Music Society
The school has an active Music Society, including an orchestra, concert band, choir and jazz band, participating in concerts held throughout the school year. The orchestra takes part in the annual Liverpool Music Festival, and occasions such as prize giving and Founders' Day. The school choir and concert band, which incorporates players of all musical abilities, plays in all school concerts. The choir has toured internationally, including to Venice in 2003, Prague and Vienna in 2005, Northern Spain in 2007 and Leipzig in 2009. As part of the school's 300th birthday celebrations, the music department organised two major concerts, one in St George's Hall and the other at the Philharmonic Hall.
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