THE LAST POST TO PLAY ON NEW INSTRUMENTS ACROSS UK IN MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO WW1 GENERATION
Community organisations across the UK are signing up to host events for The Last Post project this November that will commemorate local First World War stories, play music from the era and see the Last Post played on a variety of different instruments in tribute.
Be it sports clubs or scout groups all types of community organisations are encouraged to get involved with the project and remember the First World War generation with music.
Commenting, Virginia Crompton, Executive Producer of The Last Post said:
“The Last Post project is a unique project and offers a creative opportunity for community groups to commemorate the First World War centenary.
“Whether you are an experienced event organiser or it’s your first time, here at Superact we offer free event toolkits, a Last Post songbook and have a team on hand to help people plan events.”
The Last Post Songbook, which is authored by Bellowhead’s Paul Sartin is part of a range of free resources provided by Superact to support organisations wishing to host an event this November. Including 15 songs from the World War One era, the songbook also includes music arrangements for the Last Post to be played on piano, mandolin, guitar and bagpipes and more.
A number of celebrities have backed the project including Stephen Fry who tweeted his support while TV personalities Hugh Dennis and Ben Elton posted videos online saying who they will play the Last Post for this November. For Ben Elton, the inspiration was his grandfather Victor, who fought for four years in the German trenches, earning him a German military honour, the Iron Cross. Twenty years later he fled Germany as a Jewish refugee to seek sanctuary in Britain, the country he’d fought during the First World War. The first Last Post tributes are available to view on Superact’s YouTube channel at http://bit.ly/1zNhn8b
Those wishing to find out more or plan their event can make use of free event resources on the website then register an event online for free to be part of Last Post fortnight this November.