Schoolchildren put on a night of music at Luton's Stockwood Park Academy

Stockwood Park Academy was alive with the sound of music, as Luton children joined pupils from four local schools to put on a spectacular night of entertainment.
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Sixty children aged between five and 16 took part in the event on Thursday, November 7, in front of an audience of 200 parents, teachers, family and friends.

The line-up included choirs, groups and rock bands from the five schools which make up the Shared Learning Trust: the Linden Academy, Luton, Chalk Hills Academy, Luton, Stockwood Park Academy, Luton, Rushmere Park Academy, Leighton Buzzard and Vale Academy, of Wilbury Drive in Dunstable.

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The event was organised by the trust’s director of primary education, Bex Howe, herself a former music teacher and an accomplished violinist.

Shared Learning Trust ChoirShared Learning Trust Choir
Shared Learning Trust Choir

She said: “It was wonderful to get so many children together making music. I was delighted with the standard of music and, more importantly, with the enthusiasm from every student up on stage during the evening.”

The audience enjoyed a wide range of music, from jazz standards such as ‘Autumn Leaves’ to pop classics like ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’.

The event culminated in a spectacular rendition of ‘We Are The World’ involving all of the children together.

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Ms Howe added: “This was our first Trust Music Show, but I’ve a feeling it might become a regular fixture in our calendar as it was so well received. There was so much talent on show - well done to everyone involved!”

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