Liguria Tour Review

Phew, isn’t it amazing? All that frantic build up, then suddenly without warning the tour is receding fast in the rear view mirror! But the memories, ah! The memories linger on...

Exemplary performances and conduct to match from our young performers marked this tour out as special from an early stage. Staggering to think how children as young as 8 could take in their stride 3000 road miles inside a week and 3 major shows in as many days, and still return ready for more! And, as the photographic evidence will show, some of you never stopped smiling!
Of course, we all have our own special recollections of favourite moments, but lasting impressions of the performers which will stay with me include: Liberty, smiling, dancing, mouth wide open in song, and that marimba solo: Esme, smiling, concentrating on the opening of Montego Bay, and never putting a foot wrong; Georgia, smiling, hitting that start button on cue, and delivering her lines in fluent Italian; Sophie, beautiful performance every time, impeccable manners, and the biggest smile on every photograph; Edward, grinning, dancing, enthusiasm for all things edible, and shouting ‘Yes!’ on hearing that you’d be playing 'Sweets for My Sweet’ as an encore; Annie, smiling, dancing, and singing up a storm; Chloe, wonderful salsa piano, enigmatic smile, and knocking the rounders ball for six; Sasha, smiling, great timing, and generally being popular; James, smiling, courtesy, and helping cement a wonderful guitar ensemble;Andrew, maturity, intent concentration, a solid performance, and eating all those ice-creams!; Alistair, the gentleman, enthusiastic in everything you do, and being the only one who could march for toffee; Rehan, impeccable behavior, total focus, and that dancing violin solo on La Bamba; Dominic, percussion set-up king, so cool and calm, and a solid performance night after night; Ben, a fine stage hand, everyones friend, and a young man who has the makings of a great sound engineer; Jessica, nice montuno piano, cracking bass playing, and looking great in your trilby; Richard, laughing, rocking, and proving surprisingly handy at dealing with the odd Jellyfish sting; Donna, singing, dancing, and just belonging on stage; ‘Saxy’ Tess, composure, laughter, and looking cool in black; and Judy, vibrant, exuberant, and sassy - plus a great Jamaican accent.