In a concert celebrating female creativity, the seldom-heard music of female English composers Elisabeth Lutyens and Thea Musgrave will be played alongside new commissions for viola and violin duo, by Litha and Effy Efthymiou.

The Zeitgeist Chamber Orchestra and their director Sam Poppleton then come together with Effy Efthymiou to explore the relationship between the dawn of Western Art Music
 and one of the first concerted efforts in Jazz to create contrapuntal concert music – Miles Davis’ album Birth of the Cool.

‘Brilliantly realised’ TimeOut

‘Solemn melodies, both masterful and chilling, entice us into a world where reality blurs’. London Fringe Review

Litha and Effy Efthymiou are composers of new music and large-scale interdisciplinary work.

Violist Mark Gibbs currently performs with some of the world’s finest orchestras, including Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Violinist Iain Gibbs is a full-time member of the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera. He has also worked with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and BBC Symphony Orchestra, and has performed at the BBC Proms, and with Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett.

Violinist David Larkin is the leader of the Larkin Quartet and plays regularly with London Orchestra and in the West End.

The Zeitgeist Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Sam Poppleton, is made up of players that can be seen performing with world-class orchestras, including London Symphony Orchestra, Gustav Mahler World Youth Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, and National Youth Jazz Orchestra. The ZCO was established by Sam Poppleton and Alice Poppleton in 2014.