Musical Extravaganza Involves 14 Local Schools
A spectacular performance took place at Wellington School last week.
Over 250 children from 14 schools around the region turned out for an afternoon of workshops and rehearsals, before performing a dazzling array of Junior Showstoppers to a thrilled audience of around 1000!
Background
A spectacular performance took place at Wellington School last week.
Over 250 children from 14 schools around the region turned out for an afternoon of workshops and rehearsals, before performing a dazzling array of Junior Showstoppers to a thrilled audience of around 1000!
Pupils came for rehearsals and a sing-off to find our star soloists for the performance. In the evening, hundreds of parents, grandparent, friends and relatives poured into the packed Sports Hall to hear the most phenomenal concert, complete with a professional band and two conductors!
“All the pupils had learned the songs in their schools with the help of their music teachers, and they came into school for workshops earlier in the term. When they finally came together on Friday, the sound was electrifiying – such an exciting moment,” commented Ros Shaw, from Wellington School, who masterminded the whole event. Songs included Electricity from Billy Elliot, Consider Yourself from Oliver, Little People from Les Miserables and a resounding rendition of Can you Feel the Love Tonight from The Lion King!
“Each school had auditioned a boy and girl for the solos so there was a tense and nail-biting, blind “The Voice” style sing-off for each role. The winners performed the roles in the concert that evening.”
“It was tremendously exciting to have such an array of fantastic singers from so many schools coming along – there is some serious talent around and we feel privileged to have been able to showcase some of it last week. My thanks must go to all the primary music teachers who have worked to hard with their children to make this happen” concluded Ros Shaw.
Resources
All the pupils had learned the songs in their schools with the help of their music teachers, and they came into school for workshops earlier in the term. They finally came together for an afternoon of rehearsals prior to the concert in the evening.
The professional band, staging, lighting and all resources were provided and paid for by Wellington.
All manning of the event, rehearsals and planning was done by member of the Wellington staff team.
Impact
A fantastic opportunity for over 250 children to sing as part of a massive choir. Sing-off opportunities also provided a competitive element and the winners performed in from of a huge audience.
Pupil Involvement
250 children years 4-6
Frequency
An annual event, but the first in 3 years due to Covid
