It was a truly wonderful show for all three nights. After months of rehearsal involving many evenings after school and two days over half-term the pupils performed brilliantly and everyone agreed it was one of the best shows ever at Crompton House. As well as the excellent actors, praise must also go to the musicians, […]
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During December the school’s musicians were very busy. On the same day as the Christmas Fair the Brass Band performed at St James’ Church in Derker, for Oldham Metro Rotary. This was a lovely concert with a variety of local music groups. The music was excellent, under the baton of Mr Leedale, with great solo
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Thursday 5th November 2015 and 16 students from Years 10 to 13 set off with Mrs Raho and Miss Warburton and our German assistant Vikram, on an exciting adventure to Paris. After carting suitcases and musical instruments through Manchester and London, we boarded the Eurostar to Paris where we were greeted by José who showed us
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The first half-term finished brilliantly with over 200 pupils taking part in a fantastic concert featuring music from stage and screen. For many pupils this was their first experience of a Crompton House concert, and music teachers, Mrs Nixon and Miss Warburton, made sure it was a concert to remember. The Year 7 pupils all
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On Friday 25th September Crompton House celebrated the 89th anniversary of the founding of the school. Mrs Anne Ormerod and Miss Mary Crompton founded the school in 1926, and we celebrate their generous act in a variety of ways. The whole school attended services in the school hall, this year lead by Rev Richard Hawkins
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What a fantastic week of Crompton House music! It started with the Senior Choir singing Choral Evensong at York Minster. This is always a thrill but this year was even more of a challenge as the date seemed to clash with a wide variety of other activities. However our choir was augmented by ex-staff members
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Four students from CHS were invited to participate in a performance workshop running as part of the Greater Manchester Music Hub Secondary Teacher’s Conference. The session was led by Patrick Bailey of Trinity College of Music and was designed to help teachers to help their students develop their performance skills more effectively. Logan and Alex
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We have entered the Year 7 girls’ choir for the Mrs Sunderland Festival held annually in Huddersfield. Some year 8 girls have been also been asked to join on this occasion. The performance date for the band will be Friday 27th February at 4pm. We will leave school at 2:30 and expect to be back
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