Star Falling: Carolyn Sampson OBE and Joseph Middleton – Evening Recital

An immersive staged song recital by soprano Carolyn Sampson and pianist Joseph Middleton spanning nine centuries of music, part of Leeds Song Festival.

Star Falling is an immersive staged recital devised by Andy Staples, Joseph Middleton and Carolyn Sampson, staged in Broderick Hall at Leeds City Museum with lighting and projections transforming the space. The programme ranges from Hildegard von Bingen through Crumb, Boulanger, Dutilleux and Messiaen's Chants de terre et de ciel to two world premières by Roderick Williams and Aníbal Vidal. Themes move through love, family, grief, consolation and renewed wonder across music, poetry and image.