The Secret Song of the White Horse — a musical adventure for 4-10 year olds at Ramsbury Memorial Hall

Join world-class children’s music leader Lucia Vernon-Long and pianist Sam Peña as the Ramsbury Memorial Hall is transformed for a stunning creative, interactive musical session for children and their grown-ups. With a bespoke show written specially for the White Horse Festival, this really is a fabulous morning not to be missed!

The White Horse has stood watching the hills of Marlborough for thousands of years. Every dawn the surrounding animals, trees and river are woken by the White Horse's magical song. But one day the song disappears! Join us as we help re-write the White Horse’s Song taking inspiration from all of the creatures who live around it. 

All children must be accompanied by an adult and remain the responsibility of the accompanying adult throughout the show.

Lucia Vernon-Long and Sam Peña

Lucia and Sam regularly collaborate together bringing music to the masses; from singing workshops at opera festivals, song writing with the homeless community, music making at Ecstatic Dances, and immersive workshops with children with profound disabilities. They combine their skills as classical musicians with their abilities to find joy and connection in communities through music.  

Lucia is a classical singer who leads education projects for many of the country’s top classical music organisations. She devises and leads shows for the Royal Ballet and Opera, English National Opera, and is an Associate Artist for Streetwise Opera. Lucia has led singing projects in remote mountain villages of Nepal, jungle communities of Costa Rica, and schools in Malawi. She also runs a preschool music business across Sussex, ‘Mini Music Makers’, and theatre camps for primary school aged children in Brighton, ‘Musical Holiday Camps’.  

Sam is a pianist, composer, and improviser who works regularly as a solo, collaborative and ballet pianist, and brings music to children and young people with special educational needs. He created and leads interactive musical experiences, including his autobiographical musical One Shoe of Each Colour, that combine storytelling, improvisation, and classical repertoire. Sam has also composed award-winning theatre scores and champions inclusive music-making in schools, festivals, and community settings.  

Ramsbury Memorial Hall

https://www.ramsburymemorialhall.org/

Address: 26 High Street, Ramsbury, Marlborough SN8 2PB
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