THOUSANDS of children from more than 60 Hampshire schools gave voise voices at the ‘The Giant Sing’, at the Anvil theatre in Basingstoke - making this year’s event the biggest and best so far.
Organised by Hampshire County Council’s Music Service the event comprised eight performances in early March, and was enjoyed by about 5,500 youngsters.
It included four performances of ‘Barnaby Bear’, written by Hampshire Music Service, for key stage one pupils, and four performances of ‘The Happy Prince’, a short story by Oscar Wilde, adapted into a musical by Jan Stroud, for key stage two pupils.
Councillor Peter Edgar, Hampshire County Council’s Executive Member for Education, said: “We are very proud of our music service and ‘The Giant Sing’ is another great example of the opportunities that the Service opens up to children and young people of all ages to get involved in music. Music plays an important role in a well-rounded education and it is a wonderful way to bring people together.”
Children from schools across Hampshire attended the performance at The Anvil in Basingstoke, and sang the songs they had been rehearsing since the autumn term.
Pupils from more than 10 Hampshire schools were able to perform on the stage, while many hundreds in the audience sang along.
In ‘Barnaby Bear’, two performers from Hampshire County Youth Choir joined the mascot bear on the stage for his adventure to Ireland, America, The Caribbean, Africa, China and Spain.