Queen's Platinum Jubilee to be celebrated by musical 'superbloom' with nod to NHS
dailystar.co.ukQueen's Platinum Jubilee.'Superblooms' are a natural, but rare phenomenon, which sees landscapes blanketed in millions of flowers overnight - and in June, The Tower of London will become home to over 20million flowers after they were recently planted on the grounds of the famous landmark.First Of The Tide composer and songwriter Erland Cooper revealed he was royally commissioned to compose the music for the special event, called Music For Growing Flowers, and he has revealed what visitors can expect and the poignant tribute that the immersive installation will pay to the NHS.While listening to a 20-minute score by Erland, whose melody pays tribute to the Queen, visitors will be able to explore what he describes as an 'art installation' and even enter the grounds in an exciting way, by sliding down into the brightly coloured floral phenomenon.He said: "It will be a sea of bright flowers everywhere," adding: "we've filled the moat with 20million seeds." "People will get into the moat and slide on a giant slide, so whether you're a child, or a granny, or a grandad.
There are many ways to get in, but that's one way - to slide in! Almost like an Alice in Wonderland type thing."He added: "It's from June all the way through to September.
There are going to be four waves of flowers. "The prominent colour will be blue, as a nod to the NHS, and these different cycles of flowers and wildflowers will come through."Using natural sounds from the Tower Of London, with Erland saying he is inspired by "the natural world, inspired by people, community and more recently, time," the composer has combined the surroundings and beautiful melodies to commemorate the Queen and bring the community together during this special event."I adore.
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