At Sixes and Sevens World Premiere
One of major projects that Wall2Wall Music has been involved in to help celebrate the UK City of Culture has been At Sixes and Sevens. To mark the 400th anniversary of the unique relationship between Derry~Londonderry and the City of London, a new music cantata has been commissioned from two of the world’s leading creators in words and music. On 3rd July 2013 this unique world premiere will take place simultaneously in the Guildhall Derry/Londonderry and the Guildhall City of London.
‘At Sixes and Sevens’ will consist of nine movements written by the Pulitzer- Prizewinning Northern Irish poet Paul Muldoon and the composer Mark- Anthony Turnage. The work will be interspersed with further sections devised by communities in Derry~Londonderry and London.
‘At Sixes and Sevens’ will be performed in Derry/Londonderry by Barry Douglas and Camerata Ireland, Codetta, Civic Junior Choir and the newly formed At Sixes and Sevens Ensemble made up of young musicians and poets from across the city. Wall2Wall Music, the Verbal Arts Centre, Barbican Guildhall Creative Learning and LSO Discovery have been working with the young people over the course of this year and the event promises to be one of the highlights of the City of Culture year.
A newly commissioned film by Bafta award winning film maker Mark McCauley connecting the artistic work in both places will also be shown.
The recent launch of the event was hosted on the walls by the Verbal Arts Centre. James Kerr, Executive Director of the Verbal Arts Centre explains the significance of the project on video:
Commissioned by the Honourable The Irish Society, the project has been instrumental in setting up a unique partnership involving Camerata Ireland with Barry Douglas, the Verbal Arts Centre, St Cecilia’s College, Wall2Wall Music, Barbican/Guildhall Creative Learning, the London Symphony Orchestra and the City of London Festival.These cultural relationships, the work itself and the establishment of local community ensembles, which will remain after the performance, are the significant legacies of the project.
Tickets are £16.50 (including booking charge) from the Millennium Forum, Derry/Londonderry, 028 71 26 4455 and online at http://www.millenniumforum.co.
