Christ’s Hospital School and English Chamber Orchestra join forces

By Lawrence Smith
Published 13th Mar 2019, 09:01 BST
Updated 13th Mar 2019, 10:05 BST
CH musicians with Alex Hodgkinson (director of music), Simon Reid (headmaster), and Fabio Sarlo (orchestra manager, ECO)CH musicians with Alex Hodgkinson (director of music), Simon Reid (headmaster), and Fabio Sarlo (orchestra manager, ECO)
CH musicians with Alex Hodgkinson (director of music), Simon Reid (headmaster), and Fabio Sarlo (orchestra manager, ECO)
Christ’s Hospital School in Horsham and London’s English Chamber Orchestra have started an exciting new collaboration.

Musicians from the ECO, which is one of the best professional orchestras in the UK, are set to give one-to-one lessons to senior pupils, including concerto soloists.

They will also lead rehearsals with the Symphony Orchestra, offering pupils a new way to think about the music that they are playing.

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On Sunday, March 24 (7.30pm), ECO musicians will perform with pupils at the Angus Ross Gala Concert. The evening will feature a varied programme including music by Copland, Brahms, Vivaldi and Michael Nyman. It will conclude with an abridged performance of Handel’s Messiah, featuring Christ’s Hospital Chapel Choir, the Choral Society, and the CH Sinfonia.