Sedbergh Orchestra visit Primary School

Playing at Sedbergh Primary School A happy and enjoyable afternoon was held this week at Sedbergh Primary School, where Sedbergh Orchestra played some of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite to the children of Dent Primary School, Sedbergh Primary and Rylands Primary School from Lancaster.

Roland Fudge, the conductor, introduced the Orchestra and gave the children a talk on the instruments. A member of each section of the orchestra introduced and demonstrated their own instrument.

The Pepperpot Music Makers played their flutes and recorders with Roland & Elizabeth Gruar. The Adult recorder group played followed by a clarinet group from the Lancaster school. The afternoon was rounded off with a violin duet played by a pupil from Dent with her teacher Roland and the full Orchestra playing the Waltz from the Nutcracker.

Comments from some of the children afterwards:

“Awesome”, “Very musical”, “Really ace afternoon” and from a parent or teacher “I never realised they [the orchestra] were so good”

The players enjoyed it too!

Sheila Blackwell