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Listen out for Barry Gray music at Glastonbury!

Posted on by 1266 Nick Williams

Barry GrayRenowned music conductor Charles Hazlewood has revealed that he will conduct a 45-minute suite of Barry Gray music at Glastonbury this year. The performance will take place at 1pm, on Sunday, June 29th on the Park Stage.

The Charles Hazlewood Allstars will be playing, featuring musicians from Goldfrapp, Portishead, Get the Blessing and Loose Tubes. Francois Evans will also be appearing, playing Barry Gray’s original Ondes Martenot.

Ralph Titterton, of the Barry Gray Archive, is working with musical arranger Ian Gardiner to prepare the arrangements, which are being written from Barry’s original scores. Although the music to be played has yet to be finally confirmed, it will feature scores from Fireball XL5, Stingray, Captain Scarlet, UFO and Thunderbirds.

It is yet to be confirmed whether the BBC will be broadcast the set as part of their extensive coverage of the festival.

Find out more about…

Glastonbury Festival: www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk

Charles Hazlewood: www.charleshazlewood.com

Barry Gray Archive: www.barrygray.co.uk

Short film marks anniversary of Barry Gray’s death

Posted on by 1266 Nick Williams

The 30th anniversary of the death of composer Barry Gray has been marked by the release of a short film produced by Len Davies and Ralph Titterton of The Barry Gray Archive.

Created from the composer’s personal collection of home movies, Len Davies has edited a short film that portrays the character of the man who was Barry Gray. Together with the soundtrack of the March for Thunderbirds, it is hoped that this will be a fitting tribute to mark the 30th anniversary of his death on 26th April 1984.

First screened during the 2008 Barry Gray Centenary Concert, this will be the first time this film has become publically available for all to see.

Further information about Barry Gray and the Barry Gray Archive can be found at: www.barrygray.co.uk