We started with a vocal arrangement of Barber’s Adagio bursting into O Fortuna from Carmina Burana. This was certainly a surprise and the faces of the audience showed rapt interest from then on. We sang the first two movements of Vivaldi’s Gloria followed by Bach’s Lobet Den Herrn. The audience joined in with Jerusalem and then we had a bright, funny and somewhat disturbing rendition of Poisoning Pigeons in the park.
Ave Maria by Jenkins was followed by a setting of Pi to 100 places which Daniel wrote. Sarah Carley then stunned the audience with She Used to be Mine (available on You Tube as her husband filmed it from his mobile phone whilst holding a sleeping child!). Mozart’s Ave Verum and Dies Irae, Jenkins Laudamus Te and a rousing rendition of The Rhythm of Life (complete with audience participation) led to the audience and choir combining to sing Thine Be the Glory with a descant written by Daniel.
Absolute con
My child went on this course and learn absolutely nothing, my daughter told me there were children on the course that had attended more than twice and were repeating the course. They fed the children some cheap pasta and we paid more than 300 pounds for babysitting. I want a refund because my child does not know how to pass the music theory as they promised. I would like to add my daughter has been offered places at St Pauls girls, Wycombe Abbey and Lady Eleanor Holles in September - she is not a stupid child. Maryam passed her 11 plus with flying colours and is a grade 6 pianist. They charge you for papers and to mark them aswell. Initially they stated it is 5 pounds a paper for marking then changed the price to 10 pounds. Very unhappy and feel scammed.
