Saturday 3 Mar 2007

Gavin Bryars curates this unique project, for which contemporary composers and musicians from across the globe set their chosen sonnets across an eclectic range of musical styles.
The music has been composed by violinist Alexander Balanescu, singer/songwriter Natalie Merchant (10,000 Maniacs), Antony Hegarty (Antony and the Johnsons, Mercury Prize winners 2005), Liz Fraser (The Cocteau Twins), and Irish singer/songwriter Gavin Friday.

Saturday 3 March

20.00. The Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD. Tickets: £15 (£12 concessions). Box office: 0115 846 7777; www.lakesidearts.org.uk

Tuesday 13 March

20.00. Hall Two, The Sage Gateshead, St Mary’s Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead NE8 2JR. Tickets: £7-£16. Box Office 0191 443 4661; www.lakesidearts.org.uk

Thursday 15 March

19.30. Haden Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music , 124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RD. Tickets: £9, £13. Box Office 0161 907 5555; www.rncm.ac.uk

Saturday 17 March

19.30. The Venue, Leeds College of Music, 3 Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7PD. Tickets: £14 (£12 concessions). Box Office 0113 222 3434; www.lcm.ac.uk