S E N I OR SCHO OL
SENIOR SCHO OL MUSIC EVENTS 202 5–26
With over 600 music lessons per week, nine choirs, a full Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra, Camerata, Flute Choirs, Concert & Wind Bands, Brass Band, Jazz Band, Fife & Drum Band and an extensive chamber music programme - your music opportunities are unending.
S E NIOR S CH O OL
SEPT 25 Tues 16 Sept | 4.30pm | Prep School Hall ORGAN RECITAL – KATHERINE DIENES-WILLIAMS Open to all; organists and pianists particularly encouraged to attend Mon 22 Sept | 4.20pm | Auditorium PIANO RECITAL – SIN-SEOCK KIM & HYESOO KANG Open to all; pianists particularly encouraged to attend Thurs 25 Sept | 7.00pm | Recital Room IGCSE MUSIC COMPOSITION WORKSHOP All L5 and U5 IGCSE Music students should attend; also open to U4 and Sixth Form Music students
OCT25 Fri 10 Oct | 1.10pm | GLive, Guildford LUNCHTIME CONCERT Camerata and selected performers Mon 13 Oct | 7.00pm | Lower Atrium INFORMAL CONCERT Open to all Wed 15 Oct | 1.10pm | Blunden Court, Bramley PREP AND MIDDLE SCHOOL LUNCHTIME CONCERT Selected performers Wed 15 Oct– Fri 17 Oct WOODWIND AND BRASS FESTIVAL Three days of events celebrating the Woodwind and Brass sections of the Music Department Fri 17 Oct | 7.30pm | Auditorium WOODWIND AND BRASS SECTIONAL CONCERT All woodwind and brass players should expect to be involved, either performing or supporting
NOV25 Tues 4 Nov | 7.00pm | Auditorium STRING SECTIONAL CONCERT All string players should expect to be involved, either performing or supporting Thurs 6 Nov | Recital Room 11+ MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP & AWARD AUDITIONS Tues 11 Nov | 7.00pm | Lower Atrium U3 INFORMAL CONCERT Open to all U3 Thurs 13 Nov | 7.30pm | Auditorium ST CATHERINE’S PRESENTS: TENEBRAE All girls in Middle Chamber Choir, Fourth Form Choir and Senior Choir together with musicians from George Abbot School will be performing in this concert alongside the internationally acclaimed Tenebrae. Tickets available from the Association Mon 17 Nov | 7.00pm | Lower Atrium INFORMAL CONCERT Open to all Wed 19 Nov | 5.30pm | Chichester Cathedral CHORAL EVENSONG AT CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL Cantores and selected organists Fri 21 Nov | 7.30pm | Auditorium ST CATHERINE’S DAY GALA CONCERT U3 Choir, Fourth Form Choir, Middle Chamber Choir, Middle Cantores, Senior Choir, Senior Chamber Choir, Cantores, Wind Band, String Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Fife & Drum, Camerata and Brass Band should expect to be involved
Mon 24 Nov – Fri 28 Nov ABRSM & TRINITY PRACTICAL MUSIC EXAMINATION WEEK Thurs 27 Nov | 6.00pm | Bramley BRAMLEY CHRISTMAS LIGHTS Cantores, Melodic Magic and Bramley Infants singing as our village’s Christmas lights are turned on
DEC25 Mon 8 Dec | 7.30pm | Guildford Cathedral CAROL SERVICE All choirs, organists, Recorder Consort and Brass Band should expect to be involved
JAN26 Tues 13 Jan | 4.30pm | Prep School Hall ORGAN RECITAL – CATHERINE OLVER Open to all; organists and pianists particularly encouraged to attend Tues 20 Jan | 7.00pm | Prep School Hall and Auditorium KEYBOARD SECTIONAL CONCERT All pianists and organists should expect to be involved, either performing or supporting Wed 28 Jan | 1.10pm | Blunden Court, Bramley PREP AND MIDDLE SCHOOL LUNCHTIME CONCERT Selected performers
