Pupils from a Lanarkshire main faculty have been on music as they teamed up with a neighborhood musician to jot down and report their very own composition which has been launched in time for Christmas.
Kids from Holy Cross Main in Croy initially helped to compose Christmas Time with Cumbernauld singer-songwriter Elaine Lennon as a part of a science, expertise, engineering and maths (STEM) occasion previous to lockdown.
Their observe has now been professionally recorded and launched for downloading, with a few of the group additionally starring in an on-line video – whereas they've additionally carried out reside on radio and on stage with a well-known face.
Christmas Time was co-written by Elaine and 40 pupils from the Cumbernauld faculty and is described as a “contemporary, uplifting and magical music assured to deliver smiles”.
Now a few of the kids have lastly had the possibility to report vocals and video performances during which they seem in festive Christmas jumpers, with their long-awaited music this month having been launched on streaming platforms and on YouTube.
It consists of vocals and instrumental performances from Elaine, drums by her 11-year-old son Jamie, guitar by Glenmavis musician Adriana Spina, and was blended and mastered at Chem19 Studios in Blantyre by Derek O’Neill.
The completed music options pupils Jack Grier, Aiden Hepburn, Katie Hesson, Zack Irving, Cameron Kilpatrick, Rhys Lalley, Chris and Jamie Lennon, Lewis McIntyre, Eva McNeil and Matthew Carroll, who additionally designed its cowl paintings.
It was carried out reside on Celtic Music Radio earlier this month – whereas the pupils additionally shared the stage with star singer Horse McDonald as each visitor starred at Elaine’s current tour present at Lanternhouse theatre in Cumbernauld.
Elaine mentioned: “This has been such a particular mission to work on as these children have missed out on a lot over the previous few Covid years, and so they’ve lifted us all up by lastly releasing this mission which began pre-lockdown.
“It’s an incredible story from taking a faculty STEM workshop and turning it into one thing very particular to be shared with the remainder of the world.
“The kids have been concerned at each stage from writing and recording by to reside efficiency and now the complete digital launch; I needed to provide them an perception into precisely what’s concerned in getting a music on the market.
“Christmas Time captures the true magic and pleasure felt by little hearts and minds right now of 12 months – I’m delighted to be lastly releasing this and hope it'll contact many hearts.”
Head trainer Marie Murphy thanked Elaine “for supporting STEM studying at Holy Cross and creating this stunning Christmas music with a few of our senior pupils from manufacturing to completion”.
Elaine can also be at the moment getting ready for the newest date in her Homebird Classes tour, when she is going to share the stage with celebrated singer-songwriter Carol Laula as a part of the Celtic Connections pageant in Glasgow subsequent month.
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