On Saturday the 13th March our School performed in one of the 6 concerts at Snape Maltings Aldeburgh. We had all been practising hard and learning words to the all of the 5 songs that we sang: Summer is icumen in, Early One Morning, Loch Lommond, Scarborough Fair and On Ilkley Moor bat’at. Beforehand we had been having long rehearsals in the afternoons making sure everyone knew what they were doing. On the big day we had a 30 minute rehearsal at Snape. We were shown to our 2 dressing rooms, where we could go in the interval and before and after the show. Then we went into the concert hall where we did a run through of our performance and made a couple of minor changes.
In the evening, we were asked to arrive at Snape at around 6.15, we went to our dressing rooms and were told when we were going to perform in the show. We had been chosen to perform first after the interval. Before we knew it, it was show time! We were shown to our seats in the front of the audience and watched some of the other school perform.
When it was the interval we went back to our dressing rooms to collect our hats and instruments that we needed for the show. We then got into our three lines to go onto stage, we silently walked to the stage door where we waited anxiously, to perform our act that we had been practising for weeks.
We walked on stage half blinded by the lights and got into our places. Mrs Beal started playing her melodeon, Ella started step dancing to the beat and the recorders joined in shortly after. Then the rest of us started clapping. We then started singing and before we knew it we had sung all of our songs and the audience were clapping and cheering as we walked off the stage and returned to our seats to watched the rest of the show.
When the show was over we walked back to our dressing rooms, we got a programme each. Miss Ashberry and Mrs Mawson gave Graham Owen, Mrs Beal and Mrs Elphick gifts as a Thank You present. We went back to the auditorium to find our families and went home.
We are sure everyone enjoyed the experience.
By Hattie Hopkins and Olivia Lewis.
In the evening, we were asked to arrive at Snape at around 6.15, we went to our dressing rooms and were told when we were going to perform in the show. We had been chosen to perform first after the interval. Before we knew it, it was show time! We were shown to our seats in the front of the audience and watched some of the other school perform.
When it was the interval we went back to our dressing rooms to collect our hats and instruments that we needed for the show. We then got into our three lines to go onto stage, we silently walked to the stage door where we waited anxiously, to perform our act that we had been practising for weeks.
We walked on stage half blinded by the lights and got into our places. Mrs Beal started playing her melodeon, Ella started step dancing to the beat and the recorders joined in shortly after. Then the rest of us started clapping. We then started singing and before we knew it we had sung all of our songs and the audience were clapping and cheering as we walked off the stage and returned to our seats to watched the rest of the show.
When the show was over we walked back to our dressing rooms, we got a programme each. Miss Ashberry and Mrs Mawson gave Graham Owen, Mrs Beal and Mrs Elphick gifts as a Thank You present. We went back to the auditorium to find our families and went home.
We are sure everyone enjoyed the experience.
By Hattie Hopkins and Olivia Lewis.
see videos below showing photos and recordings of the children singing
