Flowers to Newcastle

3 people sit round a table with laptops - one younger man, a young woman and an older woman - they are talking!

Dr Oskar Jensen, Frances M Lynch
& Eleanor Roberts make plans for the
Newcastle Flower Project

At the end of April 2024
ELECTRIC VOICE THEATRE
was invited by Dr Oskar Jensen
to share our joint research
into the life and work of
radical feminist composer

Eliza Flower (1803 – 1846)

with the people of Newcastle
through school workshops
student engagement
and a public performance of
Flowers of the Seasons
Politics, Power & Poverty

Scroll down to find out how it all went and
just how much we enjoyed working in this vibrant city

‘Beautiful music, fascinating lectures- I was moved and entertained!’

Flowers of the Seasons – Politics, Power & Poverty
Recorded live on Sunday 5th May 2024
Recital Room, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University

If you were at the performance or watch the video here
please do send us some feedback on this link

poster advertising the event at Newcastle University

‘A lovely event- really brought the music to life. The songs ….should be performed more often’
‘…….. the sign language actor’s acting was amazing’

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7 singers dressed in black performing with music in their hands

A new student group, The Newcastle Flower Singers, formed to take part in the performance of
“Flowers of the Seasons
Politics, Power & Poverty”

Sopranos – Kate Short,
Alessia Lotto, Kate Bredin
Altos – Ola Karpiuk, Isabel Thomas,
Davina Halford-MacLeod
Tenor – Michael Winter
Bass – Seb Harper

MUSIC

Eliza Flower (1803 – 1846)
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805 – 1847)
Franz Schubert (1797 -1828)

The Flower Composers
Frances M Lynch
Lilly Vadaneaux,
Amanda Johnson
and Newcastle’s own Flower Composer
Anna Appleby

Newcastle Flower Team

Frances M Lynch – Artistic Director, Soprano, Composer
Laurence Panter – Pianist, Tenor
Oskar Jensen – Historian, Singer
Lauren Lister – BSL Interpreter
Herbie Clarke – Sound Production & Marketing Manager
Eleanor Roberts – Assistant Stage Manager

with guest appearances by Newcastle Flower Singers
and the voices of Young Singers from Newcastle schools

‘Unexpectedly excellent’ ‘Brilliant!’ ‘Marvellous! Thank you.’

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SCHOOL WORKSHOPS

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A Protest Song for Eliza Flower
Nature – Smog – Star
by Chillingham Road Primary School Year 6 Girls

A Protest Song for Eliza Flower
Kindness – Nature – Smog – Star
by Gosforth Central Middle School
Year 7&8 Singers

We invited Chillingham Road Primary and Gosforth Central Middle Schools to join workshops on April 30^th & May 1^st in the music department at Newcastle University. Watch the video for a flavour of our work together and listen to the tracks to hear the music the pupils created based on Eliza Flower’s life and work.

ELECTRIC VOICE THEATRE WORKSHOP TEAM

Frances M Lynch – Director, Composer, Singer
Anna Appleby – Composer & Workshop Leader
Ola Karpiuk – Workshop Assistant
Thomas Lyndsay – Workshop Assistant
Herbie Clarke – Workshop support and recording

Teachers comments:

“The girls had a wonderful time on Tuesday and I’m sure their visit has certainly sparked their creativity for writing music and lyrics.”

“It was such an interesting and engaging day with expert direction from you and your excellent team.
I particularly like the way you and your team guided and supported the composition process.
The creative discussions amongst the pupils in their groups worked really well.
It was lovely to see how comfortable they were both singing in front of each other and constructively supporting each other.”

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Flowers to Newcastle

Flowers to Newcastle

Gosforth Middle School Workshop

Herbie at the Angel of the North

Newcastle Performance

MUSIC

Newcastle Flower Team

SCHOOL WORKSHOPS