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It's the moment you've been waiting for - | 0:00:02 | 0:00:03 | |
the School Choir of the Year competition. The tenth! | 0:00:03 | 0:00:06 | |
A fantastic number of schools entered the competition | 0:00:06 | 0:00:08 | |
and today, six of the very best junior school choirs have come | 0:00:08 | 0:00:12 | |
to the Lowry Theatre in Salford, right opposite the home of BBC North | 0:00:12 | 0:00:16 | |
to sing to win a place in the final. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:18 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:00:23 | 0:00:25 | |
Welcome to the Lowry Theatre | 0:00:25 | 0:00:26 | |
for this first semi-final of the 2012 competition. | 0:00:26 | 0:00:29 | |
These six junior school choirs are about to go head to head, | 0:00:29 | 0:00:33 | |
singing with heart and soul, | 0:00:33 | 0:00:35 | |
because only three of them can go through to the final in two weeks. | 0:00:35 | 0:00:38 | |
Which choirs will it be? | 0:00:38 | 0:00:40 | |
We have, from Yorkshire, St Martin's Ampleforth! | 0:00:40 | 0:00:44 | |
From Hertfordshire, Heath Mount School! | 0:00:46 | 0:00:49 | |
From Derry in Northern Ireland, it's St Patrick's Primary School! | 0:00:50 | 0:00:54 | |
From Cambridgeshire, Gamlingay Village College! | 0:00:55 | 0:00:58 | |
From Croydon, Coloma Convent Girls' School! | 0:01:00 | 0:01:04 | |
And from Huddersfield, Lindley Junior School! | 0:01:04 | 0:01:08 | |
I think they've brought along a few supporters! | 0:01:11 | 0:01:14 | |
Before our choirs show off their choral skills in competition, | 0:01:14 | 0:01:17 | |
here's your chance to sing along with our audience in the theatre. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:21 | |
You'll know this hymn, I'm sure, and it should get things going. | 0:01:21 | 0:01:24 | |
It's Give Me Joy In My Heart. | 0:01:24 | 0:01:26 | |
You're all in very, very fine voice. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:11 | |
Well done. Especially you, you'll be pleased to hear, | 0:03:11 | 0:03:13 | |
But it's not me the choirs have to impress | 0:03:13 | 0:03:17 | |
if they're going to progress beyond the semifinal. It's our judges. | 0:03:17 | 0:03:21 | |
First, a vocal coach who has worked with some of the biggest names | 0:03:21 | 0:03:23 | |
in the music industry - Will Young and Take That, to name just two. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:26 | |
It is, of course, David Grant. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:29 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:03:29 | 0:03:31 | |
Our next judge couldn't be better qualified for the job - | 0:03:36 | 0:03:38 | |
she's lived, breathed and created choirs | 0:03:38 | 0:03:41 | |
and has a world-renowned reputation | 0:03:41 | 0:03:43 | |
as a conductor and choral director. It is Suzi Digby. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:46 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:03:46 | 0:03:47 | |
And finally, ladies and gentlemen, | 0:03:53 | 0:03:55 | |
it's a local boy who knows a thing or two about singing. | 0:03:55 | 0:03:58 | |
He's performed to royalty, presidents and even the Pope. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:00 | |
Please welcome the people's tenor, Russell Watson. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:03 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:04:03 | 0:04:05 | |
David, what are you looking for? | 0:04:08 | 0:04:10 | |
We're going to be looking for excellence, energy, | 0:04:10 | 0:04:13 | |
connection with the text, | 0:04:13 | 0:04:14 | |
a choir that lives and breathes | 0:04:14 | 0:04:16 | |
what they're singing, that are really tight, really together, | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
really accurate and that make us feel tingles. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:22 | |
Suzi? | 0:04:22 | 0:04:24 | |
For me, all the technical stuff needs to be in place, | 0:04:24 | 0:04:27 | |
but most important is the integrity | 0:04:27 | 0:04:28 | |
of the interpretation of the text. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:31 | |
-Russell? -I want those lovely little faces to make me smile. | 0:04:31 | 0:04:35 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:04:35 | 0:04:37 | |
I'll try my hardest, Russell! | 0:04:37 | 0:04:39 | |
OK, choirs, now you know. Thank you, judges. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:43 | |
Here's where the competition truly starts. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:45 | |
Each of our six choirs will sing their choice of hymn. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:48 | |
Based on that performance alone, | 0:04:48 | 0:04:50 | |
the judges will select three choirs to go into the final. | 0:04:50 | 0:04:53 | |
Going first, a choir who made the final three last year. | 0:04:53 | 0:04:55 | |
Will they go one better? It's Heath Mount School from Hertfordshire. | 0:04:55 | 0:05:00 | |
# Dance, then, whenever you may be | 0:05:01 | 0:05:03 | |
# I am the Lord of the dance, said he...# | 0:05:03 | 0:05:05 | |
The whole competition is something they've really looked forward to. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:09 | |
All the way from September, they said, | 0:05:09 | 0:05:11 | |
"Are we going to be doing the BBC again?" | 0:05:11 | 0:05:13 | |
I never tell them. I secretly recorded them and then sent it off. | 0:05:15 | 0:05:19 | |
Very pleased that we've got through once again. | 0:05:20 | 0:05:23 | |
Much better! | 0:05:23 | 0:05:25 | |
That has to happen every time. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:27 | |
I was really excited when we got through to the semi-finals | 0:05:27 | 0:05:30 | |
because we've been in it before. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:33 | |
