Friday 20 November was the Big Sing, the culmination of Friday Afternoons 2015 where a schools across the country (and further afield) sang the new songs by Nico Muhly in events both large and small. We helped a handful of these schools to stream their events live so even more could watch and take part.
Aldeburgh Music at Snape Maltings Concert Hall
We're ready for hundreds of #suffolk school pupils and our guests for tomorrow's big sing @FridayPMs #Nov20th pic.twitter.com/5yp3y6G0vD
— Aldeburgh Education (@AldeburghEd) November 19, 2015
Here at Snape we had 670 Suffolk school children come and join us in a Big Sing led by Pete Letanka and Paul Whittaker.
The following Suffolk schools took part at the event on site:
- Alde Valley Academy , Leiston
- Aldeburgh Primary School
- The Ashley School, Lowestoft
- Bacton Primary School
- Britannia Primary School, Ipswich
- East Bergholt Primary School
- Great Barton Primary School
- Halifax Primary School, Ipswich
- Handford Hall Primary School, Ipswich
- Howard Primary School, Ipswich
- Nayland Primary School
- Ringsfield and Brampton Federation
- Sir John Leman High School, Beccles
- St Gregory Primary School, Sudbury
- St Helen’s Primary School, Ipswich
- St Joseph’s RC Primary School, Bury St Edmunds
- St Matthew’s Primary School, Ipswich
- Whitehouse Primary School, Ipswich
- Wilby Primary School
The concert hall is filling up - and Paul Whittaker is looking rather fetching on the stage... #FridayPMs pic.twitter.com/geipkUfFh5
— Friday Afternoons (@FridayPMs) November 20, 2015
It was great to see so many children, and teachers having a good time and singing together!
well that was a fab way for Nayland sch youth choir to spend Friday! Lovely songs, more please! thanks @fridayPMs and @SuffolkMusicHub
— Emma Bishton (@emmabishton) November 20, 2015
Fantastic to see and hear The Big Sing at @FridayPMs #ACEsupported pic.twitter.com/VxxvMdDie0
— Adrian Cooke (@crowlink) November 20, 2015
We were also joined by Nico Muhly and Michael Morpurgo. Both took to the stage and talked to the schools about the importance of music in both of their lives.
Michael also presented Cassie White, the winner of the Britten Young Songwriter Competition 2015 with a signed professionally typeset score, and introduced four professional singers who then performed her winning entry to the hall.
Thanks to everyone who came and sang so beautifully at our Friday Afternoons big sing here at Snape today pic.twitter.com/8Qb0X0myGR
— Friday Afternoons (@FridayPMs) November 20, 2015
Watch the whole performance again below...
Elsewhere in the UK...
Saffron Hall hosted a huge event with Dominic Peckham:
#welovesinging @FridayPMs @aldeburghmusic @DominicPeckham pic.twitter.com/53UDNSAaKE
— Saffron Hall (@SaffronHallSW) November 20, 2015
We also streamed groups from around the country. To see their videos, please click here.
These groups were:
- Cornwall Music Hub
- St Mary's, Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Derbyshire Music Hub
- London Youth Choir (Hackney Outreach Project)
Our pianist Dan revving up for our @fridaypms in the city of London! pic.twitter.com/WmtAVWCjQY
— London Youth Choir (@LonYouthChoir) November 20, 2015
Other Activity
We also had activity going on further afield, with groups taking place in Croatia and Singapore. You can see other activity that happened on our interactive map. Please let us know if you had your own event, we'd love to hear from you.
Thanks to all our live stream groups @LonYouthChoir, @CMusicHUB, Derbyshire & Newcastle you've been great! #FridayPMs
— Friday Afternoons (@FridayPMs) November 20, 2015
Love the @FridayPMs projects - can't wait to carry on with ours in #leeds next year! https://t.co/PKbFIoYfwO
— Delphian Singers (@DelphianSingers) November 23, 2015
Had a fantastic big sing with some very special young voices this afternoon #rain #carrhill #ranby #elizabethan @FridayPMs @nottsmusichub
— Daniela Smith (@Danielajuve) November 20, 2015
@FridayPMs @Thewharfacademy @NMHub @EPICNorwich . Well done Young Norfolk Chorus. A Great Big Sing. Thank you to all pic.twitter.com/Vd3x36PtT8
— YNAF (@YN_AF) November 20, 2015
Future Events...
We have groups carrying on with Friday Afternoons 2015 into early next year, so keep your eyes peeled for more information about these. We are also releasing new songs for 2016... we don't stop!
Best wishes to all singing @FridayPMs today! Looking forward to our own project in March #yearlongmuhly
— Cantate (@Cantatechoir) November 20, 2015