Schools' Concerts
Our Schools’ Concert Series for KS1 – 5 gives pupils the opportunity to experience a wide range of music, performed live and up close.
Concerts are performed by students from Trinity Laban and presented by a professional music specialist, providing an interactive journey through a range of curriculum set works and other pieces.
Book now for our next event, the Trinity Laban KS3 Concert taking place on Thursday 05 November 2026.
Upcoming Concerts
KS3 Schools’ Concert – Symphony of Secrets
Thursday 5 November 2026
Concert 1: 11:00-12:00 Concert 2: 13:00-14:00
Join us to learn the secrets of this dark, brooding symphony from the unique position of sitting inside the orchestra itself. Guided by a presenter and featuring the sublime music of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ final and mighty symphony, this is an ideal opportunity for KS3 pupils to experience a full orchestra in an engaging and dynamic way.
Find out more and apply now
GCSE & A Level Composing Day
Coming up next on Friday 8 January 2027 is our GCSE & A Level Composing Day. Visit Trinity Laban for an intensive and immersive day focusing on the composing aspects of the GCSE and A Level music syllabi.
More details on the day to be announced soon, including an opportunity for students and teachers to then attend a FREE 6pm concert by the Trinity Laban Symphony Orchestra.
Find out more and apply now
Recent Concerts
KS2 Schools’ Concert: Revealing Ravel
25 & 26 March 2026
Over 900 KS2 pupils joined us for vibrant introduction to Ravel and his colourful orchestral music, presented live with orchestra and host Rosie Bergonzi Primary pupils explored how instruments created colour and emotion in sound,listening to Le Tombeau de Couperin, and sung along to Ravel’s iconic Bolero melody, reimagined as Lonlon by Angélique Kidjo.
A Level Music Day
5 February 2026
This intensive and immersive day focused on the composing and appraising aspects of the A Level music syllabus.
In the morning session, A Level student compositions were workshopped live by TL musicians, with feedback and general advice on common themes and challenges, provided by our composition staff.
The afternoon concert featured analysis of and excerpts from:
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Poulenc – Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
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Kate Bush – Hounds of Love
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Piano music by Chopin, Brahms & Grieg (as featured in the AQA syllabus)
Music4Dance – Trinity Laban KS3 Schools’ Concert
Thursday 6 November 2025
KS3 students experienced the thrill of a live symphony orchestra, from the unique perspective of sitting inside the orchestra, and were immersed in music written for dance by Bela Bartok and Anna Clyne, composed almost 100 years apart. Guided by our specialist presenter, this concert provided an inspiring opportunity to hone students’ listening skills and deepen their understanding of musical fundamentals and contexts.
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: KS1/2 Concert
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: KS1/2 Concert
Friday 28 March 2025
Guided by our presenters, the mighty Trinity Laban Symphony Orchestra took school audiences on a whistle-stop tour of the different musical instruments and their families. Written 90 years ago, Benjamin Britten’s piece – The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra – features some of the most iconic and catchy music ever composed for orchestra! Before the concert, schools were provided with a resource pack containing lots of tips for listening and background information.
Trinity Laban A Level Music Day
Trinity Laban A Level Music Day
Friday 7 February 2025
The 2025 event featured both a morning composition workshop and afternoon concert, featuring analysis of and excerpts from:
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Scenes from Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro
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Debussy, Estampes for solo piano, and Nuages for two pianos
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A jazz combo performing music from genres between 1920s – 1960s
As part of the event we provided resources to support A Level students to write their own music to a composing brief, and get later feedback from Trinity Laban composers.
Contact us if you would like to access these resources.
A Day at the Opera: KS1/2 Concert
April 2024
Dancing dolls, cheeky children and ghost stories – Trinity Laban’s vocal students presented a schools’ performance of opera scenes with costumes and props – not to mention light-up singing trees! Presenter Omar Shahryar welcomed two busy audiences of children from Years 1 – 6, who really impressed us with their listening and singing skills and their creative interview questions for the characters.
GCSE Concert
Key Stage 4
February 2024
Trinity Laban’s students presented set works from GCSE specifications: the spellbinding ‘Samba em Preludio’ in the style of Esperanza Spalding, the energetic ‘Badinerie’ by J.S. Bach, and finally, a set of songs by Queen from our Popular Music students, including ‘Killer Queen’ and ‘We Will Rock You’. Techniques and extracts from the pieces were discussed and dissected live on stage for our Year 10 and 11 audience.
Feedback from schools
The students absolutely loved the concert! It was a really unique experience for them, and as staff we found the whole event was well planned, well supervised and in a great location. Thank you for having us – we indeed hope to be back soon!
Boxgrove Primary School
The concert was very well organised with appropriate content. It has helped our students retain information about the pieces and supported their revision.
George Abbot School
Bookings and contact
Once bookings are open, applications should be made through the link listed under each concert. Tickets are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis so book early to secure tickets for your school group.
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