Letters to the Future

Inspired by the belief that artists can shape our destiny, as famously stated by Percy Bysshe Shelley, Letters to the Future is a heightened concert experience that is a world premiere of a year-long creative development process.

This unique show is an invitation to engage in a collective act of time travel, exploring themes of legacy, climate, and the transformative role of art. As Jeanette Winterson wrote, "art does not imitate life, art anticipates life," and this evening captures that spirit. Michele Stodart (The Magic Numbers) leads an international house band performing new original songs written by acclaimed UK and Canadian songwriters John Smith, Emily Barker, Catherine MacLellan, Chris Luedecke and more alongside newly commissioned letters from beloved writers including Robert Macfarlane, David Suzuki and Jeanette Winterson.

Exclusively for Celtic Connections, our special featured guests performing on the night are Aysanabee, Mimi O’Bonsawin, Suba Sankaran (Mahabharata, The Barbican 2025), Wesley Stace (John Wesley Harding), Clerel and the Glasgow CREATE Choir. More special guests to be announced!

Folk music driven and ideas powered, this 75 minute concert invites audiences to reflect on the future of truth, cities, indigeneity, rivers, joy and the transformative role of art. Join us for this special launch event and be among the first to experience this powerful, boundary-pushing concert.

_Developed with support from the National Arts Centre's National Creation Fund and with the development partnership of Theatre Aquarius and the Confederation Centre of the Arts._