The Making of As You Are
Follow cellist and composer Abel Selaocoe and his collaborators through the rehearsal and recording of As You Are, his soundwalk for Leeds, which opened in December 2020. Western symphonic music meets traditions from across Africa in this major new Opera North commission, experienced through headphones on a 40-minute walk through central Leeds. Abel reveals how he brought the piece together with his creative team, and his hope that music can open up a space for contemplation and refuge.