Events September 2017 – July 2018 · 14.30 Symphony Orchestra – Composers’ WorkshopMC ... Sat 16 Jun 10.30 MC Junior String Ensemble Open Rehearsal & Informal Concert

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EventsSeptember 2017 – July 2018

PhotographsPaul Cochrane

Location key

CH Charlton HouseER 142 Edgware RoadGS Guildhall SchoolJHA John Hosier

Practice AnnexeLRR Silk Street Lecture

Recital RoomMC Milton Court Concert HallMH Silk Street Music HallRH Regent Hall, Oxford StreetTHX Thaxted Parish ChurchWH Wigmore Hall

ContentsCalendarAutumn Term 3Spring Term 6Summer Term 10 Music Course Important Dates 16String & Brass Training

Programme Important Dates 21Drama Performance Dates 21Special Events 22Auditions 23Term Dates 26

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Calendar 2017 Autumn Term

Sat 9 Sep 10.00 MH Induction morning for Year 2 STP & BTP students STP & BTP staff inset

Week 1

Sat 16 Sep Autumn Term begins – all courses

08.30 LRR Orientation meeting for new Music Course students

LRR Meeting for all Music Course students involved in String Chamber Music during their scheduled chamber music time

12.00 Senior Management Team meeting

16.00 MH Big Gig

Week 2

Sat 23 Sep String Chamber Music coaching begins

08.30 Meeting for all Musical Awareness staff

Week 3

Sat 30 Sep Normal teaching day

Energy in Music: Workshop Day In association with Prof. Frank Trentmann from Birkbeck College (University of London) and the Arts and Humanities Research Council

14.30 MC Staff Recital by John Flinders and Lisa Nelsen

Week 4

Sat 7 Oct 09.30 LRR Open House Concerts 12.00

14.15 JHA Kindergarten Year 1 Progression Meeting

Week 5

Sat 14 Oct 09.30 LRR Open House Concerts 12.00

Week 6

Sat 21 Oct Drama normal teaching day

Music Course make-up lessons

STP half-term

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Week 7

Thu 26 Oct 10.00- CH Young Artists Award – First Round 17.00

Fri 27 Oct 10.00- CH Young Artists Award – Final 14.00

Sat 28 Oct Normal teaching day

09.30 Heads of Department & Co-ordinators meeting

MH Alumni Recital

LRR Year 11/12 meetings

Week 8

Sat 4 Nov 09.30 LRR Open House Concert

11.00 LRR Second Study Concert

12.00 LRR Open House Concert

14.00 LRR Guitar Concert

15.00 LRR Piano Ensemble Rehearsal

16.40 MH Open House Concert (Percussion)

Week 9

Sat 11 Nov Warning – Lord Mayor’s Show There will be restricted road access to the School.


10.30 MC Junior String Ensemble Open Rehearsal & Informal Concert

11.00 JHA STP Year 6 Progression Meeting


14.00 LRR Student Recital

15.00 LRR Piano Ensemble Concert

Week 10

Sat 18 Nov 08.30 MC Viola Club Open Rehearsal & Informal Concert

09.30 MC Intermediate String Ensemble Open Rehearsal & Informal Concert

09.30 LRR Open House Concerts 12.00

14.20 LRR String Chamber Music Concerts 15.20 17.00

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Week 11

Sat 25 Nov String Chamber Music Autumn Term ends

Energy in Music: Open Rehearsal Day

09.00 MH Wind, Brass & Percussion Chamber Concert

09.00 JHA STP Chamber Music Concert



17.00 MC Junior Guildhall Public Concert Interval Performance by Jazz students

Week 12

Sat 2 Dec Last day of term – all courses

Music Course & STP make-up lessons


MH Junior Choir Concert 10.00 Soloists Rehearsal 11.00 Full Choir Rehearsal 12.30 Concert

