Director of Music, Taunton School
Taunton, England
Joined December 2019
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🏆 🎼 Yesterday, Prime Minister Starmer reaffirmed his commitment to music and creative subjects in schools!
Here's to curriculum changes, more support for music teachers, and increased resources!🎸
The Chapel Choir @tauntonschool will be singing for choral evensong @TauntonMinster today at 5pm: Brewer in D, Deep River arranged Moses Hogan, beautiful psalm, responses and hymns - looking forward to it all!
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Nice busy day in the music department @tauntonschool today, with rock band; a student composition being workshopped in choir; orchestra and percussion after school; a Tea Time Concert and Taunton Sessions later, featuring new takes on classic tracks, and original student work.
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toby carden retweeted
This World Mental Health Day, we're reminded of the powerful connection between music and mental health. ☺️🎶
Music is a key part of every young person's life. It can help you connect with the world around you, manage stress and process your emotions.
#WMHD24
It was a lovely day for our @tauntonschool lunchtime recital at St John's Church today, with vibrant performances from musicians in year 10-13.
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First rehearsal of Taunton School's #Community #Choir for this season was an uplifting occasion yesterday, involving parents and grandparents, OTs, parents of OTs, staff, former staff & friends of the school! All in the community welcome to join us.
#ChoralSinging #Wellbeing
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Looking forward to meeting anyone who wants to find out more about music at Taunton School at our Open Morning this Saturday...
We’re looking forward to meeting some new faces this Saturday at our Open Day!
There’s still time to book to see our campus, meet our heads, and chat with current students: ow.ly/vGgH50TBXk0
#Taunton#IndependentSchool#BoardingSchool#Somerset#OpenDay#SchoolOpenDay
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What a great opportunity for young singers to work with amazing musicians on amazing pieces of music!
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The beautiful Front of @tauntonschool is the location for our drummers to entertain the community with performances of classic rock songs tomorrow lunchtime - let's hope the weather holds!
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toby carden retweeted
Looking forward to our Spring Concert on Monday 18th March! Featuring energetic Kabalevsky on the violin, the beautiful Dvorak Romance in F minor, and the dramatic Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto, all supported by full orchestra, and set alongside Rutter's ever-popular Requiem
facebook.com/share/v/rsj1grh… What a fabulous experience for Taunton Prep School senior choir to sing on stage at Symphony Hall!
We are so proud of their achievement, reaching the finals of the Barnardos National Choir of the Year competition.
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facebook.com/share/HmrS4m9k1… Huge congratulations to the Taunton School Clarinet Quintet on their outstanding success in the Pro Corda Chamber Music Festival for Schools! We are very proud of all your achievements.
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Lovely rehearsal with parents, staff, friends of Taunton School tonight, ahead of our Spring Concert
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Looking forward to our Spring Concert on Monday 18th March! Featuring energetic Kabalevsky on the violin, the beautiful Dvorak Romance in F minor, and the dramatic Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto, all supported by full orchestra, and set alongside Rutter's ever-popular Requiem
toby carden retweeted
Why Should YOU apply for NYO?? 👀
New challenges? New skills? New opportunities beyond orchestral playing? Here's what our current NYO musicians think. Take part in the greatest musical adventure and apply to join The National Youth Orchestra.
nyo.org.uk/get-involved/the-…
This has been about the most fun you can have at the theatre!
Congratulations to the wonderful cast, crew and band of Taunton School's Addams Family stage production! @BrewhouseLive
We will seriously miss this show after tonight's final performance 👻🧛♂️🧛♀️🎭
Opening night of our Addams Family performance was a huge success! 🎭
Well done to everyone involved and thank you to everyone who came, it's been great hearing all your fantastic feedback today. Here's to the next performances! 🕷️🕸️
#ExceptionalTogether #Taunton
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toby carden retweeted
🎭 Join us for a spooktacular evening with the Addams Family! 👻🕷️
We've been hard at work in rehearsals, and the eerie excitement is brewing. 🖤💀🕸️
🎟️ Grab your tickets now and be part of the ghastly gathering: ow.ly/FM5w50Qt1z1
#ExceptionalExperiences #TauntonSchool
This show with full live band at the professional @BrewhouseLive theatre is going to be so fun!
🎭 Join us for a spooktacular evening with the Addams Family! 👻🕷️
We've been hard at work in rehearsals, and the eerie excitement is brewing. 🖤💀🕸️
🎟️ Grab your tickets now and be part of the ghastly gathering: ow.ly/FM5w50Qt1z1
#ExceptionalExperiences #TauntonSchool
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toby carden retweeted
Only 4 days left until our Virtual Open Day on Saturday, 27th January 2024 🗓️
Book now to save your virtual seat: ow.ly/tE5350Qt1Ix
#ExceptionalExperiences #TauntonSchool
Thank you @Polyphony_UK @theoae @StJohnsSmithSq for wonderful #Messiah with Stephen Layton! Superb iniquities laid in "All we, like sheep", highly moving "If God be for us" with Anna Dennis and Margaret Faultless, beautiful playing by David Blackadder, among SO many highlights!
We can’t wait for our annual performance of Handel’s Messiah tonight with @theoae @StJohnsSmithSq - the perfect start to Christmas 🎶🎄
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