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Sky Orchestra by Luke Jerram
LIFT in collaboration with the Mayor of London Boris Johnson are presenting Luke Jerram’s Sky Orchestra; flying across London at dawn and dusk playing music to interact with your dreams.

From today and over the next five mornings, and some evenings, the seven balloons will take off in quick succession from the launch site, gradually rising to a height of around 500 feet, to be seen – and heard – as they float across the capital. Amplified to be heard by people at ground level, each of the balloons will broadcast a different element of the musical score, which has been composed by award winning British musician Dan Jones. Together, the music from the balloons will create a massive, but graceful, sonic landscape – a musical wake up call or gentle lullaby.

Sky Orchestra has been created by artist Luke Jerram, renowned for bringing pianos to the streets of London, and BAFTA and Ivor Novello award-winning composer and musician Dan Jones. Since its inception in 2002, The Sky Orchestra has been performed in Sydney, Birmingham, Bristol, Yverdon Switerland and Sydney. For more information about this showcase of British creative talent, and to track the Sky Orchestra balloons live, go to www.skyorchestra.co.uk.

Luke Jerram said: ‘A form of acoustic urban art, Sky Orchestra questions the boundaries of public artwork, private space and the ownership of the sky. The aim is to lift the sleeping public into a space on the edge of sleep, and to inspire their imaginations through sound. Each balloon plays a different element of the musical score creating a massive audio landscape. Like whales calling in the ocean, the same sounds may be heard in succession passing from one balloon to another across the sky.’

If you’ve experienced Sky Orchestra London please take the time to fill out our brief online questionnair:

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