The Young Musicians form the orchestra for all four performances of Benjamin Britten's community opera, Noye's Fludde (Noah's Flood), taking place next weekend (in case you need the dates again: Friday 12 and Saturday 13 July).
It became apparent that one of the major challenges of playing in the Tithe Barn is that there isn't sufficient lighting for instrumentalists to read the notes on the page. What a shame that the masons didn't bear this in mind 700 years ago!
Bradford Barnstorm then sought to provide a solution to enables these talented young instrumentalists to play.
Through fundraising via private donations, and grants from national trusts and foundations, as well as the support from the Town and County Council, we have been able to purchase 40 battery operated LED orchestral lights as a gift to the Wiltshire Young Musicians as part of the Barnstorm's legacy commitment to the local community.
The lights, which took six weeks in transit from China, arrived last week and are being used in rehearsals already in the final run up to the production. The groups taking part are the West Wiltshire Intermediate String Ensemble, the West Wiltshire Percussion Ensemble and recorder players and trumpeters from the West Wiltshire Concert Band and West Wiltshire Intermediate Wind Band.
After they have been used for the Noye's Fludde shows, it is hoped that the lights will be able to provide the impetus to perform in more unusual and unconventional venues. They are a resource that we hope will last for many more generations of Young Musicians coming up through the ranks, so watch out for a WYM group performing near you soon.
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(L-R) Amy Richards, Helen Suggden, Alice Evans, Juliet Gupta of the West Wiltshire Intermediate String Ensemble
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