Trinity Church School, Radstock, were one of 35 primary schools and ten Universities across the country, that took part in the recent record-breaking project.

Following a visit from engineers and musicians at the University of Bath, children were asked to draw a mechanism or a finger-extender that would reach at least five metres from a player to a piano.

Esme’s mechanism, a train called ‘The Piano Express’, was chosen from Trinity and was manufactured by engineers at the University of Bath, alongside other designs from schools in the South West.

The train was briefly returned to Trinity to be decorated by the whole class, and included a picture of the Radstock wheel.

All of the 88 mechanisms from across the country ended up in Birmingham for the performance on the 19th August, where 88 children each played a mechanism (Esme also played, as well as designed), in a piece especially composed by Birmingham composer, Martin Riley.

The team topped the record for the number of people playing the piano at once (previously 21) and made the record unbreakable, having all 88 piano keys being played in one piece.

Esme said the best part of the whole project was seeing her design come to life and painting it with her friends, and it was funny seeing herself on The One Show the following evening.

Videos of the performance can be seen by visiting: www.88pianists.com

Debbie Janson