This year long musical theatre project for children between 7 -11 culminates in a performance of the entertaining musical

The Pied Piper – A children's musical by Ruth Kenward and Nick Perrin

One of the few versions of the Pied Piper to feature a happy ending, this musical is full of humour and colourful characters, is fast-moving and engaging but also explores important universal themes.

Rats have taken over Hamelin, led by bossy Big Cheese! Grumpy street cleaner Mr Brümhandel fights a losing battle to keep the town clean while the people of Hamelin are too lazy to take responsibility for their own mess and dirt. Meanwhile, the Mayor and his incompetent sidekicks are more interested in lining their pockets than doing their jobs.

COURSE PRESENTERS

Eve Hirsch is an experienced international concert and stage vocal artist. After graduating with a Bachelor of Music (University of Auckland) she completed a Graduate Diploma of Vocal Performance (Queensland Conservatorium) and was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 1999. On the theatrical stage, she has appeared in professional stage productions of both musical and operatic works, ranging from South Pacific and Wonderful Town to Merry Widow, Madam Butterfly and La Bohème.

Eve has enjoyed an international teaching career and has worked for 35 years with students of all ages from 3 months to seniors. Since moving to Toulouse she has been running her own private music studio Butterfly Vocal as well has being employed by the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Toulouse, the International School of Toulouse and by the Mairie de Pibrac to direct 2 musical theatre productions in English with children from local primary schools. She is active as a musical director, stage director and choral conductor of a pop/rock choir Vocal 31. She is currently furthering her studies towards a MA in Professional Practice Voice Pedagogy.

Sarah Bushnell is an experienced orchestral musician, conductor and teacher. In 1995 she graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy in Glasgow with a Master of Music . Concurrently, she performed with several orchestras, including the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, string quartets and session work for bands and television. She has performed with orchestras throughout the UK, Ireland and Spain, including the South bank Centre with the London Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sarah has also organised and led many orchestral tours in France and Germany with teenagers and coaching staff.

Her teaching career spans almost 35 years with students of all standards and ages with several past students graduating to Music college and careers in music themselves.

Sarah, has also had extensive experience in the theatre, having begun performing in plays and musicals as child and growing up acting in school and local Theatre group productions.  She has continued as an adult in France appearing in Oliver in 2015 and most recently in numerous Secret Panto Society's (SPS) Pantomimes and in Viva La Vie Bohème with TMA 31 and Scaramouche in TMP, Pibrac.