Countdown to Songbook of the Earth

Just under two weeks to go till the climax of Manchester Camerata's Songbook of the Earth project. We've been working with 14 primary schools across Greater Manchester, The Wirral and Chester to create a new song cycle, inspired by Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. All the songs have been written and are having the final touches put to them. There will then be a performance on stage at The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester on Monday 19 April, accompanied by Manchester Camerata. The songs will be collected in a new songbook to provide a lasting resources. More on the project HERE. Hear a podcast about how the songs were devised HERE. You can see some of the news coverage about a concert in January when more than 2000 kids involved got up close with Manchester Camerata, conducted by Douglas Boyd HERE.