John Shand | Music & Other Spheres Posts

August 5, 2018 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

Drama Theatre, July 27, until August 25 6.5/10 The giant sand-coloured backdrop flies up and billows in ways that suggest the very land is breathing. Certainly the warm heart of H Lawrence Sumner’s play is, despite The Long Forgotten Dream often being at its strongest when it at its most…

August 4, 2018 / Concert Reviews - Archive

The Sound Lounge, July 21 8.5/10 One of the wonders of music is its ability to conjure ideas and evoke emotions without the limiting specificity of words. The world premiere of The Eleventh Hour was composer Paul Cutlan’s response to the centenary of the end of World War I. In…

August 2, 2018 / Album Reviews - Archive

BOTH DIRECTIONS AT ONCE – THE LOST SESSIONS (Impulse!) 9/10 Fifty-five years ago the most explosive band in jazz history trooped into their favourite studio and recorded an album that was never released. Until now. Both Directions At Once – The Lost album is almost a holy relic, blessed with…