14.00 LRR Vocal Course Concert

16.00 MC Junior Guildhall Public Concert

18.00 Staff Christmas Event

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Calendar Spring Term 2018

Week 1

Sat 6 Jan Spring Term begins – all courses


15.30 JHA STP staff inset

Week 2

Sat 13 Jan 09.30 LRR Open House Concerts 12.00

Week 3

Sat 20 Jan 09.30 LRR Open House Concert

11.00 JHA Meeting with STP parents considering applying for their children to enter the Music Course


14.30 MC Symphony Orchestra – Composers’ Workshop

Fri 26 Jan RH Junior Guildhall String Ensemble 11.00 Rehearsal 13.00 Concert

Week 4

Sat 27 Jan 09.30 LRR Open House Concerts 12.00

Week 5

Sat 3 Feb 09.30 Heads of Department & Co-ordinators meeting



Sun 4 Feb 10.30 Brass Band rehearsal 13.30

Fri 9 Feb RH Junior Guildhall Brass Band 10.30 Rehearsal 13:00 Concert

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Week 6

Sat 10 Feb Drama normal teaching day

Normal teaching day

MH Alumni Recital

LRR Year 11/12 meetings

Week 7

Sat 17 Feb Music Course make-up lessons

STP half-term

Week 8

Sat 24 Feb 09.30 LRR Open House Concert

10.30 MC Informal Chamber Choir Concert



16.40 MH Open House Concert (Percussion)

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Week 9

Sat 3 Mar 09.30 LRR Open House Concerts 12.00


Fri 9 Mar CH Junior Guildhall Scholars’ Concert 11.00 Rehearsal 13.00 Concert

Week 10

Sat 10 Mar String Chamber Music Spring Term ends

09.00 JHA STP Year 4 Assessment Procedure meeting





14.20 MC String Chamber Music Concerts

15.00 LRR Piano Ensemble Rehearsal

15.20 MC String Chamber Music Concerts 17.00

Fri 16 Mar RH Junior Guildhall Chamber Choir 11.00 Rehearsal 13.00 Concert

Week 11

Sat 17 Mar 08.30 MC Viola Club Open Rehearsal & Informal Concert





15.00 LRR Piano Ensemble Concert

17.30 MC Junior Guildhall Public Concert

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Week 12

Sat 24 Mar Last day of term – all courses





16.00 MC Junior Guildhall Public Concert Interval Performance by Jazz students

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Calendar Summer Term 2018

Week 1

Sat 28 Apr Summer Term begins – all courses

Open Day for students who have been offered a Music Course place for September

09.30 LRR Meeting with prospective new students and parents


15.30 JHA STP staff inset

Week 2

Sat 5 May Junior Guildhall String Ensemble Auditions


Week 3

Sat 12 May LRR Lutine Prize First Round

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Week 4

Sat 19 May Junior Guildhall String Ensemble Auditions


11.00 JHA Year 4 Performance Assessments

12.00 LRR Open House Concert (Jazz)


Week 5

Sat 26 May MC ESTA String Composition Prize


11.00 JHA Year 4 Performance Assessments


17.00 MC Junior Guildhall Jazz Concert

Week 6

Sat 2 Jun Drama normal teaching day

Music Course make-up lessons

STP half-term

Composition Workshop with Paul Whitmarsh

10.00 MH Music in Higher Education Seminar

14.00 MC Lutine Prize Final Round

Week 7

Sat 9 Jun Normal teaching day

09.30 Heads of Department & Co-ordinators meeting



Week 8

Sat 16 Jun 09.30 LRR Open House Concert



14.00 MC Voice Prize

15.00 LRR STP Concert

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Week 9

Sat 23 Jun 09.30 LRR Open House Concerts 12.00


Week 10

Sat 30 Jun String Chamber Music Summer Term ends

LRR Composition Open Day

08.30 MC Viola Club Open Rehearsal & Informal Concert


10.20 MC Wind Orchestra Open Rehearsal & Informal Concert

14.20 MC String Chamber Music Concerts 15.20 17.00

Sun 1 Jul 10.30- MH Brass Band rehearsal 13.30

Week 11

Fri 6 Jul THX Thaxted Festival

Sat 7 Jul 09.00 MH Wind, Brass & Percussion Chamber Concert


11.00 JHA STP Leavers’ Concert




17.30 MC Symphony Orchestra Public Concert

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Week 12

Fri 13 Jul RH Junior Guildhall Brass Band 10.30 Rehearsal 13.00 Concert

Sat 14 Jul Last day of term – all courses


09.00 LRR Wind, Brass & Percussion Chamber Concert



16.00 MC Prize Giving Concert

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Music Course Concert Dates 2017/18

Brass Band

Sat 25 Nov 17.00 MC Public Concert (jointly with other ensembles)

Fri 9 Feb 13.00 RH Public Concert - External

Sat 24 Mar 16.00 MC Public Concert (jointly with other ensembles)

Fri 13 Jul 13.00 RH Public Concert - External

Chamber Choir


Sat 24 Feb 10.30 MC Informal Concert

Fri 16 Mar 13.00 RH Public Concert - External

Sat 14 Jul 16.00 MC Prize Giving (jointly with other ensembles)

Jazz Ensembles



Sat 26 May 17.00 MC Public Concert

Junior Guildhall String Ensemble

Sat 2 Dec 16.00 MC Public Concert (jointly with Symphony Orchestra)

Fri 26 Jan 13.00 CH Public Concert – External

Sat 17 Mar 17.30 MC Public Concert (jointly with Symphony Orchestra)


