RNCM Beethoven Remix

Posted by Helen Nugent | Jun 25, 2013 | Bands & Gigs

RNCM Beethoven Remix

The RNCM is having a big year: 40 free concerts to celebrate its 40th anniversary, an awesome Beethoven festival and a catalogue of events at its home on Oxford Road and around the city.

Last week this music school par excellence staged a thrilling interactive (free) performance called Beethoven Remix at 9.45pm in St Ann’s Square. This is what happened: the Leos Strings (RNCM students Rachel Shakespeare, Michael Jones, Simmy Singh and Ali Vennart) sat in the square playing the familiar Ode to Joy theme from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, with their instruments linked to a giant projected screen which employed Microsoft Kinect technology. Using different movements, a professional dancer (Trixabelle Bold) surprised the crowd by manipulating and remixing the music live. Quartet and dancer then performed together.

If you missed this bold re-imagining of one of the world’s most famous pieces of music, check out the video. Applause, applause, applause….

RNCM Beethoven Remix

Article by Helen Nugent

What: RNCM Beethoven Remix

More info: http://www.rncm.ac.uk/

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Helen Nugent

Helen Nugent is the Founder and Editor of Northern Soul. A Northern lass, born and bred in Manchester, Helen has been back in her home town for 13 years after working in London for The Times and a number of other national newspapers. You can find articles by Helen in, among others, The Guardian, The Mail on Sunday, The Times, the i newspaper, The Observer, Big Issue North, The Yorkshire Post, and The Spectator. Previous roles include producing and presenting the business news at BBC Radio 5 Live and on BBC local radio across the UK, and freelancing for The Daily Telegraph, The Independent on Sunday, The Sunday Times, and the Financial Times. She also spent 18 months as Money Editor of The Spectator. During ten years at The Times, she won a series of awards including Journalist of the Year and had a number of jobs including News Reporter, News Editor, Lobby Correspondent in the House of Commons, Business Reporter, and Financial Writer. In addition, Helen runs her own media training and PR consultancy firm, Helen Nugent Consulting. Helen has appeared on Sky News, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC Radio Lancashire, BBC World Service, talkRadio, and GB News. An experienced chairperson and speaker, she regularly chairs conferences and events for, among others, literature festivals, award ceremonies, and tech shows. She was also a Guest Lecturer at Westminster University in the Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, and a Guest Lecturer at City University and at MMU. She taught Music Journalism at Salford University for a number of years, and taught Political Reporting at Huddersfield University. In 2017, she was shortlisted for Person with Purpose at the Northern Power Women Awards. In 2019, she was a judge for the HWA Gold Crown Awards which recognise the best historical novels. Feel free to drop her a line at nugenthelen@hotmail.com or via the contacts page. All correspondence is welcome, particularly if you would like to share a magical Northern experience.

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