Arrival and departure arrangements for the Royal Albert Hall are now available online.

Click the button below to view the information and carefully check the sections relevant to your child.

Please click below to visit the Ensemble Repertoire Guide which explains what pieces each performer will be involved with. Please note that as well as any specific pieces that your child’s ensemble may be playing your child will also be involved in the massed items which involve every performer.

All required sheet music for the concert is available at the click of a button by accessing the Ensembles Sharepoint.

Please download this letter and send it to your child’s school / headteacher, alongside a covering letter from you requesting an approved absence on Tuesday 10 March in order for your child to attend rehearsals at RAH.

The concert is in two halves, each with it’s own rehearsal arrangements.

First half: Every performer is involved (including those also involved in the second half).

Second half: The second half only involves members of MYJO, String Sinfonia, VoiceBox and Young Voices, or if your child is performing as part of the massed choir with their school.

Whilst on site at the Royal Albert Hall, students may use their phones when they are not performing or rehearsing and are welcome to take photos of the venue. However, they must not take photos in dressing rooms, and must not take or post photos of other students without permission. Please note that students bring mobile phones at their own risk and the decision for a student to bring a mobile phone is at the discretion of their parent or guardian.

The concert is in two halves, each with it’s own rehearsal arrangements.

First half: Every performer is involved (including those also involved in the second half).

Second half: The second half only involves members of MYJO, String Sinfonia, VoiceBox and Young Voices, or if your child is performing as part of the massed choir with their school.

You can use this rehearsal date finder tool to check you have all the relevant dates for your child’s ensemble. Please ensure you have ticked every ensemble that your child is involved with. Please compare the information here with the details below to make sure you have everything you need.

Important: Please refer to the arrival/departure info page for timings to follow on the 10th of March mmf.org.uk/rah26-ensembles/arrivals/

We will liaise with ensemble leaders to decide which of the 2 groups they will play with for the rehearsals and concert. It may not be possible for your child to play in both groups, due to the practicalities of moving performers around the RAH during the performance.

Correction (13/01/26): If your child is in an MMF ensemble and their school is participating in the massed primary choir, they will play with their ensemble in the 1^st half and sing with Merton Young Voices in the 2^nd half from the risers on stage, rather than with their school. This is to help ensure safe supervision amid complex backstage logistics.

Children in an instrumental ensemble as well as an MMF choir will play with their MMF instrumental ensemble in the 1^st half and sing with their choir in the 2^nd half.

Children in MYJO or String Sinfonia as well as VoiceBox in most cases should play with their ensemble in the second half. If you are not sure, please ask.

Update (13/01/26): If your child is only in Young Voices (not another MMF ensemble) and their school is participating, they will sing with their school during the concert. Your child should go to school as normal on 10 March and will be taken to RAH with their school.