The Bradford Progress

For the past 6 months I’ve been working for Paraorchestra and Bradford 2025 on their absolutely epic project The Bradford Progress as Community Engagement Director.

Created in collaboration by Paraorchestra, Charles Hazlewood, Jeremy Deller and the people of Bradford District, The Bradford Progress brought the district to life with free performances, concerts and happenings in parks, mills and malls, and on boats, buses, trains and more performed by over 500 musicians, starting at dawn on Sat 17th May and making it’s way through the district to City Park for the afternoon of Sun 18th.

The music was carried along the route by musicians of every style and ensembles of every size, performing without pause in a host of unexpected and sometimes-unadvertised places.

More photos and footage to follow - this was a really special (and absolutely bonkers!) project to be part of.