Now Hear This – World Cup Fever!

Tickets £3.00

Now Hear This with the Hallé is a unique concert specially designed to offer thousands of children on the Whole Class Ensemble Teaching programme the opportunity to play and sing with an international symphony orchestra.

This year’s theme is the World Cup in Canda, Mexico, and the USA. Passion for world class football is sweeping the globe, and what better opportunity to explore some great music?

Working with schools through the Inspire Nottinghamshire Music Hub, Now Hear This with the Hallé is a concert for Key Stage 2 children singing or learning a musical instrument at Primary Schools, Independent Schools or in Home Education. This concert presents a variety of music which enables collaboration between the world-class musicians of the Hallé and young instrumentalists at the start of their musical journey.

There will be two Come and Play pieces and two Come and Sing pieces in the concert, as well as a dance piece to get everyone moving!

You will receive free resources in advance of the concert to have fun in your music classes, make Model Music Curriculum links and prepare the pupils for the concert visit.

For more information, and to book your places, fill in booking form here and send it to george.matthews@nottinghamcity.gov.uk 

The Music, performed by The Hallé:
COPLAND – Fanfare For The Common Man
SOUSA – The Liberty Bell *
PIAZZOLLA – Libertango
GERRARD & NEVIL – We’re All In This Together †
ELGAR – Nimrod from Enigma Variations
BERNSTEIN – America and Mambo* from West Side Story
GERSHWIN – Rhapsody in Blue
ADAMS – Short Ride in a Fast Machine
ELGAR – Pomp and Circumstance No. 1
GREEN & STANLEY – Ai Caramba Samba †
SHAKIRA – Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)
Conductor Euan Shields
Presenter Ruth Rosales
*Come and Play
†Come And Sing