Music of the Moon

Music of the Moon was a project that has sprung out of Stars and Stories and ran alongside and enhanced the Heritage Lottery Funded, Moon Stories project, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing by collecting and making new work from Derbyshire people’s memories of that momentous event.

Music of the Moon was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic and much of the work was continued online, read on to find out how the project was intended to pan out.

Music of the Moon was funded by Youth Music and delivered in partnership with Baby People, with strong connections to Derbyshire Virtual School’s World of Work (WOW) programme. Running throughout the year, we’ll focus on creating music and performance inspired by the connections between constellations, stories, memories and music.

The recorded memories and other materials gathered for Moon Stories fed into Music of the Moon, the young musicians sampled and used moments of oral history and other materials in their new compositions!

Working with professional musicians, a storyteller and an astronomer, young people created their own songs, soundtracks and stories that were intended to culminate in a series of compelling performances for local primary schools and to be performed at Wirksworth Festival 2020.

Like Moon Stories, this project was driven by a core team of young people, developing and suggesting ideas to influence plans. By nurturing individual voices and stimulating engagement, this project gives children and young people in care and care leavers experiences of taking their artistic idea from conception to production, an invaluable confidence-boosting stepping stone for anyone interested in pursuing a career in the arts. 

Here are some tracks from the project on Baby People's Soundcloud account.