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By Steve Mather
image copyrightSound World
image captionHarriet Riley of the Bristol Ensemble recorded her part of The Grace of Silence in her bedroom with Paul Israel playing the piano in his own home
The first single produced by a lockdown project supporting freelance musicians during the coronavirus pandemic has been released.
Sound World launched the scheme last year after Covid-19 wiped-out paid working opportunities for many self-employed musicians.
The Bristol-based charity said it wanted to help performers by offering paid work rather than handouts.
The Grace of Silence is the first single to be released.
Composer Dame Evelyn Glennie s original piece, based on the feelings associated with lockdown, was recorded by Harriet Riley and Paul Israel of the Bristol Ensemble.
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