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Junior & Intermediate String Ensembles

Sat 11 Nov 10.30 MC Junior String Ensemble Open Rehearsal & Informal Concert

Sat 18 Nov 08.30 MC Viola Club Open Rehearsal & Informal Concert


Sat 10 Mar 10.30 MC Junior String Ensemble Open Rehearsal & Informal Concert

Sat 17 Mar 08.30 MC Viola Club Open Rehearsal & Informal Concert


Sat 16 Jun 10.30 MC Junior String Ensemble Open Rehearsal & Informal Concert

Sat 30 Jun 08.30 MC Viola Club Open Rehearsal & Informal Concert


Percussion Ensemble




Symphony Orchestra

Sat 2 Dec 16.00 MC Public Concert (jointly with Junior Guildhall String Ensemble)

Sat 17 Mar 17.30 MC Public Concert (jointly with Junior Guildhall String Ensemble)

Fri 6 Jul THX Public Concert – External

Sat 7 Jul 17.30 MC Public Concert

Wind Orchestra



Sat 30 Jun 10.20 MC Wind Orchestra Open Rehearsal & Informal Concert

Scholars’ Concert

Fri 9 Mar 13.00 CH Public Concert – External

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String Chamber Music

Sat 18 Nov 14.20 LRR Public Concert 15.20 LRR 17.00 LRR

Sat 25 Nov 14.20 LRR Public Concert 15.20 LRR 17.00 LRR

Sat 3 Mar 14.20 LRR Public Concert 15.20 LRR 17.00 LRR

Sat 10 Mar 14.20 LRR Public Concert 15.20 LRR 17.00 LRR

Sat 23 Jun 14.20 LRR Public Concert 15.20 LRR 17.00 LRR

Sat 30 Jun 14.20 LRR Public Concert 15.20 LRR 17.00 LRR

Vocal Course

Sat 2 Dec 14.00 LRR Public Concert

Sat 24 Mar 14.00 LRR Public Concert

Sat 14 Jul 14.00 LRR Public Concert

Wind, Brass & Percussion Chamber

Sat 25 Nov 09.00 MH Internal Concert

Sat 2 Dec 09.00 MH Internal Concert

Sat 17 Mar 09.00 MH Internal Concert

Sat 24 Mar 09.00 MH Internal Concert

Sat 7 Jul 09.00 MH Internal Concert

Sat 14 Jul 09.00 LRR Internal Concert

Student Recitals

Sat 11 Nov 14.00 LRR Internal Concert

Sat 10 Mar 14.00 LRR Internal Concert

Sat 7 Jul 14.00 LRR Internal Concert

Piano Ensemble



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Guitar



Sat 9 Jun 14.00 LRR Internal Concert

Second Study


Sat 3 Feb 14.00 LRR Internal Concert

Sat 24 Feb 14.00 LRR Internal Concert

Sat 19 May 14.00 LRR Internal Concert


Percussion Platforms



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Open House Concerts on Saturdays

2017 Autumn Term

Sat 7 Oct 09.30 12.00Sat 14 Oct 09.30 12.00Sat 4 Nov 09.30 12.00(Perc) 16.40Sat 11 Nov 09.30 12.00Sat 18 Nov 09.30 12.00 Sat 25 Nov 09.30 12.00 All concerts in the LRR

2018 Spring Term

Sat 13 Jan 09.30 12.00Sat 20 Jan 09.30 12.00Sat 27 Jan 09.30 12.00 Sat 3 Feb 09.30 12.00Sat 24 Feb 09.30 12.00(Perc) 16.40Sat 3 Mar 09.30 12.00Sat 10 Mar 09.30 12.00Sat 17 Mar 12.00

2018 Summer Term

Sat 5 May 09.30 12.00Sat 19 May 09.30(Jazz) 12.00Sat 26 May 09.30 12.00 Sat 16 Jun 09.30 12.00Sat 23 Jun 09.30 12.00Sat 7 Jul 09.30 12.00 15.00

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String Training Programme Concert Dates 2017/18

There are informal concerts held most Saturdays during term time between 11.00 and 11.30 in the John Hosier Practice Annexe in Room 43.

STP Concert


STP Leavers’ Concert

Sat 7 Jul 11.00 JHA Internal Concert

STP Chamber Music Concerts

Sat 25 Nov 09.00 JHA Internal Concert

Sat 17 Mar 09.00 JHA Internal Concert

Sat 7 Jul 09.00 JHA Internal Concert

Drama Performance Dates 2017/18

Poetry & Drama Showings

These will be advised via email during the course of the term.