This time, it'll be really nice to win | 0:05:33 | 0:05:36 | |
and hopefully, that will really make Mr O'Brien really happy. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
We're really glad to be here. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:42 | |
All very excited, although we're nervous at the same time. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:46 | |
The soloists are quite worried, but I think they'll do really well anyway | 0:05:46 | 0:05:49 | |
because they're really good singers. | 0:05:49 | 0:05:51 | |
# I danced in the morning when the world was begun | 0:06:17 | 0:06:24 | |
# And I danced to the moon and the stars and the sun | 0:06:24 | 0:06:29 | |
# I came down from heaven and I danced on the Earth | 0:06:29 | 0:06:35 | |
# At Bethlehem, I had my birth | 0:06:36 | 0:06:41 | |
# I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee | 0:06:44 | 0:06:48 | |
# But they would not dance and they would not follow me | 0:06:48 | 0:06:50 | |
# I danced for the fishermen For James and John | 0:06:50 | 0:06:53 | |
# They came with me and the dance went on | 0:06:53 | 0:06:57 | |
# Dance, then, wherever you may be | 0:06:57 | 0:07:00 | |
# I am the lord of the dance, said he | 0:07:00 | 0:07:03 | |
# And I'll lead you all wherever you may be | 0:07:03 | 0:07:06 | |
# And I'll lead you all in the dance, said he | 0:07:06 | 0:07:10 | |
# I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame | 0:07:14 | 0:07:17 | |
# The holy people said it was a shame | 0:07:17 | 0:07:20 | |
# They whipped and they stripped and they hung me on high | 0:07:20 | 0:07:23 | |
# And left me there on the cross to die | 0:07:23 | 0:07:27 | |
# Dance, then, wherever you may be | 0:07:27 | 0:07:30 | |
# I am the lord of the dance, said he | 0:07:30 | 0:07:32 | |
# And I'll lead you all wherever you may be | 0:07:32 | 0:07:35 | |
# And I'll lead you all in the dance, said he | 0:07:35 | 0:07:38 | |
# I danced on the Friday when the sky turned black | 0:07:43 | 0:07:46 | |
# It's hard to dance with the devil on your back | 0:07:49 | 0:07:53 | |
# They buried my body and they thought I'd gone | 0:07:55 | 0:07:59 | |
# But I am the dance and I still go on | 0:08:01 | 0:08:07 | |
# They cut me down and I leapt up high | 0:08:08 | 0:08:11 | |
# I am the life that will never, never die | 0:08:11 | 0:08:14 | |
# I'll live in you if you'll live in me | 0:08:14 | 0:08:17 | |
# I am the lord of the dance, said he | 0:08:17 | 0:08:21 | |
# Dance, then, wherever you may be | 0:08:21 | 0:08:25 | |
# I am the lord of the dance, said he | 0:08:25 | 0:08:27 | |
# And I'll lead you all wherever you may be | 0:08:27 | 0:08:30 | |
# And I'll lead you all in the dance, said he | 0:08:30 | 0:08:34 | |
# Dance, then, wherever you may be | 0:08:34 | 0:08:36 | |
# I am the lord of the dance, said he | 0:08:36 | 0:08:39 | |
# And I'll lead you all wherever you may be | 0:08:39 | 0:08:42 | |
# And I'll lead you all in the dance, said he | 0:08:42 | 0:08:47 | |
# I am the lord of the dance | 0:08:50 | 0:08:53 | |
# Said he | 0:08:53 | 0:09:00 | |
# Lord of the dance! # | 0:09:00 | 0:09:02 | |
Heath Mount School, ladies and gentlemen! | 0:09:07 | 0:09:09 | |
David, never easy opening a competition like this. | 0:09:13 | 0:09:16 | |
They did rather well, didn't they? | 0:09:16 | 0:09:18 | |
They did really well. I think that when you start, | 0:09:18 | 0:09:21 | |
particularly if you're starting with a solo in a competition such as this, | 0:09:21 | 0:09:24 | |
it's nerve wracking. | 0:09:24 | 0:09:26 | |
And even though I could hear the nerves in the first soloist's voice, | 0:09:26 | 0:09:29 | |
I think she worked through them really well. | 0:09:29 | 0:09:31 | |
I also felt that when the ensemble came in, | 0:09:31 | 0:09:34 | |
there was a real uniformity of sound. A lot of people will think that | 0:09:34 | 0:09:37 | |
if you're not doing harmonies, it makes it easy, it's simple. | 0:09:37 | 0:09:40 | |
But actually, if you're getting it wrong, it will be exposed. | 0:09:40 | 0:09:44 | |
All that remains to be seen | 0:09:44 | 0:09:47 | |
is whether the others that come on can match that. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:50 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:09:50 | 0:09:53 | |
Susie, what are your first impressions? | 0:09:53 | 0:09:56 | |
A couple of tiny technical things. | 0:09:56 | 0:09:58 | |
The last note of each phrase - and this is often a place | 0:09:58 | 0:10:02 | |
where choirs can just compromise their tuning a bit - | 0:10:02 | 0:10:05 | |
you just need to work on that. | 0:10:05 | 0:10:08 | |
When you got very loud, the two-part chord at the end, just refine that, | 0:10:08 | 0:10:13 | |
-keep making that clearer. -Russell? | 0:10:13 | 0:10:15 | |
-They're an experienced choir, did that come across? -Very much so. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
I've got to say, this year, I can see a vast improvement. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:22 | |
I think your performance, as we say in Salford, was absolutely smashing. | 0:10:22 | 0:10:28 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:10:28 | 0:10:31 | |
Thank you, Heath Mount School! | 0:10:32 | 0:10:34 | |
You've rehearsed for months and when you get there, it's one performance | 0:10:37 | 0:10:41 | |
and you have to get it right, otherwise you won't get through. | 0:10:41 | 0:10:45 | |
Looking at the judges' comments, I really think we have done enough. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:48 | |
I was worried they were going to say we were really bad! | 0:10:48 | 0:10:51 | |
I think I was more nervous than the children. | 0:10:51 | 0:10:53 | |
I was desperate not to show it, but I think they've worked it out. | 0:10:53 | 0:10:56 | |
