Friday 5th June, Colston Hall, Bristol
Bristol’s iconic Colston Hall welcomes a unique special educational needs and disability youth concert for BBC Music Day on Friday 5th June. Performing with custom-built instruments using new assistive technology, the children will play alongside 80 members of Bristol Youth Choir, City of Bristol Choir and members of The British Paraorchestra, in a daytime celebration conducted by Charles Hazlewood and David Ogden.
The concert which will be broadcast live from 3 – 4pm on four local radio stations, and around the world on Radio 3 will feature original compositions by members of the Paraorchestra along with the first performance of The songs you learn by heart, a song about inclusivity and diversity in performance set to the music of Pachelbel’s Canon. There will also be a performance of True Colours, the song of the London 2012 Paralympics.