Everything you need to know about Snapshot Songs...

World premiere performance, 13-14 April 2014

Snapshot Songs was an ambitious new performance celebrating London’s zeitgeist. Led by composer Stuart Hancock and associate artist Liv Bradbury, the performance featured 150 performers who attended workshops and auditions across London.

  • The Snapshot Songs community of singers shared the stage of Guildhall School’s new venue Milton Court with DrumHeads and the London Schools Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Peter Ash.

  • Collaborations between the composer and musicians, singers and spoken-word artists of all ages and backgrounds took place for over six months to compose music and song lyrics for the commission.

  • Snapshot Songs is based on England’s vibrant song-cycle tradition – in which a series of songs is performed in sequence as a single event.


Creative collaborators on the project included members of Only Connect, Body & Soul, Barbican Young Poets, and Future Band. Snapshot Songs is being run by a creative team including SHM Foundation and Barbican/Guildhall Creative Learning.

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Everything you need to know about Snapshot Songs...

World premiere performance, 13-14 April 2014

Snapshot Songs was an ambitious new performance celebrating London’s zeitgeist. Led by composer Stuart Hancock and associate artist Liv Bradbury, the performance featured 150 performers who attended workshops and auditions across London.

The Snapshot Songs community of singers shared the stage of Guildhall School’s new venue Milton Court with DrumHeads and the London Schools Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Peter Ash.

Collaborations between the composer and musicians, singers and spoken-word artists of all ages and backgrounds took place for over six months to compose music and song lyrics for the commission.

Snapshot Songs is based on England’s vibrant song-cycle tradition – in which a series of songs is performed in sequence as a single event.

Creative collaborators on the project included members of Only Connect, Body & Soul, Barbican Young Poets, and Future Band. Snapshot Songs is being run by a creative team including SHM Foundation and Barbican/Guildhall Creative Learning.



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