Contact us, application form and course dates
9 - 15th August 2026
Contact Us
Paresha – info@ncmc.org.uk; telephone: +44 (0) 208 883 7583
Celia – celia@themilners.co.uk
Paresha Amin Administrator
Booking is now open. Please click here for the BOOKING FORM.
Course dates for 2026
Sunday 9th August — Saturday 15th August 2026
Registration will take place from 12.30am on Sunday 9th August with the Course starting promptly at 2pm.
The end of Course Chamber Concerts to which all parents, relatives & friends are cordially invited will take place on Saturday morning 10.15am (parents please do not enter the hall before 10.15am) and the Final Concert will begin at 2pm followed by Tea.
Final Information for students will be emailed to students mid-July. Do please contact Paresha if you do not receive it (and do please check your spam box!)
Course Administrator: Paresha Amin
Parents attending the final day concerts
Course address
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NCMC, The Oratory School, Woodcote, Nr Reading, South Oxfordshire RG8 0PJ
For map please click here.
Assessments 14th June 2026
Assessments for the purpose of placement within quartets will take place in London on 14th June from 9.15am to 1pm in a workshop type atmosphere. Please prepare 2 contrasting pieces. There
will also be an opportunity during this session to play in a string quartet.
Where attendance in person is not possible, two contrasting excerpts by online video will be accepted. All videos to be received by 3rd June. Assessments are for the purposes of allocation of students to quartet groups.
The assessment is only for those students attending NCMC for the first time.
Bursaries and the Spoff Scholarship Fund
There are a limited number of busaries available for students of limited means who otherwise
would not be able to attend NCMC. We are grateful in particular to the Spoff Scholarship Fund
for its generosity in making funds available to enable a number of young players each year
to participate in the course. If you would like to apply for a bursary, please contact Paresha.
The fee for 2026 is £825 all inclusive. Please make your deposit payment with your application.
Fees
Cancellation policy: please note that because there are no more than 70 places available, it is possible that the course may be oversubscribed. Refunds therefore can be offered only if a cancellation is received by 31st May.
£50 reduction in the fee for siblings and those introducing a friend who is new to the course.
