AUTUMN 2025
WELCOME
A very warm welcome from Malvern College. School life is always busy and we hope this event guide gives you a glimpse into the wonderfully diverse programme of arts, music and drama on offer to our pupils.
Our cultural programme runs throughout the school year. Parents and families are warmly invited to many events, and a large proportion of concerts and performances are also recorded and later broadcast through Vimeo.
Not sure where to find us? Please see page 10 for a list of all venues and post codes.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
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Ledbury Run
Tuesday 14 October
AUTUMN 2025 October
MALVERN IN CHELTENHAM
Thursday 2 October, 6pm
Montpellier Wine Bar, Cheltenham
A social drinks gathering for Old Malvernians and the wider Malvernian community in, around, and visiting, Cheltenham.
MUSIC MAKERS
Friday 3 October, 7pm
Big School
Traditional informal music concert with solo and chamber ensemble performances.
LEDBURY RUN
Tuesday 14 October
Sets off from Ledbury at 2pm
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE COLLEGE PLAY
by Andrew Davies, based on the novel by Jane Austen
Wednesday 15 October, 7pm Rogers Theatre
MALVERN IN GUILDFORD
Wednesday 22 October, 6pm
Harbour Hotel, Guildford
A social drinks gathering for Old Malvernians and the wider Malvernian community in, around, and visiting, Guildford.
MALVERN IN BRIGHTON
Thursday 23 October, 6pm
The Plotting Parlour, Brighton
A social drinks gathering for Old Malvernians and the wider Malvernian community in, around, and visiting, Brighton.
AUTUMN 2025 November Remembrance
Sunday 9 November
FAURE’S REQUIEM
Monday 3 November, 6pm
St Leonards, Newland
Join our Chamber Choir for this performance of Faure Requiem at St Leonards, Newland.
GEORGE SAYER FELLOWSHIP LECTURE
Friday 7 November, 6.30pm
Rogers Theatre
We are delighted to be welcome author Horatio Clare (6.87-90) to give this year’s lecture in memory of George Sayer, Former Head of English at Malvern College.
BENEFACTORS’ SUPPER
Friday 7 November, 8pm
Rogers Theatre
Following the George Sayer Fellowship Lecture, the College’s benefactors are warmly invited to attend supper with the Headmaster.
MUSIC MAKERS
Friday 7 November, 7pm
Tanna Room, Music School
Our traditional informal music concert with solo and chamber ensemble performances.
OUTDOOR SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE
Sunday 9 November, 10.45am Malvern College
MICHAELMAS CONCERT
Friday 14 November, 7pm
St Edmund’s
Join us for our Michaelmas Concert to see our Music Scholars and top musicians perform with larger ensembles.
1895 ASSOCIATION LUNCH
Thursday 20 November, 12.30pm
Oriental Club, London
A cherished occasion in the College calendar where we celebrate and thank our legators for their generous legacy gifts to Malvern College or the Malvernian Society.
COME FROM AWAY COLLEGE MUSICAL
Book, Music and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein
Thursday 27 and Friday 28 November, 7pm Rogers Theatre
Border Shield
AUTUMN 2025 December
Monday 8 December
BORDER SHIELD
Malvern v Hereford Cathedral School
Rugby Match
Monday 8 December
Worcester Sixways
COLLEGE CAROL SERVICE
Wednesday 10 December, 7.30pm College Chapel
MALVERN IN MALVERN
Friday 19 December, 6.30pm Venue TBC
The annual festive drinks evening for Old Malvernians, Ellerslie Old Girls and guests.
VENUE DETAILS
Most events take place at Malvern College in the beautiful school grounds.
Malvern College, WR14 3DF
• Chapel
• Big School
• Tanna Room, Music School
• Rogers Theatre
• Gryphon Room
• St Edmund’s Hall
• Sports Hall (Malvern Active)
• St George’s Terrace
• Boarding Houses
• The Grub
Sporting events and fixtures
Court Road, WR14 3BQ
Other music and drama venues include:
• Malvern Priory, WR14 2AY
• Malvern Theatres, Grange Road, WR14 3HB
• St Leonards, Newland, WR13 5AX
The Border Shield
Worcester Sixways, WR3 8ZE
SPRING 2026
Music Makers
SPRING 2026
Friday 30 January
January
COMPOSITION LECTURE WITH AARON KING
Monday 12 January, 7pm
Tanna Room, Music School
Film composer and OM Aaron King will present life in the film industry and compositional process behind the big screen.
MUSIC MAKERS
Friday 30 January, 7pm
Tanna Room, Music School
Our traditional informal music concert with solo and chamber ensemble performances.
Jazz Night
Wednesday 11 February
SPRING 2026
February
LUNCHBOX CONCERT
Thursday 5 February, 1-1.30pm Malvern Priory
A lunchtime recital of solo and small ensemble performances in the magnificent Malvern Priory.
JAZZ NIGHT
Wednesday 11 February, 7pm
St Edmund’s
An sociable evening of jazz with professional musician Charlie Bates and his award-winning combo.
PERFORMING ARTS SHOWCASE
Thursday 26 February, 7pm
A showcase evening for Drama Scholars, Speech & Drama, Musical Theatre and Dance Pupils.
SPRING 2026 March
YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR FINAL
Wednesday 4 March, 7pm Big School
The final to determine the Malvern Young Musician of the Year.
CONCERTO CONCERT
Friday 20 March, 7pm Big School
Join the very best musicians as they perform a challenging repertoire accompanied by a professional orchestra.
SPRING CONCERT
Wednesday 11 March, 7pm Malvern Priory
COMMEMORATION
Saturday 21 March
A day of celebration as a College community, including Commemoration Service and OM Sports Matches.
Concerto Concert
Friday 20 March
KEEP IN TOUCH
To keep up-to-date with our calendar of events and to see what we’re getting up to, follow our social media channels for all the latest school news.
www.facebook.com/MalvernCollege/
Foundation Year Play
Wednesday 20 May
SUMMER 2026 May
MUSIC MAKERS
Friday 8 May, 7pm
Tanna Room, Music School
A traditional informal music concert with solo and chamber ensemble performances.
MALVERN FESTIVAL CHORUS AND MALVERN COLLEGE CHOIR C MINOR MASS
Saturday 16 May
Malvern Priory
Our joint venture between the Malvern College Choir and the Malvern Festival Chorus for a performance of Mozart C Minor Mass at the magnificent Priory.
PRIVATE PEACEFUL FOUNDATION YEAR PLAY
by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Simon Reade
Wednesday 20 May, 7pm Rogers Theatre
SUMMER 2026
June
MUSIC FOR A SUMMER’S EVENING
Monday 8 June, 7pm
A traditional informal music concert with solo and chamber ensemble performances.
PIANO MASTERCLASS
Thursday 25 June
4.30pm – Pupil Workshop
7pm – Concert – open to all Tanna Room, Music School
NO.3 REUNION
Saturday 13 June
Malvern College
For those with a connection to No.3, this is the perfect opportunity to catch up with generations of OMs who once called No.3 ‘home’.
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