![]() As if we listeners are overhearing a spontaneous captured improvisation." Thomas said of the work: " Although highly notated, precise, carefully structured, soundly proportioned, and while the pianist is elegantly working from a nuanced, very specific text, I like my music to have the feeling that it is organically being self-propelled - on the spot. She is not a composer of what is sometimes referred to as " crossover" jazz/classical pieces rather, there is a deeply integrated, digested, and well-heard sensibility related to jazz harmonies, flexibility, spontaneity, rhythm, and flow in her music of the past 30 years. It is clear, in all Thomas’ works, that she has been listening to jazz for over 40 years. The sonic predecessors of BELL ILLUMINATIONS include Ravel, Debussy, Scriabin, Herbie Hancock, Art Tatum, and Bill Evans, whose musical perfumes Thomas has reveled in for decades. ![]() When “ rainbows” appear (featuring the sostenuto pedal,) additional layers of bells swirl and dance as technical demands on the pianist’s virtuosity grow ever more and more intense, leading to radiant and bright illuminations that flare in all directions, as if five bell-tower carillons were optimistically ringing at the same time. Here's some advice from the RSPCA on pets and fireworks.Bells are heard in the distance as if through mist. Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome at the Illuminations, but owners should be aware that the fireworks are loud and can cause distress to some animals. To enhance the reputation of Sundays as a "family night", entertainment starts and finishes earlier, running from 6.00pm-8.30pm to take account of the fact that younger visitors have school the following morning. Sundays are themed nights for our younger visitors, and there's also entertainment including stilt walkers plus the fabulous parade of decorated boats on the River Derwent. For travel, timings and ticketing tips, see our FAQs ![]()
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