Four years ago, our next school won this competition. | 0:10:56 | 0:10:59 | |
Now in the first year they've become eligible to enter again, | 0:10:59 | 0:11:01 | |
they're back for more. It's Lindley Junior School from Huddersfield. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:06 | |
# All things bright and beautiful... # | 0:11:09 | 0:11:12 | |
As part of our repertoire, we have the John Rutter version | 0:11:12 | 0:11:15 | |
of All Things Bright And Beautiful. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:18 | |
I thought it would be quite a nice challenge for the choir to do, | 0:11:18 | 0:11:21 | |
as well as being the most beautiful piece. | 0:11:21 | 0:11:23 | |
Mrs North gives us lots of challenging songs, which is good, | 0:11:25 | 0:11:29 | |
because if you sing a challenging song well, | 0:11:29 | 0:11:33 | |
then it sounds really good. And she's also a really lovely person. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:37 | |
I'm still not hit in the face by this wall of beautiful sound. | 0:11:37 | 0:11:41 | |
We still have a few months | 0:11:41 | 0:11:43 | |
to get ready for the competition at the Lowry, and we'll be ready. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:46 | |
We're all really excited to be on TV. | 0:11:48 | 0:11:51 | |
I'm a little bit nervous, but once I get on stage, I'll be fine. | 0:11:51 | 0:11:54 | |
It's great to get to a standard | 0:11:54 | 0:11:56 | |
where we can be on a national stage. Terrific. | 0:11:56 | 0:11:59 | |
# All things bright and beautiful | 0:12:10 | 0:12:13 | |
# All creatures great and small | 0:12:13 | 0:12:17 | |
# All things wise and wonderful | 0:12:17 | 0:12:20 | |
# The Lord God made them all | 0:12:20 | 0:12:23 | |
# Each little flower that opens | 0:12:23 | 0:12:27 | |
# Each little bird that sings | 0:12:27 | 0:12:30 | |
# He made their glowing colours | 0:12:30 | 0:12:33 | |
# He made their tiny wings | 0:12:33 | 0:12:37 | |
# All things bright and beautiful | 0:12:37 | 0:12:41 | |
# All creatures great and small | 0:12:41 | 0:12:44 | |
# All things wise and wonderful | 0:12:44 | 0:12:47 | |
# The Lord God made them all | 0:12:47 | 0:12:54 | |
# The purple-headed mountain | 0:12:54 | 0:12:58 | |
# The river running by | 0:12:58 | 0:13:01 | |
# The sunset and the morning | 0:13:01 | 0:13:05 | |
# That brightens up the sky | 0:13:05 | 0:13:08 | |
# The cold wind in the winter | 0:13:08 | 0:13:12 | |
# The pleasant summer sun | 0:13:12 | 0:13:15 | |
# The ripe fruits in the garden | 0:13:15 | 0:13:18 | |
# He made them, every one | 0:13:18 | 0:13:22 | |
# All things bright and beautiful | 0:13:22 | 0:13:26 | |
# All creatures great and small | 0:13:26 | 0:13:29 | |
# All things wise and wonderful | 0:13:29 | 0:13:33 | |
# The Lord God made them all | 0:13:33 | 0:13:36 | |
# He gave us eyes to see them | 0:13:36 | 0:13:40 | |
# And lips that we might tell | 0:13:40 | 0:13:43 | |
# How great is God Almighty | 0:13:43 | 0:13:47 | |
# Who has made all things well | 0:13:47 | 0:13:50 | |
# All things bright and beautiful | 0:13:50 | 0:13:54 | |
# All creatures great and small | 0:13:54 | 0:13:57 | |
# All things wise and wonderful | 0:13:57 | 0:14:01 | |
# The Lord God made them all. # | 0:14:04 | 0:14:14 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:14:21 | 0:14:24 | |
Lindley Junior School, everybody! | 0:14:24 | 0:14:27 | |
Suzi, the choir already has a trophy back in the cabinet in Huddersfield. | 0:14:30 | 0:14:34 | |
Are they in line for another one? | 0:14:34 | 0:14:36 | |
I'm not surprised. What fantastic commitment. | 0:14:36 | 0:14:39 | |
Each word was painted. | 0:14:39 | 0:14:41 | |
Physically, as well as aurally. It was really wonderful. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:44 | |
The only thing I would say is with your phrasing, | 0:14:44 | 0:14:47 | |
make sure that it's not leaky and that you get single lines, | 0:14:47 | 0:14:50 | |
so that you can actually hear a whole line of text. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:54 | |
But it was marvellous. Thank you. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:56 | |
Nothing worse than leaky phrasing, ladies and gentlemen. | 0:14:56 | 0:15:00 | |
-Russell, was it bright and beautiful for you? -Yeah, it was. | 0:15:00 | 0:15:03 | |
It was happy, joyous, open-mouthed singing | 0:15:03 | 0:15:06 | |
and it made me feel good. It made me feel happy. | 0:15:06 | 0:15:08 | |
I liked your smiling faces. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:10 | |
What about you, David? | 0:15:10 | 0:15:13 | |
Yeah, I thought it was excellent. | 0:15:13 | 0:15:15 | |
If there's one single critique I have, it was that... | 0:15:15 | 0:15:18 | |
right at the very end, that very last harmony, | 0:15:18 | 0:15:20 | |
the harmony finished before the melody had finished. | 0:15:20 | 0:15:23 | |
It was almost like, some singers were, "Ah! We've got to the end now!" | 0:15:23 | 0:15:27 | |
If you go onto the next phase, sing right the way from the first note | 0:15:27 | 0:15:31 | |
to the very end of the last note. | 0:15:31 | 0:15:33 | |
Thank you very much, judges, and thank you, Lindley Junior School. | 0:15:33 | 0:15:36 | |
I really enjoyed it. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:42 | |
It wasn't nerve wracking, because we're Lindley Junior School Choir - | 0:15:42 | 0:15:45 | |
we're never nervous. | 0:15:45 | 0:15:46 | |
The support we got was tremendous. I could feel it | 0:15:46 | 0:15:48 | |
and I could hear it loud and clear. Thanks to all our supporters. | 0:15:48 | 0:15:51 | |
For our next choir, it's their debut performance | 0:15:54 | 0:15:56 | |
at the School Choir Of The Year competition. | 0:15:56 | 0:15:59 | |
It's St Martin's Ampleforth in Yorkshire. | 0:15:59 | 0:16:01 | |
# The Lord is my Shepherd... # | 0:16:05 | 0:16:08 | |
It makes me feel quite proud to be part of this, such a good choir, | 0:16:08 | 0:16:13 | |
