INTERMEDIATE STRINGS - 6-8 pm - Directed by Krisztina Gyura with Sue Kang
SENIOR STRINGS - 7-9 pm - Directed by Aessi Gunawardhana with Anna Sazonova
CONCERT BAND- 6-8 pm - Directed by Ellie McMurray with Ross Learmonth & Kit Bancroft
Head of Evening Centre: Aessi Gunawardhana
If you have any queries please contact your ensemble leader by email
or the BMS office: ensembles@brentmusicservice.com Tel: 020 8204 8096
Emergency contact number on Monday Evenings: 07860342704 (please note this updated number)
We are looking for parent volunteers for our Evening Centre!
Please get in touch with us if you can help out.
Autumn 2025 - Rehearsal Dates
Monday 29th September
Monday 6th October
Monday 13th October
Monday 20th October
(Half-term: NO REHEARSAL 27th October)
Monday 3rd November
Monday 10th November
Monday 17th November
Monday 24th November
Monday 1st November
Monday 8th November (end of term performance tbc)
It is important that your child's ensemble leader knows who is collecting them at the end of the evening, or if you authorise them to travel home alone. Please communicate these details by email.
If a parent/carer will collect the child after rehearsal, we need no other authorisation or instruction from you.
If you authorise your child to make their own way home after rehearsal, please email this statement to your child's ensemble leader: - I hereby authorise <Name of Child> to make their own way home after BMS rehearsals.
If you want to authorise another person to collect your child (including a young person aged over 10 but under 18), please email the following details:
Name of Child:
Ensemble:
Name of person collecting child:
Relationship:
Telephone Number:
Known to the child as:
If your child will be absent please let us know by email so we know not to expect them. Emailing your child’s ensemble leader is best, but on the night, you can text the centre emergency number - 07860342704 (please note the updated number)
If your child is absent and you don’t inform us, or if your child misses a number of rehearsals, they could lose their place in the ensemble or not be permitted to perform in the next concert.
We expect all children to attend and perform in concerts as musical decisions are made based on the members of the group, and balance of parts. If for any reason you know that your child will be unable to perform in the next concert, you must inform the ensemble leader in plenty of time.
All young people in BMS Ensembles must agree to abide by the code of conduct. This document was written by some of our senior ensemble members.
Please click below if you are interested in learning more about BRENT YOUTH CONCERT POPS ORCHESTRA (for Grade 5+ players):