Young Voices 2020

Our fantastic KS2 choir traveled to Sheffield Motorpoint Arena to take part in the amazing Young Voices event. They were joined by schools from all over the area to take part in a school choir of over 5000 children! The choir rehearsed in the afternoon with the internationally acclaimed conductor, David Lawrence. We then had a long awaited break where we devoured our pack-ups and watched for the many parents arriving.  At 7pm the concert began and our children supported some amazing acts, such as Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet fame, The Shires (one of the most talked-about acts in the the home of country music) and finally Ruti – winner of the 2018 The Voice UK series.

The Young Voices choir supported all of these artists with their own songs as well as singing alone with songs such as Kusimama, Larger than Life, Shiny Happy People and the awesome Pop medley. The concert culminated with a Queen finale where all of the artists joined together with the choir to sing a medley of songs from Queen.

After a quick trip back down the M1, our tired singers were collected from school by their incredibly supportive parents. A huge thank you to those parents for allowing their children to be a part of such an amazing experience. Thanks also to those parents who were able to come along to the concert, the children were touched you were there. We are incredibly proud of our children for taking part in this concert and want to thank them for being so committed to the practice required for the songs and also for their amazing behavior during the performance last night.  Several teachers commented on the children’s good behaviour, how well they acted and enjoyed the concert.

Finally, we would all like to thank Miss Hargreaves for the time and energy she has put in to teaching the children the songs and for organising our involvement in the Young Voices event. Thanks also to the other helpers that came along to assist at the event.