Pink ponies and heroes featured in Rotary's annual 'Let's Sing' junior choir competition
Continuing our aim of helping young people thrive, Spalding Rotary Club this week presented our annual ‘Let’s Sing’ children’s choir competition at Springfields Events & Conference Centre.
This year three choirs took part, singing two songs of their choice.
The judges were local musical experts Christine Bozwood-Davies and Zeph Churchill.
The first choir to perform were Act II, under the direction of Karl Gernert, who also accompanied them on keyboard. This was Act II’s first appearance in our ‘Let’s Sing’ competition and they made an immediate impact, singing a punchy version of Rachel Platten’s ‘Fight Song’. This was followed by ‘I’m a Believer’. The choir really set a high bar for the following acts.
Next up, was our newest choir. Holbeach Primary School choir was only formed a couple of months ago by Abbie Linder. The 11 children couldn’t match the volume of the larger choirs, but they more than made up for it with their enthusiasm. They sung ‘Count on Me’ followed by Chappell Roan’s popular ‘Pink Pony Club’.
The judges commented that it was particularly lovely to see that each child had an opportunity to sing some solo lines.
It was in keeping with the lovely atmosphere of the evening that Act II’s Karl Gernert also accompanied them on the keyboard.
The final act of the evening were last year’s winners, from St Norberts Catholic Primary School with musical director Paul Gilbert. It was clear from the opening notes that St Norberts were determined to hold on to their crown, with ‘Sing’, followed by ‘Hero is my Middle Name’.
The judges had a tough time, scoring each choir on several criteria, including their technical skills and harmonies.
After a nail-biting 15 minutes, it was announced that St Norberts had won, with particular praise for ‘Hero is my Middle Name’, which they performed as an encore.
Rotary Club President presented the winning choir with a £200 prize.
Club President Graham Dawson said ‘We love to host events that help young people thrive. The evening was a great success and we received many positive comments from parents’.
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More photos from the evening
