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Night Shift

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Part of the London Sinfonietta 21/22: Take Your Place Season

Add to my Calendar 10-03-2022 19:30 10-03-2022 21:30 36 Night Shift The London Sinfonietta invites you to become part of an evening of sound and play in Night Shift by Cathy Milliken. Here dreams, visions, and love meet ecology and walls. The audience joins musicians of the London Sinfonietta, conductor Jonathan Stockhammer, the City Lit Inclusive Choir and Sing Tower Hamlets, and soloists Michael Schiefel and Helena Rasker. Together, we embark on a musical exploration of Milliken's score, inspired by texts from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. All audience members are provided with sound-making objects, and guided gently through an engaging, relaxed evening of collaborative listening and performance. The wall that separates Shakespeare's ill-fated lovers proves to be a mere illusion, like the imaginary wall that separates public from performers. Join this boundary-breaking concert for an unforgettable night of musical adventure. Part of London Sinfonietta OPEN, a series dedicated to involving the public as creators and performers, this is a concert experience like none other. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Queen Elizabeth Hall
Southbank Centre
Belvedere Rd
South Bank
London
SE1 8XX
England

Programme

Cathy Milliken – Night Shift

Performers

Helena Rasker – contralto
 Michael Schiefel – Singer
 Jonathan Stockhammer – Conductor

London Sinfonietta

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Programme Note

The London Sinfonietta invites you to become part of an evening of sound and play in Night Shift by Cathy Milliken. Here dreams, visions, and love meet ecology and walls. The audience joins musicians of the London Sinfonietta, conductor Jonathan Stockhammer, the City Lit Inclusive Choir and Sing Tower Hamlets, and soloists Michael Schiefel and Helena Rasker. Together, we embark on a musical exploration of Milliken's score, inspired by texts from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. All audience members are provided with sound-making objects, and guided gently through an engaging, relaxed evening of collaborative listening and performance. The wall that separates Shakespeare's ill-fated lovers proves to be a mere illusion, like the imaginary wall that separates public from performers. Join this boundary-breaking concert for an unforgettable night of musical adventure.

Part of London Sinfonietta OPEN, a series dedicated to involving the public as creators and performers, this is a concert experience like none other.

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