Staff Meetings

Senior Management Team 12.00 on 16 Sept 2017, 6 Jan & 28 Apr 2018

Heads of Department 09.30 on 28 Oct 2017, 3 Feb & 9 Jun 2018 & Co-ordinators

Musical Awareness Staff 08.30 on 23 Sept 2017

STP & BTP Inset 10.00 on 9 Sept 2017 & 15.30 6 Jan & 28 Apr 2018

Christmas Event 18.00 on 2 Dec 2017

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Special Events 2017/18

Music in Higher Education Seminar

Sat 2 Jun 10.00 MH

Charlton House Young Artists Award

Thu 26 Oct CH First Round

Fri 27 Oct CH Final

Open Day For students who have been offered a Music Course place for September

Sat 28 Apr 09.30 LRR Meeting with prospective new students and parents

Lutine Prize

Sat 12 May LRR First Round

Sat 2 Jun 14.00 MC Final

Voice Prize

Sat 16 June 14.00 MC

String Training Programme

Sat 19 May 11.00 JHA Year 4 Performance Assessments

Sat 26 May 11.00 JHA Year 4 Performance Assessments

Composition Projects

Sat 30 Sep Energy in Music: Workshop Day

Sat 25 Nov Energy in Music: Open Rehearsal Day

Sat 20 Jan 14.30 MC Symphony Orchestra – Composers’ Workshop

Sat 2 Jun Composition Workshop with Paul Whitmarsh

Sat 30 Jun LRR Composition Open Day

Big Gig

Sat 16 Sep 16.00 MH

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Auditions for entry in September 2018

The main audition period is from 10 February to 25 April 2018.Online applications are accepted from 5 January with a closing date of 1 March 2018.

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Term Dates 2017/18

Music Course 2017/18

Autumn Term

16 Sep to 14 Oct weeks 1-5 Teaching weeks

21 Oct week 6 Make-up

28 Oct to 25 Nov weeks 7-11 Teaching weeks

2 Dec week 12 Make-up/rehearsals/concerts

Spring Term

6 Jan to 10 Feb weeks 1-6 Teaching weeks

17 Feb week 7 Make-up

24 Feb to 17 Mar weeks 8-11 Teaching weeks

Summer Term

28 Apr to 26 May weeks 1-5 Teaching weeks

2 Jun week 6 Make-up/Lutine Prize Final

9 Jun to 7 Jul weeks 7-11 Teaching weeks

14 Jul week 12 Make-up/rehearsals/concerts

String Training Programme 2017/18

Autumn Term

9 Sep Induction morning for Year 2 students STP staff inset

16 Sep to 14 Oct weeks 1-5 Teaching weeks

21 Oct week 6 Half-term

28 Oct to 25 Nov weeks 7-11 Teaching weeks

2 Dec week 12 Make-up

Spring Term

6 Jan to 10 Feb weeks 1-6 Teaching weeks

17 Feb week 7 Make-up

24 Feb to 17 Mar weeks 8-11 Teaching weeks

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Summer Term

28 Apr week 1 Teaching week/staff inset

5 May to 26 May weeks 2-5 Teaching weeks

2 Jun week 6 Half-term

9 Jun to 7 Jul weeks 7-11 Teaching weeks

14 Jul week 12 Make-up

Drama Course 2017/18

Autumn Term

16 Sep to 2 Dec weeks 1-12 Teaching weeks

Spring Term

6 Jan to 24 Mar weeks 1-12 Teaching weeks

Summer Term

28 Apr to 14 Jul weeks 1-12 Teaching weeks

String Chamber Music 2017/18

Autumn Term

16 Sep week 1 Meeting with chamber music students only

23 Sep to 14 Oct weeks 2-5

28 Oct to 25 Nov weeks 7-11

Spring Term

6 Jan to 10 Feb weeks 1-6

24 Feb to 10 Mar weeks 8-10

Summer Term

28 Apr to 26 May weeks 1-5

9 Jun to 30 Jun weeks 7-10

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Proposed Junior Guildhall Term Dates 2018/19 – subject to change

Autumn Term

22 Sep to 8 Dec, 27 Oct half-term

Spring Term

12 Jan to 30 Mar, 16 Feb half-term

Summer Term

27 Apr to 13 Jul, 1 Jun half-term

DisclaimerPlease note that there may be occasions when dates, times or venues of events may change. Students will always be informed in writing of changes to important events and all changes will be displayed on the Junior Guildhall noticeboard.

If in doubt please contact the Junior Guildhall office.Telephone +44 (0)20 7382 7160 [email protected]

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Events September 2017 – July 2018 · 14.30 Symphony Orchestra – Composers’ WorkshopMC ... Sat 16 Jun 10.30 MC Junior String Ensemble Open Rehearsal & Informal Concert