Students and teachers filled the Pamoja Hall with much-loved film theme songs on 27 November.
Music at Sevenoaks presented Sounds from the Big Screen, an evening of outstanding choral and orchestral performances. The audience were treated to an eclectic range of musical arrangements from the punchy ‘Eye of the Tiger’ by Bill Conti to a dramatic medley of James Bond tunes, punctuated in between by the evocative theme tune from ‘Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence’ by Ryuichi Sakamoto, music from Indiana Jones and much more.
Foundation Orchestra introduced the evening with a magical medley arranged and directed by Mr Palmer. Mrs Day led the Junior Chamber Choir with their beautiful harmonies to soulful, disco classics from Earth, Wind & Fire.
The Year 7 choir burst into song with a joyful rendition of ‘Happy’ by Pharrell Williams’; this was followed impressively by ‘Mas Que Nada’ by Sergio Mendes, which was sung pitch perfect in Portuguese. The choir ended their medley with a stomping performance of ‘All Star’ by Smash Mouth.
Following the interval, the captivated audience listened to the Sennocke Consort perform ‘Moonraker’ and ‘From Russia with Love’ by John Barry and Lionel Bart; arranged by Mr Dyer and directed by Mr Morgan.
The senior singers of the Upper Voices and Chorus groups moved us with the evocative ‘Hymn of the Fallen’ by John Williams and ‘The Entertainer’ by Scott Joplin.
Fans of James Bond music were not disappointed as the evening ended with a rousing finale of 007 themes by the Choral Society and The Parents and Friends Choir directed by Mr Harvey.
The evening completed the orchestra’s trilogy of film concerts with the first suite performed in the Summer term of 2023. Many congratulations to everyone who took part!
