(see lower down page for assessment deadlines)

Concerts 26/27

(see highlights videos of previous concerts on King Ed’s Virtually Live)S

• Saturday 26th September, Fiftieth Anniversary Concert in Stourbridge Hotel (alumni and some year 13s) >> BUY TICKETS <<
• Thursday 5th November – Year 13 Prize evening (selected soloists)
• Thursday 12^th November – Autumn concert (ALL)
• Tuesday 15th December – Leavers’ Prize Evening (selected soloists)
• Wednesday 16^th December – Carol Service in St Thomas’, Stourbridge (choirs and string orchestra)
• Wednesday 10^th February – Year 13 Showcase (year 13 music students)
• February Band Showcase TBC
• March Chamber Music Concert – TBC
• Friday 16^th April – End of Year Concert (ALL)

Concert Trips (booking details to follow)

• CBSO at Symphony Hall – Wednesday 21st October, 19.00 (Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique)
• Jesus Christ Superstar at Theatre Royal in London – Thursday 26th November, 19.30 (travel by coach leaving at 12.30)
• CBSO at Symphony Hall – Wednesday 24th February, 19.00 (Beethoven Symphony No. 5)

Choirs and Ensembles

• Choir (Hall)
  Rehearsals – WEDNESDAYS at 12.35-1.35 We will break out a chamber choir from this group later in the year if there is demand.
  First rehearsal: Wednesday 16th September at 12.35
• Wind Band (Hall) / String Orchestra (Music Room)
  Rehearsals – Friday at 10.00-11.10
  First rehearsal: Friday 18th September
• Orchestra (Hall)
  Rehearsals – Friday at 11.25-12.35
  First rehearsal: Friday 18th September
• Chamber Music (Small Classical Ensembles)
  As arranged with students
  Meeting Monday 28th September 12.35 in Music Room
• Bands
  As arranged with students in lunchtimes/frees in Band Room.
  Meeting Monday 28th September 1.00 in Music Room

Assessment dates

Year 12

• Friday 2nd October – Deadline: Year 12 Prog. Submission and scanned copies for Initial Performance (in November)
• w/c 9^th November – Year 12 Initial Performances
• Monday 1^st March – Deadline for Year 12 Internal Performance Exam programmes and photocopies 
• w/c Monday 27^th April – Year 12 End of Year Exams 
• w/c 28th June TBC – Year 12 Internal Performance Exams and Rehearsal

Year 13

• w/c 7^th September – Practice Exam 1
• Friday 25^th September – programme and scanned music for practical assessments
• Friday 24^th October – Composition Portfolio Assessment 1
• w/c 7^th December – Official Mock Exam
• Friday 4^th December – Composition Portfolio Assessment 2 WCT
• Wednesday 16th December – Composition Portfolio Submission 2 Free Comp
• w/c 11^th January – Performance Assessment Mocks
• Friday 12^th February – Composition Portfolio Assessment 3
• March / April – Assessed performance (dates allocated by Eduqas in February)
• Friday 26^th March – Composition Portfolio Assessment 4
• w/c 1^st March – Practice Exam 2
• Friday 30^th April – Final deadline finished composition portfolios
• w/c 26^th April – Practice Exam 3
• Wednesday 9^th June AM – MUSIC EXAM PROVISIONAL