BEATRIX POTTER
FUNGI SONG COMPETITION
Oct 3rd – 31st 2021
Winners Announced Nov 10th
We made a MEGASONG from the best entries
Play the video to hear them all!!
Sarah’s Fungi Song by Sarah Mirkin won 1st Prize
The composer wanted to have marimba, strings and some electronic effects and a chorus of voices – this recording was performed by Frances M Lynch who also produced and arranged it with Herbie Clarke.
“Fungus Fun!” by Ingrid Birchall won the Music Prize
The composer wanted an arrangement for 4 voices, piano and violin. It’s performed by our singers, Margaret Cameron, Samantha Houston, Frances M Lynch (and instruments) and Julian Stocker.
Our judges:
Judith Weir, Master of the Queen’s Music
Professor Lynne Boddy, Mycologist
Hannah Fox, Artist
THE WINNERS of the COMPETITION:-
- Chose their favourite fungi – with some help from this FUNGUS DETECTIVES PAGE
- Found out as much as they could about it, with some help from the MYCOKIDS page here
- Made up their verses & sent them in!
