A unique musical event as part of Holmfirth Arts Festival promises a goosebump-inducing night out.
‘Double Bill: The River Flows and Requiem for a Fading World’ will be held at The Civic in Holmfirth on Saturday August 3 (7pm).
Folk-inspired songs from The Good Earth Collective and Friends in The River Flows will be followed by Requiem for a Fading World by award-winning composer Kerrin Tatman.
Presented by Screaming Media Productions and created by Good Earth Collective’s songwriter Steve and artist Jan Ansell, The River Flows is a musical journey about Holmfirth and the river that created it.
From the Bronze age to the present day The River Flows is an audiovisual experience that explores the landscape, industry, work lives and the human stories of Holmfirth through its residents and the ongoing relationship with the river that gave the town its name.
Requiem for a Fading World is a live music performance that tells a fantastical, post-apocalyptic tale for modern times.
The secular, narrative piece blends contemporary classical, choral and folk influences and turns the traditional Requiem structure on its head.
Set in a landscape of perpetual winter, where all modern fuel resources have nearly run out, the audience follows two solo singers – a Mother (alto Jacqui Wicks) and her Daughter (soprano Emily Brown Gibson) – on their separate journeys to navigate this harsh terrain.
This ambitious work is written for choir, solo singers and a chamber ensemble featuring English lyrics by songwriter Rosie Bristow.
This commission by Holmfirth Arts Festival features the Holmfirth Choral Society rehearsed by Geoffrey Lockwood, and a specially assembled orchestra of talented local musicians.
A spokesman for Holmfirth Arts Festival said: “The event is truly unique as it features local musicians that have been specially selected for this event.
“It will be the only time this combination of artists come together to perform this requiem so it’s going to be a special evening.”
Tickets are £20 each with concessions available. There’s also a three for the price of two offer.
Tickets can be booked HERE.
Image: Requiem for a Fading World by: Victoria Wai
