Baroque meets street! 🎻 Five years ago, the world-class @orchestraoftheageofenlightenment moved into a North London secondary state comprehensive, Acland Burghley School, Camden, as its permanent home. Acland Burghley has an above average proportion of Free School Meal, SEN and care-experienced students. The orchestra is best known for its residencies at the Southbank Centre, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, and performances at the Royal Albert Hall. Since it moved into the school, the pass rate fo

Omnia quae pro natale christi cupio, sunt tu! 🎁 Tori Longdon sings Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff’s 1994 hit ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ in 9th-Century plainsong. The music shown on screen are neumes, early musical notation that predates the five-line staff notation. Although chant was probably sung since the earliest days of the Church, for centuries it was passed down only orally. Around the 9th century, neumes emerged as visual aids to guide the melodic recitation of chant. These e