Oak Class explore the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra with some Midnight Magic!

On Tuesday we were incredibly fortunate to be invited to take part in a concert organised by Bournemouth Symphony orchestra!

BSO's free KS2 Schools Concerts were back with another specially themed concert featuring music inspired by the night time with a sprinkling of magic!

The concert featured an exciting selection of music and took us all on a journey through the magical night. We explored the night sky, the marvellous moon and the stars through a variety of well-known and new composers such as William Grieg, Saint-Saens and Jessie Montgomery.

There was also the premiere of James Redwood’s new participatory piece, Cant’ Get To Sleep, created with schools in the local area and built-in partnership with SoundStorm. We took part in this exciting project and performed the song accompanied by the full orchestra and complete with Makaton signs and body percussion. It sounded amazing!

At the end of the concert, there was a special treat when the orchestra played the theme to the Harry Potter films - the children's faces were a picture.

It was an utterly brilliant experience and a complete joy to share it together. The best quote of the day was from one of our Year 4s: "It's like being inside music."

Just magical.