Grand union orchestra: Chronological list of productions
Grand Union Productions since 1982
The Song of Many Tongues, 1984
The song of Many Tongues was first performed in September 2004.
Freedom Calls, 1988
The rhythm of Tides, 1994
DR CARNIVAL, 2000
IF PARADISE, 2005
If Paradise features music based on the classical, folk and popular music of South Asia, combined with jazz and the rhythms of Africa. The show tells the story of a young Asian couple caught up in contemporary events, and aims to express the decency and humanity of all people.
ON LIBERATION STREET, 2010
On an imaginary east London street, families from all over the world throw a party where they swap stories of what brought them to London, and tell these stories through music. On Liberation Street is an ambitious and spectacular large-scale show.
The Golden Road, The Unforgiving Sea, 2011
A collaboration with the BBC Concert Orchestra featuring four fine singers from around the world alongside virtuoso musicians and our full roster of internationally-renowned jazz soloists and rhythm section.
UNDREAM’D SHORES, 2014
A show about the experience of migration past and present, featuring our Youth Orchestra and choir alongside great singers and jazz soloists.
AFTER CABLE STREET, 2016
A powerful one-hour show, After Cable Street reflects on the recent rise in hate crime, xenophobia, and racial and religious intolerance in the UK. The show features musicians from across the whole spectrum of today’s cultural communities in East London.