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The Homemade Orchestra is about to start work on a major collaborative project with the celebrated poet, writer, broadcaster and newly-appointed ‘Poet Laureate for Children’, Michael Rosen. The 45 min piece will be created by the ensemble’s key writers, Colin Riley, Tim Whitehead and Liam Noble and use Rosen’s nonsense poetry with music to ignite the surreal, the playful, and the unexpected in a performance of music and words. Michael himself will narrate the poetry accompanied by the ensemble in a range of original rhythmic guises.

The performance will navigate through ‘baked bean storms’, ‘Jellyfish under the rug’, ‘lonely toads in the middle of the road’, and the retail greed of “More, More, More” in an off the wall romp through an ever-changing musical scenario, making full use of its versatile players and rich sound palette. It will be suitable for all ages.

Around the performance there are many rich possibilities for education and community work in both music and poetry making. Michael is of course a much sought-after and charismatic animateur in creative work with young people, and The Homemade Orchestra members are experienced and committed music educators.