A highlight of this week was our annual Kinder Musizieren (KiMu) competition and the 1st round of Jugend Musizert (JuMu) regional competition that took place on Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th of January 2026. Over two days, more than 30 students from both Primary and Secondary School took to the stage to perform their favourite pieces. We enjoyed a wonderful variety of instruments and musical styles, ranging from classical to pop, including performances on piano, electric guitar, cello, and violin. We were also treated to many fantastic vocal performances, from Disney musical numbers to timeless pop favourites.
Well done to all our talented musicians. We were delighted to see so many confident performers and proud parents — performing in front of an audience takes great courage, and every student should be extremely proud of their achievement.
A big thank you to the parents who took the time to attend and support their children, and a special thanks to our wonderful judges: Mrs Meier, Principal of the whole school, and our music teachers Mr O’Driscoll and Mrs del Alcantara from Secondary and Primary School, who also put a lot of work in organising the event.
We now look forward to the announcement of this year’s winners, who will progress to the second round of the JuMu Competition, competing against other German schools abroad later this year at the German School of Geneva, Switzerland.
We are also excited for our KiMu Concert, taking place this Friday, 23rd January in the Primary School Assembly Hall. Our younger musicians will once again perform for their peers from Classes 2 to 6. Congratulations once again to everyone who took part — a truly inspiring celebration of music at St. Kilian’s.
“Jugend Musiziert (JuMu)” is a competition for young musicians organised by the Deutscher Musikrat in Munich, Germany. It is the biggest musical competition that motivates thousands of young non-professional musicians to achieve extraordinary standards in music. Organised over three rounds it allows students to compete in a number of categories from classical to pop and pitch their talent against that of students from various schools in Germany. Besides the competition itself young people are given the opportunity to meet and to interact with other young people and master new challenges.
