Music


St John's students will perform new music and poetry inspired by the historic home of the Durham miners and the county’s coal mining heritage at a unique concert next month.

St John's students are busy preparing for their annual concert at Bishop Auckland Town Hall, Monday 11 February at 6.30pm. The concert is themed all around love and promises to be a superb evening as students will showcase the school choir, orchestra, rock bands and a number of vocal and instrumental solo's.
Tickets are on sale from main reception priced £5 and £3 concessions. this concert is usually a sell out so don't be slow!

On the last Friday of every month the Arc, supported by the music department, are holding an acoustic guitar session for students to come and play/sing for other students who are having their lunch there. The first two sessions have gone very well and have been enjoyed by performers and audience alike.

Our annual Christmas Celebration will be taking place on Tuesday 11 December. The doors will open at 6pm giving guests the opportunity to peruse our Christmas market and view the Illumination art exhibition. At 7pm guests will be invited into the Main Hall for musical entertainment. Students can purchase tickets at Student Reception. Parents/carers can purchase tickets at Main Reception. Please see attached poster for more details. We hope to see you there.

Thursday 5th and Friday 6th July
6.30pm in the Fred Wilson Community Hall

Tickets £5 for Adults. £3.50 Concessions

Music from the Movies: Students are preparing for a concert at Bishop Auckland Town Hall on Monday 5 February, 7pm. Tickets will be on sale from January 22 in school, costing £4 and £3 concessions.




Audition details:
Audition preparation to be held on Monday 30th October 3-4pm
(audition material will be taught and given out here so all must attend)

Actual auditions to take place on Monday 6th November, 2-4:30pm

Students wanting to audition for a principal role will be required to sing a solo and perform a prepared acting piece.


Students from Years 7-12 donned their gangster suits and flapper dresses at the start of July as they geared up for their production of ‘Bugsy Malone’.

Set in 1920’s New York, ‘Bugsy Malone’ follows rival gangsters and their ‘gals’ as they fight for power, fame and love. Featuring the famous songs, ‘Bad Guys’, ‘Fat Sam’s Grand Slam’ and ‘My Name is Tallulah’, the show was filled with comedy moments, lively dance routines and plenty of splurge gun fights!

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