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 took 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 used state-of-the-art geolocation technology: with what you hear through your headphones triggered by every step you take.

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