12 Ensemble x Keaton Henson

Composer Keaton Henson presents an evening of works, including reworks of Six Lethargies, the musician’s most involved project to date.

Drawing on emotion, deep thought and intricate work, Six Lethargies is the culmination of over three years of work from the musician, artist and composer.

Composed around, and from within, the issues of mental illness and human emotion, the piece aims to express and explain the feelings of anxiety and depression through six connected movements for string orchestra.

In writing the piece, Henson met with neuroscientists, music theorists and biofeedback specialists to ask the simple question: ‘If I write how it feels to me, will it make you feel the same?’