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http://www.southwalesguardian.co.uk/leisure/whatson/8867905.Musical_for_deaf_children_to_debut_at_Dylan_Thomas_Theatre/
A special work for children with hearing loss by internationally recognised composer, Dr. Oliver Searle, will be performed live for the first time in Wales at the Dylan Thomas Theatre in Swansea.
On March 5, the original cast and musicians will perform "The Farmer’s Cheese" before an audience of all ages, many of whom share one thing in common: they are all profoundly deaf.
This not-for-profit event is sponsored by hearing implant manufacturer MED-EL in association with the Bridgend, Cardiff and West of England Cochlear Implant programmes.
The Farmer’s Cheese is a delightful tale of a cunning mouse, a cheese-loving farmer and the farmyard animals who try to catch the mouse and the stolen cheese. In this musical adaptation, all the animals are represented by a different musical instrument.
The first half of the performance is narrated while the second becomes a highly animated pantomime including a "cheese ballet" and a bull fight ! It is simply family entertainment at its best.
Searle’s composition, devised to enhance music listening for children with cochlear implants, is considered ground-breaking in this field. A cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of hearing to a person with profound or severe hearing loss. The complex nature of music makes listening to, understanding, and enjoying music a more difficult area for many cochlear implant users.
Searle takes full account of the latest scientific research in this field, selecting instruments which are most easily enjoyed by cochlear implant users and keeping the orchestration clear and simple. In recent years in conjunction with MED-EL, Searle has written several works for cochlear implantees with the Farmer’s Cheese being the first for children.
In addition to being awarded a composition fellowship from MED-EL in respect of his outstanding work for cochlear implantees, Searle has recently been commissioned to write an original piece of music called "Technophonia" as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.
Cassandra Brown, Managing Director of MED-EL comments, "Music is life-enhancing and something most of us take for granted. The Farmer’s Cheese is world leading in bringing music to children with cochlear implants and we are very proud of the work that Oliver has achieved in this field. I am delighted that we will now be sharing the Farmer’s Cheese with families in South Wales. I can’t think of a more fitting way of celebrating MED-EL’s 21st anniversary."
The Farmer’s Cheese is on at the Dylan Thomas Theatre, 7 Gloucester Place, Swansea at 3pm, Saturday, March 5. For tickets or further information, please contact conferences@medel.co.uk or call 01226 242 879 .
A special work for children with hearing loss by internationally recognised composer, Dr. Oliver Searle, will be performed live for the first time in Wales at the Dylan Thomas Theatre in Swansea.
On March 5, the original cast and musicians will perform "The Farmer’s Cheese" before an audience of all ages, many of whom share one thing in common: they are all profoundly deaf.
This not-for-profit event is sponsored by hearing implant manufacturer MED-EL in association with the Bridgend, Cardiff and West of England Cochlear Implant programmes.
The Farmer’s Cheese is a delightful tale of a cunning mouse, a cheese-loving farmer and the farmyard animals who try to catch the mouse and the stolen cheese. In this musical adaptation, all the animals are represented by a different musical instrument.
The first half of the performance is narrated while the second becomes a highly animated pantomime including a "cheese ballet" and a bull fight ! It is simply family entertainment at its best.
Searle’s composition, devised to enhance music listening for children with cochlear implants, is considered ground-breaking in this field. A cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of hearing to a person with profound or severe hearing loss. The complex nature of music makes listening to, understanding, and enjoying music a more difficult area for many cochlear implant users.
Searle takes full account of the latest scientific research in this field, selecting instruments which are most easily enjoyed by cochlear implant users and keeping the orchestration clear and simple. In recent years in conjunction with MED-EL, Searle has written several works for cochlear implantees with the Farmer’s Cheese being the first for children.
In addition to being awarded a composition fellowship from MED-EL in respect of his outstanding work for cochlear implantees, Searle has recently been commissioned to write an original piece of music called "Technophonia" as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.
Cassandra Brown, Managing Director of MED-EL comments, "Music is life-enhancing and something most of us take for granted. The Farmer’s Cheese is world leading in bringing music to children with cochlear implants and we are very proud of the work that Oliver has achieved in this field. I am delighted that we will now be sharing the Farmer’s Cheese with families in South Wales. I can’t think of a more fitting way of celebrating MED-EL’s 21st anniversary."
The Farmer’s Cheese is on at the Dylan Thomas Theatre, 7 Gloucester Place, Swansea at 3pm, Saturday, March 5. For tickets or further information, please contact conferences@medel.co.uk or call 01226 242 879 .