Pupils from Years 7 and 9 at Bootham School in York received rapturous applause yesterday (4 July 2007) for their world première of Compost: the (mini-)Musical, which they performed as part of the school’s Globe Day Carnival . The pupils worked very hard to learn the musical from scratch in under an hour and a half.
Listen to a clip! (mp3)
I’d like to thank the following people for making the performance possible:
- Keely Mellor and John Cossham from York Rotters, for training me in the art of compost making
- Keely – again - for inspiring me to write the musical
- Catherine Bamford of York Rotters, for transporting compost bins and coming along with me on the day
- Sarah Allen from Bootham School, for inviting me to come and take part in their inspiring Globe Day
- All the pupils who took part, and who performed the musical with such gusto! I hope they build and tend their compost heaps with equal commitment and gusto.
Remember: Think global – Compost local!
