Schools' concerts
Our Schools’ Concert Series for KS1 – 5 gives pupils the opportunity to experience a wide range of music, performed live and up close.
Concerts are performed by students from Trinity Laban and presented by a professional music specialist, providing an interactive journey through a range of curriculum set works and other pieces.
Plans for this year include a KS3 concert in November, and an A-Level Music Day and a KS1-2 concert both in Spring term.
Next Concert
Czech Mate!
Key Stage 3
7 November 2024
Venue: Blackheath Halls
Deadline for applications: Friday 4 October: 10am
Concert 1: 11:00-12:00
Concert 2: 13:00-14:00
Let our presenter guide you on a whistle stop tour of ancient castles, dramatic gorges and the winding rivers of Bohemia. From lively peasant folk dances to the full force of the Trinity Laban Symphony Orchestra, we celebrate the vibrant sounds and colours of Slavic music and the composers behind it.
The concert will be ideally suited and tailored to KS3 music classes studying the orchestra.
Programme:
Excerpts from Antonin Dvořák – Symphonic Variations
Schools’ concerts: 2023-24 highlights
Orchestra Explorers
Key Stage 2
November 2023
Venue: Blackheath Halls
Presenter: Kit Massey
Trinity Laban Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Vicente Chavarria, performing Prokofiev’s Symphony no. 7
Our intrepid audience from Years 3 – 6 joined us on a journey through the four seasons, spotting Prokofiev’s musical jokes and imagery along the way. An annoying barking dog, a ticking clock winding down, and a ‘dream of days gone by’ were all part of our story as we met the different families and instruments of the Symphony Orchestra.
GCSE Concert
Key Stage 4
February 2024
Venue: Blackheath Halls
Presenter: Simeon Smith
Trinity Laban students from the Jazz, Strings, Woodwind, Keyboard and Popular Music departments
Trinity Laban’s students presented set works from GCSE specifications: the spellbinding ‘Samba em Preludio’ in the style of Esperanza Spalding, the energetic ‘Badinerie’ by J.S. Bach, and finally, a set of songs by Queen from our Popular Music students, including ‘Killer Queen’ and ‘We Will Rock You’. Techniques and extracts from the pieces were discussed and dissected live on stage for our Year 10 and 11 audience.
A Day at the Opera
Key Stage 1 and 2
April 2024
Venue: Blackheath Halls
Presenter: Omar Shahryar
Trinity Laban vocal students and accompanists
Dancing dolls, cheeky children and ghost stories – Trinity Laban’s vocal students presented a schools’ performance of opera scenes with costumes and props – not to mention light-up singing trees! Presenter Omar Shahryar welcomed two busy audiences of children from Years 1 – 6, who really impressed us with their listening and singing skills and their creative interview questions for the characters.
Feedback from schools
The students absolutely loved the concert! It was a really unique experience for them, and as staff we found the whole event was well planned, well supervised and in a great location. Thank you for having us – we indeed hope to be back soon!
Boxgrove Primary School
The concert was very well organised with appropriate content. It has helped our students retain information about the pieces and supported their revision.
George Abbot School
Bookings and contact
Once bookings are open, applications should be made through the link listed under each concert. Tickets are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis so book early to secure tickets for your school group.
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