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Armadadrama on Teignmouth Beach
Thanks to BBC funding, David Haines' children's opera Armadadrama is to be performed by award-winning youth theatre group TYKES directed by Leigh Toney.
Armadadrama was written in 1988 to mark the four hundredth anniversary of the Spanish Armada. It looks at the events of 1588 from both the Spanish and English sides.
It's a witty, ironic and ultimately moving look at the fanatical religious battle between Philip of Spain and Elizabeth of England - a battle (like most wars) in which it's the common man and woman, the people with no choices, that turn out to be the losers, whichever side they're on.
"This may be a children's opera, but I pull no punches when it comes to commenting on the way in which those at the top - both then and now - see their fighting forces as mere pawns in a power game rather than the thinking, feeling people they really are." said David Haines.
Saturday 13th August 9pm
Sunday 14th August 9pm
Saturday 3rd September 7-30pm
Musical Director - David Haines
Performance on Teignmouth beach, near the pier.
(Or in the Carlton Theatre if the weather is too bad)
November Performance of Many Voices in Ivybridge
David Haines' latest Science Oratorio Many Voices is to be performed in Ivybridge by Ivybridge Community Choir, plus members of Teignmouth Community Choir and pupils from several Ivybridge schools.
Many Voices, premiered at the 2011 Teignmouth Science Festival, is a collection of catchy songs inspired by the vast subject of Communication. The majority of the songs were written in collaboration with West Country schoolchildren and David's two community choirs.
The November performance will feature new songs written in collaboration with the participating schools.
The first new song, about code-breaker Alan Turing, was written on 19th July by Year 5 pupils from Manor Primary School in Ivybridge. The pupils researched the subject and David helped them to create a song which he then arranged in three parts for inclusion in the Oratorio.
Thursday 3rd November 7pm
Musical Director - David Haines
Performance at Ivybridge Community College
Mister Darwin
The story of Darwin’s “Tremendous Journey” on the Beagle and what happened afterwards.
"This is the original version of the
Four Billion Years
A moving plea for humans to take care of Earth and its life-forms.
Taxonomy
A waltz-time mnemonic for the taxonomic divisions - Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
Mutate
Applauds the achievements of mutation, evolution's driving force.
Living Light
Scintillating piano arpeggios accompany a word-picture of life forms that glow with their own light.
Hedgehog
A chilly hibernation theme melts into a warm melody, evoking the hedgehog's awakening to the spring sunshine.
Queen Bee
Stripy monarch’s determination to found a new hive expressed in a stirring chorus worthy of Motown.
Botanical Mr Darwin
This is the special botanical version of the song Mister Darwin, written for Kew's Great Plant Hunt. If you'd
Lake
Evocative tale of cichlid fish evolving into hundreds of different species in Africa’s great lakes as water levels change over
Swallow
Moody migration tango leading to a relaxed swallow’s song as it flies from Africa to Britain.
Great Plant Hunt
All 19 plant species from Kew’s Project celebrated in song.
93 Million Miles Away
A pacy race through the story of our closest star.
Moon
An atmospheric evocation of the Moon's desolation.
Eras
A frenetic whirl through the Pre-Cambrian, Palaeozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic geological eras.
Planets
An introduction and round detailing the structure of the whole Solar System.
Stargazing
Elegiac and deeply-felt response to the beauty of the night-time heavens.
Black Hole
Bluesy introduction to the scariest inhabitants of the universe.
Straight Lines
Does light really only ever travel in straight lines?
Bacteria
A celebration of Earth's oldest and most successful life form.
Flying Creatures
Swooping, flying, gliding, soaring song of the creatures that take to the air.
Reptiles
They ruled the earth for millions of years - but then what happened?
Food Chain
What eats what eats what eats what?
Christmas Cheer
Singtastic's Seasonal Christmas Cheer
