UP to 120 children from Barnsley will be performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Monday night.
About 90 children from three Barnsley primary schools will be singing in a 400-strong choir, and 28 young musicians from the borough will join about 200 young musicians in the South Yorkshire Jazz Collective at the Music For Youth Proms concert.
Together they will perform a new piece called Jazz Journey, a 15-minute work in four movements written by jazz musicians Dennis Rollins and Chris Noble.
The youngsters have been rehearsing for months supported by Barnsley Music Service and the Barnsley Music Education Hub, along with other music hubs across South Yorkshire.
Alex Francis, of Barnsley Music Service, said: “To have 120 youngsters representing the town at the Royal Albert Hall is a really wonderful thing for Barnsley, and it’s an absolute once in a lifetime opportunity.”
