adminCity Hall by a choir comprising hundreds of talented primary schoolchildren from various schools in Bulawayo.
Some of the schools that took part in this performance included Njube Primary, Hellem, Coglain, King George VI and Entabeni.
The “Song of the Carnivores” captures characters of the five large carnivores found in Zimbabwe.
The show kicked off with an introductory act, which turned out to be the main act, “Song of the Carnivores”.
While performing, the schoolchildren named the carnivorous animals that are found in Zimbabwe and some of them include the lion, cheetah, leopard, hyena and wild dogs.
During the performance pupils from different schools also exhibited their artistic talents ranging from singing to poetry slam as they went into greater detail, explaining how these animals survive.
Soon after the choir’s performance the audience present was given an opportunity to view some of the award-winning art works that were submitted by different pupils from 25 schools.
The exhibition did not only focus on carnivorous animals as the organisers took the platform to exhibit portraits of different wild animals found in different places throughout Zimbabwe.
While the audience was viewing the art works they also got lectures from experts on how these animals survive and how important they are to people’s day to day lives.
Organiser of the regional cheetah programme Dr Netty Purchase, who could not hide her excitement, said the initiative has been running for the past two years.
“This programme started in 2010 and our main target are pupils as we believe they do not easily forget if they are taught whilst they are still young,” she said.
Purchase said they had been working with different people in their programme of educating pupils on wildlife.
“We are working with different expects on this programme and that is the reason we have got different acts to offer and as you have already seen during these different performances,” she said.
Purchase added that “Song of the Carnivores” would this year be moving to other cities and nations with a mission to educate and entertain.
“This project was started in Bulawayo two years ago and we are hoping to take this idea to other cities and nations as we want everyone to be involved,” she said.
“Song of the Carnivores” was introduced sometime in 2010 by Rangewide Programme, the Bulawayo Academy of Music and the British Council who teamed up to help produce an amazing musical extravaganza.
Involving 500 schoolchildren from Bulawayo, the “Song of the Carnivores” is a half- an hour piece of music, composed and organised by Richard Sisson and sung by local schoolkids.
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