‘I loved when the instruments came into the hall playing the football song!’ Michael (aged 5)
This is the programme for the January 2027 concerts.
JONATHAN WILLCOCKS Grand Entrance
ROSSINI Overture – The Thieving Magpie
PURCELL Sound the trumpet
JONATHAN WILLCOCKS The Lonely Drummer
MINCHIN Medley from Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
OFFENBACH Can-Can
JOHANN STRAUSS Radetzky March
JONATHAN WILLCOCKS Running Order
Vocal score (pdf) | Melody part (pdf) | Audio recording (mp3 file download)
Hear how it goes and practise it at school!
Conductor : Jonathan Willcocks (Southern Pro Musica)
Compère : Neil Henry
Neil Henry works extensively as a close up magician and ‘Magical Emcee’ including The Henley Festival, Café de Paris, Magic Night, The International Brotherhood of Magician’s annual Gala Show in Belfast, the Cellar Door (Covent Garden) and Volutpe. He is constantly in demand to perform his breathtaking magic and mentalism around the country. Magic Residences include The Henley Festival, Epsom and Sandown Racecourses, The King’s Head Theatre, Islington and performs his magic monthly for the Magic Night in London’s West End. He can also be seen regularly entertaining with his magic in Covent Garden. Neil has performed for Reuters, Harrods, Shaftsbury, The Crown Estate, The Olympic Committee, Sister PR, War Child, BBC Television, the National Lottery, ITV Television, McClaren (The Racecar company, not the buggy!) The Old Vic Company, Ascot Racecourse and had been asked to perform at many private parties including Colin Firth, Robert De Niro, Hugh Laurie, Ant and Dec, Harry Enfield, Ronnie Corbett, Richard Caring. and many more prestigious events, parties including for the Queen at the ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE. Neil has performed in many theatres around the world including the Cambridge theatre in the WEST END, London and City Center theatre on BROADWAY, New York.
2025 programme design
Each year children from a participating school contribute designs for the covers of the concert programme. This was the 2025 programme cover design, designed by children from Hazel Wood Infant School. Congratulations to all of you! We look forward to seeing the children’s artwork next year.
