Manchester Camerata Presents 'Untold' - 'Caroline'

Описание: Commissioned and curated especially by Manchester Camerata during these unique times – the 'Untold' series tells the remarkable and intimate personal stories of real people in the community through film, storytelling, prose and of course stunning music performed from The Monastery Manchester.

Directed by award-winning Northern filmmaker, Paul Sapin, each film in the 'Untold' series tells a different story – with each one bound by the same goal – ‘to heal through music’ (Gábor Takács-Nagy, Music Director). The series addresses universal themes of identity, belonging, loss, love, community and inequality with music performed by Camerata musicians very much at the heart of each one.

In this first film, Camerata’s Leader Caroline Pether reveals her own struggle and journey to acceptance as a gay, Christian woman in this moving and deeply personal film set to music by Haydn, Arvo Pärt, Strauss and Harbison performed by Caroline and her fellow Camerata musicians. This film also features original spoken word written and performed by poet and Scots Makar Jackie Kay, a Chancellor of the University of Salford.

'Untold' marks a bold and creative departure for the orchestra fusing music, spoken word, film and multi-camera work both for the first time and at a time when live performance is heavily restricted but much needed. These films enable Manchester Camerata – an orchestra that puts community impact front and centre – to remain connected to the needs of its musicians, collaborators, audiences and the wider community.

Gábor Takács-Nagy, Camerata’s Music Director comments: “After this crazy time, when the whole world was sick, more than ever music is needed to serve as a spiritual medicine to help the healing process. And with these films created by and with our orchestra, our musicians and our collaborators we very much hope our music, our stories and our personal revelations can reach out to show people not only are they not alone but that we can all come together wherever we are bound and united by music as therapy, as comfort and as joy.”

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Credits:

Creative team
Caroline Pether – Director/Violin
Róisín Walters – Violin
Alex Mitchell – Viola
Rachel Jones – Viola
Christopher Murray – Cello
Barbara Grunthal – Cello
Jackie Kay, Makar and Chancellor of the University of Salford

Production team
Anthony Coldwell – Director of Photography
Mark Atkinson – Sound Recordist
Alexander Barnes – Music Sound Producer
Andrew Crofts – Projection Design
Teona Bonsu – Camera Assistant
Paul Willis – Colourist
Mark Elliott – Film Editor
Paul Sapin – Producer/Director

Poem credits
Caroline’s Story by Jackie Kay

For Manchester Camerata
Bob Riley – Chief Executive
James Thomas - Head of Artistic Development and Programming
Rebecca Parnell – Creative Producer

Music
John Harbison Songs of Solitude No. 1
Haydn Seven Last Words of Christ – Sonata No. IV
Arvo Pärt Psalom (By arrangement with Universal Edition A.G. Wien)
R. Strauss Sextet from Capriccio, Op. 85