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Thursday 1st October 2009
“A kind of symphonic poem, inspired by descriptions of the African landscape...
“Hardy projects descriptions of the African landscape contained in his mother's letters onto a sonic landscape...
“The rhythmically charged, open and immediately engaging music is bright and colourful… managing to evoke the African landscape...
“Serene, static and most obviously filmic third movement, "Twilight on the Lake" (evokes) the "little noises of the lake, the trees, and all the thousands of little creatures."
Pwyll Ap Siôn, Gramophone magazine
Blue Letters from Tanganyika was commissioned by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales who premièred, toured and recorded it for several BBC Radio 3 broadcasts. Listen to the music on our project page.