OPPOSITES

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" W e ' r e a l l t h e s a m e "

ARMONY OF

Thank you for attending the ‘Harmony of Opposites’. You will now find yourself experiencing either of thefollowing contrasting outcomes: you may feel youunderstand the artistic purpose of our event or youmay be confused by what you have just witnessed.And herein lies the harmony of opposites. Contrast, Antitheses and Contradictions are theheart of everything in our world and will never ceaseto feature prominently in all our art forms. Think of itlike this, what is any good narrative without anantagonist? Each musical miniature had been chosen or createdin response to an opposing theme. Some haveincorporated aspects of other art forms to make thetheme clearer or to expand the scope for an artisticstatement. Maybe you have already guessed at thethemes during the performance? Maybe you have noidea at all? Didn't get enough time to take it all in? Visit ourwebsite to experience the entire show again. Howcreatively can you explore the material? Lauren Hickman,Performance Director

Small as a peanut,Big as a giant,We're all the same sizeWhen we turn off the light. Rich as a sultan,Poor as a mite,We're all worth the sameWhen we turn off the light. Red, black or orange,Yellow or white,We all look the sameWhen we turn off the light. So maybe the way,To make everything rightIs for god to just reach outAnd turn off the light! -Shel Silverstein

NO DIFFERENCE

THE ACTSOpening act:Ollie Rose.............DrumsKaty Crowley.............Voice Steph Pullen.............PianoCharlie Pengelly.............Bass

"Close to You" - The Carpenters"Perfect Day" - Lou Reed

Fiskerton Log Boat:

Megan Lomas.............ViolinAshleigh Millington.............FluteSiobhan Hughes.............ClarinetAmelia Williams.............Percussion

War vs. Peace - Amelia Williams

-'Poor as a mite''My composition is called War vs. Peace. It's for flute,violin, clarinet, bass drum and cymbal. It portrays theweather being calm then a full force storm and thenback to the calm. The percussion represents thethunder and lightning, the other instrumentsrepresent the wind, rain and sea.'

THE ACTSAerial Map:

Amy Parkinson................VoiceGrace Evans-Hendrick.............VoiceGabriella Jephcott........VoiceSteph Pullen..............VoiceGeorgia Owens..........Voice

Lincolnshire MedleyArranged by Christopher Donleavy

-'Big as a giant''The Lincolnshire tunes medley is a collection of 4pieces that all have links to Lincolnshire in some way, itwas composed for four female voices with an addedelement of a soundscape that plays in the backgroundthat leads into the next piece of the Harmony ofOpposites.'

Soundwall:

Composed by Jamie Pope

-'Red, black or orange, yellow or white''The soundscape is made up of long sustained notes,with lots of arpeggiation and modulation. It wasdesigned to sound "big" to fill the space of thesoundwall in the Collection museum. The longsustained chords show colour through the music.'

THE ACTSBalcony:

Ollie Rose.................GuitarAlex Turner..............GuitarLiam Bell...................Percussion

-'Small as a peanut''An arrangement of the notorious Nintendo Wii 'MiiChannel Theme'. The soundtrack, originally composedby Kazumi Totaka, has been arranged for threeacoustic guitars on three proxemic levels; it presentsideas of confusion and clarity with a familiar motif.'

Cathedral Window:Lauren Hickman.............SopranoGrace Evans-Hendrick..SopranoGabriella Jephcott..........Soprano Ashleigh Millington........AltoAmy Parkinson...............AltoSteph Pullen...................AltoKumiko Barker...............AltoAmelia Williams.............Alto Mass for Four Voices (Kyrie)Chris Donleavy..............Bass William Byrd

-'...is for God to just reach out and turn off the light'

Katy Crowley.............First Interpretation Charlie Pengelly.......Second Interpretation 'Kiss Me'

Sixpence None The Richer

Alex Turner.................Guitar 'Serenity'

Interval:

-'We all look the same'

THE ACTSGallery One:

Kumiko Barker............FluteSiobhan Hughes...........ClarinetAmelia Williams..............Piano

Suite for Flute, Clarinet and Piano (III) Alec Wilder

Usher Reception:'My composition is called Plastic Whales. I wrote itspecifically for electric guitar, accompanied by asaturation of pedal effects such as reverbs and delays.The piece represents the sounds of ocean life by beingmelodic whilst displaying creating perceptions ofdepth, to again portray the vastness and harmony ofour oceans.The line ‘small as a peanut’ is a direct link between thearea of the performance (underneath the plastic lamp)and the composition itself as it displays howsomething so small (in this case, plastic fragments) caneffect something so immeasurable in such a harshmanner.'

-'We're all the same size'

-'We all look the same'

Liam Bell.................Lead Guitar Plastic Whales

Composed by Liam Bell

-'We all look the same'

THE ACTS

Installation Room:

Kumiko Barker......Flute Georgia Owens....VoiceLiam Bell................Guitar  Amy Parkinson......VoiceKaty Crowley.........Voice   Charlie Pengelly......VoiceChris Donleavy.....Voice Steph Pullen............ VoiceGrace Evans-Hendrick.....Voice Ollie Rose..........GuitarSiobhan Hughes.....Clarinet  Alex Turner...........Guitar Gabriella Jephcott.........Voice Megan Lomas.........Violin  Amelia Williams.............Piano Ashleigh Millington....FluteLauren Hickman........Bass Guitar

Composed By Lauren Hickman

-'When we turn off the light'

Staircase:Megan Lomas...........Violin

Romance for Violin- Amy Beach

-'Rich as a sultan'

'No Difference' is the finale piece that uses theperformance's previously heard works to underscorethe stimulus poem of the same name. Each spokenline has been recorded by a different member of theHarmony of Opposites' team and the musical pieceshave been organised into the order their allocatedstimulus lines appear in the poem'

PERFORMERS ANDCOMPOSERSKumiko BarkerLiam BellKaty CrowleyChristopher DonleavyGrace HendrickLauren HickmanSiobhan HughesGabriella JephcottMegan LomasAshleigh MillingtonDaniel MoffatAmy ParkinsonCharlie PengellyJamie PopeSteph PullenGeorgia OwensOllie RoseAlex TurnerAmelia Williams

The Collection The Usher Gallery

Ed Wellman

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