Uphill Village Academy took a group of pupils to a national event called Young Voices which brings together children to sing in the largest choirs in the world.
Young Voices provides an unrivalled musical opportunity for primary school children to perform all styles of music including folk, pop, rock and classical and is designed to unify children from across the region, boost their confidence and provide lifelong memories for them.
Teachers and pupils practise dance routines and learn songs for many months before coming together to perform in one of 4 arenas across the country, in London, Sheffield, Birmingham, or Manchester.
Uphill Village Academy pupils took part in Birmingham where 6,500 children from across the country performed together.
Over the past 25 years, Young Voices has staged full-scale arena concerts with first-class production values nationwide. More than two million children have passed through its doors to sing along with legends like Tony Hadley, Beverley Knight, Joss Stone and dozens of brilliant artists. This year the children performed alongside Heather Small, violinist Anna Phoebe, the Beatbox Collective and dance group Urban Strides.
Samantha Hodder, Principal of Uphill Village Academy, said: “Young Voices is a unique experience which enables our children to perform with thousands of children from across the country. The children absolutely love attending and are always inspired by the acts they perform alongside. It is a fabulous opportunity to celebrate the importance of the arts and it is so lovely to witness the impact events like this have on the children.”
