Augelletti’s Aviary
Swallows, robins, cuckoos, hens, peacocks. These are just a few of the birds in Augelletti’s Aviary, our first collaboration with Ensemble Augelletti. Children in year 2 perform songs about these birds with a quartet of VOCES8 Foundation Singers and Ensemble Augelletti. They also learn about the recorder, violin, cello, theorbo and harpsichord.
“The fundamental aspect for me is that the children were properly integrated into the music making - they were not an add on, but they were at the heart of it and to be able to experience that with not one, but two professional ensembles was a wonderful thing. I also really appreciated the attitudes of singers and musicians towards the children- again, open, respectful and taking enjoyment from engaging musically with them.”
Schools participating in Augelletti's Aviary also receive resources created by the Foundation's Education Project Assistant, Laura Gillham. If you'd like to try your hand at making a peacock's headdress you can find the instructions and template here.
Augelletti's Aviary includes a migration story and if you'd like to learn more about migration you can find a fact sheet here.
If you'd like to learn more about the long eared owl you can find Laura's information cards here.