A CONCERT of Abba’s hit songs took place at The Glades Arena in Kidderminster on Monday, March 30 . The concern was performed by students from the Wolverley pyramid of Schools with some 300 students from six schools taking the stage at various points in the evening. The organisers were thrilled that the arena was filled to its capacity of 1,100 seats. “It was a fantastic night,” said Fred Mallinson, who is in charge of music at Wolverley CE Secondary School.

“We have done concerts here in the past and the audience has always been blown away by the sheer sight and sound of 300 children singing on stage. That night we had some really exciting special effects, including giant screens and pyrotechnics – all in the spirit of Abba’s style and music.”

Mr Mallinson even dressed up as Napoleon to conduct Waterloo to really embody the spirit of the song – much to the crowd’s delight!

The concert started with three of Abba’s hits sung by the combined primary school choirs. Instrumental work resulting from pyramid lessons was followed by the Up 2 Date Band from Wolverley CE Secondary School which has already started turning heads in the music world for the energy of their performance.

The finale was a spectacular performance of seven of Abba’s classic hits performed by the entire ensemble.

The concert is just one of the events supported by Wolverley CE Secondary School’s music specialism as it receives a certain amount of government funding to promote music. Mr Mallinson expressed his gratitude for the local funding provided by county councillor, Gordon Yarranton, which provided that extra sparkle.

Schools in the Wolverley pyramid who appeared in the show were: Wolverley CE Secondary School, St Mary’s CE Primary School, St Catherine’s CE Primary School, St Oswald’s CE Primary School, Cookley Sebright Primary School and Wolverley Sebright Primary School. Fred Mallinson expressed his thanks and admiration as he relaxed after the rigours of the evening.

“It was brilliant! All the hard work of these students really paid off. This is just one of the many things I’m going to miss when I leave Wolverley –not just our students, who are special, but the way our school makes sure everybody in the community is involved. Whoever takes over the department is going to have a fantastic time!”