A gifted 11-year-old musician has written an orchestra composition for this year’s Bradford Schools’ Prom.

Saltaire Primary School pupil Jake Jones, of Shipley, was shorter than his first trombone when he started to play three and a half years ago.

But he will stand tall when the Bradford Youth Wind Orchestra perform his jovial number in front of a packed audience at St George’s Hall, Bradford, on Wednesday.

The performance of his composition, entitled Circus Suite, will be a culmination of months of hard work, creating and redrafting the piece in his own time on his computer.

Some of his relatives are heading over from Merseyside to join his parents in the audience for his big moment.

Jake, a grade five trombone player, said: “I really can’t wait.

“It’s going to be absolutely brilliant. I’m used to hearing my compositions on a computer, so to hear it performed in a large concert hall by live musicians is going to be amazing.”

His parents, Stephen and Sian, both play instruments. Now Jake can also play the piano and drums.

He is a member of Delius School, run by Education Bradford’s music and arts service to provide support to the most talented musicians across the district.

Jake has been making some final tweaks to his work in the last few days.

He said: “I tried out my ideas on the piano.

“I wanted to create a piece of music that was easy to listen to and also light and bouncy. This is why I chose a circus theme with different movements.”

His father, Stephen, 41, said: “I’m really impressed and very proud.

“He loves composing and playing. He’s a real improviser. He writes all the time and this will be a great experience for him.”

Almost 800 pupils representing 25 schools across Bradford will show off their music and dance skills at Education Bradford’s ninth Schools’ Proms, which takes place over both Wednesday and Thursday nights this week. There will be cheerleading, line dancing, street dance, African drumming and performances by Allerton Children’s Centre, the Bradford Youth Orchestra and the Bradford Youth Wind Orchestra.

Artwork for the event has been designed by students at St Joseph’s Catholic College, Peel Park Primary School and Belle Vue Girls’ School.

Tickets are available on (01274) 432000 or via bradford-theatres.co.uk.