Echoes of Hill and Horizon
Enter an immersive soundscape with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, performing works by Vaughan Williams with visuals by light art pioneers Squidsoup.
Vaughan Williams’ works were originally intended for cathedrals and churches – think big, bold and echoing through grand stone rooms.
Concrete Voids, our bespoke, experimental sound system, brings that same spine-tingling energy: turning the Queen Elizabeth Hall into a living, breathing, epic three-dimensional instrument.
Hear works including Vaughan Williams’ breathtaking The Lark Ascending – the UK’s favourite piece of classical music – alongside the haunting Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, played on authentic, period-style instruments.
Music fills the space and reverberates off the walls in this performance where history meets cutting-edge technology, harnessing the expansive power of our bespoke Concrete Voids system to fill the Queen Elizabeth Hall with sound.
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment makes old music new, playing instruments and using techniques from the period in which the music was written.
Pioneers in the use of light, sound and technology, Squidsoup makes artworks that combine physical and dynamic digital spaces with novel and intuitive forms of interaction to produce responsive and beguiling environments.
Concrete Voids, conceived by Southbank Centre Sound Technician Tony Birch, is a custom-built system of over 80 hidden speakers, turning the Queen Elizabeth Hall into a 3D sound instrument.
Commissioned by the Southbank Centre and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
Performers
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Evan Rogister conductor
Kati Debretzeni violin
Repertoire
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves
Elgar: Serenade for strings
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Need to know
Find out more about the music with our free programme.
View the programme
For your visit
This event is held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
Plan your visit
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is home to both our second-largest auditorium and the Purcell Room.
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