Sarah Anderson

Sarah Anderson https://sarah-anderson.co.uk Sarah Anderson Wed, 13 May 2026 09:33:37 +0000 https://sarah-anderson.co.uk en violin & viola https://sarah-anderson.co.uk/violin-viola Wed, 13 May 2026 09:33:37 +0000 Sarah Anderson https://sarah-anderson.co.uk/violin-viola   new website under construction in the meantime, a selection of my violin and viola playing... sarah flossy anderson · Violin & Viola Three Columns Layout https://sarah-anderson.co.uk/Three-Columns-Layout Mon, 14 Sep 2020 14:12:29 +0000 Sarah Anderson https://sarah-anderson.co.uk/Three-Columns-Layout   We sing in Fire and Blood Nine years ago at her home in Bristol, writer/director Hazel Grian was brutally attacked by an intruder and left for dead while the house burned. Designed to be uplifting and positive and to be experienced in groups, this is the first chapter of what will become a larger performance. Encounter a cast of police officers, nurses, neighbours and friends as they sing about their part in solving a horrific crime and caring for the victim. Because after the fire’s out and the blood has dried, we need to tell the story. We need to tell the story and celebrate. Hazel says: "I very nearly lost my life, I lost everything I owned but I learnt that my city has a brilliant capacity for empathy." She goes on to say “When my city came out to help me I realised that violence this horrific affects every one of us. Devastating events like the Manchester Arena bombing, Jo Cox murder and Grenfell Tower fire are counteracted by powerful public gatherings, often involving song. My response as an artist is to share the communal reaction to the horror of my attack through song and virtual reality." The experience is 30 mins long and is viewed on VR headsets in small groups. Hazel then welcomes audience feedback following the viewing. This work has been supported by Arts Council England and Watershed. Avon & Somerset Constabulary also fully support the project because they understand that in order to fight violent crime it is essential to increase civic pride and togetherness. “Shattering, uplifting...an impossibly moving fusion of story, song and technology”— PHIL GIBBY, ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND “Left me speechless and in awe of the resilience and artistry of this project”— ANNETTE MEES, ROYAL OPERA HOUSE <img width="1000" height="750" width_o="1000" height_o="750" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c03a8468caf3bcc449f427f99e6b963fbe740fb3b66fe36efb5975d87ae966ca/IMG_4262.jpg" data-mid="101956717" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c03a8468caf3bcc449f427f99e6b963fbe740fb3b66fe36efb5975d87ae966ca/IMG_4262.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="750" width_o="1000" height_o="750" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cc1cfe98ff65fba06a97e1bc17f37d48dbe5009b6610b6474ae82a63c6588de6/IMG_2634.jpg" data-mid="101956716" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cc1cfe98ff65fba06a97e1bc17f37d48dbe5009b6610b6474ae82a63c6588de6/IMG_2634.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="750" width_o="1000" height_o="750" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/65719c4aa92c9d374318c89edcfe418db64a292134ca95451867db516350307c/IMG_9411.jpg" data-mid="101956718" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/65719c4aa92c9d374318c89edcfe418db64a292134ca95451867db516350307c/IMG_9411.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="667" width_o="1000" height_o="667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/28063e237d8b5fad9c6d9379c4887c9418d9365a0e3fecab51a97137b23f43ed/Hazel-burning-blood-covered-belongings.jpg" data-mid="101956714" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/28063e237d8b5fad9c6d9379c4887c9418d9365a0e3fecab51a97137b23f43ed/Hazel-burning-blood-covered-belongings.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="667" width_o="1000" height_o="667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe7c603a10cff3b57dd4bbc520a490acd289edfac4a6b9da45a857b6e79c462b/9083_JonAitken_edit-001.jpg" data-mid="101956713" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe7c603a10cff3b57dd4bbc520a490acd289edfac4a6b9da45a857b6e79c462b/9083_JonAitken_edit-001.jpg" /> Hazel Grian: Writer/Director Sarah Anderson: CompositionDuncan Speakman: Composition All Seeing Eye: VR Production Isla Badenoch: Creative Producer Deep Throat Choir: Vocals The Watershed We sing in Fire and Blood Single Column Layout https://sarah-anderson.co.uk/Single-Column-Layout Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:15:20 +0000 Sarah Anderson https://sarah-anderson.co.uk/Single-Column-Layout   We Sing in Fire and Blood Nine years ago at her home in Bristol, writer/director Hazel Grian was brutally attacked by an intruder and left for dead while the house burned. Designed to be uplifting and positive and to be experienced in groups, this is the first chapter of what will become a larger performance. Encounter a cast of police officers, nurses, neighbours and friends as they sing about their part in solving a horrific crime and caring for the victim. Because after the fire’s out and the blood has dried, we need to tell the story. We need to tell the story and celebrate. Hazel says: "I very nearly lost my life, I lost everything I owned but I learnt that my city has a brilliant capacity for empathy." She goes on to say “When my city came out to help me I realised that violence this horrific affects every one of us. Devastating events like the Manchester Arena bombing, Jo Cox murder and Grenfell Tower fire are counteracted by powerful public gatherings, often involving song. My response as an artist is to share the communal reaction to the horror of my attack through song and virtual reality." The experience is 30 mins long and is viewed on VR headsets in small groups. Hazel then welcomes audience feedback following the viewing. This work has been supported by Arts Council England and Watershed. Avon & Somerset Constabulary also fully support the project because they understand that in order to fight violent crime it is essential to increase civic pride and togetherness. Available to buy hereAll songs written, performed and recorded by Sarah AndersonCo-produced by Sarah Anderson & Duncan SpeakmanVocal cameos by LolaCello broken by LolaArtwork by Dan WiltonReleased July 2, 2019