Hope
Academy’s first Summer Fair gave our Saturday morning “Performing Arts”
students the opportunity to show off their many talents to a wider audience.
Their performances of music dance and drama were well received by all who came
to listen.
The show
started with the guitars performing a medley of tunes including Peter Gunn and
Smoke on the Water followed by the talented solo guitar and vocalist Ethan
Cullen. Ethan is a pupil of Hope Academy and regularly performs at our end of
term concerts. He treated the receptive audience to the Oasis song “Don’t look
back in anger”.
The next
piece was by Connie Wilson on flute. Connie is a new student to Hope Academy
after beginning her Saturday morning tuition while still in St Peters Primary.
Her confident playing has recently resulted in her passing the grade three
examination of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.
The show
continued with the young actors expressively performing their silent movie with
pupils taking turns to play the damsel in distress, the evil villain and the
hero.
The senior
vocal group then took to the stage and sang Ella Henderson’s “Yours”. It was an
emotional performance with contrasts between vocal solos and beautiful
harmonies on the chorus.
The show
finished with an entertaining “Cotton Eyed Joe” dance performance involving
everybody. The audience clapped along while the students combined group moves
with each pupil taking a short solo to show off their own “moves”.
Hopefully this
will be the first of regular performances at Academy events. If you would like
to join the Saturday morning sessions please come along for a free trial and
maybe you will be performing at our next show.
