November
Friday 19 November, 7.30pm
The Westbrook Blake Settings of poetry by William Blake by Mike Westbrooke
Kate Westbrook voice Phil Minton voice Mike Westbrook piano Steve Berry double bass Billy Thompson violin Karen Street accordion Chris Biscoe saxophones We celebrate Mike Westbrook’s 85th birthday year by bringing back to the concert hall what the IoS called ‘perhaps the greatest work in all British jazz’. The Westbrook Blake (also known in different versions as Glad Day and Bright As Fire)
is one of Mike Westbrook’s most joyous and powerful works. This concert features the two original singers, Kate Westbrook and Phil Minton: Mike Westbrook leads his own band with a choir directed by Paul Ayres. ‘Mike Westbrook’s settings are among the greatest British music of the century – bold, optimistic and inspiring.’ The Independent This concert is supported by The Airshaft Trust Tickets: £30, £25
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