Mark Simpson At The Tung Auditorium
On Wednesday 14 January, composer-in-residence with the Liverpool Philharmonic, Mark Simpson, performed his work Geysir at the Tung Auditorium with his ensemble, comprising players from the Phil. In 2006, aged 17, Mark won the BBC Young Musician of the Year award with a brilliant performance on the clarinet. He has since established an international reputation as both a composer and soloist.
A current geological definition of a hot-water geyser is “…a hot spring characterised by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accompanied by a vapour phase”. I have never had the pleasure of seeing a geysir (the Icelandic word for geyser), but the performance of Mark’s work might well provoke interest in the phenomenon.
It was a marvellous concert that also included music by another Liverpool-based composer, Gary Carpenter—Pantomime for 13 winds—and Amistad for basset clarinet and bassoon by Simon Holt. The evening concluded with Mozart’s Gran Partita, which was an influence on Mark Simpson’s Geysir.
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Street Photography 1977 – 2018
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Napoli
I first went to Naples over thirty years ago and was completely entranced by its street life culture and history. As a street photographer it’s impossible to get bored. The only problem I had was dealing with the disapointment of leaving the place. It’s surely one of the most vibrant and historically rich cities in Europe that also has a flavour of other continents in the mix. Next to the sparkling waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea and watched over by the mighty Mount Vesuvius I would agree with the saying “You can’t die without seeing Naples”.
I was in Naples for five nights last October with my parner Hazuan Hashim and we waisted no time in exploring the city and soaking up much of what it has to offer. I’ve only just started to edit the images so here is just a taste of things to come ….
