Young people performing on the same Ampthill Proms bill as Britain’s Got Talent-winning singers Collabro demonstrated the importance of music education, according to the head of Central Bedfordshire Council’s Inspiring Music service.

Fixing a broken orchestra is the challenge for hundreds of schoolchildren in an award-nominated music event aimed at inspiring more young people to learn an instrument.

The Wish is a participatory event at The Grove Theatre on Tuesday April 30 that will include elements of theatre and singing.

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