KS2 Join Fairy Queen Opera Project

We have been offered the opportunity for our Key Stage 2 pupils to take part in a performance of the opera ‘The Fairy Queen: Three Wishes’ at the Wiltshire Music Centre in Bradford-on-Avon. Our pupils will join a children’s chorus of around 150 children to perform alongside the world-class baroque orchestra The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, professional opera singers, and a band of musicians from St Laurence school.

The project kicked off on 18th May when visiting musicians ran a workshop/rehearsal in school. They will visit one more time in Term 6, and on the morning of 30th June we will travel to Bradford-on-Avon for a final rehearsal and performance (all taking place within the school day).

This is a very special chance to work alongside professional musicians, improve our singing technique, explore baroque and modern music together, and experience participating in a full-scale performance. We can't wait!

Miss Howick

Update -  30th June 2026 Performance

The whole of Key Stage 2 went on a visit to Wiltshire Music Centre for a performance of the opera 'The Fairy Queen'.  The stage was filled with performers: musicians from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, students from St Laurence school band, a conductor, and 4 incredible singers, dressed in amazing costumes and performing a hilarious story! But we weren't just watching the performance: we were a big part of it! We have been practising hard in school, with our teachers and with visiting musicians, to prepare ten songs that were part of the show. The performance was amazing and it was a memorable experience to sing our hearts out as part of a huge choir. Well done to all of the pupils involved!