Millenial History
Recent history, told by millennials, who were there when it happened
Splendor musicians Luke Deane & Sarah Jeffery and harpist/musical journalist Andrea Voets bring the live version of their fascinating podcast Millennial History to Splendor!
In Millennial History, we relive impactful moments in recent history through the eyes of millennials, who were there when it happened. In interviews with musical journalist Andrea Voets, they reflect on the far-reaching consequences of the events on their lives & societies. The conversations centre around the ‘deep story’: the reality as they experienced it back then, as children.
The project covers the murder of anti-mafia judge Giovani Falcone on Sicily, the Troubles in Northern-Ireland, the ‘Children of the Decree’ of Ceausescu in Romania and Change and Unification in East-Germany. Against a backdrop of real danger and profound change, ten millennials have to forge a completely new reality by embracing contradictions, confrontations and moral complexity. They show us the way towards living an intense life: driven by the will to fight for each other, with lots of love and care.
Millennial History started off as a podcast, for which Andrea Voets and composer/sound-designer Luke Deane combined hundreds of layers of music and interviews. In the live documentary-concert, all stories merge into one compelling unity: composed, performed and sung by Andrea Voets (harp), Luke Deane (keys) & Sarah Jeffery (recorders). Join them in the concert-hall, take a seat in the Millennial Histories and let constant sounds and songs carry you through these bold and meaningful talks.
This is musical journalism, to get where we are coming from. Resonate Productions is the world’s only creator of musical journalism. Artistic director Andrea Voets combines in-depth, social journalism with tailor-made music into podcasts & documentary-concerts. The goal is to light 'emotional blind spots' in society and offer ways out of the problems they bring about: as in Wings & Roots (2018) and While We Live (2020, ‘best of classical music’ by NRC).
In 2022, Andrea received the prestigious Dutch FastForward-grant for a worldwide research into the question ‘how to feel safe’.
Artistic director, journalism, research, interviews, concept & content: Andrea Voets
Music, composition, voices & live-electronics:
Andrea Voets - harp
Luke Deane - keys & computer
Sarah Jeffery - recorders
Dramaturgy & direction: Catinca Drăgănescu
Mixing: Simos Lazaridis
Podcast: Andrea Voets, Luke Deane, in partnership with Are We Europe