On Sunday I conducted a mass choir of 80 school children in two performances of my song ‘The Fragility of Freedom’, commissioned by The Representative Council of North East Jewry. The performance took place in Newcastle City Library as part of the memorial service marking Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 and involved four local schools (Gosforth East Middle, Dame Allen’s, Newcastle School for Boys and Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham). Thanks to all the schools involved for working so hard to make it sound just as I’d hoped! Thanks also to Music Partnership North for co-ordinating, in particular to Gareth Miller who also allowed me to wave my arms in the air by kindly playing the piano accompaniment!
