Noise of the Past at Coventry Cathedral 

 14 Nov 2010 

 

14 Nov 2010 8.30pm, Coventry Cathedral (Free): A music spatial performance marking 70 years of the very night the blitz (code named Operation Moonlight Sonata by the Luftwaffe) started over the city.

Noise of the Past is going to be part of the Blitz night events at Coventry Cathedral.

A contemplation on war, memory and the art of post-colonial dialogue.

The schedule will be:

7.15 - sirens with light projection over Coventry Cathedral ruins, followed by bells ringing all over the city.

8.00 - 20 min screening of the film Unravelling, directed by Kuldip Power with an original score by Nitin Sawhney. Theatre area, lower ground of cathedral.

8.30pm - 30 min live performance of Post-colonial War Requiem by Francis Silkstone in main cathedral.

Programme of events run until midnight.

More information can be found on the Goldsmiths website.