and to hear such beautiful voices. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:16 | |
# ..In green pastures... # | 0:16:16 | 0:16:19 | |
They are really joyous words, they're praising the Lord, so we should be happy too. | 0:16:19 | 0:16:22 | |
The fact that it's Songs Of Praise means a lot to us | 0:16:25 | 0:16:28 | |
because it's very much a part of what we believe. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:31 | |
St Augustine said whoever sings well prays twice. | 0:16:31 | 0:16:36 | |
We had snow in North Yorkshire, | 0:16:37 | 0:16:40 | |
but we made it along the motorway | 0:16:40 | 0:16:41 | |
and we're really pleased to be here as well. | 0:16:41 | 0:16:44 | |
I think Mr Conyngham is a bit stressed out, | 0:16:44 | 0:16:47 | |
but he's tried so hard to get us here and he's really excited, | 0:16:47 | 0:16:50 | |
just like all of us. | 0:16:50 | 0:16:52 | |
To be honest with you, I'd be very happy to get through to the final. | 0:16:53 | 0:16:58 | |
Very happy. But more than that, I'm not prepared to say! | 0:16:58 | 0:17:02 | |
# The Lord is my shepherd | 0:17:14 | 0:17:18 | |
# I shall not want | 0:17:18 | 0:17:21 | |
# He maketh me to lie down in green pastures | 0:17:21 | 0:17:28 | |
# He leadeth me | 0:17:28 | 0:17:33 | |
# Beside the still waters | 0:17:33 | 0:17:40 | |
# The Lord is my shepherd | 0:17:43 | 0:17:47 | |
# I shall not want | 0:17:47 | 0:17:50 | |
# He maketh me to lie down in green pastures | 0:17:50 | 0:17:57 | |
# He leadeth me | 0:17:57 | 0:18:02 | |
# Beside the still waters | 0:18:02 | 0:18:09 | |
# Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death | 0:18:13 | 0:18:20 | |
# I will fear no evil | 0:18:20 | 0:18:24 | |
# Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death | 0:18:27 | 0:18:34 | |
# I will fear no evil | 0:18:34 | 0:18:37 | |
# For you are with me | 0:18:38 | 0:18:42 | |
# You will comfort me | 0:18:42 | 0:18:45 | |
# You are with me | 0:18:45 | 0:18:47 | |
# You will comfort me | 0:18:48 | 0:18:54 | |
# Comfort me | 0:18:56 | 0:19:01 | |
# Surely goodness and mercy | 0:19:04 | 0:19:09 | |
# Shall follow me all the days of my life | 0:19:09 | 0:19:16 | |
# And I will dwell | 0:19:16 | 0:19:19 | |
# In the House of the Lord forever | 0:19:19 | 0:19:27 | |
# Forever | 0:19:31 | 0:19:34 | |
# Forever | 0:19:38 | 0:19:41 | |
# Forever. # | 0:19:44 | 0:19:51 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:19:51 | 0:19:55 | |
Thank you to St Martin's Ampleforth! | 0:19:59 | 0:20:01 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:20:01 | 0:20:02 | |
Russell, you're used to singing out front. Didn't he do well? | 0:20:02 | 0:20:06 | |
-What's your name? -Rupert. -That was absolutely fantastic, Rupert. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:11 | |
Full of confidence. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:13 | |
You're out there on your own as well and all your friends are behind you, which is even more daunting. | 0:20:13 | 0:20:18 | |
Fantastic. | 0:20:18 | 0:20:20 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:20:20 | 0:20:21 | |
-David, what about you? -The perfect choice of song. | 0:20:21 | 0:20:24 | |
The arrangement was subtle, the build was subtle. | 0:20:24 | 0:20:27 | |
I think when you got to the last verse, | 0:20:27 | 0:20:29 | |
the languid, long phrases were very, very daring. | 0:20:29 | 0:20:33 | |
Their breath control was immense. I thought they were magnificent. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:36 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:20:36 | 0:20:38 | |
Suzi, it's a really, really well-known piece. Good choice, or not? | 0:20:42 | 0:20:46 | |
I think it is. It's a very difficult song to sing well, | 0:20:46 | 0:20:50 | |
just for the reasons David just said. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:52 | |
There are long phrases and you have to sustain that sound, | 0:20:52 | 0:20:55 | |
and you've to sustain the breathing with young singers like that. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:58 | |
I thought the quality of singing was just right for the song. | 0:20:58 | 0:21:02 | |
Excellent. Thank you, judges, and thank you, St Martin's. | 0:21:02 | 0:21:05 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:21:05 | 0:21:07 | |
It felt awesome. | 0:21:07 | 0:21:10 | |
You come off and you can't believe you've just done that. | 0:21:10 | 0:21:13 | |
I'm glad it's over and done with. I'm still shaking with nerves. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:17 | |
If we don't win, we don't win, but everybody's done their best. | 0:21:17 | 0:21:20 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:21:20 | 0:21:23 | |
I wonder if you've already got a favourite? | 0:21:23 | 0:21:25 | |
Hang on, we're only halfway through. | 0:21:25 | 0:21:28 | |
Our next choir are waiting patiently for their moment in the spotlight. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:31 | |
They are Coloma Convent Girls' School from Croydon. | 0:21:31 | 0:21:34 | |
# Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos... # | 0:21:34 | 0:21:38 | |
'Siyahamb' is a lovely song | 0:21:38 | 0:21:41 | |
because it lends itself so well to so many different harmonies, | 0:21:41 | 0:21:45 | |
and I think it's a really good experience to be singing something | 0:21:45 | 0:21:49 | |
that's based in a culture that isn't necessarily particularly English. | 0:21:49 | 0:21:53 | |
Coloma is a Catholic school which is an only girls school | 0:21:53 | 0:21:56 | |
and we learn quite a lot in religious studies | 0:21:56 | 0:21:59 | |
and stuff like that. | 0:21:59 | 0:22:01 | |
Who are you going to be watching when we sing? Who's it going to be? | 0:22:01 | 0:22:05 | |
Look at me. Thank you. | 0:22:05 | 0:22:07 | |
