Month: March 2020

Piece of the Week 26th March 2020

26th March 2020

Good Friday 1727 in Leipzig was a particularly good Friday. When Bach had first arrived, four years earlier, he had no doubt wowed his employers – not to mention the congregation – with that year’s Easter offering, the St. John Passion. Bach was ushered to Leipzig on the promise of a very large salary indeed,…

Piece of the Week – 20th March

20th March 2020

This piece is the stuff of legends. Mozart himself, allegedly, once heard Allegri’s Miserere being performed in the Sistine Chapel. The precocious young composer apparently rushed home and wrote down the entire work from memory. The work itself is a sublime nine-voice setting of Psalm 51: Miserere mei, Deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam (‘Have mercy…

Piece of the week: 6th March 2020

6th March 2020

James Hook (1746-1827) was an English composer and organist. He displayed a remarkable musical talent at an early age, playing the harpsichord by the age of four and performing concertos in public at the age of six. Hook was appointed organist and composer to Marylebone Gardens in 1768. In addition to his performances as an…

NSPCC Visit

6th March 2020

NSPCC visit Year 1 – Year 6 The NSPCC visited our school today and delivered their Speak out. Stay safe. assembly to share information with your son about how they can keep themselves safe from harm and get help if they have any worries. It was a very worthwhile and empowering session for both pupils…

Author Visit

6th March 2020

We were delighted to welcome the author and illustrator Simon Murray to the Junior House today. As well as leading an assembly, where he introduced the boys to his character, Icky Doo Dah, he led workshops in all of the year groups, teaching the boys how to add detail, texture and contrast to their character…

World Book Day

5th March 2020

Dog Man, Peter Rabbit, The Cat in the Hat, Harry Potter and Zac Power were among the exciting characters that turned up at St. Anthony’s today. The Junior House pupils and teachers all came dressed as book characters to celebrate World Book Day 2020. We enjoyed a morning parade and, following the theme of Book…

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