The Same Flame
music by Thomas Hewitt Jones, lyrics by Matt Harvey

Exultate Singers • Trinity Singers • Churchill Academy Chamber Choir The choirs of Churchill, Sandford and Wrington Primary Schools David Ogden conductor • Christine Stevenson piano • Alice Harper soprano

The Same Flame was inspired by Pierre de Coubertin’s ideals of Olympism which gave rise to the modern Olympic and Paralympic values, Respect, Excellence, Friendship, Courage, Equality, Determination and Inspiration.We took it upon ourselves to celebrate these seven Values in five movements, so four of them had to double up – Friendship with Equality and Courage with Determination.

You left your mark on me (Inspiration) Is essentially a surge of enthusiasm, an outpouring of grateful hyperbole from one who’s inspired towards one who inspires. Hopefully we will all find someone who inspires us in this way. Who knows, some of us may even become one who inspires.

Respectfully Yours (Respect & Equality) Takes the form of a letter from those who