Hawks and Horses, which is a setting of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 91, celebrates the cathedral city of Peterborough and will be performed at the local Broadway Theatre on 6 September.
It will also be performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (strings, harp, timpani) with a chorus of more than 150 voices (including the Peterborough Youth Choir) at St John’s Smith Square, London, on 30 August.
The piece has been commissioned by music education charity Peterborough Sings! with financial support from PRS for Music Foundation, Arts Council England and the Vaughan Williams Trust.
Please see http://www.sjss.org.uk/events/errollyn-wallen for more info.
Read our recent Errollyn Wallen interview to hear about her experiences as a black female classical composer and learn her views on racism, classism and sexism in the music industry.
It will also be performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (strings, harp, timpani) with a chorus of more than 150 voices (including the Peterborough Youth Choir) at St John’s Smith Square, London, on 30 August.
The piece has been commissioned by music education charity Peterborough Sings! with financial support from PRS for Music Foundation, Arts Council England and the Vaughan Williams Trust.
Please see http://www.sjss.org.uk/events/errollyn-wallen for more info.
Read our recent Errollyn Wallen interview to hear about her experiences as a black female classical composer and learn her views on racism, classism and sexism in the music industry.
