A spectacular performance took place at Wellington School last night.
Over 450 children from 19 schools around the region turned out to take part in the 12th “Come and Sing” spectacular! They arrived for an afternoon of workshops and rehearsals, before performing a dazzling array of Abba classics to a thrilled audience of over 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, the sound was electrifiying – such an exciting moment,” commented Ros Shaw, from Wellington School, who masterminded the whole event. The excitement mounted as a the huge audience bustled in and the children performed an exhilarating Abba medley. The sound was phenomenal with some tricky harmonies and timings and the live band lifted the whole event to a totally different level. Songs included Super Troupe, Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, Thank You for the Music and after a standing ovation, an encore of Waterloo!
“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. We were delighted to welcome Cora from Curry Mallet Primary School, and Henry from Plymtree CofE Primary School to sing solos to a packed audience – seriously brave!”
“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 so hard with their children to make this happen” concluded Ros Shaw.
The schools taking part were; Bolham Primary School, Cotford St Luke Primary School, Crowcombe & Stogumber Primary Schools, Culmstock Primary School, Curry Mallett CofE Primary School, East Anstey & Bishops Nympton Primary Schools, Hambridge Community Primary School, Holy Trinity CE Primary School, Kentisbeare CofE Primary School, Lyngford Park Primary School, North Petherton Primary School, Plymtree CofE Primary School, Rockwell Green CofE Primary School, Sampford Arundel Primary School, St Michael’s CofE First School, Stockland Primary School, Tatworth Primary School, Upottery Primary School, Wellington Prep School and West Monkton CofE School.