St Edmund's School Music Department

Brilliant, got your tickets yet?

Here’s an exclusive for a Saturday night!
The world famous Ronnie Scott’s All Stars will be at the Festival on the Hill at St Edmund’s School, Canterbury on Sunday 29 June, 3pm. ‘An Afternoon at the Movies,’ some of the most loved music from films performed by this stellar band from the worlds best jazz club! Ticket info coming soon….

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/canterbury/st-edmunds-school-theatre/275-st-edmunds-school-presents-freddy-kempf/2024-11-18/19:30/t-zzagzpd

Freddy Kempf in concert! Monday 18th November, St Edmund's Theatre, tickets now on sale. Freddy was a pupil at the school and a winner of the BBC Musician of the Year. Freddy has a cray schedule worldwide and we are so pleased he's fitting in this concert for us, an evening not to be missed...

Tickets on sale...

Think this one is going to be almost sold out before we launch it! Bootleg Beatles opening our 2025 Festival, Wednesday 25th June! Can tell you that, by very popular demand the inspirational Mark De-Lisser will be with us again on Friday 27th June!

Quite a few people asked me about tickets to see Freddy Kempf play in November - the link is now live! Monday 18th November!!
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/st-edmunds-school-canterbury

This is going to be very special! Stunning all star Big Band with the sensational Emma Smith Music performing She Sings Sinatra! Now on sale!!
Friday 20 September, 730pm St Edmund's School Canterbury Theatre!

For those of you who came to see the splendid Ray Gelato and the Giants at Festival on the Hill 2023! Ray is in town again at the Herne Bay Jazz & Swing Fest! Support live music and come and see this swinging band of the highest order, see you there!

https://thekingshall.com/event/soho-superstars-ray-gelato-the-giants/

A date for your diary if you like Big Band music, who doesn't!!

Emma Smith Music 'She Sings Sinatra' arrangements by Callum Au with an all star Big Band. The album was launched with two sell out dates at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club and you can hear this stellar line up, Friday 20th September in the Theatre at St Edmund's School, tickets now live!!

https://youtu.be/RDj0-d4GrLQ?si=uFOuEK-25EUZjgNq
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/st-edmunds-school-canterbury/275-st-edmunds-school-presents-emma-smith-she-sings-sinatra-with-big-band/e-ylevda

Beyond The Sea: Jazz Cover (Bobby Darin) Hi Darlings!When I was a little girl, all I ever wanted was to be able to sing the songs that the cool guys on my grandads record player would sing. I loved...

We were so lucky to have hosted the Pasadena Roof orchestra to open our Festival on the Hill last night. Classy, brilliant playing and such an experience for our pupils to watch musicians of the highest calibre. It's the pupils turn tonight in our sold out St Ed's Got Talent!

On Day2 a day of rehearsals then we're doing Evensong at the Cathedral 530pm and then a sold out St Ed's Got Talent in our Festival Marquee...