Wednesday 31 October 2007

Guildhall Concert

The Associated Project by Guildhall School of Music and Drama students premiered at Bishopsgate Institute last night. Seven composition students worked on six original compositions over the last month inspired by Solo 30x30. The pieces were written for percussion instruments.

This is the first associated project of Solo 30x30 to involve music, and Paul-André chose not to hear the music until he stepped into the space and began to dance.

Unlike a more traditional concert experience, the audience was able to sit around the performance space - some chose chairs, others sat on the floor - and the musicians from Sankorfa were situated in each corner of the performance space. It was a wonderful concert, and both the composition students, and Paul-André were extremely pleased they were able to conclude the project in this way.