| Main Performers | St Clement Danes School dancers,
Longdean School dancers,
Clare Baker,
Rosie Hostler,
Lorna Thompson (winner of the Hertfordshire Songwriter competition) - vocals
Ian McMillan - narrator,
Peter Martin,
Maximilian Lawrie,
Francesca Wolfin - actors |
| Orchestra or Band | Freman College Rock Band,
Watford Grammar School for Girls Big Band,
Hertfordshire Schools' Symphony Orchestra |
| Choirs | Priory School Choir,
Hertfordshire County Youth Choir,
Massed Hertfordshire Primary and Secondary School Choirs |
| Conductors | Rufus Frowde (Artistic Director) |
| Set List | 'The Saint', Astley, arr. J Day (St. Clement Danes School dancers),
'Reach', S Club 7, arr. J Day (Clare Baker, Rosie Hostler, St Clement Danes School dancers),
'Rewrite the Stars', Pasek, Paul, arr. R Emerson (Priory School Choir),
'Splanky', N Hefti, arr. R Phillippe (Watford Grammar School for Girls Big Band),
'Talk To Me', L Thompson (Lorna Thompson),
'I Am Alban', A Dudley, I McMillan (Ian McMillan, Peter Martin, Maximilian Lawrie, Francesca Wolfin),
'Pack Up', E Doolittle (Freman College Rock Band),
'A Sky Full of Stars', Coldplay, arr. D Basford (Longdean School dancers) |
| Performance Notes | The 2020 Hertfordshire Schools Gala celebrates the music making in primary and secondary schools across Hertfordshire.
Highlights include a new commission I am Alban by UK composer Anne Dudley, based on the story of Saint Alban with lyrics by Ian McMillan, as well as arrangements of Reach (S Club 7), Happy (Pharrell Williams) and Coldplays A Sky Full of Stars.
The massed Primary and Secondary Choirs alongside the County Youth Choir will be supported by the Hertfordshire Schools Symphony Orchestra, and there will be additional performances by instrumental and dance groups from their secondary schools. Performances by Hertfordshire young songwriters will feature in the afternoon and evening concerts respectively; Finding My Way, written by Matt Debnam and Charlotte Nairne, and Talk to Me, written by Lorna Thompson. |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/2020/5) |