CRASH INTO CHRISTMAS
When Frosty the Snowman and Mr Beston ensured that , pandemic or no pandemic , we still crashed into Christmas in style .
In a normal year Crash into Christmas is a vibrant jazz soirée including various acts and groups ranging from a full band to a choir to bring the Christmas spirit to Sevenoaks . This year however , Crash into Christmas had to be done slightly differently to allow for the restrictions implemented during the pandemic . An innovative alternative to a live concert had to be conjured up to ensure the show must go on in times when a live event was certainly not able to happen .
This inspired the Crash into Christmas video of ‘ Frosty the Snowman ’ to be produced and organised by Mr Beston . This year it was only the Sevenoaks School saxophone players participating in the concert because year groups were unable to mix to form any ensembles . The group spanned all age groups and saxophone types , whilst also providing an opportunity for all saxophone players , no matter their level of ability , to showcase their talent . Preparation took place during the final weeks of the Michaelmas term , with everyone in the video playing ‘ Frosty the Snowman ’ in their individual music lessons where they were filmed and recorded .
Mr Beston then had to undertake the immense task of going through each of the 34 sax players ’ clips and editing them into the video . With the help of his son Alfie , Mr Beston was able to edit the videos with Christmassy effects , including snow that displayed each player ’ s name in their window , snow globes and all the players spun round in the shape of a snowflake . Santa himself even made a surprise improv
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