The Barn Presents: The Music Of Gus Gowland

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.It's time for another Barn Presents concert, this time celebrating the music of award-winning British musical theatre composer Gus Gowland. With an all-star cast and songs from his acclaimed musical Pieces of String, this is a brilliant new episode for any fans of The Barn Presents series.

The musical will showcase his work including songs from his first full-length musical Pieces of String, which premiered in 2018 at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester. For his work on Pieces of String, Gus won The Stage Debut Award for Best Composer/Lyricist, and was nominated for a Writer’s Guild of Great Britain award for Best Musical Theatre Bookwriting. The show was nominated for the UK Theatre Best Musical Production award.

The virtual concert features performances from: Stephenson Ardern-Sodje (Hamilton), Ryan Carter (Motown, The Boy Friend), Gabriela García (West Side Story, In The Heights), Rebecca Gilliland (Wicked), Imogen Halsey (Just So), Sandra Marvin (Waitress, Emmerdale, Romantics Anonymous), Craig Mather (Les Misérables), Michael Mather (Mythic, Soho Cinders), Abigail Matthews (The Butterfly Lion), Newtion Matthews (The X Factor, The Voice UK), Kiran Patel (The Lion King, Just So), Jay Perry (Hamilton), Jack Reitman (Amour, Thrill Me) and Charlotte Wakefield (The Sound of Music, The Boy in the Dress).

CONCERT PROGRAMME

0:00 Intro with Jamie Chapman Dixon and Gus Gowland
4:27 Chat with Gabriela García
12:21 Craig Mather sings Blindsided
15:29 Gabriela García and Sandra Marvin sing Little Bird (The Argument)
18:42 Kiran Patel sings All Fury, No Sound
22:49 Chat with Imogen Halsey
28:44 Charlotte Wakefield sings Stuck On Repeat
32:41 Imogen Halsey sings The Girl Next Door
37:19 Rebecca Gilliland sings Trick of the Light
40:38 Michael Mather sings Lifeboat
44:52 Chat with Abigail Matthews
51:23 Abigail Matthews sings The Sculptor
54:43 Jack Reitman sings Viareggio
58:58 Jay Perry, Ryan Carter, Stephenson Ardern-Sodje and Newtion Matthews sings Standing in the Shadows
1:02:34 End Credits