We're hoping we can do our best and show the world what we can do. | 0:22:07 | 0:22:10 | |
The mood before they arrived was brilliant. | 0:22:11 | 0:22:14 | |
Our school is all about faith. | 0:22:14 | 0:22:16 | |
We pray at the beginning of every lesson, | 0:22:16 | 0:22:19 | |
so the ethos of our school is very much embedded in your programme. | 0:22:19 | 0:22:23 | |
So it means an awful lot in so many different ways. | 0:22:23 | 0:22:25 | |
But they're very upbeat and very excited. | 0:22:25 | 0:22:27 | |
CHEERING | 0:22:27 | 0:22:29 | |
# Siyahamba' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos' | 0:22:30 | 0:22:34 | |
# Siyahamba' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos' | 0:22:34 | 0:22:38 | |
# Siyahamba ekukhanyen' kwenkhos' | 0:22:38 | 0:22:42 | |
# Siyahamba' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos' | 0:22:42 | 0:22:46 | |
# Siyahamba | 0:22:46 | 0:22:48 | |
# Siyahamba | 0:22:48 | 0:22:50 | |
# Siyahamba' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos' | 0:22:50 | 0:22:54 | |
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# Siyahamba' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos'... | 0:22:58 | 0:23:02 | |
DRUM BEAT | 0:23:02 | 0:23:04 | |
# ..Siyahamba' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos' | 0:23:05 | 0:23:09 | |
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# Siyahamba' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos' | 0:23:58 | 0:24:02 | |
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# Siyahamba' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos'. # | 0:24:47 | 0:24:55 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:24:55 | 0:24:58 | |
The Coloma Convent Girls' School! | 0:25:02 | 0:25:04 | |
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David, a different performance. It was great though, wasn't it? | 0:25:08 | 0:25:12 | |
The standard this year is really high and that was another high standard performance. | 0:25:12 | 0:25:16 | |
I didn't understand the language you were singing in, | 0:25:16 | 0:25:19 | |
but I understood the joy, I understood the uplift. | 0:25:19 | 0:25:22 | |
I loved the use of harmony, loved the use of counter melody. | 0:25:22 | 0:25:25 | |
If there was one thing that I will to say to you, if you get through this round, | 0:25:25 | 0:25:28 | |
let the euphoria with which you are singing be reflected in your faces. | 0:25:28 | 0:25:33 | |
-Suzi? -What was really incredible about this choir was the consistency of tone they get. | 0:25:33 | 0:25:38 | |
Not just when they're singing in unison, but when they're singing in three parts. | 0:25:38 | 0:25:42 | |
What I would do is hire a choreographer | 0:25:42 | 0:25:46 | |
and get their bodies relaxed and be really into those movements. | 0:25:46 | 0:25:49 | |
Then you could match the quality of movement with the singing. | 0:25:49 | 0:25:52 | |
Russell, it's quite difficult, moving and singing, though? | 0:25:52 | 0:25:56 | |
-Yeah, I don't do that! -Neither do I! | 0:25:56 | 0:25:58 | |
I don't think I could, but there we go. | 0:25:58 | 0:26:01 | |
I just stand there and sing, and people often say to me, | 0:26:01 | 0:26:04 | |
"I actually don't know what you were singing about, but it sounded good." | 0:26:04 | 0:26:08 | |
And it's the same sentiment from me to you. | 0:26:08 | 0:26:12 | |
Thank you, judges, and thank you to Coloma Convent Girls' School! | 0:26:12 | 0:26:15 | |
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We stayed in tune, so we did our best and everybody sang really well, | 0:26:19 | 0:26:22 | |
so I think it was good. | 0:26:22 | 0:26:24 | |
We could feel the support of the school there as we went on. You just felt very loved. It was nice. | 0:26:24 | 0:26:30 | |
Tension is mounting. There are just two choirs still to sing. | 0:26:30 | 0:26:33 | |
Our next choir reached the semi finals last year, | 0:26:33 | 0:26:35 | |
but didn't quite make the final. | 0:26:35 | 0:26:37 | |
Will they get there this time around? | 0:26:37 | 0:26:40 | |
It's Gamlingay Village College from Cambridgeshire. | 0:26:40 | 0:26:42 | |
# And the world that he had made | 0:26:42 | 0:26:46 | |
# The sea, the rocks, the air... # | 0:26:46 | 0:26:49 | |
I chose this hymn because | 0:26:49 | 0:26:50 | |
I feel that it encompasses | 0:26:50 | 0:26:52 | |
all the problems that we have in the world. | 0:26:52 | 0:26:56 | |
This is a song that really can touch everyone. | 0:26:56 | 0:26:59 | |
# ..Help your people to care for your world. # | 0:26:59 | 0:27:02 | |
Last year, we got to the same stage of the competition, but didn't get through to the finals. | 0:27:02 | 0:27:06 | |
But this year, I think we've got a really good chance and we're going to give it our all. | 0:27:06 | 0:27:11 | |
When it comes to singing, each person has their own voice, | 0:27:11 | 0:27:14 | |
so you've to try and put the voices together to make a choir. | 0:27:14 | 0:27:19 | |
I think the fact that we've done it once before is a help | 0:27:19 | 0:27:24 | |
because we know what's coming. | 0:27:24 | 0:27:26 | |
Everyone's got colds at the moment, so we're trying to make sure | 0:27:28 | 0:27:31 | |
that everyone's got the tissues ready before we go on. | 0:27:31 | 0:27:35 | |
People say the judges are really mean, | 0:27:35 | 0:27:38 | |
but I hope they're going to give us a chance. | 0:27:38 | 0:27:41 | |
