Performers:
James Day, conductor
Mark Wilderspin, composer
Lowther School Choir
St.Osmund’s Catholic Primary School Choir
East Sheen Primary School Choir
Thomson House School Choir
St. Mary Magdalene’s Catholic Primary School Choir
St Paul’s School musicians
Programme:
A Portrait of Pepys – new composition by Mark Wilderspin
Pure imagination (from Willy Wonka)
When I grow up (from Matilda)
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (from Mary Poppins)
Oliver Medley
- Consider Yourself
- Where is Love
- I’ll do anything
- Oom pah pah [with audience participation]
- As long as he needs me
- Consider yourself reprise
Event Summary:
The Schools Concert is the culmination of a creative project with local primary schools during which the children help create a piece that they perform during the Festival. St Paul’s School are involved in workshops in the schools in advance of the school choirs all coming together for this concert.
The festival theme is celebrated, with an informative portrait of St Paul’s alumnus Samuel Pepys composed by Mark Wilderspin. Songs inspired by literature, including from Roald Dahl’s Matilda and Charles Dickens’ Oliver, bring character and collaborative fun to the concert!
