The sun shone, the beer was out, Peter's van was cooking up an aroma and by 6.00pm the playing fields were beginning to hum in anticipation of what must have been the biggest free-for-all event of the Festival this year. Our Speen Machine was vocal, varied and of many parts and places including groups from Lacey Green, Bledlow and beyond. In the presence of our illustrious composer Julian Allwood we cranked up our components and gained momentum until by about the third time through, our world premiere was sounding (almost) commendable.
 
As part of the Big Sing! Kate Laughton, aided by Fiona Insley, ran workshops in local schools and visited many community groups to drum up support. Thank you to the many community leaders who leant considerable weight on their membership to attend the event and took part with such spirit.
 
What a happy coincidence that the Speen Big Sing! took place whilst The Choir was being broadcast on BBC 2, demonstrating so tangibly the power of music and song to bring together a whole community. I think we demonstrated this at the Festival this year and if it has moved you to want to sing a bit more please get in touch for advice on where to get singing.