Daylight Music: Ed Bennett’s Decibel Ensemble ft Cherry Smyth

Tickets available on the door from 1145am

Arctic Circle's Daylight Music has, for over fifteen years, become an important part of London’s live music scene, with a weird and wonderful mix of musicians presenting ideas and storytelling in music and sound, alongside delicious cake, in some of the most splendid and iconic venues.

Today composer Ed Bennett presents a new incarnation of his renowned Decibel ensemble to premiere a new commission ‘All Earth Once Drowned’ with texts by NI poet Cherry Smyth.

Through a combination of music and spoken word, this work will address some of the most pertinent environmental issues of our time in a collective call for action. Bennett will utilise Irish and UK musicians of international standing in a 10-piece ensemble to create a deeply personal music in response to Smyth’s texts and the wider environmental problems we face as a planet.

Cherry Smyth will perform with the ensemble interweaving her texts throughout this expansive composition ranging from music of huge energy and rage to quiet and delicate introspection.

Examples of previous and similar Decibel work:

Please note ‘All Earth Once Drowned’ is apporximately an hour in length. There will be two short fifteen minute solo performance by Kate Ellis and Tom Challenger in the lead up to the extended performance section. Door 11.45am | Kate Ellis 12.00 | break | Tom Challenger 12.25 | break | Decibel 13.00 | 2pm Finish (timings are approx)

This work was commissioned by Moving on Music with support from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and the Beyond Borders tour is supported by PRSF.

Further event details: Cafe is open. An event for all ages. Pay-What-You-Can entry in advance or on the door (£12 per adult suggestion, children free), subject to availability/capacity.