Music

Why music belongs at the heart of a Catholic education

21 November 2025

A boy who learns to sing learns to listen. He discovers that his own part matters, and that the music succeeds when he attends to the voices around him. Learning to listen and to contribute: the shared work of a choir. Music has an important place in the life of Chavagnes International College, our Catholic…

Headmaster’s Assembly Thoughts on the Feast of St Cecilia

22 November 2024

Good morning, gentlemen. Today, on the feast of St. Cecilia, patroness of music, we have the opportunity to pause and think about one of the most profound gifts God has given humanity—the gift of music. St. Cecilia, a Roman martyr of the early Church, lived in a time of persecution, yet her legacy endures because…

Thomas Neal, new Head of Music and Choirmaster

26 August 2015

We are happy to announce the appointment of our new Head of Music, Thomas Neal MA Hons (Cantab), MPhil (Cantab). Mr Neal is a musicologist, choral conductor, and church musician. He read music at Clare College, Cambridge as an undergraduate (BA Hons, 2012), and musicology as a graduate research student (MPhil, 2013). During his final…