{"id":1255,"date":"2020-01-18T02:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-18T01:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/?p=1255"},"modified":"2023-08-25T21:35:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T20:35:17","slug":"holloway-childrens-choir-uk-tour-2019-tour-diary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/?p=1255","title":{"rendered":"Holloway Children’s Choir UK Tour 2019: tour diary"},"content":{"rendered":"

The mother of a singer in the children’s choir wrote a moving and lively report of the UK tour, which I’ve translated into English and accompanied by photographs.\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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Mummy Tao (Snow)\u2019s record of our Summer travel in the UK <\/strong><\/p>\n

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The fifty-five members of the Holloway Children\u2019s Choir, including teachers, parents and students, under the guidance of conductor George Holloway and choir manager Zhou Tingting, travelled from China to the UK to take part in the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod.\u00a0 It was \u00a0\u00a0a journey of 8266km, taking in\u00a0Tianjin, London, Llangollen and Oxford, lasting sixteen days, including nine performances, two competitions, three flashmobs, twenty-one Chinese and foreign choral works employing seven languages: thus began an extraordinarily meaningful and happy journey.<\/p>\n

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Day 1<\/strong>\uff0c29th June 2019\u00a0 Tianjin-London<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tianjin Binhai International Airport.\u00a0 We took flight GS7965, with a stop at Chongqing, journey time 17 hours, arriving at Heathrow airport.<\/p>\n

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At Tianjin airport we sang a lovely flashmob performance: the sound of The Sea, Ah! My Hometown<\/em>, and Jasmine Flower<\/em> drifting through the departures hall.<\/p>\n

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[Mummy Tao here included my biography].\u00a0 The choir manager Zhou Tingting\u2019s task was not easy too: while holding a full-time job as a data analyst, she was still able in her spare time to take on the roles of event planner, diplomat, make-up artist, page-turner\u2026she could also translate, and carry instruments\u2026 this sweet delicate girl yet possesses a tenacious spirit and indomitable willpower. \u00a0What\u2019s more, Teacher Zhou did not take a penny\u2019s remuneration for being in the choir\u2019s service during the entire trip.<\/p>\n

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Day 2<\/strong>\uff0c30th June 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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On day two the students visited the Natural History Museum.\u00a0 This exquisite neo-Gothic building houses 80 million specimens of the natural world, collected by 350 scientists.\u00a0 Here you can find the skeleton of the world\u2019s largest mammal, the blue whale, and the earliest known bird, archaeopteryx.\u00a0 In the Earthquake Room you can also experience for yourself how it feels to be in an earthquake.<\/p>\n

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In the afternoon, the children held their first rehearsal since arriving in the UK at the National Opera Studio, and set eyes on the legendary Tom Green and Sam Cave.<\/p>\n

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Day3<\/strong>\uff0c1st July 2019\u00a0 London-Wrexham<\/strong><\/p>\n

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On route, we visited Chirk Castle in Wrexham county, a majestic medieval Welsh castle, ancient and tranquil. \u00a0Hilly country surrounds the castle in a swathe of natural scenery, in the pastures are flocks of leisurely sheep eating grass: the children immediately liked it, frolicked and ran about to their heart\u2019s delight on the green grass.\u00a0 Blue sky, white clouds, green grass: time suddenly stood still.<\/p>\n

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Our new choir member, Tom Green, who was also commissioned to compose two pieces, The Owl <\/em>and Who has seen the wind?<\/em>, was our piano accompanist for this tour.\u00a0 Tom- who was president of the Mountaineering club during his university years- would climb trees with the children and play games. He is cordial and humorous, and attracted a group of young fans.<\/p>\n

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In the evening we checked-in to the Premier Inn [in Gosford], a peaceful and cosy little hotel, with a satisfying environment and service.<\/p>\n

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Day4<\/strong>\uff0c2nd July 2019 Llangollen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Holloway Children’s Choir competes and performs at Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod (July 2019)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n