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Explore is a platform for viewing and contributing to creative content around the music and ideas of Olivier Messiaen. Come back and check out Explore as it keeps growing.

Birdsong Family Event

Royal Academy of Music

Birdsong Family Event

Sunday, 10 February

This day of activities for children aged seven and under explored Messiaen's fascination with birdsong.

Messiaen's Magnificent Birds

Front Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Messiaen's Magnificent Birds

Thursday, 6 November

This film was the result of music and animation workshops exploring the use of birdsong in Messiaen's music.

Messiaen's Parade of Birds

Front Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Messiaen's Parade of Birds

Thursday, 6 November

Pupils from Jubilee Primary School in Lambeth, London worked with artists Robert Worby and Reza Ben Gajra to make animated films in response to the music of French composer Olivier Messiaen.




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