'Seeing the King play a carrot recorder was surreal'
The London Vegetable Orchestra brought instruments, including the carrot recorder, to the reception.The 350 guests included leaders of community music groups and music-related projects, many of whom are volunteers.Temporary side effects from cancer treatment led the King to cancel a string of engagements last week, but he was described by guests as "in great spirits".
As well as the school, Ms Revis directs Tracks, a project offering workshops and performance opportunities.The project had been struggling to fund all the services it wanted to offer, until Ms Revis made a successful bid to the Ed Sheeran Foundation earlier this year.The grant will be used to set up a new youth club and take on more alternative provision students.Sheeran visited the music school last May and took an interest in the Tracks project, which Ms Revis said was "incredible"."I'm a big Ed Sheeran fan - not just because he gave us money," she joked.
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