Primary school students join for night of music and song at combined schools concert

THE talents of 1000 Tasmanian primary school students will be on show at the Derwent Entertainment Centre.

Grade 6 musicians Zoe Gangell, form Cambridge Primary School, left, emcee Kelby Miley – who will also be playing trumpet – and Mei Booker, from Bellerive Primary School, get ready for the annual combine primary schools band and choir concert. Picture: RICHARD JUPE

THE talents of 1000 Tasmanian primary school students will be on show tonight at the Derwent Entertainment Centre.

The 41st annual combined primary schools band and choir concert includes students from 24 state primary schools, who will perform a range of musical styles in concert bands and a 350-voice choir.

Tonight’s concert will also include a performance by the combined New Town and Ogilvie high schools concert band, which won a gold award at this year’s Victorian Music Festival.

The concert starts at 7pm.

Originally published as Primary school students join for night of music and song at combined schools concert