Within the garden of a private residence in Durand Gardens, Elizabeth Alker and Eleanor Chan discuss tracing histories of music from the perspectives of their books Everything We Do is Music: How 20th-Century Classical Music Shaped Pop and Duet respectively.
In Everything We Do is Music, Alker highlights the innovators of classical music and their fans and collaborators in pop who challenged the notion that such musical worlds were mutually exclusive. Alker shines a light on the rich tapestry that exists between their borders through exclusive interviews with Sir Paul McCartney and many other musicians.
In Duet, a beautifully illustrated history of music, Chan explores how music is interwoven into the fabric of our lives, from the instruments we decorate and the spaces we perform in and the kaleidoscopic paintings, medieval illuminated manuscripts and haute couture we have produced inspired by music across human existence.
This event will be situated within the garden of a private residence within Durand Gardens, please wear comfortable attire. Please meet at the entrance to the private gardens in the centre of the square 15 minutes prior to the performance and we will walk to the venue from there.
In the event of rain, the event will be moved to nearby Van Gogh House, please keep an eye on your emails. Please contact us at info@vangoghhouse.co.uk with any accessibility questions.
