Up Down Left Right

On Saturday 11th March 2017, forty people responded to an open invitation to conduct the Salvation Army brass band at the Ashley Road citadel in St Paul's, Bristol. No prior musical experience was necessary. Together, over the course of the day, a new piece of music was created. The aim of this research was to explore alternative ways of being a composer by: -collaborating with a performing ensemble that is tied to a specific locality; -engaging with the history and traditions of the organisation associated with the ensemble; -including the wider community of that locality as participants in the creative process. The project culminated in the creation of the 3-minute video and 42-page printed publication through an extensive process of selection, re-presentation and re-performance