Orchestral Safari - a primary proms concert for KS 2

William Aston Hall, Wrexham 23rd June 2011
Cardiff St David’s Hall 11th July 2011

Join the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera as they take you on a musical journey to some of the most spectacular continents of the world! From the plains of Africa to the vast snowy wastes of the Arctic, our expert explorer will guide you and introduce you to some of the animals who live there!

Adapted from a WNO commissioned production "Song Contest of the Birds and the Beasts" (Music: Mervyn Burtch, Words: Simon Rees) this special concert will be performed by children from local primary schools, alongside the world renowned orchestra of WNO.

Including music by Stravinsky, Debussy, Rimsky-Korsakov and Mervyn Burtch

Conductor: James Lowe
Narrator: Alistair Sill
Wrexham Choir: Children from Alexandra Community and Hafod Y Wern Primary Schools, Wrexham
Cardiff Choir: Children from Tynewydd and Cwrt Rawlin Primary Schools, Caerphilly

Tickets are £2.50 per pupil, teachers go free. Schools who book groups of 30 children or more will get a free workshop (subject to availability) and a teachers resource pack.

To book tickets for the Cardiff concert please contact St David’s Hall box office on 02920 878444.

To book tickets for the Wrexham concert please contact: Claire Cressey, WNO MAX Producer on 029 20635061.

For further information on the Cardiff concert contact Åsa Malmsten on 02920 635063 or asa.malmsten@wno.org.uk,
For further information on the Wrexham concert contact Claire Cressey on02920 635061 or claire.cressey@wno.org.uk