God that was a loooong day.
Yesterday Molly performed at the Royal Albert Hall with the East Riding of Yorkshire Massed Choir.
Up at 6 something. School at 7:30. She head down to London, afternoon rehearsal at the Albert, evening performance. Travels back in the dead of night and eventually gets into Pocklington at 3am. She was so very tired last night, but incredibly excited as well, packed with adrenaline at having such a great trip.
All went well and the actual concert went really well according to those who saw it. Everyone involved did spectacularly well.
But it's left all three of us absolutely exhausted. Molly had this morning off school and Louise took the day off to stay in with her. I went into work and frankly just zombied myself through the day. I'm turning in soon to try to avoid my inevitable waking up of the brain in a couple of hours. The body's just given up on me.
But we're so glad she did it. Something she'll never ever forget - 11 November 2008; the day she sang at the Royal Albert Hall
Showing posts with label School Proms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label School Proms. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Sitting and waiting, Molly's return....
Flash forward at least 7 years (I hope) and I'm sure I'll be sitting here waiting for her to walk through the door or to receive the phone call asking to be picked up from some shithole or other she's been out at. But right now, she's 9 and currently on her way back from her performance at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the Schools Proms 2008.
So I'm sat here, feeling bloody tired and a little antsy about it all. One of the parents we know is on the parents coach that was arranged and he's going to text when they get to Howden, to give us half an hour to get up to school to pick her up. God knows what she's going to be like when she gets off the coach. Completely exhausted and out on her feet? Hyper beyond belief?
But it will be lovely to have her back. The house has been very quiet tonight and although I know it's a sound I'll have to get used to in an all too short time, it's not one I look forward to and will be loving having her back to fill the house with childish and wonderful things.
So I'm sat here, feeling bloody tired and a little antsy about it all. One of the parents we know is on the parents coach that was arranged and he's going to text when they get to Howden, to give us half an hour to get up to school to pick her up. God knows what she's going to be like when she gets off the coach. Completely exhausted and out on her feet? Hyper beyond belief?
But it will be lovely to have her back. The house has been very quiet tonight and although I know it's a sound I'll have to get used to in an all too short time, it's not one I look forward to and will be loving having her back to fill the house with childish and wonderful things.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Molly's Royal Albert Hall adventure begins in 7 hours....
Molly is off early tomorrow morning to take part in the East Riding Massed School Choir at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the 2008 School Proms. This is the real thing. Last weeks performance in front of 1000 people at Bridlington Spa was just the rehearsal. Tomorrow night it's 5000 people!
We're at school to see the coach go at 7:45am and she wont be back until 3am ish on Wednesday morning. Rather a long day for a 9 year old. But it's just one of those things she shouldn't miss out on. After all, how many of us can say we've sung at the Royal Albert Hall?
Of course, not everyone has been so supportive of the project. Several local primary schools said no. Not enough education content. Too long a day. Or some other daft reason. Having an enormous road trip, travelling through the night and getting onto stage at the RAH - these are the things Molly will remember when she looks back on her school days. Not literacy, not numeracy. To deny children this sort of experience is tragic and shortsightedness beyond belief.
This is not to say that we wont be jittery as all hell tomorrow before she gets back. But everyone wish her well and think of her singing at around 9pm. She's going to be so very, very tired!
We're at school to see the coach go at 7:45am and she wont be back until 3am ish on Wednesday morning. Rather a long day for a 9 year old. But it's just one of those things she shouldn't miss out on. After all, how many of us can say we've sung at the Royal Albert Hall?
Of course, not everyone has been so supportive of the project. Several local primary schools said no. Not enough education content. Too long a day. Or some other daft reason. Having an enormous road trip, travelling through the night and getting onto stage at the RAH - these are the things Molly will remember when she looks back on her school days. Not literacy, not numeracy. To deny children this sort of experience is tragic and shortsightedness beyond belief.
This is not to say that we wont be jittery as all hell tomorrow before she gets back. But everyone wish her well and think of her singing at around 9pm. She's going to be so very, very tired!
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Molly's adventures at Bridlington Spa.....
On Tuesday night we went to Bridlington Spa to see Molly and 500 other schoolchildren take part in a big gala concert. The children are forming the East Riding Massed Choir and will travel down to London next Tuesday to take part in the School Proms at the Royal Albert Hall.
Obviously with this sort of thing there's a lot of trepidation. Will it be 2 hours of your usual school concert where you sit there and politely clap the children for playing instruments badly and singing rather weakly and often slightly out of tune, all because your own child is appearing for 1 minute and you want to see them perform.
But I'm pleased to say it was genuinely brilliant. It was organised by Woldgate College and had a couple of their choirs singing, together with one from South Hunsley School and 8 different primary schools from the area. And every single performance was excellent. A surprisingly enjoyable night was had by all.
Part of the reason the whole thing worked, a very large part actually, was the work put in by Sam Dunkley; music coordinator at Woldgate. He's young, talented, full of energy and absolutely loved by all of the children. It also seems he's a rather talented young folk-y singer/songwriter.
But next week is the real test of it all. Sadly Louise and I wont be going down, but Molly is heading off at 7:30am to get to London, rehearse in the afternoon, sing in the evening and then head back. They should get back to pocklington about 3am. Bloody long day. But she'll love it and the opportunity to perform at the Royal Albert Hall is not to be missed.
Obviously with this sort of thing there's a lot of trepidation. Will it be 2 hours of your usual school concert where you sit there and politely clap the children for playing instruments badly and singing rather weakly and often slightly out of tune, all because your own child is appearing for 1 minute and you want to see them perform.
But I'm pleased to say it was genuinely brilliant. It was organised by Woldgate College and had a couple of their choirs singing, together with one from South Hunsley School and 8 different primary schools from the area. And every single performance was excellent. A surprisingly enjoyable night was had by all.
Part of the reason the whole thing worked, a very large part actually, was the work put in by Sam Dunkley; music coordinator at Woldgate. He's young, talented, full of energy and absolutely loved by all of the children. It also seems he's a rather talented young folk-y singer/songwriter.
But next week is the real test of it all. Sadly Louise and I wont be going down, but Molly is heading off at 7:30am to get to London, rehearse in the afternoon, sing in the evening and then head back. They should get back to pocklington about 3am. Bloody long day. But she'll love it and the opportunity to perform at the Royal Albert Hall is not to be missed.
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