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Young local singer Holly Mountstephens, a pupil at Dromroe Central Primary School, has been shortlisted for the BBC Northern Ireland School Soloist of the Year Competition 2022.
Gigantic Monsters will be brought to life while kings and knights of old fight to rule Carnfunnock Country Park on Saturday 30 October – but there’s no need...
The current instruction from Education Minister Peter Weir prohibits pupils singing individually or in choirs. Mr Weir said the decision was taken on the advice of the chief medical officer and the Public Health Agency (PHA). The playing of brass and wind instruments is also currently banned indoors. School choirs in Northern Ireland were previously permitted to sing indoors from last September to December as long as social distancing and good ventilation were in place. In order to highlight the importance of dancing, acting and singing on the mental health of young people, The Belfast School...
Q Tell us about your childhood.
Q Tell us about your childhood. A I had a wonderful childhood growing up in a very warm and loving family. I'm an only child and lived with my parents, Raymond and Jean, in the country which was idyllic. As well as their positive influence I had a grandmother who adored me and my wonderful Aunt Lily who is like a second mother. I was involved in music from an early age singing in the church choir and at school. A lady called Ethel Benson got me to sing in church when I was about five and that was it. I had discovered something that made me feel wonderful, excited and complete. I went through ...