Develop
skills
Moving on Up is our exciting new singing project for children,
supported by Sing Up!
Primary school choirs in and around Milton Keynes have
been creating their own, unique musical theatre pieces
with the help of talented teenage singers who took part
in the last Choir of the Year competition. All the choirs
came together to perform at our showcase day “Songs
from the Shows, Shows from the Songs” at the MK
Dons Stadium on 27 February.
The inspiration for Moving on Up was
the astounding quality of youth choirs which entered
Choir of the Year 2008. We wanted find a way to share
their talent with younger children. Groups of ‘Young
Leaders’ from three youth choirs - The Voice Squad,
Cantate and Masquerade – together with their musical
directors have been working with nine primary schools
in Buckinghamshire since September 2009 to help them
develop their singing and performance skills. Under
the expert guidance of Artistic Director and Composer
Barry Russell, the choirs were set the challenge to
get creative with well known songs, for example taking
a song from a musical and incorporating a related pop
song.
The children's choirs were also wowed by performances
given by the three youth choirs at the end of the show.
Participating youth choirs are:
 Cantate,
led by Nick Shaw
Masquerade,
led by Barry Clark
Voice
Squad Seniors, led by Birgitta Kenyon
Participating Primary Schools are:
Brookmead
School
Christ
The Sower Ecumenical Primary School
Green
Park School
Hanslope
Primary School
Middleton
Primary School
Quainton
Church of England Combined School
St.
Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
Stanton
School
Willen
Primary School
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What you
told us
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“I found it a really
enjoyable and fun experience which I felt very
privileged to be a part of. Once the children
began to relax and join in they were so enthusiastic
and it was really heart-warming to see such enthusiasm
coming from the next generation of singers. Personally,
it was one of the best things I’ve done
- passing on my experience, knowledge and love
of singing on to children who will hopefully grow
up to have the same love of it as The Voice Squad
do!”
Katherine Green, Young Leader, The Voice
Squad
“The sound of everyone singing was breathtaking
and I don’t think I’ll EVER forget
that moment in my life!
Katie, Year 6, Brookmead School
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