Atlantic Odyssey: awareness-raising through music
A specially commissioned choral work: music by Robin Nelson, words by Michael Polack
Swindon Choral Society & Children’s Choir with Professional Soloists and Orchestra
Sunday 20th October at 7.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Swindon
Atlantic Odyssey follows, through music and song, the remarkable annual journey of the Arctic Tern, which migrates from polar north to polar south and back, flying 40,000 miles each year, further than any other bird, and experiencing more light in its two polar summers than any other creature. The piece also marks some of the historical events and geographical locations along the Arctic Terns’ routes.
Atlantic Odyssey seeks to celebrate and raise awareness of the wonders of the natural world, as embodied in this remarkable, elegant bird.
It also warns of the increasing human-created threats to the marine environment, which the Arctic Tern and so many other creatures depend on.
The premiere of this work - with music composed by Robin Nelson to words by Michael Polack (both live in Avebury) and accompanied by projected photographs by local wildlife photographer, David White, – will be performed by Swindon Choral Society and the Warneford School Choir, with professional soloists and orchestra, in St Peter’s Church, Carronbridge Road, West Swindon SN5 7ES on Sunday 20th October at 7.30pm.
Tickets (£15) from www.swindonchoral.org.uk or Swindon Central Library.
An exhibition linked to this event and displaying the photographs to be projected is on view in the Link Centre Library, West Swindon, until 5th October.
