Talkestra (dir. Steve Dummer) presented works by members of New Music Brighton and Forum London Composers Group for clarinet, bassoon, cornet, trombone, violin, double bass and percussion - the instrumentation chosen by Igor Stravinsky for his musical drama The Soldier's Tale.
Martin Jones: Dusty Road (hero of The Soldiers' Tale doggedly marches up the A23). See the performance here
Ric Graebner: Just a Minute (echoes of Stravinsky)
Jonathan Clark: Strata (pairings that concentrate and oscillate,
gradually accruing collective energy)
Michael Stephenson: Six Minute Miniatures (new things to say in C major)
Phil Baker: Sinfonietta
(influenced by early Creole jazz at 78rpm)
Ruth Duckworth: Spinnakers In the Wind (impression of maritime Weymouth)
Tony Matthews: Pucky (another character study from the lighter side of Matthews with just a hint of darkness)