The concert will feature more than 1200 children on the Wider Opportunities Teaching Scheme, performing with the Hallé as part of the programme.

Amongst the highlights will be opportunities for instrumentalists to participate in special arrangements of ‘Tequila’, and ‘Carrots and Potatoes’. Everyone in the audience will be raising their voices in singing Mark & Helen Johnson’s Ai Caramba Samba, as well as Let’s Cheer for Mardi Gras!