| Special Groups at the Festival | |||
| As well as the massed school choirs, the Festival showcases talented singers and instrumentalists who have been selected by audition. The following groups perform at the Festival: | |||
| Junior Choir |  |
A group
of approximately 100 Year 5 & 6 pupils. The Junior Choir helps
provide harmonies and parts against the massed choirs during each
performance of the Festival as well as singing a bracket of songs
by itself in the first half of each performance. » More
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| Senior Choir |  |
A group
of approximately 100 Year 7 & 8 pupils with unbroken voices. The
Senior Choir helps provide harmonies and parts against the massed
choirs during each performance of the Festival as well as singing
a bracket of songs by itself in the first half of each performance. » More details
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| Orchestra |  |
A complete
symphony orchestra composed of pupils from Year 5 - 8. The Orchestra
plays a bracket of items in the second half of each night's performance,
and accompanies the massed choirs for the final few songs each evening.
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details |
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| Concert Band |  |
A large
wind, brass and percussion group composed of pupils from Year 5 -
8. The Concert Band plays a bracket of items in the first half of
each night's performance, and usually accompanies the massed choirs
for one or two songs immediately after this. » More details |
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| Recorder Ensemble |  |
An ensemble
of descant, treble, tenor and bass recorders players in Years 5 -
8. The Recorder Ensemble plays a bracket of items in the first half
of each evening's performance. » More details |
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| An individual may participate in only one of these Special Groups. Participation requires a commitment to all the rehearsals and performances involved and therefore, before applying to participate in a Special Group, potential participants (and their parents and teachers) should read carefully and fully understand the commitments and obligations. | |||