Name: The Silent Planet
Start: 2024-07-04T19:30:00+01:00
Location: The Tung Auditorium

Award-winning BBC Radio 3 Presenter, Delia Stevens and three-time BBC Radio 2 Folk Musician of the Year nominee, Will Pound, present an unprecedented collaboration with the youth-led global climate non-profit organisation, Force of Nature. Alongside members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Northern College of Music they give the world premiere of their new double percussion and harmonica/melodeon concerto at The Tung Auditorium.
To mark Holst's 150th anniversary in 2024, Stevens and Pound reimagine his iconic Planets suite - adding an additional movement which Holst chose to silence as "astrologically insignificant" - Earth. The piece platforms young climate activists from the international youth organisation Force of Nature giving key-note speeches accompanied by orchestral improvised soundscapes based on Holst's planetary characters such as Bringer of War or Bringer of Peace.
The additional movement Earth - co-written with Force of Nature - stresses the urgency of listening to our planet and amplifying unheard voices in the conversation around the climate.
Mars* Segue 1: “The Bringer of War” - how human conflict affects climate change
Mercury* Segue 2: “The Winged Messenger” – the effect of climate change on birds & insects
Venus* “The Bringer of Peace” - how human solutions affect climate change
Jupiter* “The Bringer of Jollity” - the role of hope and activism in climate change
Earth: The Silent Planet written by Stevens and Pound, and Force of Nature
*Reimagined by Stevens and Pound/orchestrated by Ian Gardiner
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Will Pound (harmonica/melodeon)
Delia Stevens (percussion)
Phoebe Hanson, Force of Nature (climate speaker)
Clark Rundell (conductor)
Ian Gardiner (orchestrator)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Northern College of Music
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