Fun in Dorchester Abbey for More Than 50 Young Musicians with Autism
Adrian Boorman, posted April 7, 2006.
Another in the highly successful series of Music for Autism lunchtime concerts was held on 30 March 2006 in the inspirational setting of Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire.
Attended by over 50 young people with autism and their supporters from around the county the audience was treated to an hour long feast of high quality music led by John Lubbock, Artistic Director of OSJ and a founding member of the charity. A superb brass quintet made up of members of John’s orchestra gave an entertaining and eclectic performance of pieces ranging from Greig to Gershwin and including Bach’s Air on a G string played by virtuoso trumpet no less!
No one present could possibly have doubted the power of music to reach into the soul, sometimes to soothe, oft times to excite as evidenced at the end when, armed with a variety of percussion instruments, the audience was invited to shake, bang, rattle and clap along. As if invitation was needed?! Never has the Abbey resounded to so many great kids doing what they do best – letting their hair down and having fun!
These concerts are repeated every term. For further information see elsewhere on this site or contact us for details. Why not come along to the next one and help support Music for Autisim? Admission is free and you’re guaranteed an exhausting and memorable day out!
