King Edward's Music

Well done to all those who took part in our Woodwind and Brass Instrumental Evening! See below for photos of the ensembles which performed.

Our Instrumental Evening series continues this Spring Term with our Woodwind and Brass Instrumental Evening commencing at 18:00 in the Ruddock Hall. No tickets are required and it’s free admission.

The end of last term saw the first Carol Service since the pandemic. We were thrilled to be able to return to Birmingham Cathedral where KES Choir sung traditional Christmas carols and songs including Betelehemu, a traditional Nigerian song, and John Rutter’s arrangement of Sans Day Carol. It was a beautiful atmosphere enjoyed by a large congregation. Well done to everyone in KES Choir, the brass ensemble, the percussion ensemble, and the readers. Thank you to Canon Andy and everyone at Birmingham Cathedral for making us welcome.

On Sunday 11th and Monday 12th December last term, pupils from KES and KEHS performed three marvellous concerts in the Ruddock Hall Performing Arts Centre. 11 music ensembles from across both schools performed repertoire spanning from Beethoven’s Symphony no.8 and Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols, to jazzy Christmas numbers such as Jingle Bell Rock! Well done to all who performed.

Yesterday evening, our drummers and percussionists took to the Ruddock Hall to perform in our Instrumental Evening. The Percussion Ensemble kicked off the concert, which was then followed by soloists and the Jazz Trio. Well done to all those who participated!

Yesterday, our Fourths String Quartet visited Hallfield School. They played for the Hallfield pupils, and accompanied them in their orchestra during their school concert. Well done to the boys involved!

As part of our Friday afternoon activities, some of our students visit local primary schools to perform and showcase their instruments to the children. We name the activity ‘Concert Party’. Here are some photos from our visit to St Laurence Church Junior School last Friday 25th November. Thank you to Mr Ash for the photos, and for the KES/KEHS Partnerships team for organising the Concert Party visits!

Well done to all those who performed in last Friday’s Barber Recital at the Elgar Concert Hall! Thank you to Mr Ash for the photos.

Photos from our Lunchtime Recital which included repertoire by Chopin, Ysaÿe, and Mozart. Well done to everyone who performed, and thank you to David Ash for the photos.

The first Instrumental Evening of the term featured pianists, vocalists, and an organist from both King Edward’s School and King Edward VI High School for Girls. Instrumental Evenings are informal concerts, where all are invited to sign up to take part.