Music Calendar Lent 2026 - The King's School Canterbury

Music Calendar

LENT TERM 2026

Weekly Rehearsal Schedule

Monday

Thursday

8.20am – 8.55am Wind and String chamber groups

1.35pm – 2.10pm King’s Chorus Acoustix

1.35pm – 2.10pm Big Band 5.00pm – 5.40pm Crypt Choir Jazz Combo 5.45pm – 6.30pm Symphony Orchestra

Tuesday 1.35pm – 2.10pm Concert Band Sinfonia

5.00pm - 5.40pm Chamber Choir Shell Music Scholars’ Enrichment 6.30pm – 8.00pm Symphony Orchestra

Friday 1.35pm – 2.10pm Sunday Service Choir 5.15pm – 5.45pm Fridays@5.15 Informal Concert

5.00pm – 5.55pm Chamber Orchestra 6b Band

Sunday

Wednesday

for Matins: 8.40am Rehearsal 9.15am Service

8.20am – 8.55am Wind and String Chamber groups 1.30pm – 2.15pm Shell/Remove Bands Activities: Chamber Music Piano accompaniment sessions Rock Band Activity 3.45pm – 5.15pm KW Band 4.30pm – 5.00pm Theory 5.45pm – 6.30pm Crypt Choir

for Evensong: 6.30pm Rehearsal 7.30pm Service

Fri 16 January 5.15pm

Fridays@5.15 | The Peter Stone Room

Tues 20 January 6.30pm

Open Soloist Competition | The Peter Stone Room

Tues 27 January 6.30pm

Concert Band | The Shirley Hall

Fri 30 January 5.15pm

Fridays@5.15 | The Peter Stone Room

Fri 6 February 5.15pm

Fridays@5.15 | The Peter Stone Room

Wed 11 February 6.30pm

Chamber Music Platform | The Shirley Hall

Fri 27 February 5.15pm

Fridays@5.15 | The Peter Stone Room

Tues 3 March 6.45pm

Chamber Choir Lenten Meditation | The Shirley Hall

Fri 6 March 5.15pm

Fridays@5.15 | The Peter Stone Room

Mon 9 March 5.30pm

Recital Prize | The Shirley Hall

Fri 20 March 7.30pm

Choral Concert: Poulenc Gloria | The Shirley Hall

Lent Term Events

Sunday Services

Sun 11 January 7.30pm

Epiphany Carol Service (Crypt Choir) | Nave

Sun 18 January 9.15am

Matins (Crypt Choir) | Nave

Sun 1 February 6.30pm

Evensong (King’s Chorus) | Quire

Sun 8 February 6.30pm

Evensong (Crypt Choir) | Quire

Sun 1 March 6.30pm

Evensong (Crypt Choir) | Quire

Sun 22 March 9.15am

Matins (Crypt Choir) | Nave

The King’s Association Chorus

The King’s Association Chorus is a new ensemble for adult singers from the School community, including staff, parents, alumni and friends.

The group will join The King’s Chorus for a performance of Poulenc’s Gloria on Friday 20 March. Enthusiasm and a love of choral music are essential, and prior experience is recommended. Five rehearsals will take place in February and March.

Rehearsals Wed 4 February 7.00 - 8.30pm The Edred Wright Music School, The King’s School Canterbury (with members of the Crypt Choir) Wed 11 February 7.00 - 8.30pm The Music School, Junior King’s School Canterbury Wed 25 February 7.00 - 8.30pm The Edred Wright Music School, The King’s School Canterbury (with members of the Crypt Choir) Wed 4 March 7.00 - 8.30pm The Music School, Junior King’s School Canterbury Wed 11 March 7.00 - 8.30pm London, venue TBC

Sounding Out

We believe that instrumental lessons should be available to all children so we launched Sounding Out, a revolutionary programme to provide lessons in orchestral instruments, without the barrier of cost, to children at all the city primary schools in Canterbury. Supported by King’s and a wide network of benefactors, our goal is simple: to break down the barriers and throw the opportunity of music to the widest catchment possible.

Our ambition is to develop a community music base at King’s that will thrive in years to come and bring participants together with King’s School pupils. On Saturday mornings in term time, the Edred Wright Music School plays host to our scheme to provide free instrumental lessons to children from Canterbury. While many schools offer excellent schemes for ensemble participation, Sounding Out puts instruments in children’s hands for the first time, seeking to reverse the decline in classical tuition amongst young people in the UK. A typical morning will include an instrumental lesson on either the violin, cello or trumpet and a group musicianship session. Pupils are loaned their own instrument to take home, and given all resources, including sheet music and a music bag.

This scheme is made possible thanks to the generous support of a wide network of music lovers, including parents of current and former King’s pupils, members of the community and charitable trusts. In order to sustain the project and develop further we need to secure future funding and would love to hear from you if you would like to help.

Contact Sounding Out: soundingout@kings-school.co.uk

Music Department Staff

Will Bersey Director of Music

Alexandra Caldon Head of Strings

Nicholas Todd Assistant Director of Music Head of Singing

Kevin Abbott Head of Wind and Brass

Greg Swinford Head of Academic Music Annalise Roy School Accompanist Academic Music Teacher Nicola Ridley Academic Music Teacher Sounding Out Coordinator

Nick Parvin Teacher i/c Music Technology Katie Marshall Music Administrator Layla Dayani Concerts and Events Administrator Charlie Stinchcombe Music Assistant

Telephone +44 (0) 1227 595556 Email music@kings-school.co.uk

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Scholarships & Bursaries Music Scholarships are awarded to outstanding musicians for 13+ and 16+ entry, and may be accompanied by bursaries up to 100%. Pre-auditions are recommended two years prior to entry to the School.