Wynstream Primary School Hosts Gabrieli Roar workshop

Wynstream Primary School in Exeter, part of Education South West, has hosted a Gabrieli Roar workshop this month for three other schools, ahead of their performance at Exeter Cathedral on the 9th of December.

Gabrieli is a choir and period instrument orchestra founded and led by Artistic Director Paul McCreesh.  They perform and record choral, vocal and instrumental repertoire from the renaissance to the present day and have cultivated an international reputation for excellence, innovation and ambition.  They offer first-class performance opportunities to young people through their education programme, Gabrieli Roar.

Pupils from Montpelier Primary School, Ide Primary School and Ermington Primary School came along to join Wynstream’s choir of 45 pupils to prepare for the concert. This initiative is supported by the Devon Music Service whose representative at the rehearsal thanked Wynstream Primary School for hosting and said that their cooperation, organisation and choral preparation of the young people was “exemplary.”

The children will be performing at ‘A Grand Georgian Christmas’, the show will be a festive exploration of English music for parish churches during the Georgian period.  It has been designed to offer the perfect platform to encourage young singers to connect with choral and classical music.  Tickets can be purchased here.

Elise Redman, Headteacher at Wynstream Primary School said:

"We are so proud of our choir and the dedication they are showing.  We know that musical education is really important for children and supports their development in many ways.  Rehearsing, working together and performing in front of an audience are all things that help build their confidence and that will help them flourish in every area of life."

Matthew Shanks, CEO of Education South West said:

“I am so pleased to hear that Wynstream Primary School played host to its neighbours for this exciting workshop.  At Education South West we strongly believe in both the power of collaboration and the importance of promoting the arts and this initiative achieves both of those things.  I wish the choir all the best with their performance next month.”