Last year, The Woodlands School were invited to take part in a singing initiative organised by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), intended to encourage more boys to take up singing. The result was the formation of the first Woodlands Boys Choir which went on to perform at Birmingham Symphony Hall last summer, in a choir that was made up of over 500 young people from The Midlands. It was a spectacular occasion and The Woodlands boys stood out with their excellent behaviour and wonderful enthusiasm. It was no surprise that they got invited back again this year for a similar concert. Our choir was mostly made up of Year 7 and 8 students, with some Year 9 boys involved. This year, on July 2nd, they went back to the Symphony Hall to sing a Rogers and Hammerstein medley entitled ‘Boys on Broadway’. Although this was a ‘pre-concert’ performance, members of the public, friends and family packed into the Grand Hall to witness another fine vocal recital that had the audience singing along in many places. The Choir Master told Mr Evans and Miss Pearce, after the show, that The Woodlands School were an example to all the other schools that took part and that the performance would simply not have been a success without The Woodlands’ participation. Well done to all involved!
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