SOPHIA HURST marsh observations

Описание: Beibei Wang · percussion
Thomas Kelly · piano
12 July · Saturday · 11:30am
St Nicholas · New Romney · TN28 8EU

At a time when support for composers seems ever sparser and residential courses for composer development seem fewer and fewer, JAM is proud to be running its third two-week course throughout JAM on the Marsh. Supporting composers and new music and continuing to commission remains at the very heart of JAM’s work.

This year’s course, Writing for Piano and Percussion, involves the internationally acclaimed percussionist Beibei Wang and rising star of the piano world, Thomas Kelly, as Artists in Residence. Course leaders are Paul Mealor and John Frederick Hudson.


Earlier in the year JAM selected three composers to be part of the course, from a free to enter ‘call’ to anyone living, studying or born in the UK. Composers Zsolt Balint, Nien Chin Chai and Sophia Hurst arrived on the Marsh on 30th June and immediately spent a day beachcombing with our Photographer in Residence, Wendy Carrig, finding ‘instruments’ to augment Beibei’s percussion. From then on, they have been immersed in the festival, and our wonderful landscape and weather, working on new works to be performed today by Beibei and Thomas.


This event is kindly supported by the Vaughan Williams Foundation.

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Audio by Edward Armitage & Alfie Button
Filmed and Edited by Gareth Kay
Produced by John Frederick Hudson