# When your father made the world | 0:27:47 | 0:27:51 | |
# Before that world was old | 0:27:51 | 0:27:54 | |
# In his eye, what he had made | 0:27:54 | 0:27:57 | |
# Was lovely to behold | 0:27:57 | 0:28:01 | |
# Help your people to care for your world | 0:28:01 | 0:28:05 | |
# And the world that he had made | 0:28:08 | 0:28:10 | |
# The sea, the rocks, the air | 0:28:10 | 0:28:14 | |
# All the creatures and the plants | 0:28:14 | 0:28:18 | |
# He gave into our care | 0:28:18 | 0:28:21 | |
# Help your people to care for your world | 0:28:21 | 0:28:26 | |
# When you walked in Galilee | 0:28:28 | 0:28:30 | |
# You said your father knows | 0:28:30 | 0:28:35 | |
# When each tiny sparrow dies | 0:28:35 | 0:28:38 | |
# Each fragile lily grows | 0:28:38 | 0:28:41 | |
# Help your people to care for your world | 0:28:41 | 0:28:45 | |
# And the children of the earth | 0:28:47 | 0:28:51 | |
# Like sheep within your fold | 0:28:51 | 0:28:55 | |
# Should have food enough to eat | 0:28:55 | 0:28:58 | |
# And shelter from the cold | 0:28:58 | 0:29:01 | |
# Help your people to care for your world | 0:29:01 | 0:29:05 | |
# The world is a garden you made | 0:29:05 | 0:29:09 | |
# And you are the one who planted the seed | 0:29:09 | 0:29:12 | |
# The world is a garden you made | 0:29:12 | 0:29:16 | |
# A life for our food | 0:29:16 | 0:29:18 | |
# Life for our joy | 0:29:18 | 0:29:20 | |
# Life we could kill with our selfish greed | 0:29:20 | 0:29:26 | |
# When your spirit sees the world | 0:29:32 | 0:29:35 | |
# His soul must be dismayed | 0:29:35 | 0:29:39 | |
# We have spoilt your father's work | 0:29:39 | 0:29:42 | |
# His trust has been betrayed | 0:29:42 | 0:29:45 | |
# Help your people to care for your world | 0:29:45 | 0:29:49 | |
# The world is a garden you made | 0:29:49 | 0:29:53 | |
# And you are the one who planted the seed | 0:29:53 | 0:29:57 | |
# The world is a garden you made | 0:29:57 | 0:30:00 | |
# A life for our food | 0:30:00 | 0:30:02 | |
# Life for our joy | 0:30:02 | 0:30:05 | |
# Life we could kill | 0:30:05 | 0:30:08 | |
# With our selfish greed. # | 0:30:08 | 0:30:14 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:30:14 | 0:30:16 | |
Gamlingay Village College Choir, ladies and gentlemen! | 0:30:22 | 0:30:24 | |
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So, Suzi, what did you think? | 0:30:27 | 0:30:29 | |
What I love about this choir is that it's got this lovely, fresh, natural sound. | 0:30:29 | 0:30:34 | |
It's so important for children to sound like children. | 0:30:34 | 0:30:38 | |
Phrasing. | 0:30:38 | 0:30:39 | |
Words like "Galilee" and "paradise", you'd say "Galilee" and "paradise". | 0:30:39 | 0:30:44 | |
When you sang it, you went, "Gali-LEE" and "para-DISE". | 0:30:44 | 0:30:47 | |
So what I would do is look at the phrasing of the text | 0:30:47 | 0:30:51 | |
and sing it as if you'd speak it, | 0:30:51 | 0:30:54 | |
and perhaps lighten some of the syllables as you'd speak it. | 0:30:54 | 0:30:58 | |
Then, I think you'd transform the performance. | 0:30:58 | 0:31:00 | |
But overall, it was really lovely. I enjoyed it very much. | 0:31:00 | 0:31:03 | |
Russell, they were in the competition last year. | 0:31:03 | 0:31:06 | |
-Has that experience paid off? -I think so. | 0:31:06 | 0:31:09 | |
What I like about this choir is the innocence and the purity. | 0:31:09 | 0:31:12 | |
Technically, not the best, | 0:31:12 | 0:31:14 | |
but it's the purity that I find so attractive. | 0:31:14 | 0:31:18 | |
You looked like you were enjoying it. I enjoyed it too. Well done. | 0:31:18 | 0:31:22 | |
David, that's a little-known hymn, I would say. Is that a good choice? | 0:31:22 | 0:31:25 | |
I think it's a brave choice, but I think what this song did was that it gave the choir | 0:31:25 | 0:31:29 | |
an opportunity to show a bit of heart, soul and passion. | 0:31:29 | 0:31:31 | |
What we have to do as judges, which is a hard job, | 0:31:31 | 0:31:35 | |
is to balance off whether some of the technical performances | 0:31:35 | 0:31:38 | |
that we've heard that have been better than that | 0:31:38 | 0:31:41 | |
are going to be equalled by the heart and the soul of this choir. | 0:31:41 | 0:31:45 | |
So they've made our jobs very hard. | 0:31:45 | 0:31:48 | |
Thank you, Gamlingay! | 0:31:48 | 0:31:50 | |
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I think it's one of the best times we've actually done it | 0:31:52 | 0:31:55 | |
and I feel really good about it. | 0:31:55 | 0:31:57 | |
Last year, we didn't make it through, but this year, | 0:31:57 | 0:31:59 | |
if we were to make it through, we'd all be cheering in our head! | 0:31:59 | 0:32:04 | |
The judges said they had a very fresh sound | 0:32:05 | 0:32:08 | |
and sounded like children, which is rather lovely. | 0:32:08 | 0:32:11 | |
Our final choir are from the second biggest city in Northern Ireland. | 0:32:13 | 0:32:17 | |
It's St Patrick's Primary School from Derry. | 0:32:17 | 0:32:19 | |
# I danced in the morning when the world was begun... # | 0:32:21 | 0:32:25 | |
The reason that I selected "The Lord of the Dance" | 0:32:25 | 0:32:28 | |
was that I wanted something, first of all, | 0:32:28 | 0:32:30 | |
that I thought the children would really enjoy | 0:32:30 | 0:32:33 | |
and that they would relate to. | 0:32:33 | 0:32:35 | |
Life at St Patrick's Primary School, it's a great place to be. | 0:32:36 | 0:32:39 | |
It's a very fun place. | 0:32:39 | 0:32:41 | |
It's a very, very busy school | 0:32:41 | 0:32:43 | |
and there's an awful lot going on all the time. | 0:32:43 | 0:32:46 | |
Going over to Manchester to be in the semi finals is exciting. | 0:32:46 | 0:32:51 | |
I'm just excited to find out | 0:32:51 | 0:32:54 | |
if our choir's good enough to get through or not. | 0:32:54 | 0:32:57 | |
We're absolutely delighted that we're representing Derry, the City of Culture, | 0:32:57 | 0:33:01 | |
and that we're representing our country as well, so we're very proud about that. | 0:33:01 | 0:33:05 | |
Hopefully, we've brought the luck of the Irish with us! | 0:33:05 | 0:33:08 | |
Lots of the children are wearing their little guardian angels for extra luck today. | 0:33:08 | 0:33:12 | |
St Patrick will be on our side, and hopefully, he's praying for us. | 0:33:12 | 0:33:17 | |
