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Category: Music

Informal Brass Concert

3rd February 2025

The series of Informal Concerts at Exeter School is well underway now, with many of the school’s brass players performing on Wednesday 29 January. Trumpets, trombones, a flugel horn, cornet…

Informal drumming and percussion concert

24th January 2025

The informal drumming and percussion concert took place in the Music Hall after school on Wednesday 22 January, filling the room (and beyond!) with the rhythms and sounds of 14…

Informal vocal concert 2025

17th January 2025

The first Informal Concert of 2025 took place on Wednesday 25 January when a number of our talented vocalists took to the stage. Three of  the schools accomplished Upper Sixth…

Maidstone Young Musician of the Year

12th December 2024

Barnaby in Upper Two was recently invited to take part in the Maidstone Young Musician of the Year competition after winning the Open Classical and Open Jazz categories at the…

WaterAid concert

4th December 2024

The first of our music Christmas concerts took place on Tuesday 3 December, this year in the beautiful acoustic and conveniently located St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Heavitree. It…

Informal string and piano concerts

22nd November 2024

The first of our Informal Concert series took place on Wednesday 13 November in the Music Hall, when many of our string players took to the stage, followed the next…

Music scholars’ concert

11th October 2024

The first concert of the academic year took place in the Music Hall after school on Tuesday, when our senior Music Scholars took to the stage. The pupils ranged in…

Jazz Supper

9th July 2024

The Assembly Hall had its annual transformation into Exeter’s top night spot on Monday 1 July, when the school once again hosted the Jazz Supper Concert. Compered by guitar teacher…

Devon Youth Orchestra Concert

25th June 2024

On Sunday, several Exeter School musicians headed to Exeter quay to take part in a concert held by the Devon Youth Jazz Orchestra. Both the junior and senior bands (DYJO1…

Open mic night a success

21st June 2024

Held on Tuesday, this lovely relaxed informal open mic evening opened with Exeter School’s very own David Gray, a confident and engaging Archie (Lower Sixth) performing two songs, accompanying himself…

Exeter School Family Society Summer Fete

Come along and join the fun at our Family Society fete on Saturday 7 June. We’ll have stallholders promoting local businesses, some run by families in our school community. We’ll be supporting our school’s chosen charity, Hospiscare.

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