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All groups will have the opportunity to perform at the Summer Celebration. This event replaces the usual Saturday morning at Fallibroome.

Date: Saturday 27th June - 1330-1700.

Venue: Parkroyal Community School, Lyon Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6QX (w3w ///giving.photo.happen)

This is the same venue as last summer and once again, we have scheduled performances in both the upstairs and downstairs halls. Please study this carefully, and make a note of the time and location of the groups you play with. If you encounter a clash of timings, then please discuss with your tutor.

Upstairs HallDownstairs Hall
13:30 – 13:45
Elementary Strings – Jayne Walker-Delargy		13:30 – 13:50
Advanced Ukeleles – Tim Sparks
13:50 – 14:10
Intermediate Strings – Sue Whitham		13:55 – 14:15
Clarinet Choir – Sally Baldwin
14:15 – 14:35
Flute Choir – Emily Revill		14:20 – 14:40
Classical Saxes – Sue Whitham
14:40 – 15:15
Beginner Groups – strings, clarinets, saxophones, guitars		14:45 – 15:05
Intermediate Wind Band – Sue Whitham
INTERVALINTERVAL
15:25 – 15:45
Advanced Strings – Nicola Bright		15:20 – 15:40
Advanced Wind Band – Sue Whitham
15:50 – 16:05
Elementary Wind Band – Emily Revill		15:45 – 16:05
Big Band – Ben Cottrell
16:10 – 16:30
Simply Saxes – Sarah Austen		16:10 – 16:30
Advanced Orchestra – Nicola Bright
16:35 – 16:55
Chamber Choir – Susan Harris		16:35 – 16:55
Synchronised Saxes – Ben Cottrell

Please do not arrive before 13:00, but be ready to play at least 10 minutes prior to the start of your allotted time so we can keep to schedule.

Please bring with you your music, your instrument(s), a music stand and if your group is scheduled to play in the Upper Hall, you may benefit from a music stand light, as some of the space is not very brightly lit.

There will be refreshments available so please bring cash/card/phone etc! (You will be reminded of this nearer the time!)

Car Parking: Very limited car parking is available at the school, so please don’t rely on obtaining a space. There are 2 nearby public car parks, both of which are Pay and Display (payable with contactless or via the Ringo app, neither accept cash):

  • Christchurch Car Park, On the junction of Great King Street & Catherine Street, SK11 6PW (w3w ///vouch.loud.lawn)
  • Churchill Way Car Park, On the junction of Great King Street and Churchill Way, SK11 6AY (w3w ///farm.much.agent)

Enjoy the remainder of this term, and here’s looking forward to a fantastic showcase of everyone's hard work this year.

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The Minguet Quartett, supported by the Goethe Institut, visited MMC on Saturday 28 February 2026 to share advice about playing chamber music. We were treated to an open rehearsal where we could observe how they worked at a passage and then listened to an informal performance of that extract. Five chamber groups then spent time with the players being coached on chamber music they had been working at.

“I really enjoyed having the Minguet Quartett with us on Saturday, It was a privilege to see how they rehearse together. Quite eye-opening and I certainly learnt a lot from them. In fact I was passing on some of the tips at Replay last night! It was also good having the chance to play in a quartet and interesting to have the coaching. Again, gave me several things to think about.”

“It was an eye opening experience to understand a professional group’s practice routine, which though repetitive can only improve their ultimate performance.”

“It was useful to hear about the metronome practice.”

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Eight Northern Chamber Orchestra musicians visited MMC on Saturday 21st February 2026 joining in the rehearsal of MMC’s orchestra. They worked at the Minuet from Beethoven’s 8th symphony which the NCO performed that evening in Macclesfield, and the first movement of Mendelssohn’s 3rd symphony. The full orchestra rehearsal was followed by sectional rehearsals, allowing members of MMC orchestra to gain top tips and advice from the NCO musicians.

“That was a thoroughly enjoyable and informative morning. It was great to have several wind players embedded in the orchestra and very helpful having Jane in the oboe section giving us tips both from technique and interpretation viewpoints. The breakout sessions afterwards were also very helpful.”

“…the ‘side by side’ approach gives the younger members of the groups more confidence to ask questions and try different approaches to playing the pieces.”

“I really enjoyed Saturdays visit from the NCO. I picked up a number of tips which will be really useful for my future playing. We also got a lot of help with some of the orchestral pieces we are studying. Both Simon and Sarah were very approachable.”

“Really enjoyed the session found the advice very valuable.”

Our collaboration with the NCO is described here.