Just before the half term break, we were treated to some wonderful performances including Weber’s ‘Romance for trombone and piano’, Humperdinck’s Evening Prayer from ‘Hansel and Gretel’, Brahms’ horn trio, and Pichl’s ‘Duet in D major’ for two violins.
Well done to everyone who performed, and thank you to Mr Ash for the photos.
Well done to everyone who performed in last night’s Strings’ Instrumental Evening! Below is a photo of one of our Year 7 chamber groups, who performed Frank Bridge’s Minuet for piano trio.
Well done to those who performed in Thursday’s Lunchtime Recital!
Come back next Thursday 16th at 13:10 with repertoire featuring Humperdinck’s Evening Prayer, Weber’s Romance for trombone and piano, Pichl’s Duo G-dur and Brahms’ Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano.
Thank you to Mr Ash for the photos below.
Tuesday’s Performers’ Platform delivered an array of repertoire performed by musicians from both schools; including pieces by Elgar, Bach, and Rodgers and Hammerstein.
Below is a photo of the Wind Nonet, performing Gounod’s Petite Symphonie. Well done to all who took part!
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.
Yesterday was the first Lunchtime Recital of 2023, and we were treated to fantastic performances on harp, guitar, and piano. Well done to those who took part, and thank you to Mr Ash for the photos.
Our next Lunchtime Recital happens next Thursday 9th February at 13:10, which will feature repertoire by Schubert, Chopin, Barrios, and Ireland. A reminder that all our Lunchtime Recitals are free to attend, with no tickets required!
This is Planets, the winner of this year’s King Edward’s School Clef Club Composition Competition.
It’s composed by Max Walsh, of the Fourths, who responded to Rahul Sharma and Ke Chen Yu’s challenge to look ‘into the unknown …’
Max has also recorded the piece:
Many congratulations to this excellent young composer, and to all who entered the competition.
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.
Below is this Friday’s programme for our annual Barber Recital at the Elgar Concert Hall, Bramhall Music Building at the University of Birmingham. It is a non-ticketed event, and is free admission. All are welcome.
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