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Rolls Royce takes a soapy dip

The Rolls Royce (Derby) Band will become something of a worldwide soap star in the coming months.

 

The Rolls Royce (Derby) Band had a busy time last weekend after they played a major part in the filming and recording of a sound track for the Derby Soap Opera.

World's largest

This will be one of the world’s largest and most ambitious mass participation film projects, and has been written, filmed and performed by the people of Derby led by renowned film maker and artist Marinella Senatore.

The band was filmed in a dream sequence in Derby doing a slow march whilst various artists, including ballet dancers and dancers with hula hoops, went before them.

Special composition

The following day the band recorded a specially commissioned work by Italian performer and composer Ivan Dalia for brass and piano at The Guildhall in Derby. This was also filmed and will appear in the final production.

It was an unusual event and the band was happy to be part of such an ambitious project in the centre of DerbyBand Manager, Paul Askew

Unusual

"It was an unusual event and the band was happy to be part of such an ambitious project in the centre of Derby," Band Manager Paul Askew told 4BR.

The Derby Soap Opera has its premiere viewing on the 20th September in the Derby Assembly Rooms after which it will be shown on various dates before distribution worldwide including New York and Cannes.

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