Our annual concert returns this year, taking place on Sunday 3rd April at Stafford Gatehouse Theatre.
There will be one performance at 3.30pm and students will play in groups with teachers on stage to help and conduct.
The concert should last around 1hr 30mins in total with an interval of 20 mins and we will have a variety of musical styles, with singers, guitarists, keyboardists and pianists combined.
Child Performance Licenses
We have applied for a license exemption for the concert and most of our students will not need a performance license to take part. However, if your child has performed on more than 4 occasions during the last 6 months in productions, other than at school, a performance license is required by law. Please email admin@staffordmusicschool.co.uk if you need to apply for the license on your child’s behalf. We will also need a passport photo and copy of their passport or birth certificate, which can also be emailed to us.
Concert Tickets
Tickets will go on sale from the beginning of March and further information regarding ticket prices will follow ahead of the release date. Tickets can ONLY be purchased directly from the Gatehouse at the Box office situated at the Gatehouse or via the website www.staffordgatehousetheatre.co.uk.
All performers AGED 8 & OVER will be seated with chaperones in the theatre in a designated section throughout the concert and will not need to purchase a ticket.
Performers AGED 7 & UNDER will be seated with parents throughout the concert. You should ask for a ‘performers free ticket’ when booking at the Gatehouse Box Office. Members of staff will escort students from the audience to the backstage area to perform.
There will be a seating plan in reception and on our website before tickets go on sale. This will indicate what we feel to be the best areas to sit in the audience according to where the performers will be on stage. Please be aware that we do use two levels of risers on stage, so sitting too close to the front may hinder the view of keyboard and guitar students.
Rehearsals
Rehearsals will take place at the Music School on Sunday 6th March. Please see the timetable below. We kindly ask that students are dropped off and collected on the day of rehearsals to limit the numbers in the building. Performers on ‘I’m a Believer’, ‘Dancing Penguins’ and Students in Katies Friday 5.30pm Class will rehearse in class and ONLY need to attend the Gatehouse rehearsal on the morning of the concerts.
On the day of the concert, there will be short rehearsals between 11.00am – 2pm at the Gatehouse Theatre, to enable sound checks and to give students the opportunity to play through the songs. A timetable will be available on our website from 1st March at www.staffordmusicschool.co.uk/news. It is very important that as many students as possible attend the rehearsals, so that they feel comfortable with the venue and we can ensure the best sound quality.
Photos & Video
We will film the concert and videos will be available to purchase via a digital download as soon as possible after the concerts. If you do not wish your child to be filmed, please let us know.
We ask that there is no flash photography while the students are playing as it can disturb the performance.
Important information regarding the concert will be posted on
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Staffordmusicschool
Instagram https://instagram.com/musicstafford &
Twitter https://twitter.com/musicstafford as well as our website www.staffordmusicschool.co.uk. So please keep an eye on these pages to keep up to date.
Further information will follow in March regarding registration on the day of the concert.
We are really looking forward to seeing our students perform again at the Gatehouse Theatre. For our new students, there are a few short videos from previous concerts on our YouTube channel to give you an idea of what to expect.
If you have any queries at all, please let us know.
Many Thanks,
Laura Thatcher
Principal
Stafford Music School
Rehearsals - Sunday 6th March at Stafford Music School
9.30 Pirates
10.00 Gimme some Loving
10.30 Johnny Be Goode
11.00 Time To die
11.30 Here Comes the sun
12.00 Palladio
12.30 Blinding lights
1.00 I believe in a thing called Love
Break 1.30-2.15
2.15 Blue
2.45 What a Wonderful World
3.15 Watermelon Sugar
3.45 I'll Stand By You/Sound of the Underground
4.15 80's medley
4.45 Jacksons Medley
5.15 Cant stop the beat