THIS may the first time in your life you've ever wanted to be Ian Essex girl/boy.Chamber Orchestra to create an orchestral work for children, which will be played in a field in Thames Chase Forest near Brentwood in Essex today. Each of the 2,500 school children will plant a tree in a dedicated copse as part of an environmental scheme to replenish the forest.
Costello has scored an orchestral version of Tom Thumb, which will be conducted by Neville Marriner. The script was written by John Cleese and will be narrated by children's TV presenter Zoe Ball.
