Pupils in St Michael’s School, Aldbourne, Brass Ensemble were joined, a few weeks ago, by some very special guests – a quintet from the British Army Band, Tidworth. Pupils enjoyed a morning workshop with the musicians before joining them to perform two afternoon concerts to the rest of the school. This included a joint performance of ‘Pastime with Good Company’.
The school ensemble is funded and supported by Aldbourne Band. It acts as a feeder group to Aldbourne’s Junior and Youth Band. The Musical Director of all three youth groups, Janet Roe, said, “The youngsters were so inspired by both the workshop and the privilege of playing with professional musicians. The quintet totally engaged with the whole school particularly with their performance of 1,000,000 Dreams from The Greatest Showman, which had the children singing along.”
The children were excited to discover that three of the army musicians also play with the Aldbourne Band so there is a good chance they might see them again performing in the village!
St Michael’s School Music Coordinator, Jane Godfrey, said, “I was so impressed by the opportunity the children received and would like to thank Janet and the band for helping St Michael’s grow another generation of music loving children.”
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