# I danced in the morning when the world was begun | 0:33:24 | 0:33:27 | |
# And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun | 0:33:27 | 0:33:31 | |
# And I came down from heaven and I danced on the Earth | 0:33:31 | 0:33:35 | |
# At Bethlehem, I had my birth | 0:33:35 | 0:33:38 | |
# Dance, then, wherever you may be | 0:33:38 | 0:33:42 | |
# I am the lord of the dance, said he | 0:33:42 | 0:33:45 | |
# And I lead you all wherever you may be | 0:33:45 | 0:33:48 | |
# And I lead you all in the dance, said he | 0:33:48 | 0:33:52 | |
# I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee | 0:33:55 | 0:33:59 | |
# But they would not dance and they wouldn't follow me | 0:33:59 | 0:34:02 | |
# I danced for the fishermen For James and John | 0:34:02 | 0:34:05 | |
# They came with me and the dance went on | 0:34:05 | 0:34:09 | |
# Dance, then, wherever you may be | 0:34:09 | 0:34:13 | |
# I am the lord of the dance, said he | 0:34:13 | 0:34:16 | |
# And I lead you all wherever you may be | 0:34:16 | 0:34:20 | |
# And I lead you all in the dance, said he | 0:34:20 | 0:34:23 | |
# I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame | 0:34:26 | 0:34:30 | |
# The holy people said it was a shame | 0:34:30 | 0:34:33 | |
# They whipped and they stripped and they hung me high | 0:34:33 | 0:34:39 | |
# And they left me there on the cross to die | 0:34:40 | 0:34:47 | |
# Dance, then, wherever you may be | 0:34:49 | 0:34:52 | |
# I am the lord of the dance, said he | 0:34:52 | 0:34:55 | |
# And I lead you all wherever you may be | 0:34:55 | 0:34:59 | |
# And I lead you all in the dance, said he | 0:34:59 | 0:35:02 | |
# I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black | 0:35:07 | 0:35:13 | |
# It's hard to dance with the devil on your back | 0:35:13 | 0:35:20 | |
# They buried my body and they thought I'd gone | 0:35:20 | 0:35:27 | |
# But I am the dance and I still go on | 0:35:27 | 0:35:31 | |
# Dance, then, wherever you may be | 0:35:31 | 0:35:34 | |
# I am the lord of the dance, said he | 0:35:34 | 0:35:37 | |
# And I lead you all wherever you may be | 0:35:37 | 0:35:40 | |
# And I lead you all in the dance, said he | 0:35:40 | 0:35:44 | |
# They cut me down and I leapt up high | 0:35:46 | 0:35:49 | |
# I am the life that will never, never die | 0:35:49 | 0:35:53 | |
# I'll live in you if you'll live in me | 0:35:53 | 0:35:56 | |
# I am the lord of the dance, said he | 0:35:56 | 0:36:00 | |
# Dance, then, wherever you may be | 0:36:00 | 0:36:03 | |
# I am the lord of the dance, said he | 0:36:03 | 0:36:07 | |
# And I lead you all wherever you may be | 0:36:07 | 0:36:11 | |
# And I lead you all in the dance, said he. # | 0:36:11 | 0:36:18 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:36:21 | 0:36:24 | |
St Patrick's Primary School! | 0:36:28 | 0:36:30 | |
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Russell, tell me, did the cute factor get to you? | 0:36:34 | 0:36:37 | |
They are so cute, it's unbelievable! | 0:36:37 | 0:36:40 | |
When you started, the three of us were laughing. We felt joyous. | 0:36:40 | 0:36:44 | |
Then there were moments where you brought it right down | 0:36:44 | 0:36:48 | |
and it made you feel sad. | 0:36:48 | 0:36:50 | |
You got so much light and shade into the performance. | 0:36:50 | 0:36:53 | |
It was just stunning. Well done. | 0:36:53 | 0:36:56 | |
Suzi, we've heard that hymn before somewhere, haven't we? | 0:36:56 | 0:36:59 | |
-Yes, we have. -Heath Mount sang it as well. Does that matter? | 0:36:59 | 0:37:02 | |
Not in the least. It was like a completely different animal. | 0:37:02 | 0:37:05 | |
Your interpretation was a little eccentric, | 0:37:05 | 0:37:09 | |
but I've never heard a children's choir with such character. | 0:37:09 | 0:37:13 | |
I was just laughing from the beginning to the end | 0:37:13 | 0:37:18 | |
in the right way, obviously. | 0:37:18 | 0:37:20 | |
I enjoyed it enormously, and technically, it was very good. | 0:37:20 | 0:37:24 | |
David, last word to you. | 0:37:24 | 0:37:25 | |
Each choir different and bringing its own thing. | 0:37:25 | 0:37:29 | |
This choir have enough energy in there | 0:37:29 | 0:37:31 | |
to run a million kilowatt power station! | 0:37:31 | 0:37:34 | |
A dynamic performance. A great way to end. | 0:37:34 | 0:37:37 | |
Wow! Dynamic! | 0:37:37 | 0:37:39 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:37:39 | 0:37:41 | |
Thank you to the dynamic St Patrick's Primary School! | 0:37:41 | 0:37:45 | |
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I don't think anyone was nervous when we got up. | 0:37:47 | 0:37:50 | |
-I think that we did our best. -We couldn't have done it any better. | 0:37:50 | 0:37:54 | |
The children put everything into it | 0:37:54 | 0:37:56 | |
and what they were trying to do, in their own special way, | 0:37:56 | 0:37:59 | |
was tell the story. | 0:37:59 | 0:38:01 | |
Our judges have left the auditorium | 0:38:03 | 0:38:05 | |
and our choirs are chewing their nails backstage, awaiting their decisions. | 0:38:05 | 0:38:09 | |
If you've not made up your mind just yet, | 0:38:09 | 0:38:12 | |
here's a reminder of why the judges have such a tough job ahead of them. | 0:38:12 | 0:38:16 | |
# Dance, then, wherever you may be | 0:38:16 | 0:38:19 | |
# I am the lord of the dance, said he... # | 0:38:19 | 0:38:21 | |
It's a great challenge with childrens' voices | 0:38:21 | 0:38:24 | |
to get real expressiveness and integrity into the interpretation | 0:38:24 | 0:38:28 | |
without being too affected. | 0:38:28 | 0:38:31 | |
I thought it was confident, it was comfortable. | 0:38:31 | 0:38:35 | |
It felt a little safe to me. | 0:38:35 | 0:38:37 | |
# ..They hung me on high... # | 0:38:37 | 0:38:40 | |
# All things bright and beautiful | 0:38:40 | 0:38:43 | |
# All creatures great and small... # | 0:38:43 | 0:38:46 | |
There was a lot of merit in the performance. It was very polished. | 0:38:46 | 0:38:50 | |
