Musical Events
Musical Events
There is a regular series of Informal Concerts, which take place after school in the Recital Room, and which give individuals the opportunity to perform in a more relaxed setting. We also hold RGS Unplugged twice a year, where bands get to perform without the help of amplification or electricity!
There are at least two major concerts each term, either in school, at a local church or, once a year, at the Dorking Halls and the Harlequin Theatre, Redhill.
At the end of the summer term, the RGS Summer Festival gives further opportunities for performances, including An Evening With The Swing Band and Festival Evensong.
Each year one or more of our groups go on a foreign tour to extend their musical experience. Recent tours have been to Lake Garda, the Moselle Valley, Vienna and Geneva and Rome. In February 2012, the Concert Band toured in Holland, performing in The Hague and Amsterdam. In July 2013 members of RGS Singers and Polyphony will travel to New York and Washington DC.
Once every two years, the Music and Drama departments mount a musical production. In fact, the Music Department provides music for a large proportion of the plays staged at RGS. In the Autumn Term of 2005, we produced Les Miserables to enormous acclaim, and West Side Story was performed to packed houses in 2007, as was Anything Goes in 2009. The first Junior Musical was Seussical, performed in March 2011, and in December 2011 we presented The Producers.
Concerts and Events
Scroll down to see what musical events are approaching, and how you can get to see them....
UP-TO-DATE EVENTS INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE EMBEDDED CALENDAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE
‘CAROUSEL’ auditions
Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 Sept, 4.00pm
Concert Hall
See our blog for details
LUNCHTIME CONCERT
Thursday 3 Oct, 1.00pm
St. Matthew’s Church, Redhill
No tickets/booking required
COME AND SING DAY
RGS Cantata Choir
Saturday 5 Oct, 11.00 am
St. Mary’s Church, Reigate
Tickets available from Online Box Office
RGS UNPLUGGED
Thursday 17 Oct, 7.30pm
Recital Room
Tickets available from Online Box Office
INFORMAL CONCERTS
Thursday 10 Oct, 4.15pm
Thursday 14 Nov, 4.15pm
Thursday 5 Dec, 4.15pm
Recital Room
Entrance free
CHORAL RECITAL
Thursday 7 Nov, 7.00pm
St Mary’s Church
No tickets/booking required.
Retiring collection
ENSEMBLES CONCERT
Thursday 21 Nov, 7.30pm
Recital Room
Tickets available from Online Box Office
CAROUSEL
Wednesday 10 Dec, 7.30pm
Thursday 11 Dec, 2.30pm (feeder schools)
Thursday 11 Dec, 7.30pm
Friday 12 Dec, 7.30pm
Saturday 13 Dec, 2.30pm
Saturday 13 Dec, 7.30pm
Concert Hall
Tickets available from Online Box Office
CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT
Tuesday 17 Dec, 8.00pm
St. Mary’s Church, Reigate
Entrance free, no tickets required
Retiring Collection
CANTATA CHOIR CAROL CONCERT
Wednesday 18 Dec, 7.30pm
St Mark’s Church, Reigate
Tickets available from Online Box Office