The City Sings
Hermitage Park Primary School and University of Edinburgh
students in The City Sings at the National Museum of Scotland.
When will The City Sing?
Date: Wed 14 March
Time:19:30-20:45
Venue: Grand Gallery, Level 1
Cost: Free
Booking: Tickets can be
booked online or by telephone 0300 123 6789
Join Hermitage Park Primary School pupils performing songs from
around the world plus a new commission by composer Dee Isaacs and
300 new musical instruments designed by Victor Gama.
A city-wide musical collaboration
The City Sings is an ambitious project, bringing together some
200 pupils from P4-P7 at Hermitage Park Primary School and 25+
Music in the Community students from the University of Edinburgh.
They are working together to research and perform eight
songs from around the world, accompanied by instruments designed
and created by Victor Gama. The children, with help from the
students, will be assembling the ‘flat pack’ hand-held instruments,
in class, in early 2012.
University of Edinburgh students making Victor Gama instruments
for the City Sings.
Songs to be performed
- Rhim Jim Jim - a rain song from Bengal..
about raindrops falling on your head
- Azikatale - from South Africa
- Tarnanina - a love song from Guria in
Republic of Georgia
- Horo Haradal - Dance to your shadow from
South Uist
- El Mansiero - a song about a peanut seller
from Cuba
- Iqude - Zulu - a song about a rooster crowing early
to give a wakeup call.
- South Australia - is an English sea shanty.
Fionnghuala - Scottish love song
- The City Sings - a new composition by
Dee Isaacs