Make me light: Salisbury Cathedral's special Easter performance
The virtual performance is being live streamed at 1pm today
It is hoped a special Easter performance, taking place in Salisbury Cathedral today, will encourage children to start singing and join a local choir.
During lockdown, musicians from Salisbury Cathedral and Salisbury Cathedral School have joined forces to create a fun voice workshop for children that will finish with a virtual performance 'in' the Cathedral today at 1pm.
It's instead of the 'Be a Chorister for the day' event that the Cathedral runs every year.
This Easter children are performing part of Philip Wilby's lovely sacred song 'Make Me a Light.'
The workshop will see children from across Salisbury send in their own virtual recording of the song. It will then be played alongside the cathedral's very own choristers.
It's designed to introduce children to singing, giving them a flavour of the way Cathedral choristers rehearse.
In preparation children were taught vocal exercises by Susie Lamb, director of music at the Cathedral school. That was followed by a virtual session with David Halls, Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral, who prepared children for the performance of 'Make Me a Light.'
Jake Reynolds House Master and Chorister Tutor at Salisbury Cathedral School says it was an idea that came out of wanting to do some outreach work this year.
"We can't do the usual workshop because of the pandemic, so we thought we could get children of any age that wanted to take part and sing the chorus of a song, edit it together and be a part of the choristers.
"Children have been sending in clips of their song, we've had about 60 children enter which is a massive achievement because it's a lot of effort to take part.
"You have to learn the song, have someone help you record it, then a parent or carer upload so there's quite a lot of work involved.
"Music is sometimes overlooked and so we wanted to make sure everyone had access to take part in a bit of music and a bit of singing.
"Everyone's found lockdown really difficult and singing makes you feel better, it releases a lot of endorphins."