Living Archive celebrates its 40th Anniversary in October 2024, and how better to do it than with music?
‘Milton Keynes in Words and Music’ will tell a story of the city through liver performances and material from Living Archive’s rich archive of films, images and words.
The concerts will feature live performances from the Living Archive Band, Milton Keynes Community Choir, Milton Keynes Youth Choir and Jack in a Barrel.
The concert will also feature performances by musicians from the Living Archive Future Songwriters project. New commissions have been created especially for the concert by Manny Ademolu, Anna Hester, Sheniah Asiamah, The Isle of CC and Ayesha Nightingale.
These new songs, inspired by stories from the archive, will reflect on aspects of city life such as the value of youth services, the impact of lockdown and the strength of community in Fishermead.
Since its foundation, Living Archive has been committed to sharing the stories of local people in creative ways; songs and music have always been a rich and important part of that output. The Living Archive Band, which was specially created for Living Archive’s community documentary shows, began life in 1976. Over 100 songs have been created by local musicians for Living Archive about local people and their stories; we plan to continue this tradition into the future.
Performances:
Sunday 6th October, 2pm and 6pm
Stantonbury Theatre, Milton Keynes MK14 6BN
Tickets: https://www.livingarchive.org.uk/events/event/milton-keynes-in-words-music-celebrating-living-archives-40th-anniversary
