A Polyphonic Symphony

During the Buckingham Summer Festival Gino made live drawings, creating a portrait for each performance. He is using these portraits to create an elaborate musical composition for full orchestra. The polyphonic symphony drawing will be both musical score and exhibition.

The project had its genesis in a discussion between Gino and festival director Robert Secret, on the opening night performance of Hearing Sound - Seeing Colour, at the Radcliffe Centre.

During the festival, Artist in Residence Gino, made analogue sound drawings of each performance.  These drawings will be used to create a visual polyphonic symphony of the festival week. To be shown in 2026.

Painted Improvisations

Hearing Colour | Seeing Sounds

The Radcliffe Centre

Church Street

Buckingham

14th July - 19th July

2025

Hearing Colour Seeing Sound

Evening Concert

14 Jul 2025, 20:00

The Radcliffe Centre,

Church St, Buckingham MK18 1EG, UK

Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat major Op. 16

Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet

Christopher Redgate: Sextet for Piano and Winds (Premiere)

Debussy: Syrinx (for solo flute)

Christopher Redgate - Oboe

Gino Ballantyne - Artist

Celia Redgate - Flute

Catriona Scott - Clarinet

José Lluna - Horn

Rachel Edmonds - Bassoon

Stephen Robbings - Piano

Hearing Colour Seeing Sound is a unique concert blending live music and visual art. As the music plays, artist Gino Ballantyne will paint live on stage in response. At its heart is a creative exchange between artist and musician. Inspired by Gino’s drawings Christopher Redgate composed a new piece for wind sextet. Gino will respond to this and other pieces, with Chris improvising a solo in reply—continuing their artistic conversation live.

Sponsored by: Tina Mitchell, in memory of Ray