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Kim Groves Middleton, Leeds Absolutely brilliant to watch performers from Windmill Primary School, Low Road Primary School at Leeds Town Hall. Extremely talented young people an absolute credit to their schools , families , carers and City of Leeds. In Harmony Opera North brought together in the children’s words “Our
The Music Federation Schools (Windmill in Belle Isle and Low Road, Hunslet) have supplied many of the vocal performances for the new Sainbury’s Christmas advert now being broadcast to TVs across the nation. The schools have for some time been renowned for their unique curriculum, incredibly high aspirations, and glowing
In Harmony Opera North has been named as a finalist in The National Lottery Awards 2018 with the chance of winning £5,000 to benefit children locally and to share more widely the advantages learning a musical instrument can bring to young people from all backgrounds. But they need your help
On Thursday 28 December 2017 one hundred children and fourteen staff from both Low Road and Windmill Primary Schools were invited to Gaucho Restaurant in Leeds for a slap up lunch. This was in conjunction with Radio Aire‘s Cash for Kids/Mission Christmas who both schools have supported throughout the year.
The GATE Community Resource Centre in Belle Isle hosted the inaugural Belle Isle 500 competition awards ceremony on Tuesday (5 December 2017). Belle Isle 500 is a short story competition for key stage 2 pupils in the area and this year involved pupils from Windmill Primary School, Low Road Primary
Low Road and Windmill Primary Schools are very much involved with Radio Aire‘s Cash for Kids. Since November 2016 we have raised funds for Mission Christmas and 500 Faces and also taken part in their Superhero Day. The children at Low Road and Windmill have been very fortunate in receiving
Pupils from a primary school in Hunslet are preparing to sing on some of the finest stages in the country as they get ready to join Opera North for its forthcoming performances of Puccini’s Turandot. The 8 to 10-year-olds are from Low Road Primary School, which is part of the
Christmas 2016 at Low Road was very special as the school was lucky enough to be accepted as part of Radio Aire‘s Mission Christmas. This meant that every single child in school was given a Christmas gift to take home with them on the last day of school in December.
With the start of the new school year, over 1,000 pupils each week will now be benefiting from Opera North’s award-winning In Harmony community residency as the Company introduces the project into a third primary school in South Leeds. In Harmony was created with the aim of enriching lives, improving
A week-long festival of performance and music-making took place recently, as over 650 children from the Windmill and Low Road Music Federation celebrated the successful completion of Low Road Primary School’s first In Harmony year with Opera North. From concerts and a ceilidh in a ‘Big Top’ in the school