Our Future In Your Hands
“The world cries out
with the last of its voice,
with the last of its strength,
with the last of its life,
but there is no answer.”
Our Future In Your Hands (2021)
A youth oratorio | 60 minutes
Composed by Kate Whitley
Soprano, mezzo-soprano and baritone soloists, with youth chorus and orchestra
Commissioned by Buxton International Festival and the Royal Overseas League
Premiere: London, Multi-Story Orchestra, September 2021
Additional performances include: Buxton International Festival, July 2022
What is the future you want for your children?
The earth, water and sky are crying out, and so is the generation set to inherit the planet from us. They envision what might be if their pleas are heard…
Listen to the final movement of the oratorio: The World Awakens
“This should surely have been a Proms special in the Royal Albert Hall; the scale and sound of Our Future in Your Hands, Whitley’s hour-long eco-cantata, environmental oratorio, call it what you will, setting crystallised texts by poet and director Laura Attridge, demand nothing less.”
— The Arts Desk
“This, not extra maths and English, is what children have been missing out on over the last year and a half: the chance to be part of a big, creative, communal experience. It’s more than useful – it’s essential.”
— The Guardian
“…full of imaginative writing.”
- Planet Hugill
Photo: Ambra Vernuccio