamber, Senior, Junior), three vocal groups, instrumental groups (ocarina, ukulele, guitar, brass, string), rock bands, Music Tech, songwriting, Pre-prep/Prep Drama Clubs, Senior Musical, Ballet and Lyrical Dance Clubs, Cello Babies, Year 2 violins. At any time of day, pupils can be found improvising and rehearsing together, independently, in our PA Hall.
The Arts Calendar is buzzing: Senior Musical, Prep Christmas Concert, Pre-prep Nativities, Prep Production, Original Works Evening, Carol Concerts, Pre-prep Spring Concert and Dance Show, Music Assemblies. House Music sees every Senior and Prep pupil performing with great house spirit and our Senior Choir had a successful tour to Liverpool in March 2022.
Performing at Duke of Kent School is a joyful and eclectic business, encompassing a huge range of genres and activities. Please have a look below at some of the pupils' wonderful work.
Whilst on tour in Liverpool our Senior Choir made a music video!
Our Senior Choir had an amazing time on their choir tour to Liverpool
'Six Degrees of Separation', our Prep School Spring production, was a sellout success!
This year we were back at the GLive venue for one of our musical highlights of the year!
You know it's Christmas when Pre-prep are in town!
The Prep School Concert was a festive and joyful affair!
The Senior Production was a huge success!
This year Pre-prep filmed their annual Summer Dance show - with spectacular results!
Our Year 11 Performers put on a wonderful concert at their annual Leaving Dinner
In the first half of the Spring Term pupils from our choirs contributed to a charity virtual choir, recording all their parts from home during lockdown.
Following the success of the 'Three Little Birds' whole school creative project during the first lockdown last summer, this time the pupils were challenged to recreate the first Harry Potter film, from home!