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Celebrate the opening of Ocean Court at the National Maritime Museum with an evening of live music, natural wonders and inspiring surroundings.

'Ocean Songs' is a new collection of songs celebrating our ocean planet, its mythology, natural wonders and as-yet-undiscovered depths. The music is performed by specially formed ensemble Blue Machine, featuring intricately layered electronics with live strings, winds and vocals.

"Like our oceans, the project defies divisions and boundaries, bringing together contemporary classical, jazz and rock musicians with inspiration drawn from the world of science," explain the artists.

Blue Machine takes its name from the award-winning book by scientist Helen Czerski. This performance will use sound to transport the listener through some of the least explored areas on Earth, taking in their natural wonders and examining our human impact on the ocean along the way.

On the night, a live ensemble will combine conventional song with overlaid narratives and instrumentation from conch shells to bowed strings. The musicians have worked in collaboration to layer sampled sounds such as ship’s bells with musical motifs and spoken-word contributions from scientists.

* Ocean Songs is funded by First Light Festival CIC, Oceans Rising, Royal Museums Greenwich and Messums East.