Over 200 Cornwall-based and Cornish-bred musicians and singers create a Lockdown recording of ‘One Day More’ from Les Miserables.
With the theatre world in complete shutdown and thousands of musicians and singers throughout the country being confined to their homes, an idea was put forward to bring performers in Cornwall together. Launched on Sunday 26 April, Lockdown Cornwall had responses from over 400 people of all ages and backgrounds wishing to become involved. Participants were sent directions to video their performance in their own home, along with a piano guide track and sheet music. Production team member Helen Hartshorne says “When Keith Edwards came to us with this idea, we expected to get 50-100 people. To see this number of participants is wonderful.”
The production team, who received over 17 hours of video, started editing straight away. The orchestra track of 64 musicians - the size of a full symphony orchestra - was completed in less than 3 days. 21 soloists were then added to the track to share the 8 principal roles, followed by a chorus of 135. Trumpeter Sally Johns: “The wonderful camaraderie with people I've never met has been amazing. This experience is something I'll always remember with pride and gratitude when we look back at these strange times!”
Just 13 days after the project’s launch, the finished audio was premiered live on BBC Radio Cornwall on Saturday 9 May, with the full video completed and launched in the early hours of Wednesday 13 May, a mere 2 weeks since materials were sent out. Viewers are being invited to make a donation to Age UK Cornwall via the YouTube or Facebook pages.
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