The Work in Progress Five

Work in Progress are e-x-p-a-n-d-i-n-g! Cowboy DC, Kelvin and Lewis were joined by Sophie on vocals and Dexter on violin and played a storming gig last night, we loved it, yeee hah!! Here they are - Rich took this great gallery of photos, click on an image and scroll along.   Work in Progress played … Continue reading The Work in Progress Five

Open Bridges – Moments in Time

We were delighted when BAFTA winning composer John Stead accepted our request to compose a new musical work as the culmination of Open Bridges to take place during the freedom season of Hull's City of Culture year. The world premiere of John's piece, Moments in Time was a wonderful, quite surreal experience.  The music, diffused … Continue reading Open Bridges – Moments in Time

Introducing Open Bridges

Rich and I are delighted to be working with a terrific group of partners on our new project - Open Bridges, exploring Hull's unique river landscape and the culture which has grown up around it. You might have heard something about it... "Open Bridges – Hull City of Culture 2017 to be split in two … Continue reading Introducing Open Bridges

Scale Lane Sound and Light

Playing the Bridge is an inventive collaboration which transforms Hull’s Scale Lane Bridge into an interactive musical instrument as part of Hull 2017 City of Culture. It’s the idea of bridge architect Jonathan McDowell who recognised that like the Gamelan, the bridge can be played by striking the metal work to make tuned sounds. The culmination … Continue reading Scale Lane Sound and Light