Junior School Choir Competition Tuesday April 5th 2011
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approached Tuesday the 5th. April because this was the day of our first choir competition for the junior schools of Hornchurch and Upminster. Way back in December 2010 we contacted 19 schools in the area and invited them to take part in what we hoped to be an annual event. Our philosophy was that if two schools replied we would have a competition, and we could go ahead. As it turned out we needn‟t have worried because we had replies from nine schools wishing to compete and one school expressing disappointment that they could not compete this year but would like to do so in 2012!
t was with a little trepidation that we
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e went ahead, and booked Hall Mead
School hall as we needed a space large enough to accommodate over 300 children and staff.
n the day of the competition a group of club members arrived a little early at the
school, intending to assist in setting out the chairs. To our pleasant surprise we found that all was ready for us, and all we had to do was await the arrival of the children. Within a short time the first school arrived to be followed shortly after by a second. We had a competition!
y two o‟clock seven schools were seated and were raring to go, one school had
pulled out and another failed to arrive. The three adjudicators were Mrs. Katrina Kawarcinski, a local singer and head teacher, Mr. Ralph Surman-Wells, head of the arts
faculty at Hall Mead School and Rotarian Ray Hare, a fine singer in his own right and a member of our club.
choir ,and very soon it became obvious that the three judges were going to be in for a difficult time.
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he afternoon was a great success
and SVP George Larkey said that the competition had
exceeded his expectations. The schools are to be congratulated for the high standard of their choirs and the exemplary behaviour of the children. This did not escape the notice of the Rotarians present, and many complimen- tary comments were to be heard.
the assembly. Katrina had kind words and some good advice to give to every choir, but on the day the choir that was awarded the trophy was Engayne Primary School from Cranham.
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he other schools that took part were Elm Park Primary, Hylands Primary, The
James Oglethorpe Primary, Langtons Junior, St. Joseph‟s Catholic Primary and Upminster Junior School. We would like to thank them all for taking part and making such a success of our first competition. We look forward to seeing them all again next year.
hanks to all those who contributed, in any way, to the organisation and smooth
running of the event. Story & photos supplied by George Larkey 9
fter some time deliberat- ing, the judges addressed
high standard was set by the opening
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