WORDS and music inspired by visits to the ancient Beer Quarry Caves are to be performed by children and young people from across the region at a special concert in Exeter Cathedral on January 13.
A collaboration between the Jurassic Coast Teaching Schools Alliance of 28 schools from Dorset, Devon and Somerset and the Lyme Regis-based youth music charity B Sharp, the Beer Quarry Caves Concert marks the culmination of a year-long project that has seen 390 students visit the historic caves at Beer.
Stone has been quarried at the caves for 2,000 years and has been used to build Exeter and St Paul’s cathedrals, parts of Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London and Windsor Castle.
The performers will include students from the Woodroffe School, Lyme Regis; Colyton Grammar School and Holyrood Academy in Chard, and from four primary schools – St Michael’s and Mrs Ethelston’s in Lyme Regis, Marshwood Primary and Bridport St Mary’s.
The concert will include award-winning poet Greta Stoddart reading a new work inspired by her visit to the caves and the children’s author Ellen Renner reading a short story.
A core group of older children with vocal coach Deborah Jordan, drummer Winston Clifford, guitarist Jack Ross and B Sharp music mentors Chloe Stratta and Jacques Verhaeren will join the 94-strong choir of primary schoolchildren n Tickets are on sale at Lyme Regis Tourist Information Centre priced £6 (£3 children and concessions).
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