Wokingham Children's concert at The Hexagon
Children from schools across the Wokingham borough celebrated 60 years of music at a concert earlier this month.
Pupils from 16 Wokingham primary schools took part in the concert at The Hexagon Theatre in Reading that was the second opportunity for Wokingham schools to celebrate the tremendous achievement of 60 years of making music together. The performance took a light-hearted look at the history of Wokingham children’s concerts in the form of a This is Your Life style event that included music, song, dance and drama. Among the songs they performed were Run Rabbit Run, Summer Holiday and From a Distance.
The schools that took part in the second Hexagon Concert were: Addington; Arborfield, Newland and Barkham CE Junior; Beechwood Primary; Crazies Hill Primary; Earley St Peter’s CE Primary; Grazeley Parochial CE; Hawkedon Primary; Hillside Primary; Loddon Primary; Nine Mile Ride Primary; Radstock Primary; Rivermead Primary; South Lake Primary; St Dominic Savio; Willow Bank Junior and Woodley CE Primary.
The 400 strong choir had the thrill of performing to a capacity audience of 1,200 family, friends and guests. They had prepared for the concert in their own schools and had only four massed rehearsals before the big night.
Both this month’s concert and the earlier performance in March were produced and directed by Clive Waterman who leads the Wokingham Borough Council’s Music for All project, which seeks to provide as many opportunities for schoolchildren to perform music in public as possible.
Mr Waterman, who also conducted the concert, said: “It was a wonderful evening and really good fun for all concerned. Wokingham’s children can be very proud of their achievements. It was a great team effort that resulted in an occasion that will be remembered for many years to come by those who took part.”
Both the March and June concerts were filmed and will be made into DVDs as a keepsake for parents and children.
The Wokingham Children’s Concerts are made possible through the funding of Wokingham Borough Council and the support of local Rotary clubs. Through these performances thousands of Wokingham children continue to have the opportunity to take part in large-scale concerts in prestige venues.
Pupils from 16 Wokingham primary schools took part in the concert at The Hexagon Theatre in Reading that was the second opportunity for Wokingham schools to celebrate the tremendous achievement of 60 years of making music together. The performance took a light-hearted look at the history of Wokingham children’s concerts in the form of a This is Your Life style event that included music, song, dance and drama. Among the songs they performed were Run Rabbit Run, Summer Holiday and From a Distance.
The schools that took part in the second Hexagon Concert were: Addington; Arborfield, Newland and Barkham CE Junior; Beechwood Primary; Crazies Hill Primary; Earley St Peter’s CE Primary; Grazeley Parochial CE; Hawkedon Primary; Hillside Primary; Loddon Primary; Nine Mile Ride Primary; Radstock Primary; Rivermead Primary; South Lake Primary; St Dominic Savio; Willow Bank Junior and Woodley CE Primary.
The 400 strong choir had the thrill of performing to a capacity audience of 1,200 family, friends and guests. They had prepared for the concert in their own schools and had only four massed rehearsals before the big night.
Both this month’s concert and the earlier performance in March were produced and directed by Clive Waterman who leads the Wokingham Borough Council’s Music for All project, which seeks to provide as many opportunities for schoolchildren to perform music in public as possible.
Mr Waterman, who also conducted the concert, said: “It was a wonderful evening and really good fun for all concerned. Wokingham’s children can be very proud of their achievements. It was a great team effort that resulted in an occasion that will be remembered for many years to come by those who took part.”
Both the March and June concerts were filmed and will be made into DVDs as a keepsake for parents and children.
The Wokingham Children’s Concerts are made possible through the funding of Wokingham Borough Council and the support of local Rotary clubs. Through these performances thousands of Wokingham children continue to have the opportunity to take part in large-scale concerts in prestige venues.
Wokingham Borough Council
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