Songs at Six: Open Your Eyes And Tell Me What You See
- 6pm
About this event:
- Category:
- Vocal
- Event type:
- Free | In-person
- Admission:
- Free
- Location:
- Milton Court Concert Hall
Event information
Shining a spotlight on the Climate Crisis through the powerful combination of words and music, this exciting collaborative project features the collective talents of students from four European conservatoires: the Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM), Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP) and the University Mozarteum Salzburg.
The distinguished pianist Iain Burnside has devised a performance piece to connect performers and audience to the profound changes happening in our world. Highly charged works by writers Nick Drake, Jaques Prévert, Mairéad Byrne and Rose Ausländer are interwoven with music by leading contemporary composers Linda Buckley, Judith Weir, Julian Philips and Raymond Yiu. Songs by Schumann, Fauré and Elgar take on new resonance, placed within a fresh context.
The programme features the four languages of the conservatoires. Performances will take place in Dublin, London, Paris and Salzburg, with all travel overland.
Visit the Open Your Eyes tour website to find out more about this project and view all performers.
Guildhall Q&A: Iain Burnside & Edward Picton-Turbervill
Guildhall professor Iain Burnside and Guildhall pianist Edward Picton-Turbervill tell us more about 'Open Your Eyes And Tell Me What You See'
Venue information
Milton Court, based across the road from our Silk Street building, provides the School with world-class performance and training spaces, including a state of the art concert hall, a lyric theatre, a studio theatre and several major rehearsal rooms.
- Milton Court, 1 Milton Street, London, EC2Y 9BH
