People's Palaces and Urban Symphonies

Camerata's Head of Artistic Planning, Manus Carey, reaches for the TV remote:
"Really interesting programme on BBC 4 – People’s Palaces with Jonathan Foyle - about neo-Classical and neo-Gothic architecture in the North of England, with a particular focus on Manchester and Liverpool. This provides a perfect backdrop to our upcoming season, Urban Symphonies, which is all about a sense of place, with concert programmes from different cities around the world, and a learning programme inspired by Manchester’s rich architecture. There is so much we can learn today from the way nineteenth century culture and commerce worked closely together, and from the Victorian belief in the social importance of culture. This is a fascinating watch and in these times of looming cuts shows what results a tenacious and uncompromising artistic vision can achieve. Incidentally Jonathan Foyle has a site worth checking out called ‘built’.  You can see more about the programme on the BBC Website.