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Date: 28 March 2009 22:48:55
Three hundred children assembled in Cowes Yacht Haven, a massive venue, in front of a packed audience. The entire massed bands and choir of the County Music Centre all performing in one single concert in celebration of the Music Centre's 30th anniversary. Each band and orchestra and choir performed a couple of pieces of their own, the Smudgelet singing with the choir and playing his tuba in the Foundation Wind Band; a totally new composition was played by the Youth Wind Band and conducted by the composer - a really amazing piece of music; and as the most incredibly and moving finale (apart from one short bit that moved me to grimace as the violins were somewhat out of time for a couple of bars!), the entire Music Centre played the 1812 Overture - complete with pyrotechnics! - with every single child having a part to play. I had a lump in my throat and they got a well deserved standing ovation.
Got it all to hear again tomorrow.