Doors open 30 minutes before each event.
All events take place at the Round Chapel, Lower Clapton
Dance Festival Programme
Monday 26 June 2023
1:30pm
| Item No. | School | Year Group | Dance/Music | Teacher | |
| 1. | The Garden School | Mixed group | Working Together | Debbie Snowdon | |
| 2. | Halley House | 4 | Easy On Me (Adele) | Ms Harley | |
| 3. | Gainsborough | 1 | Flamenco Style (Volare – Gipsy Kings) | Chloe O’Connell | |
| 4. | Hanover | Balaya (A-Star) | Created by the Children | ||
| 5. | Queensbridge | 3, 4 & 5 | Waltz? Cha, Cha, Cha | Michelle Woolfenden | |
| 6. | Morningside | 6 | Buga Wake Up (Kizz Daniel) | Ms Harley & Sting | |
| 7. | William Tyndale | 3, 4, 5 & 6 | Street Dance – 5-decade Hip Hop, R&B | Danielle Looker | |
| 8. | Halley House | 4 | Bring the Beat (Machel Montana) | Created by the Children | |
| 9. | William Patten | 4, 5 & 6 | Hip Hop Contemporary Medley | Jasmin Dyer | |
| 10. | Avant Garde | Special Guest Performance | |||
| 11. | Gainsborough | 4 | Contemporary Dance (Can’t Stop the Feeling – J. Timberlake) | Chloe O’Connell | |
| 12. | Randal Cremer | This is the Greatest Show | Kathy Ahmed | ||
| 13. | Gayhurst | 5 | Jjoome Jo Pathan | Created by Ms Harley & the Children | |
| 14. | Colvestone | 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 | Beyonce – Tribute | Gemma Brown | |
| 15. | Baden Powell | 5 | Makhadzi Energy (African Queen) | Created by Ms Harley & Children | |
| 16. | Kingsmead | 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 | West African & European Influenced Dance | Aaron Tanice & Ms Harley | |
| 17 | All Performers | Group Dance | Ms Harley | ||
Guest Performance by
Avante Garde Dance Company
Avant Garde Dance is a professional dance theatre company based in Hackney. Alongside our critically acclaimed international touring work, Avant Garde is delighted to work in partnership with Hackney Music Service. Through our partnership, we tap into the rich overlap between music and dance, opening up new learning opportunities for young people across the borough and beyond. Starting at key Stage 1, through this rich overlap of disciplines, we explore a broad range of themes and narratives and create space for learning through playfulness and exploration. In key stages 4 and beyond, we offer students opportunities to explore careers in the arts, culture and entertainment sectors. Find out more at www.avantgardedance.com
Avant Garde offers free 1-hour taster classes to all schools in Hackney; email emma@avantgareddance.com to book a free taster session for your school today.
Instrumental Festival Programme
Tuesday 27 June 2023
4:30pm
| Item No. | School | Group | Title/By | Teacher | |
| 1. | William Tyndale | Orchestra | The Mandalorian Theme and My Type | Vahan Salorian | |
| 2. | Gayhurst | Ukulele Ensemble | Use Somebody by Kings of Leon | Mensah Cofie-Agyemam | |
| 3. | Rushmore | Wind Ensemble | Heading West by D M Blackmore | Dave Blackmore | |
| 4. | William Patten | Steel Pans | Count on Me & Lazy Song (Bruno Mars) | Kerry Cumberbatch | |
| 5. | Jubilee | Mixed Ensemble | Flowers by Miley Cyrus | John Wilson | |
| 6. | St John of Jerusalem | Steel Pans | Levitating & Havana | Lucky Thomas | |
| 7. | Holmleigh | Classroom Percussion | On A Separate Note | Kate Shortt | |
| 8. | Baden Powell | Wind & Strings | Party Melody | Simon McChesney | |
| 9. | Queensbridge | Orchestra | Buttered Peas, Folk Tune, Juba Dance (Florence Price) | Michelle Woolfenden | |
| 10. | Millfields | Rock Band | Heat Waves (Glass Animals); Counting Stars (One Republic) | Tom Tattersall | |
| 11. | Hackney Creative Ensemble | HCE | Comin’ Home Baby (Ben Tucker) | Dave Blackmore, Jack Gillett & Spencer Martin | |
| 12. | Hackney Training Orchestra | HTO | Take 5 (Dave Brubeck); Mission Impossible (Halo Schifrin) | Lawrence Tatnall & Alex Dmochowski | |
| 13. | Mandeville | Steel Pans | Africa (Toto); Burn (Ellie Golding) | Aran Thomas | |
| 14. | Finale | All Performers | Creative Piece | Andy Grappy | |
Infant Singing Festival Programme
Wednesday 28 June 2023
Thursday 27 June 2023
10:45am
| Item No. | Song Title | Written by | Other information | ||
| 1. | The Bees Melody | Lord Kitchener | Caribbean Calypso | ||
| 2. | A La Una, Compro Tuna | Mexican Counting Song | |||
| 3. | Marraskuu |
Solil Perkiö
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Finnish Children’s Song | ||
| 4. | Hopping Down In Kent | Traditional Folk Song | |||
| 5. | Siko | West African Call and Response Song | |||
| 6. | How Far I’ll Go | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Musical Theatre | ||
| 7. | Oh How Lovely Visiting The Country | English Round | |||
| 8. | Aribba Juan | Ecuadorian morning Song | |||
| 9. | Breakfast Calypso | Jan Holstock | |||
| 10. | 500 Miles | Hedy West | American | ||
| 11. | Faith (from Sing!) | Stevie Wonder ft. Ariana Grande | Soul/Film | ||
Junior Singing Festival Programme
Wednesday 28 June 2023
Thursday 27 June 2023
4pm
| Item No. | Song Title | Written by | Other information | ||
| 1. | Faith (from Sing!) | Stevie Wonder Ft. Ariana Grande | Soul/Film | ||
| 2. | Lost In Warfare | Tinchy Stryder | British Grime | ||
| 3. | We Don’t Talk About Bruno | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Musical Theatre | ||
| 4. |
Azulão
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Jaime Ovalle | Classical | ||
| 5. | My Hero Jam | Tyrone Lowe | Caribbean Soca | ||
| 6. | Bring Him Back Home | Trad. / Hugh Masekela | South African Medley | ||
| 7. | Hold Back The River | James Bay | Pop Rock | ||
| 8. | 500 Miles | Hedy West | American Folk | ||
| 9. | I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) | The Proclaimers | Pop | ||
Early Years Foundation Stage
Singing Festival Programme
Friday 30 June 2023
9:30am & 11:30am
| Item No. | Song Title | Written by | Other information | ||
| 1. | Choy Baboy / Kelele | Trad. Southern / Eastern African Songs | |||
| 2. | Good Morning | London Rhymes | |||
| 3. | Fly Like An Eagle | Native American Call And Response | |||
| 4. | Hey Dum Duubi | Traditional Children’s Finnish Song | |||
| 5. | Kicked by A Kangaroo | Australian Children’s Song | |||
| 6. | We’re Going on A Bear Hunt | Arr. of Michael Rosen Story | |||
| 7. | Seaside Song | Kate Shortt | |||
| 8. | Big Old Sun | Mike Reinstein | |||
| 9. | Kushan Mary | Traditional Caribbean Song | |||
| 10. | Nanuma | Traditional Ghanaian Song | |||
| 11. | We Are The Dinosaurs | Laurie Berkner | |||