Earth Unwrapped Opening Weekend

Minimalist music lovers assemble! An epic yet intimate night of music from minimalist pioneer, Terry Riley, with his eighty-minute work, Sun Rings, which incorporates space sounds from NASA Voyager probes for String Quartet and Voices, performed by Sacconi Quartet and Festival Voices.
Three Key Words: Transcendental – Epic – Intimate

Hall One: Grammy-nominated Earth-lover Olivia Chaney brings her sensuous, unique sounds to Hall One in an evening of music old and new.
Three Key Words: Arresting – Calming – Magical

Hall Two: What happens when you have a live nature beatboxer accompany a silent documentary film about Britain’s North Sea herring fishery? If you haven’t heard sound-artist, beatboxer and our Artist in Residence Jason Singh before, (and even if you have!) this film and live score is for you.
Three Key Words: Immersive – Thrilling – Cinematic

Hall One: Vivaldi’s seminal Four Seasons performed by the electrifying pairing of violinist Daniel Pioro and Manchester Camerata narrated by national treasure Stephen Fry. Of course you’ve heard Vivaldi’s Four Seasons before but tonight we present a special performance with specially commissioned poetry by Sir Michael Morpurgo.
Three Key Words: Visceral – Virtuosic – Story-telling

Hall Two: Our Artist in Residence Gazelle Twin’s We Wax. We Shall Not Wane is a haunting sound-installation that serves as a incantation of grief and defiance for women lost to violence through the centuries until the present day.
Three Key Words: Haunting – Hypnotic – Captivating

Hall One: Imagine a performance that is inspired by the idea of a community gathering, a service of sorts, to celebrate and discuss Bach’s music and its relationship to our Earth with a group of world-class musicians and speakers – that’s what OAE’s Bach, the Universe and Everything is.
Three Key Words: Uplifting – Inspiring – Community