British composer Michael Nyman composes Hillsborough memorial symphony

Celebrated British composer Michael Nyman has composed a Hillsborough memorial symphony to open 2014's Liverpool Biennial on 5 July, BBC News reported.

The hour-long Symphony No 11: Memorial is based on music that Nyman was recording on the afternoon of the Hillsborough tragedy 25 years ago.

It will be performed by the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

Local-born mezzo soprano Kathryn Rudge will sing the names of the 96 Liverpool football fans who lost their lives.

They died following a crush at the FA Cup semi-final on 15 April 1989 and their families are currently appearing at fresh inquests into their deaths.

They are being held in Warrington after being ordered in December 2012, when the High Court quashed the original accidental death verdicts.

Nyman said he hopes the work will make "a small but significant contribution to the healing process still necessary for the families of the lost fans."

The symphony will be performed at Liverpool Cathedral, with the orchestra and Rudge accompanied by the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth and Training Choirs, conducted by Josep Vicent.

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