Information about pieces and composers, and the OrchMap, an interactive map of the orchestra with LPO players introducing their instruments.
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Igor Stravinsky is widely acknowledged as one of the most significant and pioneering composers of the twentieth century. He was born into a very musical family in St Petersburg, Russia. His father was a successful opera singer, and Stravinsky studied piano from a young age. A visit to see ‘The Sleeping Beauty’
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In Autumn 2023, OrchLab worked with groups from Oak View (Look Ahead Care Support & Housing) and Bradbury Court (Livability) on a project inspired by Concerto for Orchestra by Béla Bartók. Bartók (1881-1945) was a Hungarian composer, and is often considered to be one of the most important composers of the twentieth century, particularly because
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In our OrchLab workshops, participants make and perform music together using a range of instruments, including percussion, digital instruments, and their voices. The team at Drake Music have designed and created a set of touch instruments which make traditional orchestral instruments more accessible to OrchLab participants. The Touch Oboe is an accessible version of the
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In our OrchLab workshops, participants make and perform music together using a range of instruments, including percussion, digital instruments, and their voices. The team at Drake Music have designed and created a set of touch instruments which make traditional orchestral instruments more accessible to OrchLab participants. The Touch Trombone is an accessible version of the
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In our OrchLab workshops, participants make and perform music together using a range of instruments, including percussion, digital instruments, and their voices. The team at Drake Music have designed and created a set of touch instruments which make traditional orchestral instruments more accessible to OrchLab participants. The Touch Harp is an accessible version of the
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Before we start to make music, warming up our voices and bodies is a great way to prepare our muscles and vocal cords so that we’re ready to play and sing! This is a collection of fun warm-up activities that you could use at the start of a music session to get everyone focused and
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In this activity, Joy Stacey and the LPO perform an OrchLab favourite: ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’ by John Denver. This song is all about the American state West Virginia, but perhaps you could add your own lyrics about one of your favourite places? Watch the video titled ‘About this activity’ first. Then, when you
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‘Lean on Me’ was released by Bill Withers in 1972, and became instantly one of the most popular soul tracks of all time. We love performing it in OrchLab sessions, so we’ve created a video version so you can play or sing along whenever you like! Watch the video titled ‘About this activity’ first. Then,
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In Autumn 2022, OrchLab worked with groups from Luton Road (Look Ahead Care Support & Housing) and Athol House (Leonard Cheshire) on a project inspired by Appalachian Spring, a ballet by Aaron Copland. This film was influenced by Copland’s music and the idea of music being the soundtrack to our lives. We really enjoyed making
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