Concert Weekend Notice

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 22:51:16 GMT

29th August 2026

TO ALL PUPILS AND PARENTS

Concert Weekend Notice for Pupils & Parents of all SMMC Centres

12 September: Another combined rehearsal at George St Normal School in preparation for the concert the following day. The timings and rooms are shown at the bottom of this notice.

13 September: The annual concert takes place in the Town Hall beginning at 3pm.

19 September Classes as normal

Please note that after the Concert there is one more week of normal classes

Our Term Four starting date is Sat 17 ^th October. Mid-week classes start back in the first school week of Term 4.

ADMISSION TO CONCERT:

We invite all parents and families of performing children to attend the concert. Because the Town Hall has kindly offered to us free of charge, there is no admission fee. However, donations will be most gratefully accepted on entry to defray expenses associated with the concert.

Request:

We ask that pupils please respect the property of George St School during the rehearsal morning. It is a privilege to be able to use their classrooms and spaces. We are grateful for the co-operation and assistance of parents in the supervision of this. Also, if driving in the grounds, please give way to pedestrians and do not exceed 10kph.

SMMC Combined Rehearsal Rooms at George St Normal School, Main Block or Hall.

9:00am

Junior Symphonia – Hall (with Community Orchestra 9:30)

Symphonic Band - Room 10 (upstairs close to the hall)

Training Orchestra -) Upstairs Learning Centre (usual place)

Bathgate Park/Mosgiel Orchestra – Room 14 (upstairs facing the street)

Ukulele– Room 12 (Upstairs deck of main block)

9:45am – in the Hall

All pupils in the Hall for the Demonstration Concert Final item (“Great Gate of Kiev”). The Hall is the separate building at the back close to the main block.

10:30 – 11:00

Recorders Room 10 (Upstairs)

Flute – Room 13 (Upstairs)

Oboe & Bassoon - Room 15 (Upstairs)

Clarinet - Room 16 (Upstairs)

Saxophone – Room 17 (Upstairs)

Brass – Rooms Model 2A/2B (Downstairs)

Percussion – Stay in the Hall

Guitar – Room 11or 12 (Upstairs along deck)

Violin: Room 7(downstairs close to hall)

Cello: downstairs beside the Library

Double Bass: Room 9

11:00am

Recorder Consort – Room 14

Guitar Ensemble – Room 11/12

Singers (Room 10 top deck close to Hall)

11:15:am Let’s Make Music –Hall

SMMC Demonstration Concert:

Sunday September 13th (3pm start)

Performance arrangements for pupils:

Tidy dress is the usual expectation.
Please aim to arrive at 2:30 if you have an instrument to be tuned, and 2:45 if not.
Enter through the Harrop Street entrance where there are steps to the Town Hall corridor. Turn right to enter the “Link” where you will see many tables set up for your coats and cases. Please unpack your instruments here and wait to be shown where you are seated. Recorders and guitars can go straight to their seats near the upstairs corridors.
The toilets are off the side corridors (upstairs and downstairs).
It is good manners to remain still and quiet during an item. It is polite to applaud at the end of an item.
Before you perform, you will be escorted backstage as a group so that you can line up for entry onto the stage. You will need to do this quickly and quietly. After performing, you will be taken back to your seats.
Except for very young performers, it is expected that performers stay for the whole concert.
At the end of the concert, that is, after the massed item “The Great Gate of Kiev””, you will be able to return to the “Link” to collect your coats and cases.
It would be sensible to have a prior arrangement with your parents as to where you meet up after the concert.

We thank all pupils for their participation, and we are grateful to all parents for their assistance in making this annual concert a happy event.

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Concert Weekend Notice