take flight

Soar with us in an uplifting performance inspired by flight in all its forms. In collaboration with Anglo-Lebanese Violinist and Artistic Director of United Strings of Europe, Julian Azkoul, we explore the exhilaration, freedom and wonder of the open sky.

Take wing with Vaughan Williams’ beloved The Lark Ascending, re-imagined for choir and solo violin, and with Shaw’s and the swallow, a tender reflection on migration and refuge. Circle the world with Clyne’s Orbits, and explore the dream of human flight in Whitacre’s Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine. 

Ultimately, our flight returns us back to solid ground with a renewed sense of hope.

The performance will last around 70 minutes without an interval.

where & when

Saturday 18 April 19.30
Stoller Hall, Hunts Bank, Manchester, M3 1DA

The performance will last around 70 minutes without an interval.

The Music

Yukiko Nishimura In The Wind 1. Land Breeze
Christopher Tin Hope is the Thing with Feathers
Owain Park The Wings of the Wind 
Yukiko Nishimura In The Wind 2. Gray Sky 
Caroline Shaw and the swallow 
Anna Clyne Orbits 
Yukiko Nishimura In The Wind 3. Breath of Air 
Charles Villiers Stanford The Blue Bird
Eric Whitacre Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine 
Yukiko Nishimura In The Wind 4. High Wind 
Claire Victoria Roberts Hope is the Thing with Feathers 
Ralph Vaughan Williams arr. Paul Drayton The Lark Ascending 

the artists

Co-Curator & Conductor Ellie Slorach
Co-Curator & Solo Violin Julian Azkoul
Kantos Chamber Choir