Sorry, Musicians’ Union shared the link for DD Day 202o by accident 🙂
Join us for DD Day 2020 – 23 NOVEMBER online, worldwide
Delia Derbyshire Day is pleased to announce a feast of online content to be released on Delia Derbyshire Day 2020, which has now been fixed as 23 NOVEMBER. For 23 November was the date Delia’s revolutionary realisation of Ron Grainer’s Dr Who theme first beamed into British living rooms (in 1963).
We are pleased to be able to offer a smorgasbord of Delia-n content – written, video and audio – with some leading names in music and art today. Delia consistently inspires, so we hope you will join us to honour and amplify this key figure in the development of electronic music in the UK and exciting new art she has inspired.
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Here’s an outline of what the online content to be published on our website on 23 November will include:
An interview with Segun Akinola
An exclusive conversation with composer Segun Akinola about reimagining the Doctor Who theme tune. Dr David Butler talks with Segun about his approach to creating his arrangement of the Doctor Who theme tune and incorporating elements from Delia’s original.
Online premiere of new film by Madelon Hooykaas
We are honoured to present an online premiere of “In the Footsteps of Li Yuan-Chia & Delia Derbyshire”- a short experimental film by Madelon Hooykaas. Madelon is a video art pioneer, film maker and artist who worked with Delia (and Li Yuan-Chia) in the 1970s & 80s. There will also be a recorded video Q&A with Madelon about her work and working with Delia. The film will be available to view online for free for 1 week only (23-30 November 2020).
“During these challenging times it is important that art is being experienced. I am very happy that “In The Footsteps” will be shown online in the context of DD Day 2020, so that people will be inspired by these special moving images and sounds.”
“Featuring a rich archive, interviews, fictional embodiment and Cosey Fanni Tutti’s psycho-sonic channelling, director Caroline Catz traces acoustic pathways on her archeological dig into Derbyshire’s resonant life.”
Review of our educational work
There will also be a couple of reviews of recent educational projects we have been involved in: a creative residency with Brighter Sound and a found sound collective composition project supported by The Matthew Nicholls Foundation. With guest articles by participants and artists involved.
Survey launch
And finally, we want to know from you what you think we can offer at this time. What do want DD Day to do? We will launch a survey welcoming your thoughts and imagination.
Where can I see DD Day 2020 online?
Hello there Clive. We will publish all the content here on our website and via our mailing list and social media channels.
I’ve heard the BBC are doing a documentary abut DD and the creation of the Dr Who theme. Are there any more details?
Hello there. Maybe you are referring to Caroline Catz’s film called “Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes” that she made for Arena? It recently premiered at BFI London Film Festival so you can look it up on their site still I think. I’m afraid we don’t know what any more about the release of the film at this point. We have a video interview with Caroline and Cosey Fanni Tutti (composer/sound designer on the film) as part of our DD Day 2020 online happenings so do look out for that from next Monday 23 November 🙂
I think Andrew might be talking about a new series “The sound of TV” with Neil Brand starting on BBC Four on 4 December, the trailer hints at Dr Who so fingers crossed Delia will get a mention
Thanks Dave – good to cover all options 🙂
Can’t wait to see this year’s offerings!
Thank you for your support Mish! It’s a pretty much no budget endearing collective effort to do what we can to offer some Delia’n inspiration 🙂