sparks

“Mark Simpson’s new orchestral piece, sparks . .  certainly packed in some action, with a twittering birdsong opening, menacing brass eruptions, splurging blues chords, pattering percussion and a general sense of carnage held just in check.” – The Times

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/music/proms/article3532854.ece

“. . . the piece as a whole struck a distinctive note” – The Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/proms/9528592/Proms-2012-Last-Night-of-the-Proms-2012.html

“The evening had begun with a suitably pyrotechnical piece, sparks, by the multi-talented young prodigy Mark Simpson. More originality in a few bars of this than in the entire repertoire of time-worn Last Night rituals.” – The Evening Standard

http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/last-night-of-the-proms-royal-albert-hall–review-8121702.html

“Last Night of the Proms to open with piece by 23 tear-old composer”

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/sep/07/last-night-of-proms-composer

“what better way to begin the Last Night of the Proms?”

http://5against4.com/2012/09/09/proms-2012-mark-simpson-sparks-world-premiere/