Pop-up orchestras are expected to give simultaneous renditions
of Lalo Schifrin's Mission Impossible theme in cities
across the UK today (Friday 10 December). The orchestras are due to
take to the streets and shopping centres of London, Birmingham,
Leeds, Manchester, Cardiff and Liverpool at 6pm for impromptu
performances in protest against proposed government cuts to arts
funding and music education.
Manchester-based double bassist Heather Bird came up with the idea
for the protest, dubbed the Guerilla Orchestra, after watching a
flashmob performance at The Hague central station by musicians
protesting against Dutch government plans to scrap a major music
centre.
The UK coalition government is proposing to cut the teaching
funding for conservatoire- and university-level music education,
which would substantially increase the debt burden for young
musicians when they graduate.
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