The Leeds Songbook: How Leeds Lieder is creating a snapshot of the city

Thomas Lydon
Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Poets and composers – paired up through an alchemical 'speed dating' process – will paint musical portraits of notable Leeds natives for the initiative, creating a new a body of work and capturing the city at a moment in time

'They all seem to feel this kind of pull towards somebody when talking about their work that really resonates with them.' The poets and composers team up in a 'speed dating session' before embarking on the creation of a new song for the festival
'They all seem to feel this kind of pull towards somebody when talking about their work that really resonates with them.' The poets and composers team up in a 'speed dating session' before embarking on the creation of a new song for the festival

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