Have ocarina will travel
'Have ocarina will travel' is the Liggins motto after two musical trips to scenic destinations. In April 2006, David and Christa were invited to lead school ocarina performances in Switzerland. Since their daughters had already finished school for Easter, the whole family set off with hand luggage bulging. Airport security were alerted by the 'gun-shaped' ocarina in David's pack; and so began the first performance of the tour, at the security desk, to the amusement of lines of holiday makers.
Yorkshire born Janet Genton teaches whole year groups of French-speaking children to play the ocarina. In Year 2, they master Play your Ocarina Book 1; in Year 3, Book 2; and so on. It was amazing to see 120 Year 5 children playing Hava nagila and Eine Kleine Nachtmusik from Book 4 with an enthusiasm and skill that astonished. In return, we played our four-part family tunes and the children communicated happily together in a variety of languages. Janet began ocarina teaching in 1996, so the concerts were a great celebration of 10 years ocarina-playing at the International School of Geneva. Congratulations!
The 'Land of the Midnight Sun' in Norway awaited us in July 2007. An appreciative audience packed the old church in Mo I Rana to hear Malcolm Pentelow, organist extraordinaire, and the Liggins Family Ocarina Quartet. The ocarina performance included traditional folk tunes, extracts from Mozart's 'Magic Flute' and toe-tapping close-harmony Barbershop Quartets. After the concert, we were free to do some intrepid exploring of fjords and glaciers, and play ocarinas in some very remote Arctic places!
The Norwegian newspaper article recording the visit, highlights the fact that Ocarina Workshop Oc® are now being played in schools the length and breadth of this beautiful country.
Date: 10/08/2007
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