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NOTES TOSONGS ABOUT THE NEW HOPES FOR SOCIETY GOVERNMENT SATURDAY 9 MAY 2015 QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL AT SOUTHBANK CENTRE
The weekend after polling day for the General Election of 2015, 16 composers consider the society before them – and the future they hope to influence and help create. From songs of protest to songs of hope, music has always played a pivotal role at times of social change and this concert launches a new era of impassioned political expression. Co-curated by the London Sinfonietta with Matthew Herbert and the Royal Philharmonic Society. Our audience will be invited to write their own notes to the new government in the lead up to and at the event itself, which will be passed to a representative after the General Election.
6PM SET: FIVE SONGS FOR CLARINET, CELLO, PIANO, PERCUSSION AND SINGER 1 Kerry Andrew writing on the NHS 2 Jordan Hunt writing on the power of optimism 3 Gavin Higgins writing on the impact of the bedroom tax 4 Benjamin Oliver and Luke Wright writing on loneliness and isolation 5 Emma-Ruth Richards writing on sex trafficking
7.15PM FOYER DEBATE 8PM SET: ELEVEN SONGS FOR LARGER ENSEMBLE AND SINGER 6 Michael Finnissy writing on education and dumbing-down 7 Emily Hall writing on the environment 8 Gwyneth Herbert writing on creativity in education 9 Matthew Herbert writing on foul language from politicians 10 Shabaka Hutchings writing on the sense of ideas from a collective 11 Colin Matthews and Jackie Kay writing on the value of the arts 12 HEJIRA writing on them and us 13 Philip Venables and David Hoyles writing on gender 14 Ian Vine writing on understanding and compassion 15 John Woolrich writing on money, killing and singing 16 Jason Yarde writing on homelessness
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FEATURING:
ANDREW GOURLAY CONDUCTOR JULIET FRASER SINGER CLEVELAND WATKISS SINGER SAMIRA AHMED PRESENTER