Young musicians between the ages of 6 and 18 from Boston Music Centre, are taking a trip to the Royal Albert Hall in London to perform an 8-minute Beyonce medley from memory, in-front of an audience of 1300. And it’s been quite a journey to get there.
Their performance in the Albert Hall is the result of a two-stage competition. The first stage being the Music for Youth regional festival, and the second stage being the National festival in Birmingham in July of this year. The musicians meet every Monday for one and a half hours and have practiced every day at home under the tutelage of Lee Hextall.
Boston High alumnus, Vanessa Hobart, will be responsible for conducting the orchestra for their final performance in the Royal Albert Hall and has implemented many changes during their journey, which have included adding dance moves and working with local schools in the area, to create a supersized choir on the back of a suggestion from judges of previous stages of the competition.
We asked a student, from the junior choir at Boston High School, how they felt about the performance, and they said, “we know all the songs and it is a good mix of songs. I’m sure it will be a great experience.”
We also spoke to Mrs Leake, the music teacher who leads the junior choir at Boston High School and she told us “to be part of a huge performance at the Royal Albert Hall which is possibly one of the best venues in the world, is an experience that we couldn’t really pass up. I think it will inspire students to do more music making because the buzz you get at the end of a performance is like nothing people will have experienced.’ She went on to tell us, “it will create an everlasting memory.”
We asked a Year 8 musician who will be playing in the Royal Albert Hall what they had found difficult in the lead up to this great achievement and they said, “I am a bit nervous for the performance but I am mostly excited, learning all of the dance moves to the piece was definitely the most difficult part, even more difficult than learning all of the music from memory”.
Boston Music Centre will be performing their Beyonce medley in the Royal Albert Hall on the 16th of November 2022, YJA will be following their journey every step of the way. Stay tuned for more.
Sophie and Zofia Yr9
Boston High School
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What a fantastic opportunity! Great article.