An Extraordinary Life The story of Joseph Emidy - slave, musician, composer. Chromatix reflects upon the story of this almost forgotten early 19th century black musician, amplifying the few known facts of his life with imagined characters & happenings, and telling some of the traditional tales that Joseph might have heard. Told with music specially composed by the group and played upon the harpsichord and flute.		Spirit of the Cave A new piece for musicians and storyteller working together to tell a story for today's audiences. The music has been specially composed by the musicians. Sometimes it leads, sometimes it echoes, always it underpins the words spoken as flute and harpsichord weave around the stories. The story is about temptation, fate and the vagaries of love. It was inspired by the medieval Persian epic, Haft Paykar, by the 12th century poet, Nizami. * * * * * * * "Cave is strong as the music works in tandem with the teller". The music "supports the telling by creating atmosphere, linking passages and signifying change. It allows the audience to create images for themselves." Matthew Linley, Artistic Director - Phoenix Arts Leicester A truly magical evening with music so cleverly composed... Marlene Fleet, International Concert Pianist "...... a seemingly effortless transformation from one style to another." Paul Croft, Audience There will be a performance of Spirit of the Cave at The Richard Attenborough Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester on Friday 26th September 2008 as part of The Leicestershire Guild of Storytelling programme For further details click here