Education


The Southern Pro Musica performs an annual series of Children’s Concerts each winter. Many thousands of children have experienced exciting programmes of orchestral music in major venues in Hampshire and West Sussex.


Portsmouth Guildhall 2007


What are we planning for our 2011 concerts?

Tuesday Jan 25th 2011 - Petersfield Festival Hall 10.45 am and Portsmouth Guildhall 1.30 pm.

Wednesday Jan 26th 2011 - two performances at Southampton Central Hall at 10.45 am and 1.30 pm.

Thursday Jan 27th 2011 - Chichester Festival Theatre 10.00 am and Dorking 1.30 pm.

The programme for the 2011 concerts will be:
 

Rossini: Overture: William Tell (finale)

Willcocks: Meet the Orchestra!

Handel: Royal Fireworks Music (finale)
Giampieri: Carnival of Venice

Willcocks: Jack and the Beanstalk

Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor

Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee

Offenbach: Can Can

Willcocks: Running Order (audience song)
 
What do our audiences think of our concerts?
 
Naomi C: It was good. All of it was the best bit, but the singing was good.
Nick: It was brilliant. I liked the junk food song and the massive drums and all the different instruments.
Orla: I thought it was calm and peaceful with some loud bits which brought the performance to life. The violins were good.
Renad: The story was the best bit. The music made it better by giving it sounds.
Mariam A: I enjoyed it. The best bit was when we sang the song. The orchestra was nice - and loud.
Ritaj: The song was really nice. It made me cry with happiness.
St Winifred's School, Southampton, February 2010

"On 30th January, Year 4 set off on their trip to Petersfield to attend a concert. ...

When we went in it was astonishing to see all the instruments; there were violins, flutes, cellos, trumpets, and much much more. ...

The conductor was Jonathan Willcocks, although Maisie in Year 4 took over for part of the concert!

They introduced us to the instruments as well. My favourite piece was Tubby the Tuba and my favourite instruments were the tuba and double bass. The front cover of the programme was designed by Eshana and she won a book token. I think the concert was marvellous. I was quite sad to leave because we had so much fun. We set off for home and I thought it was the most magical musical morning ever."

Rebecca, 4W, Alton Convent School, January 2008



The programme for our 2010 concerts was:
Rossini: Overture: The Thieving Magpie
Willcocks: Meet the Orchestra!
Vivaldi: excerpt from The Four Seasons
Jessel: Parade of the Tin Soldiers
Willcocks: The Theatre Ghost
Britten: Soirees Musical - March and Tarantella
Smetana: Dance of the Comedienne
Strauss J: Thunder and Lightning Polka
Willcocks: Junk
The programme for our 2009 concerts was:
 
Suppé: Overture 'Light Cavalry'
Willcocks: Meet the Orchestra!
Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor for 2 oboes
Godfree: Aladdin (words by Roald Dahl)
Mozart: German Dances K605 no.3
Delibes: Waltz from 'Sylvia'
Strauss: Redetsky March
Willcocks: It's an Ark

The programme for the 2008 concerts was:

Strauss: Also Spracht Zarathustra
Glinka: Overture: Ruslan and Ludmilla
Willcocks: Meet the Orchestra!
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto (last movement)
Kleinsinger: Tubby the Tuba
Herold: Clog Dance
Bizet: March of the Toreadors
Wood: Hornpipe
Strauss: Tritsch Tratsch Polka
Willcocks: Old MacDonald

The programme for the 2007 concerts was:
 

Rossini: Overture: William Tell (finale section)

Willcocks: Meet the Orchestra!

Handel: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Willcocks: Jack and the Beanstalk

Elgar: The Wagon Passes (from the Nursery Suite)

Alford: The Two Imps (xylophone duo)

Leroy Anderson: Sleighride

Offenbach: Can Can

Willcocks: The Wigwam Song