Approximately 700 pupils from the Hull secondary schools and academies will travel to London to perform in the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday 15th November as part of a Music for Youth Schools’ promenade concert.
Based on the Philip Larkin poem ‘Here’, this specially commissioned piece from composer Tom Lawrence will involve a collaboration between the Hull Music Service and the city’s secondary schools with pupils from across the city coming together to share and explore what it is that makes Hull unique.
Coming towards the culmination of Hull’s year as UK City of Culture, this piece will be the perfect opportunity to fulfil the last of the year’s four aims ‘Tell the World’. Inspired by the city’s unique landscape, the poetry of Larkin, and the diverse communities that give Hull such a strong character, the piece will be a celebration of the potential of the next generation and what they can achieve. Music is a wonderful vehicle for this and the performance will feature a vast cross section of talented young people from the city’s schools and special schools, highlighting the orchestral and brass band tradition and also featuring a large choir, percussion ensemble, jazz band and dancers. This performance will truly be a once in a lifetime opportunity for these young people to celebrate their city and show off their artistic abilities.
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