Composing Collections - Musical Responses to Delia Derbyshire
| Dates: | 6 May 2022 |
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| Times: | 14:00 - 16:00 |
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| What is it: | Drop-in session |
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| Organiser: | John Rylands Research Institute and Library |
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| How much: | Free |
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| Who is it for: | Adults, Age Friendly, General public |
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Drop-in for a concert inspired by music pioneer Delia Derbyshire (1937-2001), a key figure in the development of electronic music and sound design in Britain. Postgraduate composition students from the Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama provide a unique afternoon of music for voices and electronics. Staged in the magnificent Historic Reading Room, experience fourteen world premieres, with electronic compositions heard alongside works performed by the University of Manchester’s student choir, Ad Solem.
In addition, you can also explore items from the Delia Derbyshire archive held at the Rylands. Based at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop from 1962-1973, she also composed for film, theatre, live happenings and festivals with her contributions often uncredited.
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John Rylands Research Institute and Library
150 Deansgate
Manchester
Gtr Manchester
