Seventy musicians will come together at a London venue on 26
January to mark the climax of ‘The Underground Orchestra
Challenge’. The charity project was conceived a year ago by
musician Shaun Buswell, who attempted to assemble ‘a full symphony
orchestra’ from strangers he met on the London Underground during
2012.
The concert, taking place at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire, will
include at least one violinist, violist, cellist and double
bassist, along with woodwind, brass and percussion players (the
full line-up will be revealed on the night). The orchestra will
perform music from films containing scenes on the Underground, as
well as Holst, Dvo?ák, Grieg and a specially written work by
Buswell himself.
After announcing the project in January 2012, Buswell visited more
than 200 Underground stations over the next twelve months,
approaching anyone he saw carrying an instrument and explaining the
project to them. According to his blog, he succeeded in meeting a
player of every orchestral instrument: more than 90 per cent of
people stopped to talk to him, and over 75 per cent took an
interest in his challenge.
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