Liverpool ocarina winners play to Dalai Lama

Year 4 ocarina players at Blessed Sacrament Junior School Liverpool won the Primary Music Band class at the Liverpool Festival of Music and Drama. After this second successive win in the class, they were invited by Liverpool City Council to play and sing to the Dalai Lama on his visit to the city in July 2004. Their music teacher, Lynette Bennett, was impressed that the Dalai Lama took time out of his rushed itinerary to listen to and talk with the children, congratulating them on their performances.

Lynette herself is an advanced skills music teacher who has integrated ocarina playing into her music curriculum with great success. She was recently voted the Classic FM primary music teacher of the year 2004.

Date: 15/07/2004

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