Declaration of the Firmament | Royal Academy of Music

Venue: Susie Sainsbury Theatre
Price: Free - booking required
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Students Create 2026

The 2026 Students Create festival sees Academy students taking over performance venues from lunchtime into the evening over the course of three days. This year’s line-up includes a new interpretation of Orpheus and Eurydice, a concert exploring the history of asylum seekers and a celebration of Morton Feldman’s 100th birthday. The festival will feature 17 world premieres by students from multiple departments.

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Ian Gillis director and bass-baritone
Maria Kolpaktchi assistant director and mezzo-soprano
Max Levytskyi conductor
Emma Clark composer
Lihtar Orchestra

DVOŘÁK Biblické písně: Biblical Songs (Selections)
No. 1: Oblak a mrákota jest vůkol Něho
No. 3: Slyš, ó Bože, slyš modlitbu mou
No. 6: Slyš, ó Bože, volání mé
No. 8: Popatřiž na mne a smiluj se nade mnou

CLARK ZAPOVIT NEBES Declaration of the Firmament
No. 1: Revuť ta stohnuť richky buyni
No. 2: Dumy moyi, dumy moyi
No. 3: Tak nikhto ne kokhav

A new commission by Ukrainian-Canadian composer Emma Clark brings the dramatic intensity of Dvořák’s Biblical Songs to a redemptive climax, as the Creator summons a pair of doves to rescue his Beloved.
Performed by Maria Kolpaktchi and Ian Gillis, with the Lihtar Orchestra under the baton of Max Levytskyi, this 40-minute sonic experience welcomes the audience into a space of musical intimacy, with immersive 360 degree sound and staging, and an all-new electro-acoustic soundtrack.
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Students Create 2026

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