Orchestra United (Documentary, English)
Genres: Music
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2010-07-25
Ended: 2010-08-15
Network: Channel 4
Country: GB
Airs on: Sunday
Air time: 19:00
Runtime: 60 minutes
An ambitious four-part series exploring the powerful effect of classical music, Orchestra United, charts the creation of the Halle Harmony Youth Orchestra which brings together a cross section of young people from Manchester's vast cultural and ethnic community.From a variety of backgrounds, the youth orchestra will be expected to perform a concert of classical music in front of a paying audience at Manchester's 2000 plus capacity Bridgewater Hall. With hugely varying levels of experience but a similar drive and passion, they will learn to relate to each other and work together in a way that would be impossible to conceive of in their everyday lives. Through their eyes we see the impact that the music has on them, their friends, families and communities.