Choral and Orchestral Concerts
Poster design by Aloysius Lip
The concert is presented jointly with King Edward VI High School for Girls
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Music at King Edward's School, Birmingham
February 9, 2017
International Baccalaureate Music Recitals
Thursday, 9 February at 18.30
Ruddock Performing Arts Centre
Aaron Jackson, voice
Peter Raven, euphonium
Edward Hodge, clarinet
Matthias Madden, saxophone
Abhinav Jain, piano
Haine Hock, voice
works by Purcell, Handel, Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, Britten and many more…
February 9, 2017
Lunchtime Recital
Thursday 9 February at 13.10
Ruddock Performing Arts Centre
Edward Hodge, clarinet
Isabel Russell, ‘cello
Haine Hock, voice
Piano Quintet:
Philip Edwards, violin
David Millross, violin
Eugene Toso, ‘cello
Naomi Bazlov, piano
works by Stravinsky, Poulenc, Rachmaninov, Handel, Bellini and Quilter, including the first movement of Schumann’s Piano Quintet op.44
This recital is presented jointly with King Edward VI High School for Girls
February 6, 2017
Choral and Orchestral Concerts
We are pleased to announce that the tickets for our Choral and Orchestral concerts are now on sale.
On Sunday, 12 March at 1500, KES/KEHS Symphony Orchestra plays Mahler’s ‘Blumine’, and Bruch’s first violin concerto with Philip Edwards as the soloist. In the second half, the Choral Society will give Haydn’s ‘Nelson’ Mass.
On Monday, 13 March at 1930, a single great work, Mahler’s first symphony, played by KES/KEHS Symphony Orchestra. Chosen by Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla for her first concert with CBSO, the symphony is a huge and uplifting experience, one we hope to share with you.
You can book tickets by visiting:
January 30, 2017
Lunchtime Recital
Thursday, 2 February at 13.10
Ruddock Performing Arts Centre
Renee Chang, violin
Alex Pett, trumpet
Rosy Heneghan, voice
Jessica Tedd, violin
works by Beethoven, Delius, Hindemith, Caldara, Schubert, Kosma, Novello and Hubay
This recital is presented jointly with King Edward VI High School for Girls
January 30, 2017
Instrumental Evening – strings
Monday, 30 January at 1800
Ruddock Performing Arts Centre
An informal concert given by string players from King Edward’s School and King Edward VI High School for Girls.
This recital is presented jointly with King Edward VI High School for Girls
January 11, 2017
Lunchtime Recital
Thursday, 12 January at 1310
Ruddock Performing Arts Centre
Beth Zheng, violin
Gabriel Wong, violin
Peter Raven, euphonium
works by Delius, Brahms, Bloch, Elgar and Horovitz
This recital is presented jointly with King Edward VI High School for Girls
January 8, 2017
King Edward’s boys sing a new work by Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi
Singing with Birmingham Cathedral Choir, King Edward’s boys sang in the first performance of ‘How Good It Is’ by Tony Iommi, founder of Black Sabbath.
You can read the full BBC story about it here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-38541889
You can hear the song on Mr. Iommi’s website at:
http://www.iommi.com/2017/01/how-good-it-is/
December 8, 2016
From the Lunchtime Recital on 24 November
Our thanks to Mr. Ash for the photographs.
The concert is presented jointly with King Edward VI High School for Girls
December 8, 2016
Lunchtime Recital
Thursday, 8 December at 1310
Ruddock Performing Arts Centre
Corelli Quartet – Beth Zheng, violin; Melissa Yuan, violin; Melissa Yao, viola; and Isabel Russell, ‘cello.
Matthias Madden, saxophone
Charlotte Chapman, oboe
Nathan Appanna, clarinet
works by McGarry, Woods, Maurice, Marcello, Saint-Saëns, Brahms, Monti, including the first movement of Shostakovich’s Second String Quartet
This recital is presented jointly with King Edward VI High School for Girls
November 22, 2016
Lunchtime Recital
Thursday, 24 November at 1310
Ruddock Performing Arts Centre
Hindemith Kleine Kammermusik op.24, no.2
Stravinsky Dumbarton Oaks
Wind Quintet: Isla Atay, flute; Charlotte Chapman, oboe; Philippa Kent, horn; Peter Murphy, clarinet; and Rhea Suribhatla, bassoon.
Stravinsky Ensemble: Isla Atay, flute; Peter Murphy, clarinet; Edward Hodge, clarinet; Rhea Suribhatla, bassoon; Philippa Kent, horn; Jedidiah Cheung, violin; Beth Zheng, violin; Jessica Tedd, violin; Ivy Lao, violin; David Millross, viola; Eben Gutteridge, viola; Junias Wong, viola; Isabel Russell, ‘cello; Beatrice Beardmore, ‘cello; Shriya Sanghera, ‘cello; Anumita Bagchi, double bass.
This recital is presented jointly with King Edward VI High School for Girls
November 18, 2016
Performers’ Platform
Tuesday, 22 November at 1830
Ruddock Performing Arts Centre
Bronagh Lee, violin
Daniel Li, viola
Jieyi Li, flute
Jiaqi Cao, violin
Shirom Aggarwal, alto saxophone
Jessie Zhao, piano
Rosy Heneghan, voice
David Millross, voice
String Quartet: Ivy Lau, violin; Zoe Yap, violin; Junias Wong, viola; and Beatrice Beardmore, ‘cello.
works by De Falla, Brahms, Hindemith, Frank, Bozza, Sinding, Vieuxtemps, Purcell and Schumann, including the third movement of Dvořák’s String Quartet no.12, op.96
This concert is presented jointly with King Edward VI High School for Girls
November 16, 2016
Instrumental Evening – strings
Monday, 21 November at 1800
Ruddock Performing Arts Centre
An informal concert given by string players from King Edward’s School and King Edward VI High School for Girls.
This recital is presented jointly with King Edward VI High School for Girls
November 7, 2016
Recital at the Barber Institute
Friday, 11 November at 1310
Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Jedidiah Cheung, violin
Isla Atay, flute
Daniel Yue, violin; Eugene Toso, ‘cello; Lauren Zhang, piano
works by Mendelssohn, Sarasate, Bach, McGuire, Prokofiev, and Saint-Saëns’ Piano Trio no.2 op.92
This recital is presented jointly with King Edward VI High School for Girls
November 2, 2016
Woodwind and brass evening
Monday, 7 November at 1800
Ruddock Performing Arts Centre
An informal concert given by woodwind and brass players from King Edward’s School and King Edward VI High School for Girls.
This recital is presented jointly with King Edward VI High School for Girls
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