Academic Excellence - Turing Juniors
Every Friday evening our Lower School HAP (high achieving pupils) community comes together in the (OSR) Old School Room for Turing Juniors.
Last Friday, invited Fourth Form and Fifth Form HAP were treated to an engaging and thought-provoking lecture by history teacher Mr Herod on the relationship between 19th-century nationalism and music. With reference to the life and music of Chopin, the talk explored how composers and musical movements both reflected and shaped emerging national identities across Europe. The boys so enjoyed listening to Chopin’s music with greater understanding of the context of its creation.
This was then followed by an equally stirring presentation from Upper Sixth music scholar and History A Level student, Sebbie K (School House). Responding directly to the same theme, he offered his own insight into key 19th century societal shifts, choosing to share a rousing performance of Smetana's Vltava – an atmospheric hymn to the Czech landscape, evoking woods, fields and a rolling river.
Events such as this highlight the depth of academic enrichment at Sherborne Boys, encouraging pupils to make connections across disciplines and to engage critically with ideas beyond the classroom.
