Bridge to the community

Posted by Rachel Wadham on 3 August 2010 | 0 Comments

Tags: the Bridge Project, Bridge in the Community, Bridge Fest 2010, Ashmole Primary School, Community

As part of Bridge Fest 2010, two small groups of Year 1 and 2 students from Ashmole Primary school took part in our first community performances, taking their violins to Stockwell Good Neighbours and Vassal Elderly Peoples Project to showcase their skills...

After the short walk to Vassal, the children arrived to find the audience nice and relaxed after their weekly Tai Chi class!

The children peformed for about 10 minutes, playing pieces that they had been learning throughout the year, including Pop, Twinkle Variations, Song of the Wind, Allegro and many more.

The performances at both groups went fantastically, and the people at Stockwell Good Neighbours celebrated afterwards with a lively game of bingo!

The children really enjoyed the chance of a performance in small groups and to practice their pieces in front of an audience. The community groups were so impressed by how professional and talented the children were and said they'd love to have us back again to see how the children were progressing. One lady commented that the children were an absolute cedit to their teachers.

These performances are a fantastic way of linking the work that London Music Masters and the Bridge Project does with the local community, making important connections with people around us and hopefully working together on joint projects in the future!

Let's hope this is the first of many community performances!