Anna Clyne and Jody Elff: Creating a sonic palette

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Contemporary classical music composer Anna Clyne is one of the most performed and in demand composers in the world. For her next commission, she is working on a new concerto for the St Louis Symphony Orchestra in Missouri, US. The piece is called PALETTE, and will feature seven movements related to seven colours: plum, amber, lava, ebony, teal, tangerine and emerald green. Anna will be working with her Grammy-winning audio engineer, sound artist and designer husband Jody Elff on the composition, using their Augmented Orchestra to electronically manipulate the sound of the orchestra in real time during live performances. It's part of their challenge to expand the sound of the acoustic orchestral world while pushing the boundaries of contemporary classical music. Anna will also be painting seven pictures as part of the creative process, inspired by her music, to add to the audience's experience of the work. Anna Bailey follows Anna and Jody on their sonic and visual journeys, from Anna's music studio in upstate New York to a workshop with the Juilliard School in Manhattan, before the world premiere in St Louis. Presenter and producer: Anna Bailey Executive producer: Andrea Kidd