Shiplake College’s 2024–2025 academic year has been filled with music, thanks to seven unforgettable Lunchtime Concerts that brought together talented pupils from across the school.
These popular concerts offer a unique and supportive platform for Shiplake College musicians of all abilities to perform in front of their peers and staff. For some pupils, it is their first time experiencing the excitement of a live audience, while for others it’s another opportunity to showcase polished stagecraft and musical skill.
Hosted in the Lecture Theatre, with its dimmed lights and intimate setting, the concerts create the perfect environment for pupils to perform with confidence. Audiences this year enjoyed an inspiring variety of solo, ensemble, and band performances. It was also fantastic to see so many newcomers take to the stage—particularly those who might not usually perform in larger events such as the Winter Concert, Spring Concert, or Soloists’ Concert.
Music teacher and organiser, Mr Elliott, said:
'This year, we have been lucky enough to enjoy a fantastic range of performances from both seasoned musicians and first-time performers. It has been a joy to watch our musicians grow, develop their confidence, and perform in such a warm and encouraging environment, created by the students who come along to listen. We’re already looking forward to next year’s series!'
Well done to all the pupils who performed in the seven Lunchtime Concerts at Shiplake College during the 2024–2025 academic year—your talent and dedication continue to make our school music community thrive.
Thursday 3 October 2024
- Bethan Thompson - Skyfall, Adele
- Florian Jenkins - Allegro, B G Marcello
- Charles Peng - Sonata, Ludwig Van Beethoven
- George Blumfield - Fire, Jimi Hendrix
- Felix Collar - I Am The Resurrection, The Stone Roses
- Amelie Holden - When I Was Your Man, Bruno Mars
Thursday 7 November 2024
- J Vivian - Left Bank Two, The Noveltones
- H Cookson - Higher Ground, Red Hot Chili Peppers
- S Hughes - Full English Breckerfest, Luke Aldridge
- Permission to Land - Creep, Radiohead
Thursday 5 December 2024
- Elliot Jones - Billie's Song, Valerie Capers
- L Hourd, Lyra Jones, and Arabella May - Somewhere Only We Know, Keane
- Will Griffith - Rondo, Ignace Pleyel
- Thomas Rowe - Here Comes the Sun, The Beatles
- Mr Cartwright - You Shall Go No More, Wolfgang A. Mozart
- The Highliners - Back to Black, Amy Winehouse
Thursday 30 January 2025
- L Hall - Swing, Chee Hwa Tan
- Lili Baietta - Hook’s Hornpipe, Nikki Iles
- Nathan Wong - Reigen, Natalya Baklanova
- Johnny Pearson - Careless Whisper, George Michael
- The Highliners - Ain't No Sunshine, Bill Withers
Tuesday 25 February 2025
- Charles Peng - Etudes Op. 740 No. 2, Carl Czerny
- Edward Murphy - Ombra Mai Fu, George Handel
- Rory Collar - Sonatina, Muzio Clementi
- William Huckle - Allegretto, Mauro Giuliani
- Luke Leamon - Tenor Madness, Sonny Rollins
- Will Nicholas - Evermore, Dan Stevens
Thursday 30 March 2025
- E Young - Make You Feel My Love, Adele
- J Vivian - The Two Imps, Kenneth J Alford
- Frazer Horne - Sneaky Business, Martha Mier
- Honor Fackrell - Wind in the Willows, Bernadette Marmion
- Lucy Amos-Yeo - Sparkling Splashes and Smooth Water, Barbara Arens
- James Weeks - Sultans of Swing, Dire Straits
Thursday 5 June 2025
- Nathan Wong - Ballade op. 23, Frédéric Chopin
- A Mertes - In The Stars, Benson Boone
- Emilie Benbow - Valse Sentimentale No. 2, Eric Christian
- Florian Jenkins - The Millerof the Dee, Hywel Davies
- A Babic - Kataware-doki, RADWIMPS
- Charles Peng - Sonata in F Major, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
