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Friday, 6 January 2012

Luke and Ian have been commissioned to write a piece for The Cultural Olympiad. It's part of a project run by the PRS Foundation called 20x12. There are 20 pieces in the project, all of which celebrate sport and culture in the UK in 2012.


Our piece is called Pure Gold: A 4x4 Relay. It's written for one of the most prestigious brass bands in the UK: The Black Dyke, and the singers of The Manchester Chorale. Luke was interviewed by The Guardian about the project and part of the interview features here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/dec/22/bridging-music-sport-cultural-olympiad?newsfeed=true

The first piece in the project was broadcast on New Year's Day on Radio 3: Howard Skempton's lovely piece for Church Bells: '5 Rings Triples'.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b018mp23/A_Peal_for_New_Years_Day/

Next up is Anna Meredith's 'Hands Free' which premieres in Liverpool and London this week.

The first performance of our piece is at the Royal Northern College of Music on the 27th January. More details to follow.

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