Step into the Picture...was one of the most amazing things i've ever seen onstage. A glimpse of what heaven might be like
Winchester University Collaborations
Step into the Picture
As part of Southern Sinfonia's close relationship with the University of Winchester, the orchestra regularly works with the Music and Theology departments.
Step into the Picture, a work 
devised and composed by Reverend Professor June Boyce-Tillman, based on the artwork of the life of Jesus by Paul Forsey, provides an excellent example of just one of our collaborative projects with the University.
Step into the Picture is an interdisciplinary project involving music, drama, improvisation and the visual arts, utilising both newly composed and traditional material from a variety of cultures.
The piece presents the story of Jesus in a non-devotional way, enabling both church and secular schools to step into the story of Jesus in a number of imaginative ways involving song, instrumental pieces and episodes composed by the children themselves.
(Image~ June Boyce-Tillman)
(Artwork by Paul Forsey, inspiration for the Step into the Picture project)
Travelling On
Our most recent project ‘Travelling On’ was a collaborative project with June Boyce-Tillman and Katherine Dienes-Williams, the organist of Guildford Cathedral. As part of the celebration of two hundred years of free church schools, Travelling On was commissioned by the Guildford Diocesan Education centre and involved over 150 children. The performance included:
Guildford Cathedral Choristers
Surrey Songsters
St. Lawrence C of E Primary School, Chobham
St. Martin’s C of E Junior School, Epsom
Shawfield Primary School, Aldershot
The Wield C of E Primary School, Dorking
All Saints’ Junior School, Fleet
(Images~ 'Travelling On' in rehearsal, Guildford Cathedral)
