Daring to be different
Below is a selection of performances we think exemplify CLS’s commitment to our values – to be joyous, connective, open, collaborative, and full of wonder.
Literary collaborations
A Form of Exile: On Edward Said and Late Style (2025)
A collaboration with the London Review of Books exploring Edward Said’s concept of late style through music including Beethoven’s Grosse Fugue
Perfection, of a Kind: Britten vs Auden (2023)
A collaboration with the London Review of Books tracing the creative relationship between composer Benjamin Britten and poet W. H. Auden
The Owl and the Nightingale (2023)
A collaboration with Faber Members presented by poet laureate Simon Armitage, with music inspired by his witty translation of a Middle English text
Scenes from the Wild (2021)
An award-winning score by Cheryl Frances-Hoad and libretto by Amanda Holden interpreting Dara McAnulty’s book Diary of a Young Naturalist
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt – Live in Concert (2019)
A thrilling live experience of the film adaptation of Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury’s beloved children’s story