Hitting the Right Notes at Musician of the Year Final

Hitting the Right Notes at Musician of the Year Final

The Musician of the Year competition is one of the many highlights of the musical calendar here at Cokethorpe. This year, we were honoured to welcome Mr Doug McIlwraith, Director of Music at Bedales School, to adjudicate our exceptional musicians who participated in...
Music Matters

Music Matters

Music Matters: Shaun McHugh (OC 1976, Swift) on his days at Cokethorpe and giving back Can you share with us some of your memories of Cokethorpe? The word that comes to mind is adaptability. It was quite a different place in my day – as with so many of our independent...
Visit to Rosebank Care Home

Visit to Rosebank Care Home

On Monday, 8 December, Ella (Fifth Form, Vanbrugh), one of our talented violinists visited Rosebank to play to some of the residents of the Care Home. The visit was due to a request by the caregivers of one resident with dementia, who ‘comes alive’ to the sound of the...
Christmas Carol Services

Christmas Carol Services

St Mary’s Church was awash with angelic and beautiful music last Monday and Tuesday as Cokethorpe celebrated its two Christmas Carol Services. The Senior and Prep Chamber Choirs were on stunning form, with both congregations being treated to glorious and moving...
The Wonderful World of Music at Cokethorpe

The Wonderful World of Music at Cokethorpe

What does Bach (the GOAT – says our Director of Music, and he ought to know!) have in common with jazz legend Sonny Rollins? Or Tchaikovsky (he of the awesome arabesques) with ‘60s Geordie rockers The Animals? On paper, perhaps, nothing much, but in the...
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