Music

Contact’s series of storytelling music videos mix hip-hop and comedy to tell the story of Michael Crompton, a man on a journey to become an MC – from the cliffs of Cornwall to the streets of London

Find out about the Sound of The Space, composers the New Radiophonic Workshop and their trail-blazing predecessors the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

The London Requiem, a new piece of classical music composed by Benjamin Till in 10 movements, premiered in September 2012 and was streamed live on The Space. Follow the journey of this unique production's creation

Showcasing a series of experimental music, arts and film collaborations in unusual venues across the North East

The Noisettes perform on the Africa stage as part of BT River of Music

duration: 54 mins

An opera based on a television cooking show, co-created by artist David Shrigley, composer David Fennessy and director Nicholas Bone

duration: 82 mins

Customise your own soundtrack to the silent film Flowers of London using the music, sound effects and narrative of the New Radiophonic Workshop

duration: 10 mins

Watch a recording of the rarely seen Helicopter String Quartet, part of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Mittwoch aus Licht, which was performed in August 2012

duration: 60 mins

Twenty commissions, each 12 minutes long, inspired by the dynamism of sport and the passion of human endeavour - marking a unique opportunity to create musical works contributing to 2012's Cultural Olympiad

Embark on a sonic journey around England that connects the creator, listener and the music with the world around us

120 of the most talented young professional musicians from across the globe travelled to Suffolk to perform and speak the universal language of music

Schubert's last three piano sonatas are appropriated and re-created in this film by artist Idris Khan

duration: 14 mins

A series of films about a summer season of African musical and art events which took place in Manchester

A Room for London, a riverboat-inspired one-bedroom installation perched atop The Queen Elizabeth Hall, hosted a series of concerts during 2012