VIDEO PREVIEW: Yorkshire world premiere for Brexit inspired piano recital European Unison

Composer Ruth Spencer Jolly reflecting on Brexit with her piano recital European Unison.Composer Ruth Spencer Jolly reflecting on Brexit with her piano recital European Unison.
Composer Ruth Spencer Jolly reflecting on Brexit with her piano recital European Unison.

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A Brexit inspired recital written for 28 pianos - one for each member of the European Union - hopes to hit the right notes with Remain supporters when it gets its world premiere this weekend in Yorkshire.

But the performance involving 28 pianists is such an ambitious undertaking it may never be played again live, says young composer Ruth Spencer Jolly.

The 30-minute piece, called European Unison, tells the story of the EU from its birth to Brexit - tickets are free for the premiere at Besbrode Pianos in Leeds, on Sunday, March 26, at 6pm. To reserve your free tickets visit www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Remain supporter Ruth, aged 23, describes her work as a eulogy to the rich cultural exchange and peacekeeping cooperation that the EU was founded upon.

She says the ensemble of pianos demonstrates that ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts’ and the UK Brexit piano will symbolically be white.

Plans are to feature a recording of it online but the logistics of getting 28 pianists to play 28 pianos at the same time probably means the live performance could be a one off, she added.

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"It has been a huge task to get 28 pianists together and 28 pianos to play it on - which I couldn't have done without the support of Besbrode Pianos," she said.

Composer Ruth Spencer Jolly reflecting on Brexit with her piano recital European Unison.Composer Ruth Spencer Jolly reflecting on Brexit with her piano recital European Unison.
Composer Ruth Spencer Jolly reflecting on Brexit with her piano recital European Unison.

"I don't even know whether it will be performed ever again like this. It may be a one off."