They've definitely been well coached. You could see that. A touch too much. | 0:38:50 | 0:38:54 | |
# ..Each little flower that opens... # | 0:38:54 | 0:38:57 | |
# The Lord is my shepherd... # | 0:38:57 | 0:39:00 | |
I think they're a contender. They're a possible. | 0:39:00 | 0:39:02 | |
They lacked variety in tone. | 0:39:02 | 0:39:05 | |
But on the other hand, if you look at the text of the song, | 0:39:05 | 0:39:07 | |
there's not a great deal you can do. It's not like 'Lord of the Dance'. | 0:39:07 | 0:39:12 | |
The fact that they clasped their hands in front of them... | 0:39:12 | 0:39:15 | |
-That doesn't help at all. -You noticed? It's restrictive. | 0:39:15 | 0:39:18 | |
# ..Still waters. # | 0:39:18 | 0:39:22 | |
They moved like an English choir | 0:39:22 | 0:39:25 | |
and they've got to move like an African choir, | 0:39:25 | 0:39:27 | |
loosen up those bodies. | 0:39:27 | 0:39:29 | |
# Siyahamba' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos'... # | 0:39:29 | 0:39:32 | |
Can they bring their whole level of performance up to their singing? That's the question. | 0:39:32 | 0:39:37 | |
# ..Siyahamba' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos'... # | 0:39:37 | 0:39:40 | |
# And the world that he had made | 0:39:40 | 0:39:43 | |
# The sea, the rocks, the air... # | 0:39:43 | 0:39:46 | |
-These were the really sweet, innocent, cute kids. -Natural, fresh. | 0:39:46 | 0:39:50 | |
Natural, fresh. They made me smile. | 0:39:50 | 0:39:53 | |
# ..Help you people to care for your world... # | 0:39:53 | 0:39:58 | |
It was more, "Aw" than "Wow". | 0:39:58 | 0:40:01 | |
# And I came down from heaven and I danced on the Earth | 0:40:01 | 0:40:04 | |
# At Bethlehem, I had my birth... # | 0:40:04 | 0:40:08 | |
Although it was fun, | 0:40:08 | 0:40:10 | |
at times, it veered towards the funny inappropriately. | 0:40:10 | 0:40:14 | |
# ..I am the lord of the dance, said he... # | 0:40:14 | 0:40:15 | |
This story, when THEY sang it, had a beginning, a middle and an end. | 0:40:15 | 0:40:20 | |
Our judges are back in their seats and our choirs are back on stage. | 0:40:20 | 0:40:25 | |
The atmosphere, I have to tell you, is very tense. | 0:40:25 | 0:40:28 | |
Whatever our judges decide, I'm sure you'll agree | 0:40:28 | 0:40:31 | |
we've been treated to some fabulous singing | 0:40:31 | 0:40:34 | |
from these young, wonderful choirs. | 0:40:34 | 0:40:36 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:40:36 | 0:40:40 | |
Judges, before you tell us which choirs have made it through, | 0:40:41 | 0:40:44 | |
perhaps just a brief word from each of you on the performances today. | 0:40:44 | 0:40:49 | |
The standard was excellent. | 0:40:49 | 0:40:51 | |
What they gave us, all six of them, was a really great representation | 0:40:51 | 0:40:55 | |
of school singing and young children singing together at its very best. | 0:40:55 | 0:41:02 | |
Russell, how difficult was it reaching that decision? | 0:41:02 | 0:41:04 | |
It was incredibly difficult because we felt that all the choirs | 0:41:04 | 0:41:07 | |
had their own special attributes that we were all drawn to. | 0:41:07 | 0:41:11 | |
Suzi, what do you say to the three that don't quite make it this time round? | 0:41:11 | 0:41:16 | |
I hate to think of you all not going through. You've all been fantastic. | 0:41:16 | 0:41:20 | |
You've certainly brought us a great gift today of your performance. | 0:41:20 | 0:41:24 | |
OK, it's decision time. | 0:41:24 | 0:41:27 | |
Each of our judges will be asked to announce the name of a choir | 0:41:27 | 0:41:30 | |
who has made it through to that final. | 0:41:30 | 0:41:33 | |
David, please can you reveal the first choir going through to the final? | 0:41:33 | 0:41:36 | |
The first choir going through to the final | 0:41:36 | 0:41:39 | |
of the Songs of Praise School Choir of the Year is... | 0:41:39 | 0:41:42 | |
..Coloma. | 0:41:48 | 0:41:50 | |
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING | 0:41:50 | 0:41:53 | |
Suzi, can you please tell us | 0:42:00 | 0:42:01 | |
the second choir going through to the final? | 0:42:01 | 0:42:04 | |
The second choir going through to the final is... | 0:42:04 | 0:42:08 | |
..Heath Mount. | 0:42:13 | 0:42:15 | |
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING | 0:42:15 | 0:42:17 | |
Russell, can you please reveal the name of the last choir | 0:42:23 | 0:42:26 | |
going through to the final? | 0:42:26 | 0:42:28 | |
The last choir going through | 0:42:30 | 0:42:33 | |
to the Songs of Praise School Choir of the Year final is... | 0:42:33 | 0:42:39 | |
..St Patrick's. | 0:42:44 | 0:42:46 | |
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING | 0:42:46 | 0:42:49 | |
So there you have it. | 0:42:55 | 0:42:57 | |
Coloma, Heath Mount and St Patrick's | 0:42:57 | 0:42:59 | |
will be back in the final in two weeks' time, | 0:42:59 | 0:43:01 | |
where just one of them will be crowned | 0:43:01 | 0:43:04 | |
the 2012 Songs of Praise Junior School Choir of the Year. | 0:43:04 | 0:43:07 | |
Please put your hands together | 0:43:07 | 0:43:09 | |
for all our valiant other semi finalists. | 0:43:09 | 0:43:12 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:43:12 | 0:43:14 | |
Next Sunday, the spotlight turns on the senior school choir semi finalists. | 0:43:22 | 0:43:26 | |
Six of the very best will battle it out to wow those judges, | 0:43:26 | 0:43:29 | |
before three of them are chosen for the final. | 0:43:29 | 0:43:32 | |
If you'd like some top tips for improving your singing | 0:43:32 | 0:43:35 | |
from our celebrity judges, please visit our website... | 0:43:35 | 0:43:39 | |
Until next time, bye-bye! | 0:43:39 | 0:43:41 | |
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