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Old Vic Launches School Choir Competition
.The Bristol Old Vic have announced a School Choir Competition, to run as part of their forthcoming brand-new production of Swallows and Amazons. School classes are invited to submit their performance of Whistle on the Wind, one of the show’s songs, by video. The winning performance will be picked by Neil Hannon, the musical’s composer, and the winning class will receive tickets to one of the performances at the Old Vic, plus a backstage tour.
If you’d like to take part, click here for more details from the Old Vic’s website, including how to request the piano arrangement of Whistle on the Wind.
You can also click here for further details about the Old Vic production, including the performance schedule and details of school group concessions.
Teachers may also be interested in the Old Vic’s Curriculum Advice, which contains suggestions on how the book and musical versions of Swallows and Amazons can be used at Key Stage 2 and above in English, History, Music and Drama.
