BBC's Ten Pieces

Mrs Knight, Mrs Coles and fifteen VoxRoxers had an inspirational afternoon at Winchester College on Thursday, singing with the BBC singers and their conductor who had come up from London with the purpose of working with 200 young singers on the chorus of Handel’s Zadok the Priest. (One of the pieces in the BBC’s Ten Pieces film BBC's Ten Pieces )
      
The children were amazed at the power in the voices of the BBC singers and even a little amazed at what they did themselves. The conductor was very amusing but he also really stretched us. When done properly, singing can be physically quite hard work, as well as being enjoyable. So much so that Caitlin and Lyla-Rose fell asleep on the journey home! 
      “Awesome!...Really fun..The music was bouncing off the walls,” were some of the comments made by the children afterwards. Favourite moments were the funny sounds the singers made when they were showing us how Basses, Tenors, Altos and Sopranos sing. The comment I liked best was Grace’s, “I never knew I could make a sound like that”. This was what the workshop was about, stretching our abilities and making us aim higher.
  We’re now on the edge of our seats waiting to hear if the BBC will be inviting us to sing the piece at the Royal Albert Hall in July during their Ten Pieces Prom. Watch this space! 

Ruth Knight, Teacher