FEB26 Mon 2 Feb | 7.00pm | Holy Trinity Church, Bramley VOCAL SECTIONAL CONCERT Senior Chamber Choir, Middle Chamber Choir, Middle Cantores and all singers should expect to be involved, either performing or supporting Tues 3 Feb | 1.00pm | St Nicolas’ Parish Church, Guildford LUNCHTIME CONCERT Selected performers Wed 11 Feb – Fri 13 Feb | Auditorium LES MISÉRABLES Senior School Musical. Tickets available from the Drama Dept Tues 24 Feb | 2.30pm | Birtley House, Bramley PREP AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AFTERNOON CONCERT Selected performers Tues 24 Feb | 7.00pm | Lower Atrium INFORMAL CONCERT Open to all Thurs 26 Feb | 7.00pm | Recital Room IGCSE MUSIC COMPOSITION WORKSHOP All L5 and U5 IGCSE Music students should attend; also open to U4 and Sixth Form Music students
MAR26 Sun 1 Mar | 11.00am – 6.00pm | Auditorium CHAMBER MUSIC DAY An opportunity for selected chamber musicians to receive additional coaching Tues 3 Mar | 7.00pm | Auditorium JAZZ CAFÉ Selected Contemporary musicians
Sat 14 Mar | 7.30pm | Auditorium ASSOCIATION CONCERT Performances by the St Catherine’s Association Choir, Senior Choir and Middle Chamber Choir, accompanied by Symphony Orchestra Mon 16 Mar – Fri 20 Mar ABRSM & TRINITY PRACTICAL MUSIC EXAMINATION WEEK Mon 23 Mar | 6.30pm | Auditorium A LEVEL AND LEAVERS’ RECITALS An evening of performances from the U6 Wed 25 Mar | 6.30pm | Auditorium and Sports Hall HOUSE MUSIC COMPETITION Every girl will be involved in this event; U3 Choir will also perform at the evening concert
APR26 Tues 7 Apr – Sat 11 Apr JENNIFER BATE ORGAN ACADEMY Our specialist residential course for aspiring young women organists. External and internal applicants are welcome. For more information, please go to stcatherines.info/jboa Tues 28 Apr | 4.30pm | Prep School Hall ORGAN RECITAL Open to all; organists and pianists particularly encouraged to attend Thurs 30 Apr | 7.30pm | Auditorium EARLY SUMMER CONCERT Symphony Orchestra, Camerata, Brass Band, Jazz Band, Concert Band, Senior Choir, Senior Chamber Choir and Cantores should expect to be involved
M AY 2 6 Tues 5 May | 7.00pm | Lower Atrium INFORMAL CONCERT Open to all Fri 22 May | 7.30pm | Auditorium and Lower Atrium JAZZ & ROCK CONCERT Jazz Band and selected performers
JUN26 Mon 15 Jun | 7.00pm | Lower Atrium INFORMAL CONCERT Open to all Thurs 18 Jun | 7.00pm | Auditorium LATE SUMMER CONCERT Intermediate Orchestra, Intermediate Wind Ensemble, Brass Band, Recorder Consort, Wind Band, Flute Choir, String Orchestra, Junior Camerata, Melodic Magic, Fourth Form Choir, Middle Chamber Choir and Middle Cantores should expect to be involved Mon 22 Jun – Fri 26 Jun ABRSM & TRINITY PRACTICAL MUSIC EXAMINATION WEEK Tues 23 Jun | Recital Room 14+/16+ MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP & AWARD AUDITIONS Thurs 25 Jun | 7.00pm | St Luke’s Church, Grayshott MIDDLE CANTORES CONCERT Middle Cantores and selected performers
Thurs 5 Mar | 7.00pm | Auditorium CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT Selected students from the chamber music programme Dates are correct as published in the Autumn Term; however, some changes may be made to dates of events later in the academic year stcatherines.info/music
C O N TA C T music@stcatherines.info +44(0)1483 899647 St Catherine’s School Station Road, Bramley, Surrey, GU5 0DF