Music For Youth: Inclusive Music Festival

Today I accompanied Stratford Girls' Grammar School Chamber Choir to Music For Youth's regional festival in Birmingham. The theme of this regional was inclusivity and highlighting the joy of music-making.

Stratford girls performed 3 songs within these themes:

‘Can You Hear Me?’ - Bob Chilcott

‘Sing Gently’ – Eric Whitacre

‘Sing’ – Pentatonix

They received amazing feedback, which particularly praised their strong diction, dynamics, and phrasing. Specific quotes from the music mentors (aka the judges!): ‘A powerhouse choir’, ‘blisteringly accurate’, ‘beautiful’, ‘incredible’, ‘what a sound’.

The word of the day was ‘positivity’. We all enjoyed performances by:

Lily B & Ashleigh (supported by the Amber Trust)

Solihull Music

Chapman Shum

Rubix Cube (rock band)

I think Rubix Cube, in particular, have a new fan club in the Stratford Girls' choir, who particularly loved their performances of “Pink Pony Club” and “Defying Gravity.”

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