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I'VE particularly enjoyed the succession of beautifully curated musical events in Hull this year. Of these, Mind On the Run, a three-day celebration of composer Basil Kirchin back in February gave me most pleasure.
The opportunity to hear free jazz pioneer Evan Parker play from Worlds Within Worlds accompanied by full symphony orchestra is reason enough, but Sean O’Hagan’s opening night appearance was bottled lightning.
When the chief High Llama was joined onstage by Jane Weaver for I Start Counting, Kirchin’s haunting title theme to the “lost” Jenny Agutter thriller, the hairs on the back of my neck stood on end.
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