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On October 1st we provided a flash mob choir on the first night of the live reading of Moby Dick at the Southbank Centre, part of the London Literary Festival. We sang a 4-part harmony version of the hymn The Ribs and Terror in the Whale written by Herman Melville, and specially arranged for the event by our conductor Hannah. It was very dramatic! A small group also sang a beautiful Samoan lullaby Moe Moe Pepe to end the evening. The choir’s appearance went down very well with audience members on Twitter, and we loved performing it.
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_code admin_label=”Code”]<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>I have to say, it was brilliant when the choir stood up from amongst the audience at <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mobydicklive?src=hash”>#Mobydicklive</a>. Well done to <a href=”https://twitter.com/S_Taradash”>@S_Taradash</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/TSR_Stories”>@TSR_Stories</a></p>— Anil Arora (@aarora17) <a href=”https://twitter.com/aarora17/status/649704224163500033″>October 1, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src=”//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script> <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p lang=”fr” dir=”ltr”>Victoria Park Choir surprise the audience at <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/MobyDickLive?src=hash”>#MobyDickLive</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/southbankcentre”>@southbankcentre</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonLitFest?src=hash”>#LondonLitFest</a> <a href=”https://t.co/383W0gPA5v”>pic.twitter.com/383W0gPA5v</a></p>— Southbank Literature (@litsouthbank) <a href=”https://twitter.com/litsouthbank/status/649681390615851008″>October 1, 2015</a></blockquote> <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Wow! Surprise choir hidden in audience sings a hymn in ‘The Sermon’ chapter at <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/MobyDickLive?src=hash”>#MobyDickLive</a> <a href=”https://t.co/uw3J5bwY1o”>pic.twitter.com/uw3J5bwY1o</a></p>— The Pigeonhole (@ThePigeonholeHQ) <a href=”https://twitter.com/ThePigeonholeHQ/status/649680918546878465″>October 1, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src=”//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script> <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>”I saw the opening maw of hell”: haunting singing at <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/mobydicklive?src=hash”>#mobydicklive</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/BarbicanCentre”>@BarbicanCentre</a> <a href=”https://t.co/CMWaqXkCmE”>pic.twitter.com/CMWaqXkCmE</a></p>— TristramFaneSaunders (@TATFS) <a href=”https://twitter.com/TATFS/status/649681590122115073″>October 1, 2015</a></blockquote>[/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_code admin_label=”Code”]<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Hauntingly beautiful! <a href=”https://twitter.com/vicparksings”>@vicparksings</a> for Moby Dick. <a href=”https://twitter.com/TSR_Stories”>@TSR_Stories</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/southbankcentre”>@southbankcentre</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/londonlitfest?src=hash”>#londonlitfest</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/writinggroup?src=hash”>#writinggroup</a> <a href=”http://t.co/CW9xozk5xV”>pic.twitter.com/CW9xozk5xV</a></p>— Willesden Green WG (@WG_Writers) <a href=”https://twitter.com/WG_Writers/status/649871893328187392″>October 2, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src=”//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script> <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>One my highlights last night was when <a href=”https://twitter.com/vicparksings”>@vicparksings</a> burst into song for <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/MobyDickLive?src=hash”>#MobyDickLive</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/southbankcentre”>@southbankcentre</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/londonlitfest?src=hash”>#londonlitfest</a> <a href=”http://t.co/UhkJiQEWfY”>pic.twitter.com/UhkJiQEWfY</a></p>— Ted Hodgkinson (@TeditorTed) <a href=”https://twitter.com/TeditorTed/status/649854457409310720″>October 2, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src=”//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script> <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”><a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/MobyDickLive?src=hash”>#MobyDickLive</a> ends with a choir this evening. Lots more tomorrow night including seafood outside from <a href=”https://twitter.com/Crabbieshack”>@Crabbieshack</a>! <a href=”https://t.co/FxIoskOqVt”>pic.twitter.com/FxIoskOqVt</a></p>— Southbank Literature (@litsouthbank) <a href=”https://twitter.com/litsouthbank/status/649693326451560449″>October 1, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src=”//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>[/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]
The whole four days of reading was streamed live to interested listeners around the world, and is now available to listen to on SoundCloud – so you can relive our two contributions by listening here, to the beginning of Chapter 9 and the end of Chapter 12, and maybe then even listen to the whole book!
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And here are a few photos from the evening
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