Description
Recorded live at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. July 2024.
Leatherwing Bat is the original name for this English traditional folksong.
It is about the bat and birds chatting to each other about love.
Only Boys Aloud Academi
Conductor - Craig Yates
Accompanist - Rhiannon Pritchard
Director - Michelle Christina Richards
A little bit about the Only Boys Aloud (OBA) Academi.
Members of the OBA Academi all audition for their place and we work them incredibly hard during a week's residential stay. They start the week without knowing one note of the music and learn the entire concert repertoire from scratch during their residential. They receive two individual singing lessons, five sessions of music theory, movement and dance sessions, and even a 6am bootcamp alongside many hours of rehearsals.
The boys work incredibly hard and we are always exceedingly proud of what they achieve during their week together. Thank you to all the boys and the amazing team of Aloud staff. Craig Yates. Creative Director. Aloud.
If you would like to watch the whole Academi concert, you can now purchase it here:
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Tickets for this concert were £22. If you enjoyed this performance for free and would like to support these boys in the future, please donate here:
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