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New Music For Two Percussionists

Adam Bushell and Tom Norrell

Upon walking into The Friends' Meeting House I was met with an atmosphere that felt distinctly like a church congregation. Except it was not a sermon the middle aged crowd were waiting for, it was geniuses of percussion, Adam Bushell and Tom Norrell. A sweaty, riotous affair it was not, but the skill and innovation displayed by the performers was astounding. Using a vast arsenal of percussion they subjected the audience to two hours of unadulterated thumping, with the notable highlight of 'Clapping Music', a piece played purely through the medium of (you guessed it) clap. One could appreciate the mathematical precision involved, but after an hour, a distinct realisation emerged that you were merely witnessing two grown men hitting things.

Friends' Meeting House, 8 May, 7:30pm, £7.50 (£6:00), fpp 35

tw rating: 3/5

published: Aug-2008

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