Earth & Sky

Bradford 2025 and Opera North have invited composers Caterina Barbieri, Nyokabi Kariũki and Gwen Siôn to create new music and sound works inspired by Penistone Hill – and by the music of Bradford-born composer Frederick Delius.

The dramatic soundscape will take in everything from electronic innovations to African influences, woven together with field recordings by Sarah Keirle-Dos Santos, new poetry written by Bradford-born poet Nabeelah Hafeez and performances of Delius’s music by the Orchestra of Opera North. This ever-changing sound world uses state-of-the-art geolocation technology: with what you hear through your headphones triggered by every step you take – with the app available to download from late May.

Earth & Sky is part of Wild Uplands, a series of exciting new artworks created for the vast skies and epic moorland views of Penistone Hill. 

The Earth & Sky mobile app will be available to download onto your own smartphone or tablet from the 24 May.

If you would prefer to borrow a device and explore the audio world of Earth & Sky on one of our pre-loaded smartphone, you can book a free ticket below to borrow a smartphone and headphones with the app already downloaded.