Concert Of Percussion Music At Brighton Fringe - Duo To Consider Playing Some of Andi Spicer's Pieces

Adam Bushell and Tom Norrell played a interesting concert of percusison music by contemporary composers at the Brighton Festival Fringe, including some pieces from local composers. Barry Mills had a world premiere of his 'Walking In the Rain' and other premieres were from Johanna Strachan, Chris Gander. Barry's work typically diplayed his pastoral touch and fine eye for delicate detail in evoking a landscape.
South African composer Michael Blake had his African music-inspired '38A Hill Street Blues' performed. Michael has now moved back to South Africa after spending a number of years in Sussex, England and is quietly establishing quite a reputation for himself both back home and in Europe. Michael kindly organised a concert of my work in Johannesburg at the Bassline in Melville in 2003. The concert then included a work by the talented South African electronic music composer Dimitri Voudouris, who organised the continent's first electronic music festival in 2005.
Among more established composers, the duo played Iannis Xenakis's Rebonds - Movement B was one of the highlights of the concert. Kagel's 'Rrrrrrrr' (movements from) contrasted nicely with the understated Howard Skempton pieces 'Lament' and 'Air Melody'.
Had a chat with Adam and Tom and we talked about myself writing a percussion piece for the duo. Oli Mayne from the Brake Drum Assembly was also among the audience. Nice to share a pint with Barry Mills, his wife and Oli in the Cricketers pub afterwards.

Links:
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~barrymills/
http://www.bardic-music.com/Blake.htm
http://www.michaelblake.newmusicsa.org.za/
http://www.ciweb.com.ar/Kagel/index2.php
http://www.iannis-xenakis.org/english/index.html
http://www.musicnow.co.uk/composers/skempton.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitri_Voudouris