Workshops

I hold weekly drop-in workshops at the following times. I will sometimes run a workshop on a specific topic either in these slots or elsewhere in the week:

• Year 12 – Monday 11.45-1.00
• Year 13 – Tuesday 12.00-1.15

Performances 

Choir Rehearsals – Thursday at 1.30

Wind Band / String Orchestra Rehearsals – Friday at 8.40

Small Ensemble Rehearsals – Monday at 2.45 (and other times by arrangement)

• Tuesday 9^th November  Autumn Concert at 7.00 in Main Hall

• Tuesday 14th December Carol Service at 7.00 in St Mary’s Church CANCELLED FOR COVID

• Wednesday 16th February Concert of Solo Year 13 Recital Music 7.00 confirmed on new date

• Tuesday 26th April College Concert at 7.00 in Main Hall confirmed on new date

• Saturday 7th May Hagley Festival Lunchtime Concert  at 12.30 in St Saviour’s Church Hagley

Key Assessment Dates (Year 12 / Year 13)

• w/c 11th October Year 13 Practice Exam 1
• Wednesday 13^th October Deadline: Year 12 Initial Performance – Prog. Submission and scanned copies on Google Classroom
• Friday 22nd October Year 13 Composition Portfolio Submission 1 / Programme and scanned music for practical assessments on Google Classroom
• Monday 8^th / Tuesday 9^th November Year 12 Initial Performances
• Thursday 16th December Year 13 Composition Portfolio Submission 2 
• 5^th – 14^th January Year 13 Official Mock Exam
• w/c 17th January Year 13 Performance Assessment Mocks
• Friday 18th February Year 13 Composition Portfolio Submission 3
• Friday 4th March Deadline for Year 12 Internal Performance Exam programmes and photocopies CHANGED
• March / April (poss. w/c 4th April) Year 13 Assessed performance (dates allocated by Eduqas in Feb. or perhaps scheduled by college pending decision by board)
• w/c 21st March Practice Year 13 Exam 2
• Thursday 7th April Year 13 Composition Portfolio Submission 4
• Wednesday 4th May Final deadline for all Year 13 finished composition portfolios
• w/c 9^th May Practice Year 13 Exam 3
• w/c 16^th May Year 12 End of Year Exams CHANGED
• Thursday  26th May Year 12 Internal Composition Assessment Deadline
• w/c 4th July Year 12 Internal Performance Exams and Rehearsals CHANGED

Concert Trips (book on Parentmail)

22nd October – Tchaikovsky Symphony 6 at Symphony Hall – TRIP FULL