Gravity defying show 'rains' at Waterfront

A choir of children from St Brigid's Primary in Ballymoney performed at the Belfast Waterfront to with the Ulster Orchestra.
By The Newsroom
Published 31st Mar 2010, 13:23 BST

The show featured hundreds of singing primary school children, a narrator, fantastic animation, the Star Singers from Holywood and Malone and a small chorus of singers aged 70 and over from Holywood Fold in the show written by Brian Irvine, the Ulster Orchestra's Associate Composer, with words by John McIlduff.

Combining music, song, narration and animation, it has been part-funded through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland's National Lottery programme and is an Up the Tempo project supported by Ulster Bank.

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Children from seven regional schools participated in workshops in their schools prior to coming to the concert and joining in the songs. These schools were: Castle Tower Primary, St John's Primary, St Patrick's Primary and St Brigid's Primary – all in Ballymena; Mount St Michael's Primary in Randalstown; Ballytober Primary in Bushmills and St Brigid's Primary in Ballymoney.