Primary Choir Day 2026
On Tuesday 13th January, the Music Department welcomed 140 primary students for our third annual Primary Choirs Day, which took place in The Performance Space. The primary students (from The Hermitage, Worplesdon, Kingfield, Horsell, Chobham St Laurence and Bisley Primary Schools) enjoyed a day of music making led by Mrs Antony and Mr Drake, and were supported by Year 9 Music Mentors and some Year 8 Bella Voce singers from Winston.
The day began with energetic physical warm-ups, rhythm games and vocal exercises, helping everyone to feel relaxed, confident and ready to sing. Pupils then learned three fun and engaging vocal warm-up songs - There’s an Axolotl on the Pink Stairs, New Year Song, and My Bonnie, which featured added body percussion.
As the day progressed, pupils worked together to learn four contrasting and more complex songs for performance, which included some challenging harmony lines. These were:
- Carried Me With You by Brandi Carlile (from Onward)
- Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush, made popular with a new generation through Stranger Things
- I’ll Be There For You by The Rembrandts (from Friends)
- For Good from Wicked
All four pieces and the warm up songs were learnt and rehearsed in preparation for the final concert, which took place at 3:30pm in The Performance Space to a large audience of friends and family of the primary and Winston students. All of the songs were performed brilliantly and the concert was a hit with the audience.
Primary Choirs Day continues to be one of the highlights of our musical calendar, showcasing not only the power of singing but also the importance of collaboration, confidence and shared musical experiences. We look forward to welcoming the primary schools back again in the Summer for our weekly Primary Orchestra and our annual Primary Music Day.
Mrs Antony
Assistant Director of Music
Unfortunately some children attended without permission to use their photographs of the event, so only a very few images appear below, including a blurred one of the choir performing.
