Friday Night is Music Night hosts an enchanting exploration of the music of sleep, live from Alexandra Palace.
To sleep, perchance to dream 鈥� and you don鈥檛 even have to close your eyes, as Friday Night is Music Night takes a long day鈥檚 journey into night. Hopes, nightmares, deep relaxation and fantasies beyond the imagination: they鈥檙e all part of the cycle of sleep and tonight the 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra, conductor Edwin Outwater and Mishka Rushdie Momen (a dream of a pianist) immerse you in a specially conceived sequence of music inspired by sleep.
Ambient lighting gets you in the mood and magical sounds by Ravel, Mussorgsky, Max Richter and Missy Mazzoli trace our nightly journey, from the moment the eyelids begin to droop, to the joy of sunrise and awakening. And then, like any dream, it鈥檚 gone. You might want to set your alarm clock for this one鈥�
Along the way, our mysterious Sleep Ushers will guide you through the hidden workings of the sleeping brain, revealing some of the extraordinary processes taking place while we鈥檙e blissfully unaware.
This evening has been co-created by 麻豆社 Open Music trainees from a range of backgrounds across the UK, with Creative Director Ruth Mariner.