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A dark moorland scene with rocks in the foreground and a reservoir in the background. Laid on the moorland are fluorescent lighting tubes.
Free

24 May – 12 Oct 2025

Earth & Sky

Opera North

An immersive sound walk over the moors above Haworth.

Event Details
Date 24 May – 12 Oct 2025
Location Penistone Hill Country Park

Penistone Hill Country Park is one of the wild glories of Bradford District. Earth & Sky invites us to take a fresh look at this expansive landscape – with music as our guide.

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, 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 App

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.

Credits
An Opera North commission for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture.
Supported by The Delius Trust.

Lead image: © Tom Arber

Credits

Caterina Barbieri
Composer
Nyokabi Kariũki
Composer
Gwen Siôn
Composer
Sarah Keirle
Sound Artist

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