A Song for Mary Anning

A picture of the statue of Mary Anning with Tray, her dog at her heels. She is striding out with a basket on her arm and a hammer in her hand

A Song for Mary Anning

Created for the unveiling of a statue of
Palaeontologist Mary Anning (1799 – 1847)
by sculptor Denise Dutton
on May 21^st 2022 in Lyme Regis
commissioned by
Mary Anning Rocks

Film by Jack Sewell

Performed by

Mrs Ethelston’s Primary Academy Choir
and
Cohen Baulch

Pictured at the event with our BSL interpreter Sarah Ankers (left) and Director Frances M Lynch (right)

The music and words were written by Cohen Baulch age 9; Year 3, Newton Poppleford Primary School; Sarah Mirkin age 8; Mabel Slade age 11; Class 1, Hawkchurch Church of England Primary School; Beech Class, Payhembury Primary School.

Mrs Ethelstons Choir performing at Lyme Regis May 21st 2022

Showcasing winners of the 2022
Mary Anning Children’s Song Competition

Winners were announced at our Lyme Regis Fossil Festival performance “Mary Anning and her Sisters in Science” May 1st 2022

Music Prize

“Mary”

(Listen here)

Chorus Prize

“Mary Anning and the Dimorphodon”

Lyrics Prize

“Mary Anning Song”

Science Prize

“The Story of Mary Anning”

History Prize

“She Walks in the Footsteps of Dinosaurs
Mary Anning”

A portrait of Mary Anning standing in from of a vista of sea and cliffs, dressing in a heavy Victorian coat and bonnet, carrying a basket over her arm and a palaeontological hammer in her hand. Her black and white dog lies at her feet — Portrait of Mary Anning, 1847 by B J Donne at the Geological Society (Image from wikimedia commons)

Mary holds an ammonite - Mary Anning Statue by Denise Dutton

Tray on the Mary Anning Statue by Denise Dutton — Tray at the feet of Mary Anning Statue by Denise Dutton

A woman standing with her back to us in Victorian dress, a thick coat and a straw bonnet looking out to sea — Frances M Lynch as Mary Anning

Mary Anning SONG COMPETITION

Judges

“…Well done everyone…”

“…Great choruses…Love the singing”

“….creative storytelling, lyrics and music..”

“..song and lyrics are very good…”

“….well researched, well done…“

2021/2022 Season
in association with our Artistic Director
Frances M Lynch

“Voices for the Future” is seeking to discover, honour, and promote female voices past and present and to inspire, guide and build diverse VOICES FOR THE FUTURE

A Song for Mary Anning

A Song for Mary Anning

Performed by

Mrs Ethelston’s Primary Academy Choir and Cohen Baulch

Showcasing winners of the 2022 Mary Anning Children’s Song Competition

Music Prize

“Mary”

Chorus Prize

“Mary Anning and the Dimorphodon”

Lyrics Prize

“Mary Anning Song”

Science Prize

“The Story of Mary Anning”

History Prize

“She Walks in the Footsteps of Dinosaurs Mary Anning”

Mary Anning SONG COMPETITION

Judges

“…Well done everyone…”

“…Great choruses…Love the singing”

“….creative storytelling, lyrics and music..”

“..song and lyrics are very good…”

“….well researched, well done…“

2021/2022 Season in association with our Artistic Director Frances M Lynch

Mrs Ethelston’s Primary Academy Choir
and
Cohen Baulch

Showcasing winners of the 2022
Mary Anning Children’s Song Competition

“She Walks in the Footsteps of Dinosaurs
Mary Anning”

2021/2022 Season
in association with our Artistic Director
Frances M Lynch