Monday 27 June saw 2000 of Haringey’s young students perform in the world class Royal Albert Hall in Kensington. Two performances were held on the day, one at 3pm and the other at 7pm.
Performances included, highlights from Jurassic Park, compositions by Mos Def and Haringey’s very own James Redwood, Kate Stilitz and Jilly Harman.
Peter Desmond, Head of Music and Performing Arts Haringey said
This was a celebration of diversity and unity through the power of music. 95 young musicians from Haringey travelled to Peru in August 2015 for an intense series of music workshops and public concerts organised in partnership with Markham College, Lima. We were especially pleased to welcome the group from Markham College and Orquestando to perform with us.
Haringey Cabinet Member for Customer Services and Culture, Councillor Bernice Vanier said,
It’s fantastic that thousands of Haringey children performed at one of the most prestigious music venues in the world. The creativity, passion and diversity on display at the Haringey Schools’ Music Festival made the evening an amazing celebration of our young people.